Art History
S. Michael Eigen '87 Prize in Art History
Established by Dr. and Mrs. Stuart Eigen and awarded by the College on the recommendation of the Department of Art and Art History to an outstanding art history major.
Awarded by the Department of Art and Art History to a student who completes an outstanding project in an art history course.
Classics
Helga B. Doblin Prize in Classics
Established to honor Helga B. Doblin, Professor of German, Linguistics, Greek, and Latin, 1966-1981, and awarded to a senior classics major who has demonstrated academic excellence in ancient languages and literatures as well as classical civilization.
English
The Edwin Moseley Prize in English
Established in honor of Edwin Moseley, Provost and Dean of Faculty, 1961-1978, and awarded to a senior in English who has shown outstanding promise as a literary critic, scholar, or artist, and who intends to pursue graduate studies or a career in writing.
The Sally Chapman Thompson '48 Prize in Literature
Established by Kenneth Thompson in memory of Sally Chapman Thompson '48, and awarded to the student who has excelled as a critic or scholar during his/her career as an English major.
Frances Steloff Poetry Prize
Established by Miss Frances Steloff, longtime friend and benefactor of Skidmore College, and awarded annually to a student who has shown promise and superior work in the writing of poetry.
Denise Marcil '74 Prize for Fiction Writing
Awarded annually to a student for a fiction manuscript or set of manuscripts that reveal a sensitivity to theme, structure, characterization, and language found in serious fiction written in English.
The Sara Bennett '92 Prize for Fiction
Established in memory of Sara Bennett '92, and awarded to a student who has excelled in the writing of fiction.
Philosophy
Cooper-Barnett Prize in Philosophy
Established by E. Darnell Rucker, Professor of Philosophy, 1968-1991, and Joy Barnett Rucker, and friends of Mary Cooper Barnett, and awarded to an outstanding senior student with a major or combined major in philosophy.