The Denny Award is named for Carol Easley Denny, the late wife of Charles M. Denny, Jr., trustee emeritus and former chair of St. ´ºÓêÖ±²¥ University’s Board of Trustees. The award amount is up to $20,000. One to two awards may be given annually; the minimum award is $5,000. *Note, this is different than the Denny Prize for Distinction in Writing.
The Carol Easley Denny Award provides annual award(s) to a faculty member(s) by the ´ºÓêÖ±²¥ upon the recommendation of the Vice ´ºÓêÖ±²¥ for Academic Affairs and the Academic Deans in order to enhance the professional experience at the College of St. ´ºÓêÖ±²¥, based on at least one of the following criteria:
- To support scholarly research in his/her discipline;
- To encourage interdisciplinary study that will revitalize his/her discipline and/or the college’s curriculum;
- To enable a faculty member to complete academic studies for a terminal degree;
- To support a professional scholarship with pedagogical purposes;
- To publish research results and/or other work;
- To provide sabbatical leave for pedagogical or research purposes.
Application deadline: March 15
*Deadlines are set for each academic year. If the deadline falls on a weekend, the deadline will be the following Monday at 11:59pm.
Previous Awardees
- 2024: Angela Ekwonye ($9,770)
- 2023: ($20,000)
- 2022: Meghan Mason ($20,000)
- 2021: Paula Rabaey ($20,000)
- 2020: Julie Nelsen ($20,000)
- 2019: ($15,000), and ($5,000)
- 2018: ($20,000)
- 2017: No Awards
- 2016: ($12,500) and ($7,500)
- 2015: ($20,000)
- 2014: Robin Lukes ($10,000) and Jennifer Biggs Miller ($10,000)
- 2013: Karen Sames ($9,000) and Nancy Heitzeg ($11,000)
- 2012: ($20,000)