If your mailing address and email address are up to date with wellesley college, you will automatically be added to the mailing list and email list for the wellesley club in your area. The wellesley college alumnae achievement award recognizes alumnae who have brought honor to themselves and to wellesley college through their outstanding achievements. He will be starting at wellesley early next year 2020. The program allows us to build bridges with many different communities. This award is offered to a junior female student who is likely to make a positive and lasting contribution to the world and whose academic record and character are exceptional. This important program is supported by membership dues. Interested juniors need to contact their school counselor by the end of february. Each award recognizes a certain area of excellence and achievement, such as talent in music or the arts, academic success, political advocacy, or service in the. Want to help recruit the next generation of wellesley students.
Includes membership, sponsorship of a book award, contribution to the njwc scholarship fund, contribution to the wellesley fund unrestricted donation to wellesley and recognition in the annual dinner program. The wellesley college book award mirrors that goal, recognizing young women who have excelled in their intelligence, determination, motivation, and. Nortons anthology of literature by women i still have it. Make checks payable to wellesley in the palm beaches.
The book award program is sponsored and partially underwritten by the wellesley college alumnae association. The wellesley college book award program guidelines. Visit our childrens department to find all of these great books that were either nominated or awarded for the massachusetts childrens book award all wellesley free libraries are closed. Wcnc book awards wellesley club of northern california. Colleges honor seven outstanding juniors at bhs isd 191.
These efforts continue today as the alumnae admissions committee. Buildings and programs will be closed to students, and distance learning. As president of wellesleyinwestchester, and on behalf of the rest of our board, it is my pleasure to welcome you to our local landing page, designed to. Norton book of womens lives, is a blue linen hardcover book with the wellesley college seal stamped in gold and a bookplate printed inside. The book awards program was established by the ghs media department in 1968 to honor ghs juniors who are not only scholars and leaders but. A draft of 16 words received the 2016 pen new england susan p. June 5, 2018 marian catholic junior evelyn santillan, of harvey, illinois, was awarded the wellesley book award for 2018. Ceremonies take place at the end of the school year april june. Recognizing the young women who have made a difference in their community upholds the colleges institutional priority to encourage womens leadership. Spillane is the first ncaa division iii womens rowing coach to earn the award since its inception in 1982. Other opportunities for financial support include contributions to our clubs scholarship fund, which helps make a wellesley education possible for a chicagoarea student, and the wellesley college book award program, which helps introduce wellesley to outstanding high school junior girls.
In 2030, we were proud to present the book award on behalf of our alumni to about 50 high schools. The book awarded each year is the wellesley edition of the norton book of womens lives, a collection of 20 th century literature. Lowi first book award is given annually for the best first book in any field of political science, showing promise of having substantive impact on the overall discipline. Regardless of how long youve been in the area, we hope youll consider connecting with the wellesley club of northern california. Wellesley college alumnae club of greater charlotte. Marian catholic junior wins wellesley book award chicago. She has guided wellesley to ten consecutive appearances at the ncaa division iii championships, eight newmac conference titles and has coached 17 allamerica honorees. The books are given at a school ceremony in the spring, and highlights wellesley as the preeminent womens college in. The new york wellesley club actively participates in the wellesley college book award program, honoring promising students in new york citys five boroughs. Colleges gift book to high school leaders books make a. The wellesley college bo ok award program a message from jennifer desjarlais, dean of admission. The book award honors female students in their junior year who demonstrate academic excellence and leadership in their community. Wellesleys history is rich with women who have demonstrated excellence in the.
When you checkout, please include your volunteer role book award chair, club president, aar, alumna volunteer, or other, e. The alumnae association offers and partially underwrites the wellesley book award program to clubs and individual donors as an annual project. Each year, wellesleyinphiladelphia coordinates the wellesley college book award program at local high schools in the philadelphia area. To help welcome him and to give alumnae a chance to get to know him, wja has invited josh to give a phoneweb lecture to wja members. During the 20142015 academic year, the club honored 14 new york city high school students from local schools by presenting them with book awards copies of the. Programs take place at the wellesley college club, with coffee starting at 9. Additionally, by contributing to the book award program, we are able to recognize more than 50 local high school girls each year for their academic achievement and service to the community. Marian catholic student receives wellesley book award. The book award program recognizes outstanding female high school students across the state of georgia.
