The annual awards ceremony celebrates student academic and leadership achievement as well as faculty excellence in research. This year’s John Peter Mettauer Award went to Elliott Professor of English Evan R. Davis and Elliott Associate Professor of Rhetoric Nicholas D. Nace.
Dr. Evan Davis came to the College in 1998 and since that time has published multiple articles on 18th century English literature as well as co-authored articles on pedagogy with several H-SC colleagues. His edited version of Robinson Crusoe, updated in 2014, continues to be a standard choice for instructors teaching this text.
Dr. Nick Nace came to the college in 2014 and has been a prolific scholar, publishing academic articles on diverse topics from Shakespeare to Alice in Wonderland as well as his own poetry. He is currently an editor of the H-SC Poetry Review and Director of the Rhetoric Program.
Davis and Nace recently co-authored a volume on teaching American and British satire, published in 2019. They also have a forthcoming anthology of satire, which promises to be one of the more amusing pieces of scholarship produced by H-SC faculty.
Final Convocation Award Winners
Administrative
John Peter Mettauer Excellence in Research Award, Dr. Evan R. Davis and Dr. Nicholas D. Nace
Academic Success
Sophomore Academic Excellence Awards, Daniel Robinson Nivens ’24 and John Atwood Torian ’24
Biology
James R.T. Hewett Biology Award, “Jeb” James Barta Wall ’22
H.B. Overcash Award, Andrew Michael Rehak ’23
Chemistry
Topham Chemistry Award, Loyal T. Grimes IV ’23
Anderson Prize for Excellence in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Tobias A. Konieczka ’22
Classics
David C. Wilson Greek Prize, Michael Lawrence Van Citters ’22
Leila B. Thompson Eta Sigma Phi Prize, Loyal Thomas Grimes IV ’23
Economics and Business
Wall Street Journal Student Achievement Award, Dylan Kyle Robertson '22
William R. Hendley Award in Economics and Business, Josephus Conn Jannerbo '22
English
The Sallie Wright Harrison Poetry Award, Elijah Howard Edwards ’22
The Shelley A. Marshall Short Story Award, Daniel Robinson Nivens ’24
Grace and Hassell Simpson Prize, Elijah Howard Edwards ’22
Fine Arts
Music
Camilla Virginia Taylor Crawley Music Award, Joseph Swanson ’22
Kearfott Stone Memorial Award, Jackson Eisele ’23
Randolph Minter Glee Club Award, Joseph Kelly ’22
Theater
Robert H. Porterfield ’29 Drama Award, Tobias A. Konieczka ’22
Visual Arts
McClintock Award in the Visual Arts, Joseph Kelly ’22
Flemming Center
Entrepreneurial Leadership Award, Sean Patrick Duffy ’22
Global Education
Gemborys-Choate-Bouin-Swenson Award, Tanner Blake Voliva ’22
Government and Foreign Affairs
James Madison Award for Excellence in Political Science, Brendan Dudding ’22
John Marshall Award for Excellence in Writing in Political Science, J. Callahan Mitchell ’22
History
Etta Sawyer Hart Bliss History Award, James Stanton Camp ’22 , and Jonathan Daniel Smith ’22
Willard F. Bliss Award, Bryson Trevor Smith ’24
Math and Computer Science
Macon Reed Award in Mathematics, Mitchell Krucke ’24, Andrew Guerrero ’24, and John Torian ’24
Selden-Franke Award in Mathematics, Anthony Isom ’23
William C. Chewning, Jr. Award, James Garrison ’22
Museum
Cecil Richard Bowman ’67 M.D. Award, Ronald David Lowman ’22
Physics and Astronomy
Weyland Thomas Joyner Physics Award, A. W. Leighton Holm ’22
Hardy Cross Award in Physics, Eliot K. Chandler ’22
Psychology
Psychology Award, Coleman Bradner Meadows ’22
Religion
Gerald T. Carney for Excellence in the Study of Religion, James “Jeb” Wall ’22 and Matthew W. Roddy ’22
William Carrington Finch Award, Ryan J. Scott ’23
Rhetoric
Rhetoric Essay Awards: 100, William “Wills” Huddleston ’25
Rhetoric Essay Awards: 101 Cabas Prize Best Written Essay, Brandon Hyde ’25
Susan Pepper Robbins Prize, Yue-Bo “Ben” Jia ’25
Rhetoric Best Speaker Award: 210, Danahj Wright ’24
Rhetoric Best Speaker Award: 310, Harrison Carter ’23
Deis & Frye Prize for Creative Nonfiction, Elijah Edwards ’22
Colbert Prize for Excellence in Rhetoric, Josephus Conn Jannerbo ’22
Student Affairs
Jeffrey N. Friend Award, Jacob G. Kern ’23
Student Organizations
Lewis and Nell Drew Student Government Award, Ian B. Lichacz ’22
Resident Advisor of the Year Award, Benjamin Scott Teachey ’24
Student Government Outstanding Club/Organization Award, Ducks Unlimited, Frank Maynard Gwaltney '24, President
Student Justice System Investigator of the Year Award, Arthur W. Leighton Holm ’22
CAC Member of the Year Award, Jacob G. Kern ’23
IFC Member of the Year Award, Jack Andrew Hilbert ’22
Senate Member of the Year Award, Benjamin Scott Teachey ’24
The ODK Cohen Citizenship Award, James Scott Hotchkiss Pittman ’22 and Benjamin Tyler Olsen ‘22
Outstanding First Year Journalist Award, Richard Douglas Jones '25