Events
Awards and Essay Contests
Events and Awards
Jan Kiergaard Award
This award honors the memory of Jan Kiergaard, a faculty member in the Department of English and director of the ESL Center for many years.
The Jan Kiergaard Award recognizes the best essays written to fulfill a course requirement in the following courses: ENGL 103 ESL, ENGL 104 ESL, ENGL 451, ENGL 452, or ENGL 453. All such essays are welcome for submission; subject matter, mode of developemnt, and length are unspecified.
Eligibility:
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.
Guidelines:
A cover sheet should accompany the essay and should include:
- student's name
- local and permanent addresses
- local and permanent phone numbers
- course and section number of the course in which the paper was submitted (this is not necessary for original essays).
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.
