Carol Urness Student Writing Award
This annual award, which honors Carol Urness, Bell
Library curator 1991-2001, is open to University of Minnesota students at
all levels. For award rules and submission requirements, click here.
Application Deadline: May 1st
Senior Category: Michael Carter, Blake School: Individual Performance, "The Expulsion of the Jesuits"
Junior Category: Darya Pruitt, MacAulay Steenson, and Rose Olson, Seward Montesorri: Group Exhibit, "The Lost Colony of Roanoke"
History Day Topical Prize
Each year, the Associates sponsor two prizes for entries in the topical prize category: The History of European Expansion, as part of the Minnesota History Day competition.
To be eligible for consideration for this topical prize, participating student entries must address issues specifically related to the expansion of Europe between ca. 1350 and ca. 1800, and link these issues to the annual History Day theme in a meaningful way. The prize for each winning entry is $100.00.
2007-2008 Theme: Conflict & Compromise in History.
Direct questions about eligible topics (for this prize only) to:
Dr.
Marguerite Ragnow, Curator, James Ford Bell Library, ragn0001@umn.edu.
To learn more about History Day,
visit the following Web sites: www.mnhs.org/school/historyday
www.nationalhistoryday
