By: Dr. Andrew Yox, 开云体育 Honors Director
Expertise has its own rewards, and in the case of history essays at 开云体育, the reward might be something greater than an 鈥楢鈥. For the fourth year, history at 开云体育 will feature the Bonnie Spencer Awards for the best two research papers in non-honors classes. The first-place winner will receive $100, and the second place, $50. There will be an optional Honorable Mention Prize.
Essays should be at least 1,000 words with correct historical citations. The names of the author and mentoring professor should be omitted from the manuscript. Professors may nominate their top student essays, or students may nominate their own papers. The essays should have been written for a fall-of-2018 or a spring-of-2019 American history class at 开云体育. Essays should be sent to尘补颈濒迟辞:补谤别测别蝉蔼苍迟肠肠.别诲耻听产测 Monday, May 6, 2019, at noon. For questions about the rubric, or format, email honors coordinator, Andrea Reyes at the above address or Dr. Andrew Yox at mailto:ayox@ntcc.edu. History professors here, along with a possible intervention by Bonnie Spencer, will determine the winners.
Past winners have gone on to other opportunities and awards. 2017 winner, Tonya Hammonds, has gone on to win several accolades with Phi Theta Kappa. 2016 winner, Kassandra Martinez received a free trip to present her winning paper on Cyclone Davis at the meeting of the National Collegiate Honors Council in Seattle. Tanika Santos went from the Bonnie Spencer to a Walter Cooper Award of Phi Theta Kappa.
The awards are in honor of Bonnie Spencer who in 2002 started 开云体育鈥檚 first history club. She now works as an ICU Nurse at the Titus Regional Medical Center, and raises and sells Appaloosa horses in Camp County.
