The William and Margaret Radley Prize in Humanities and Social Sciences is awarded annually to honor the Harvey Mudd College student whose study of the humanities and social sciences best examplifies the College's goal that all HMC students should gain an understanding of themselves and their fellow human beings as well as the physical world around them.
Students are nominated for this award by all faculty in the department, on the basis of their personal experiences with them; the full department meets to discuss the candidates and arrive at a selection. The award is presented at the close-of-school Awards Ceremony in May; it includes a check for $800, a presentation book, and inclusion on a plaque displayed near the department office.
Past recipients of the prize:
|
|
The Freshman Writing Prize in the Humanities and Social Sciences is awarded annually to honor the author of the best paper written in Humanities 1 or Humanities 2 during the year.
This prize honors the author of the best paper written in Humanities 1 or Humanities 2 during the year. First-year faculty members nominate papers written in their courses. A panel of department faculty members read and discuss the papers submitted. The prize is awarded during Convocation at the beginning of the following school year. The prize consists of a certificate and check for $100. Each winner is listed on a plaque that hangs near the department office.
Past recipients of the prize:
- Andrew D. Hutchings, class of 1998 "Corporate Culture and the Automobile in Los Angeles" in Humanities 2, Technology and American Society
- Amanda Leach, class of 1999 "Reincarnation of Friday" in Humanities 2, Reading and Writing Race
- Cynthia L. Tech, class of 2000 "Ives and Copland: Creating an American Music" in Humanities 2, Music and the Arts in the 20th Century
- John Staroba, class of 2001 "The Reception of Haggis in America" in Humanities 2, Food: Economy, Culture, and Society
- Michael Gratton, class of 2002 "The Characteristics of Labyrinths in Selected Short Stories by Jorge Luis Borges" in Humanities 2, The Book in Western Culture
- Christine Spritke, class of 2003 "Redesigning Coeducation" in Humanities 2, Topics in Education
- Courtney Rotstan, class of 2004 "Euthanasia, Suicide, and the Right to Life" in Humanities 2, Contemporary Moral Problems
- Gwen Spencer, class of 2005 "A Man Has Got to Add Up to Something" in Humanities 1, Work and the Human Condition
- Elaine Hart, class of 2006 "Britain and Iraq: A Comparison of Policy Between the 1920s and the Recent War in Iraq" in Humanities 2, Unpacking Europe
- Herbie Huff, class of 2007 "Where Are All the Women? A Look at Participation Trends and Barriers to Women in Sciences" in Humanities 2, Technology and U.S. Society
- Andy Leverentz, class of 2008 "Restoring the Colonized Voice in J.M. Coetzee's Foe," Humanities 2, English with an Accent
Late
update 8/29/05.
Contact Cathy Corder at 909-621-8022.
