<div dir="ltr"><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div style="line-height:18px;margin:0px"><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:18px;margin:0px"><div style="color:rgb(32,33,36);font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:medium;min-height:100%"><div class="gmail-nH gmail-a4O" style="width:1366px"><div class="gmail-nH" style=""><div class="gmail-nH gmail-aqk gmail-aql gmail-bkL" style="display:flex;background-color:transparent"><div class="gmail-nH gmail-bkK" style="overflow:hidden"><div class="gmail-nH" style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0.8);border-radius:16px;margin-bottom:16px;overflow-y:hidden"><div class="gmail-nH gmail-ar4 gmail-z"><div class="gmail-aeI"><div class="gmail-AO" style=""><div id="gmail-:3" class="gmail-Tm gmail-aeJ" style="background:none;overflow-y:scroll;padding-right:0px;height:489px"><div id="gmail-:1" class="gmail-aeF" style="padding:0px;vertical-align:bottom;min-height:299px"><div class="gmail-nH"><div class="gmail-nH" role="main"><div class="gmail-nH gmail-g"><div class="gmail-nH gmail-a98 gmail-iY" style="background:rgb(255,255,255);min-height:64ex;min-width:502px;margin:0px;padding-right:16px"><div class="gmail-nH"><div class="gmail-aHU gmail-hx" style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(34,34,34);min-width:502px;padding:0px"><div role="list"><div class="gmail-h7 gmail-ie" role="listitem" aria-expanded="true" tabindex="-1" style="padding-bottom:0px;max-width:100000px;clear:both;outline:none"><div class="gmail-Bk" style="margin-bottom:0px;border-width:0px;border-top-style:solid;border-right-style:initial;border-bottom-style:initial;border-left-style:initial;border-top-color:rgb(239,239,239);border-right-color:initial;border-left-color:initial;border-bottom-color:initial;border-radius:0px;float:left;width:954px"><div class="gmail-G3 gmail-G2" style="border-top:none;padding-top:0px;background-color:transparent;border-right:0px;border-bottom:0px rgba(100,121,143,0.12);border-left:0px;border-radius:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px"><div><div id="gmail-:1ce"><div class="gmail-adn gmail-ads" style="border-left:none;padding:0px;display:flex"><div class="gmail-gs" style="margin:0px;min-width:0px;padding:0px 0px 20px;width:initial"><div class="gmail-"><div id="gmail-:1cc" class="gmail-ii gmail-gt" style="direction:ltr;margin:8px 0px 0px;padding:0px;font-size:0.875rem;overflow-x:hidden"><div id="gmail-:1cd" class="gmail-a3s gmail-aiL" style="direction:initial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:small;line-height:1.5;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;overflow:auto hidden"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div style="line-height:18px;margin:0px"><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:18px;margin:0px"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Open to any student on campus.<br> <br>James Augustus Wilson was born in Williamsport, PA in 1874.  He was the grandson of formerly enslaved people 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.<br><br>Students should submit their best work(s) for evaluation.  Papers will be judged on content, clarity, thoroughness, and quality of writing.  The honoree will receive a book dealing with African-American issues, along with an award certificate, and be recognized during the Annual Awards Ceremony for the School of Arts & Sciences.<br> <br>If you have a qualifying paper to submit from the spring or fall 2023 or spring 2024 semesters, please email your paper as an attachment to Kirstin Menoff at <a href="mailto:klagr002@plattsburgh.edu" target="_blank">klagr002@plattsburgh.edu</a> by Friday, April 12, 2024, and it will be considered by the evaluation committee.<br> <br>If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Elizabeth Onasch at <a href="mailto:eonas001@plattsburgh.edu" target="_blank">eonas001@plattsburgh.edu</a>.