Bain-Swiggett Poetry Prize is awarded to a student for outstanding poetry submitted to The Mountain Goat, the student literary magazine.
The Dr. I. Croom Beatty III, Class of 1935, & Susan Deverough Beatty Prize awarded to the student who makes the greatest improvement in General Chemistry.
The Dr. I. Croom Beatty III, Class of 1935 & Susan Deverough Beatty Internship awarded to a chemistry student for a chemistry-related internship.
Chemical Rubber Company Handbook Award is given to the outstanding freshman student in general chemistry.
The Jackson Cross, Class of 1930, Memorial German Prize Established in 2000 by the family of Jackson Cross and friends of the German department. The prize is awarded to a graduating senior for their outstanding work in German studies.
Robert Woodham Daniel Prize in Expository Writing is awarded for the best freshman essay on a set text submitted in a writing-intensive course.
Clarence Day Award for community service is awarded to a senior who has had extensive involvement in and shown an immeasurable commitment to community service.
Arthur B. Dugan Memorial Prize for political science is awarded to the outstanding junior in political science in memory of the former chair of the department.
Isaac Marion Dwight Medal for philosophical and biblical Greek, founded by H.N. Spencer, M.D., of St. Louis, Missouri, is open to all students of the University.
Allen Farmer Award for natural resources is awarded to a senior major in the Department of Forestry and Geology who has demonstrated outstanding interest and leadership in the study of the natural environment.
Freshman Prize for the student completing the freshman year with the highest academic average.
Gilchrist Music Award was established through gifts from family and friends in memory of Dr. Gilbert F. Gilchrist, Class of 1949 and Professor of Political Science. Awarded at commencement to the student or students who give the best applied musical performance either in recital or in jury.
Guerry Award for English was established by former Vice Chancellor Alexander Guerry.
Charles Hammond Memorial Cup for scholarship, leadership and athletics was founded by Mrs. Mary Hammond Fulton and R. Prentice Fulton Jr., in memory of Mr. Hammond, a member of the Class of 1920.
The Robert Hooke Prize for Achievement in Calculus is awarded to a student exhibiting special achievement after completion of the calculus sequence.
Eugene Mark Kayden Award for economics is awarded to the outstanding economics graduate, in honor of Professor Kayden, founder of the Department of Economics, who taught from 1924-1955.
Andrew Nelson Lytle Award Established to honor Andrew Lytle's contributions to American Literature as novelist, critic and man of letters, and to Sewanee as professor of English and editor of The Sewanee Review. Awarded annually to a graduating senior for academic excellence. Preference will be given to students who have demonstrated knowledge and appreciation of the literature and history of the American south.
Charles Pollard Marks Memorial Scholarship given to honor his father by C. Caldwell Marks, Class of 1942. A major award from this fund is made to an outstanding man in the junior class, selected by the faculty for his qualities of leadership and integrity.
Isabel Caldwell Marks Memorial Scholarship is given to honor his mother by C. Caldwell Marks, Class of 1942. A major award from this fund is made to an outstanding woman in the junior class, selected by the faculty for her qualities of leadership and integrity.
John McCrady Prize in fine arts, established by Dr. and Mrs. Edward McCrady in memory of Dr. McCrady's brother, is awarded annually to a fine arts major.
A.T. Pickering Prize for excellence in Spanish, in recognition of the work of Emeritus Professor Pickering, former chair of the Department of Spanish, is awarded to a senior who exhibits merit above and beyond departmental honors.
E.G. Richmond Prize for social science, founded by the late E.G. Richmond of Chattanooga, Tennessee, is awarded to the student with the best record for two years of work in political, sociological and economics study.
Ruggles-Wright Prize for French was founded by Mrs. Ruggles Wright of New Jersey. Awarded for the best performance of a senior major on the comprehensive exam in French or French Studies.
Judy Running Memorial Prize is awarded annually to the outstanding music student.
The Susan Miller Selden Award is given to an honors graduate pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree who has also demonstrated academic excellence in courses in the humanities as well as a commitment to community service.
Robert Bowden Shepard Jr. Photography Award was established by Mr. Shepard's daughter, Elizabeth Thompson Haywood Shepard, Class of 1998, in her father's memory. It is Ms. Shepard's intent for this award to provide photography students with financial relief for the additional expenses they incur in taking photography.
Alex Shipley Jr. Award was established by his mother, Virginia Shipley, in memory of her son, an outstanding 1963 political science graduate of the University, a lawyer, a gentleman, and a true son of his alma mater. The fund assists the brightest and best graduating senior within the political science department as determined by the head and two senior members of the department.
South Carolina Medal for Latin was founded by Walter Guerry Green of Charleston, South Carolina.
Jack L. Stephenson Internship was established in 1998 to honor Jack L. Stephenson, Class of 1949, former President of the Associated Alumni (1981-84) by his son Hugh L. Stephenson, Class of 1980. The purpose of the Jack L. Stephenson Internship is to encourage undergraduates to research a career field of interest and to gain experience within it through a summer internship.
Algernon Sydney Sullivan Medallion for character was founded by the New York Southern Society, New York City.
Harry C. Yeatman Award in Biology established to honor Professor Yeatman, is given to the senior major exhibiting leadership and inspiration in the study of biology.