LAST CALL: JAMES AUGUSTUS WILSON WRITING AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING PAPER ON AN AFRICAN-AMERICAN TOPIC - Be recognized for your good work!

[Laura Collier]

JAMES AUGUSTUS WILSON WRITING AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING PAPER ON AN
AFRICAN-AMERICAN TOPIC



Open to any student on campus.  SUBMISSIONS DUE MONDAY!



James Augustus Wilson was 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.



Students should submit their best work(s) for evaluation.  Papers will be
judged on content, clarity, thoroughness, and quality of writing.  Honoree will
receive a book dealing with African-American issues, along with an award
certificate, and be recognized on the college’s School of Arts & Sciences
website.



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 colliels at plattsburgh.edu by Monday, April 5, 2021, and it will
be considered by the evaluation committee.



If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Elizabeth Onasch at
eonas001 at plattsburgh.edu.
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