The Maude Uhland Award honors the memory of a faculty member who taught, among other courses, First Year Composition here at NIU from 1922 until her retirement in 1958.
The Maude Uhland Award recognizes the best essays written to fulfill a First-Year Composition course requirement. All such essays are welcome for submission; subject matter, mode of developemnt, and length are unspecified.
Any student enrolled in any section of First Year Composition English during the preceding Summer, Fall, or Spring term is eligible to submit an essay for the contest.
A cover sheet should accompany the essay and should include:
The cover sheet is the ONLY sheet on which the student's name should appear.
Please check the main awards page for all contest deadlines.
Essays can be turned in to the First Year Composition secretary, at the English office, Reavis Hall, Room 215. Essays can also be placed in the mail slot on Room 214 outside of regular office hours.
A copy of the guidelines for submission can be obtained in the English department office, Reavis Hall, Room 215, or from this Web Site.