Donate a book to help support awcs book award program. Lisa rogers is an elementary school librarian in the wellesley public schools and a former newspaper reporter and editor. Please note that we cannot offer curbside pickup or gift wrapping during this time. The wellesley college book award since 1982, the book award program has honored high. The book award program allows teachers, parents, and students to get to know wellesley better. The wellesley college book award since 1982, the book award program has honored high achieving young women students who have been top scholars in high school as well as talented performers in extracurricular areas. He will introduce some of his research and work at the yiddish book center, and his hopes for the future of jewish studies at wellesley. The wellesley book award program sponsored by the wellesley college alumnae association recognition of outstanding young women for exceptional scholarship and distinction in other fields is a primary objective of wellesley college.
Presidents message wellesley college alumnae association. Political and social subtexts in british cholera epidemiology, 1848. The book award program funds over three dozen books each year, some of which are sponsored by miami wellesley club members. Book awards program recognition of outstanding young women for exceptional scholarship and distinction in other fields is a primary objective of wellesley college. This award is supported by the international political science association ipsa. An acquaintanceship plan was established by the washington wellesley club in 1933 to give high schools, parents, and prospective students information about wellesley college and requirements for admission. Many colleges and universities across the us partner with high schools to ceremonially award college book awards to exceptional high school upperclassmen, usually juniors. The book award program recognizes young women who have excelled and gives them the opportunity to. In fact, the atlanta program awards nearly 85 books each year.
To extend that recognition beyond the college and to alert superior students. Seven highachieving juniors received junior book awards from. The wellesley college book award program promotes wellesleys name in schools and college counseling offices across the country and around the world. Aar book award recipient form use this form to provide wellesley with the names and addresses of the wellesley college book award recipients in your area. The book award program recognizes young women who have excelled while allowing them to become better acquainted with wellesley. Wellesley books gift cards can be purchased here as well, is also supporting us with a great offer.
The book award program honors high school juniors who are academic leaders in their secondary schools and visible members of their schools and communities. Smith college, university of minnesota, wellesley college and yale university. Fines are suspended and due dates on physical materials have been extended to june 30. Visit our childrens department to find all of these great books that were either nominated or awarded for the massachusetts childrens book award. The book award program recognizes young women who have excelled and gives them the opportunity to become better acquainted with wellesley. For most recipients, this will be their first contact with wellesley, so having all the contact information for the book award recipients is an important component of our recruitment efforts. If those students decide to apply to wellesley, we will be delighted, but our aim is to distinguish these young women who have been so outstanding in their academic and personal lives. After the program, the authors autograph copies of their booksavailable for purchase at a discount. The wellesley edition is a slipcased blue linen publication with the wellesley seal embossed in gold and a bookplate printed on a tippedin page. In an effort to sustain the program, the club kindly requests that members consider donating to the book award program to. Young women were chosen for their intelligence, determination, motivation, and achievement. Ralph waldo emersons representative men 1850 and the history of mental health, angela coco. We look forward to reopening our doors soon and cant wait to see you all again in person. The book award program recognizes young women who have been chosen by their high schools for their intelligence, determination, motivation, and.
To extend that recognition beyond the college and to alert superior students to what a wellesley education provides, the alumnae association offers and partially underwrites the wellesley book award program to clubs and individual donors as an annual project. The wcaa has developed the following social media guidelines to help our alumnae volunteers manage wellesley class, club, or shared identity group social media channels. Orders will be filled by our wholesaler and shipped directly to you. High school junior book awards program boston university. The book award program recognizes studentsmany of whom may not have otherwise known about wellesleyfor their academic leadership and personal contributions to their schools and communities. Wellesleys book awards program has inspired hundreds of young women in the greater boston area to apply to the college. Click on their names below to learn more about them and see where they got into college. Contact us with questions about the wellesley admissions process, college fairs, and interview opportunities.
Book award sponsorship each year, wccv participates in the colleges book awards program, where we recognize high school juniors for their academic achievement, leadership, and community engagement while increasing wellesleys visibility in the region. Please contact the alumnae office book awards program if you would like additional information. Tiffany becker was chosen to be the recipient of the wellesley college book award this year. Thank you for your support, your orders, your wellwishes, and your love. She once even rode a camel alongside kathryn wasserman davis 28 on a wellesley trip to egypt. Marian catholic junior wins wellesley book award chicago heights, il the book award program recognizes young women who have excelled and gives them the. The program awards nearly 85 books each year, recognizing outstanding female high school students across the state of georgia, and highlighting wellesley as the preeminent womens college in the world. Colleges gift book to high school leaders books make a difference. Many students choose to apply to wellesley because of the name recognition the book award brings to their high schools.
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