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Awards
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Awards
In addition to scholarships, the college's faculty recognizes students for thier accomplishment in selected areas based upon established award criteria. Students selected to receive these awards are recognized during the Scholarship Awarding Ceremony held annually during the spring semester.
| Bruce Hoffman Literature Award |
| Recognizes a student in English 102 or a 200 level literature course who displays insight into and appreciation of literature in clear and cogent written analysis. |
| Scholarship Amount: |
$325.00 education credit |
| Selection Authority: |
English Department Committee |
| Criteria: |
- For more information contact the English Department at 574-4338.
- Must enroll at RCC the following fall semester.
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| Foreign Languages Award |
| Recognizes outstanding achievements in foreign language study. |
| Scholarship Amount: |
Recognition Plaques |
| Selection Authority: |
Foreign Language Coordinator |
| Criteria: |
- For more information contact the Foreign Languages Department at (845) 574 - 4330
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| Foundation Athletic Award |
| Provide athletic awards. |
| Scholarship Amount: |
Number of awards and amounts are at the discretion of the scholarship authority. |
| Selection Authority: |
Athletic Director and appropriate coaches |
| Criteria: |
- Must play baseball or golf in Division I or II.
- Must have a GPA of 2.0
- Must enroll at RCC the following fall semester.
- Contact Athletic Director for more information
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| Henry Larom Awards |
| One prize for outstanding poetry. One prize for outstanding fiction. |
| Scholarship Amount: |
$150.00 each check |
| Selection Authority: |
Judged Competition |
| Criteria: |
For more information contact the English Department at 574-4771. |
| John O’Connor Speech Award |
| Recognizes outstanding work of a student in one or more speech courses. |
| Scholarship Amount: |
$300.00 check |
| Selection Authority: |
Speech Department Committee |
| Criteria: |
For more information contact the Speech Department at 574-4345 |
| Maxwell Anderson Award |
| In memory of playwright Maxwell Anderson, through royalties from the Maxwell Anderson & New York Stage publication. The award is for an essay on literature. |
| Scholarship Amount: |
First Prize: $500.00
Second Prize: $250.00 check |
| Selection Authority: |
English Faculty |
| Criteria: |
- Open only to RCC students.
- Two submissions allowed.
- Maximum 20 pages; no minimum length required, any literary topic- papers written for ENG102 or a literature course would be appropriate. Submission should be a clean copy, double-spaced with a separate title page with name, address and phone number. Papers may be Beacon submissions.
- Must submit a critical/analytic essay on a work of literature written while at Rockland.
- Winner may be a graduating student.
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| Robert Woodhouse Award Award |
| Recognizes a student who has achieved excellence in one or more philosophy courses. |
| Scholarship Amount: |
$300.00 education credit |
| Selection Authority: |
Recommendations submitted by Philosophy instructors to Coordinator/Chair |
| Criteria: |
- For more information contact 574-4338.
- Must enroll at RCC the following fall semester.
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| Sabina Lask-Spinac Award |
| Recognizes an English 101 student who has shown exceptional improvement in writing skills |
| Scholarship Amount: |
$300.00 education credit |
| Selection Authority: |
A committee of English 101 Instructors |
| Criteria: |
- For more information contact the English Department at 574-4338.
- Must enroll at RCC the following fall semester.
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