Scholarships & Awards

Class of 1910 Endowment. Awarded to a student for excellence in English at the end of the student’s third year.

Class of 1917 Endowment.  Awarded annually for excellence in English to a student at the end of his/her senior year. 

Class of 1922 Endowment. Awarded to a senior who has demonstrated outstanding proficiency in the use of English.

Cynthia Dilgard Memorial Scholarship. Contact Financial Aid for application.

Dilworth-McCullough English Scholarship. Awarded to a student who has achieved excellence in English literature.

Alice R. Fox Memorial Scholarship. Awarded to a student who has achieved excellence in English.

Frank R. Heavner Memorial Scholarship. Awarded to the English major who has the highest average in at least nine credits of linguistics courses.

Deisley English Educator Award.  Awarded to a full-time second, third, or fourth-year undergraduate student who is majoring in English Education with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.25.  First preference to a first-generation college student with demonstrated community/volunteer service to the field of education.  This award is renewable.  The recipient will be selected by the President or his/her designee.  

Dorothy J. Patterson English Scholarship.  Awarded to a rising junior majoring in the English teacher preparation program and working toward a Bachelors of Science in English Education with a minimum GPA of 3.0 in both the major and overall.  The scholarship is renewable for two additional semesters provided the student continue to meet the eligibility requirements.  

Eileen Carew Promising Writers Scholarship. This scholarship is awarded to an English major with a declared Writing Studies Option who has achieved excellence or shows promised in writing.   The student must have a minimum of a 3.0 GPA.  Special consideration is given to students who have engaged in community service and who demonstrate academic merit and financial need. 

Lina Ruiz y Ruiz Memorial Award.  Awarded to a junior student majoring in Spanish who, in the judgment of the professors of the Spanish section, has completed work in the field of Spanish Studies. 

Steven A. Walker Memorial Award Endowment. Awarded to one or more junior or senior Spanish majors who, in the judgment of the Spanish section of the Foreign Language Department, have done excellent work in Spanish studies and contributed significantly to the Spanish Club. 

Xenophile Theodore H. Rupp Award Endowment. Awarded to a senior for excellence in the field of foreign language. 

 EAPSU: Overall excellence in English.