Awards in the Humanities
Art History
S. Michael Eigen '87 Prize in Art History
Established by Dr. and Mrs. Stuart Eigen and awarded by the College on the recommendation
of the Departments of Art and Art History to an outstanding art history major.
The Whitman Family Art History Prize
Awarded by the Departments of Art and Art History to a student who completes an outstanding
project in an art history course.
Asian Studies
Asian Studies Faculty Award
Awarded in recognition of outstanding academic accomplishment by a graduating senior
in Asian Studies.
Classics
Helga B. Doblin Prize in Classics
Established to honor Helga B. Doblin, professor of German, linguistics, Greek, and
Latin, 1966–81, and awarded to a senior classics major who has demonstrated academic
excellence in ancient languages and literatures as well as classical civilization.
English
Edwin Moseley Prize in English
Established in honor of Edwin Moseley, provost and dean of faculty, 1961–78, and awarded
to a senior in English who has shown outstanding promise as a literary critic, scholar
or artist, and who intends to pursue graduate studies or a career in writing.
Frances Steloff Poetry Prize
Established by Miss Frances Steloff, longtime friend and benefactor of Skidmore College,
and awarded annually to a student who has shown promise and superior work in the writing
of poetry.
Denise Marcil '74 Prize for Fiction Writing
Awarded annually to a student for a fiction manuscript or set of manuscripts that
reveal a sensitivity to theme, structure, characterization and language found in serious
fiction written in English.
Sara Bennett '92 Prize for Fiction
Established in memory of Sara Bennett '92, and awarded to a student who has excelled
in the writing of fiction.
Sally Chapman Thompson '48 Prize in Literature
Established by Kenneth Thompson in memory of Sally Chapman Thompson '48, and awarded
to the student who has excelled as a critic or scholar during his/her career as an
English major.
Gender Studies
E. Beverly Field Gender Studies Award
Established in honor of E. Beverly Field, professor of biology, 1943–74, by Sabra
J. Hook and the Women's Studies Committee, and given annually to a student who submits
the most outstanding paper or project in the area of gender studies.
Philosophy
Cooper-Barnett Prize in Philosophy
Established by E. Darnell Rucker, professor of philosophy, 1968–91, and Joy Barnett
Rucker, and friends of Mary Cooper Barnett, and awarded to an outstanding senior student
with a major or combined major in philosophy.
Religious Studies
Mary Zeiss Stange Award in Religion
Established in honor of Mary Zeiss Stange, professor of women's studies and religion, 1990–2016, by the Religious Studies Department and awarded annually in recognition of outstanding accomplishment by a senior major.
World Languages and Literatures
Chinese Prize
Awarded in recognition of outstanding academic accomplishment by a junior or senior
student of Chinese language and literature in the Department of World Languages and
Literatures.
Lynne L. Gelber Prize in French
Awarded to an outstanding senior French major in the Department of World Languages
and Literatures.
Consulate General Prize in German
Awarded to an outstanding student of German in the Department of World Languages and
Literatures.
The Dante Award
Awarded for outstanding accomplishment by a student in Italian.
Japanese Prize
Awarded in recognition of outstanding academic accomplishment by a junior or senior
student of Japanese language and literature in the Department of World Languages and
Literatures.
Sonja P. Karsen Prize in Spanish
Established in honor of Sonja P. Karsen, Professor of Spanish, 1957–87, by the Department
of World Languages and Literatures, and awarded annually in recognition of outstanding
accomplishment by a senior major.