Student Awards

The Purvis E. Boyette Memorial Award

The Purvis E. Boyette Memorial Award Fund was established as an endowed fund in 1988 through the generosity of friends and family of the late Professor Purvis E. Boyette. The income from this fund is to be used for prizes in a freshman English essay contest.

Purvis E. Boyette was an Associate Professor in the English Department at the time of his sudden death in 1987. Mr. and Mrs. Birdsong, parents of one of Professor Boyette's students, and his mother, Mrs. Lena W. Boyles, provided the seed money for this fund, which was added to by many others. This fund is actually the endowment for an award which had been made annually by the English Department for several years. The department faculty voted to name this prize the Purvis E. Boyette Memorial Award in honor of their highly-respected colleague, after his untimely death.

Spring 2019 Boyette Prize Winners

• 1st Place - Hayley Fier
• 2nd Place - Sasha Culvahouse
   

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Past Winners

Fall 2018 Boyette Prize Winners

• 1st Place - Sarah Hill
• 2nd Place - Jada Jones

Spring 2018 Boyette Prize Winners

• 1^st Place - Drew McGowan
• 2^nd Place - Sydney Wong

Fall 2017 Boyette Prize Winners

• 1^st Place - Austin Mankin
• 2^nd Place - Ben Weston

Spring 2017 Boyette Prize Winners

• 1^st Place - Quinn Anderson
• 2^nd Place - Abigail Merrill

Fall 2016 Boyette Prize Winners

• 1^st Place - Luka Bair
• 2^nd Place - Nicholas Genna

Spring 2016 Boyette Prize Winners

• 1^st Place - Madeleine Procopio
• 2^nd Place - Hannah Craig

Fall 2015 Boyette Prize Winners

• 1^st Place - Hamilton Beard
• 2^nd Place - Michelle Delaney

Spring 2015 Boyette Prize Winners

• 1^st Place – Anders Bright
• 2^nd Place – Robbie Kaufman

Fall 2014 Boyette Prize Winners

• 1^st Place – Stevie Riley
• 2^nd Place – Matthew Doane

Spring 2014 Boyette Prize Winners

• 1st Place - Kaitlin Bushkoff
• 2nd Place - Gracie Markland

Fall 2013 Boyette Prize Winners

• 1st Place - Evan Cole
• 2nd Place - Sebastian Mueller

Spring 2013 Boyette Prize Winners

• 1st Place - Daniel Etzioni
• 2nd Place - Caranina Palomino

Fall 2012 Boyette Prize Winners

• 1st Place - Mysia Dye
• 2nd Place - Scott Spiegel

Spring 2012 Boyette Prize Winners

• 1st Place - Ashley Richardon
  2nd Place - Dayton Hunn

Fall 2011 Boyette Prize Winners

• 1st Place - Carly Asher
• 2nd Place - Max Seidman

Spring 2011 Boyette Prize Winners

• 1st Place - Nora Maria Fuller
• 2nd Place - Andrew Jones

Fall 2010 Boyette Prize Winners

• 1st Place - Hokan Holmquist
• 2nd Place - Jessica Hatch

Spring 2010 Boyette Prize Winners

• 1st Place - Jari Honora
• 2nd Place - Peter Tzioumis

Fall 2009 Boyette Prize Winners

• 1st Place - Josh Micley
• 2nd Place - Emily Rodkin

Spring 2009 Boyette Prize Winners

• 1st Place - Sarah Bobker
• 2nd Place - Lauren Vosseller

Fall 2008 Boyette Prize Winners

• 1st Place - Andrew Goltzer
• 2nd Place - Abigail Readinger

Spring 2008 Boyette Prize Winners

• 1st Place - James Tekkipe
• 2nd Place - Jennifer Marks

Fall 2007 Boyette Prize Winners

• 1st Place - Logan Holzman
• 2nd Place - Reed Wendorf-French

Spring 2007 Boyette Prize Winners

• 1st Place - Anna Whalen
• 2nd Place - Anna Whalen

Fall 2006 Boyette Prize Winners

• 1st Place - Katherine Ellison

Spring 2006 Boyette Prize Winners

• 1st Place - Carol MacDonald
• 2nd Place - Matt Dunham

Spring 2005 Boyette Prize Winners

• 1st Place - Sarah Yazdian
• 2nd Place - Anna Cowan

Fall 2004 Boyette Prize Winners

• 1st Place - Thomas Boothby
• 2nd Place - Arianna Dart