Awards to Outstanding Students
The Department of Sociology at Otterbein College proudly offers annual awards to outstanding students who meet the criteria of the awards listed below.
See Financial Aid/Scholarships for information about scholarships available to prospective students.
The Paula Peters Award is given annually to one or more senior women whose major fields of interest are music, sociology and/or psychology, who has a minimum 2.5 GPA, who has taken an active part in campus organizations, who is well liked and well respected by both faculty and students, and who shows promise of being of service to others upon graduation.
The Albert E. Lovejoy Prize in Sociology is awarded to a sociology major(s) who is at least a sophomore and demonstrates a solid academic performance, a high level of commitment to public and community leadership and a strong global perspective.
The Phyllis Weygandt-Auerbach '51 Memorial Award is awarded to a senior student(s) who plans to enter the field of human services. The student shall have a 3.25 cumulative grade point average, have participated in a volunteer program in human services during his/her undergraduate years, have been actively involved in extracurricular activities and have plans to enter graduate school.
Departmental scholarship awards are given each year to select students who must possess a minimum 3.0 GPA. The awards are provided through departments of the college.
