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

[Jennifer Bleaux]

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



Open to any student on campus.



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.



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.



If you have a qualifying paper to submit from the spring or fall 2021, or
spring 2022 semesters, please email your paper as an attachment to Jennifer
Bleaux at blea9777 at plattsburgh.edu by Monday, April 4, 2022, 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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