Mary Ellen HENLEY Memorial Prize

Award descriptionA prize of $7,300 has been endowed through a bequest by Mary Ellen Henley. The prize is awarded to the graduate student who achieves the highest academic standing in one of the following seminars: ENGL 514, Studies in the Renaissance; ENGL 515, Shakespeare; ENGL 519, Studies in the Sixteenth Century; and ENGL 520, Studies in the Seventeenth Century. In the event of a "tie" for academic standing, the discretion of the Graduate Committee of the English Department will be used to settle the matter. The granting of the prize will not be possible until the completion of the academic year to ascertain which student has achieved highest standing in the seminars offered in the particular academic year. The award is made on the recommendation of the Department of English in consultation with Faculty of Graduate Studies.