She's great. Good idea. I'll give it till tonight for you all to weigh
in and then I'd better get in touch with the student & get going on
the letter. Thanks Eric and all.

On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 1:05 PM, Goodman, Eric <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Jessie Motts seems like a possibility.  She took both intensive workshops
> during the 2014 Winter Term, and is also part of the BA/MA in French.  She's
> now in a class with Keith.   I think she won quite a few Dept Scholarships
> last spring for this year.
>
> On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 9:41 AM, Cathy Wagner <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>> Dear all,
>>
>> Do we have a CW junior we can nominate for the Provost's Student
>> Academic Achievement Award? We need a current junior with an
>> "outstanding record of academic achievement and sustained and
>> significant contributions to the intellectual climate of a department,
>> an academic division, or the campus."
>>
>> I would write a short letter of support, and so would one of you, and
>> we'd need to reach the student to get hold of a CV, and we'd submit
>> everything within a couple of days. So if you have an outstanding
>> person we should support, let me know asap.
>>
>> The student would get a $1000 scholarship with the award.
>>
>> Thanks all,
>> Cathy
>>
>> The Provost's Student Academic Achievement Award (PSAAA) is given
>> annually to students who have achieved an outstanding record of
>> academic excellence. The selection committee reviews nominations and
>> awards 10–15 students with a $1000 scholarship and certificate of
>> recognition.
>>
>> Students nominated for this award must have obtained the following:
>>
>> Junior status (minimum of 75 credit hours) at the time of
>> application/nomination
>> Outstanding record of academic achievement and sustained and
>> significant contributions to the intellectual climate of a department,
>> an academic division, or the campus
>>
>> Past award winners typically have made outstanding contributions to
>> the field or discipline beyond the typical course and major
>> requirements.  For example, many of the winners have presented or
>> published their work in national outlets, earned a prestigious
>> national or international fellowship, or won a major national or
>> regional competition in their field of study.
>>
>> --
>> Director, Creative Writing
>> Assistant Director, Literary London Program
>> Professor, English
>> Miami University
>> 314 Bachelor Hall
>> Oxford OH 45056
>>
>> 513-529-3828 (my office)
>> 513-529-5221 (main office)
>> 513-529-1392 fax
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