<div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">JAMES AUGUSTUS WILSON WRITING AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING PAPER ON AN
AFRICAN-AMERICAN TOPIC</span></p>

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campus.</span></p>

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born in Williamsport, PA in 1874.  He was
the grandson of former slaves who had both purchased their freedom. In 1893,
putting himself through school, Wilson graduated from Hampton Industrial School
in Alabama, and then graduated from Plattsburgh Normal School in 1902.  He went on to study at Wesleyan University in
Middletown, CT, where he distinguished himself by winning the prestigious
Wesleyan Prize for best Commencement Essay.</span></p>

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best work(s) for evaluation.  Papers will be judged on content, clarity,
thoroughness, and quality of writing.  Honoree </span><span style="font-size:12pt">will
receive <span style="color:black">a book dealing with
African-American issues, along with</span> an award certificate, and be
recognized on the college’s School of Arts & Sciences website.<span style="color:black"></span></span></p>

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<p class="gmail-MsoBodyText" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:14pt;font-family:Batang,serif;color:black;font-weight:bold"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-weight:normal">If you have a
qualifying paper to submit from the spring or fall 2020, or spring 2021
semesters, please email your paper as an attachment to Laura Collier at </span><a href="mailto:colliels@plattsburgh.edu" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">colliels@plattsburgh.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-weight:normal"> by Monday, April 5, 2021, and it
will be considered by the evaluation committee.</span></p>

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<p class="gmail-MsoBodyText" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:14pt;font-family:Batang,serif;color:black;font-weight:bold"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-weight:normal">If you have any
questions, please contact Dr. Elizabeth Onasch at <a href="mailto:eonas001@plattsburgh.edu">eonas001@plattsburgh.edu</a>.</span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div>