</span></p><font color="#888888"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><br></p><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">--</span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="line-height:18px;margin:0px;font-weight:bold"><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif">Elizabeth Onasch</font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:18px;margin:0px">(Pronouns: She/Her/Hers)</div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:18px;margin:0px">Associate Professor, Sociology Department</div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:18px;margin:0px">Program Coordinator, Africana Studies Minor</div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:18px;margin:0px">122 Redcay Hall</div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:18px;margin:0px">101 Broad Street<br>Plattsburgh, NY 12901</div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:18px;margin:0px">(518) 564-3004</div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:18px;margin:0px"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:18px;margin:0px"><img src="https://www.plattsburgh.edu/_images/about/suny-plattsburgh-email-logo.png" width="200" height="40" alt="SUNY Plattsburgh Logo" class="gmail-CToWUd" style="vertical-align: middle; border-style: none; margin: 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(33, 37, 41); font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; display: block;"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></font></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail-yj6qo"></div><div class="gmail-adL"></div></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail-ajx" style="clear:both"></div></div><div class="gmail-gA gmail-gt gmail-acV" style="font-size:0.875rem;padding:0px;width:auto;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-top:none;margin:0px;background:transparent"><div class="gmail-gB gmail-xu" style="border-top:0px;padding:0px"><div class="gmail-ip gmail-iq" style="clear:both;margin:0px;padding:16px 0px;border-top:none"><div id="gmail-:1cb"><table class="gmail-cf gmail-wS" role="presentation" style="border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td class="gmail-amq" style="padding:0px 16px;vertical-align:top;width:44px"><img id="gmail-:mz_10" name="gmail-:mz" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/ACg8ocKfTSdq9sc-3QeNVNpH6PEJn0xfxGvEKfIWiscFRAV6feXZZ9E=s40-p" class="gmail-ajn gmail-bofPge" style="width: 40px; height: 40px; border-radius: 50%; display: block;"></td><td class="gmail-amr" style="padding:0px;width:882px"><div class="gmail-nr gmail-wR" style="box-sizing:border-box;border-radius:1px;padding:0px;border:none;margin:0px"><div class="gmail-amn" style="color:inherit;height:auto;padding:0px;display:flex;line-height:20px"><span id="gmail-:1ci" role="link" tabindex="0" class="gmail-ams gmail-bkH" style="border:1px solid rgb(116,119,117);display:inline-flex;font-size:0.875rem;background:none;border-radius:18px;box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(68,71,70);height:36px;outline:none;padding:0px 16px 0px 12px;min-width:104px;margin-right:8px">Reply</span><span id="gmail-:1cf" role="link" tabindex="0" class="gmail-ams gmail-bkG" style="border:1px solid rgb(116,119,117);display:inline-flex;font-size:0.875rem;background:none;border-radius:18px;box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(68,71,70);height:36px;outline:none;padding:0px 16px 0px 12px;min-width:104px;margin-right:8px">Forward</span></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div></div></div></div><div class="gmail-nH"><div class="gmail-l2" style="margin:0px 0px 16px;padding:0px 16px 440px;text-align:center;background-image:url("//ssl.gstatic.com/ui/v1/icons/mail/rfr/blank_1x.png");background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:20px;min-height:56px"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail-nH"><div class="gmail-aUx" style="display:flex;height:537px"><div class="gmail-bAw gmail-bcf gmail-tRcrsc" style="height:537px;min-width:56px;width:56px"><div class="gmail-brC-aT5-aOt-Jw gmail-brC-aMv-auO" role="complementary" aria-label="Side panel" style="background-color:transparent;border:none;box-sizing:border-box;display:flex;height:537px;width:56px"><div class="gmail-brC-aT5-aOt-bsf-Jw" style="display:flex;margin-bottom:56px"><div class="gmail-brC-bsf-aT5-aOt" role="tablist" tabindex="0" style="height:100px;outline:none;overflow:hidden"><div id="gmail-gsc-gab-6" class="gmail-bse-bvF-I gmail-aT5-aOt-I gmail-bse-bvF-aLp" role="tab" aria-label="Calendar" aria-disabled="false" aria-selected="false" style="height:56px;outline:none;width:56px"><div class="gmail-aT5-aOt-I-JX-atM gmail-aT5-aOt-I-JX-atM-Kv" style="border-radius:50%;display:flex;height:40px;width:40px;border-color:rgba(255,255,255,0.24)"></div><div class="gmail-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