Hege Research Award

H. Curt '56 and Patricia S. '57 Hege Research Award

Made possible by the generosity of Guilford alumni H. Curt '56 and Patricia S. '57 Hege, the establishment of this award coincided with the 25th anniversary of the 1989 addition to the Hege Library.

This award is a celebration of faculty mentorship and librarian engagement in furthering student development as critical thinkers and thoughtful and creative scholars. Two $1,000 awards are given on an annual basis to honor and promote exemplary senior theses.

The Guilford Gazette published an excellent piece about our 2022 winners, Emma English and Brooks Stemple.

2025 award review committee

• Suzanne Bartels, Director of Library and Learning Technologies
• Gwen Erickson, Quaker Librarian and College Archivist
• Anne Glenn, Charles A. Dana Professor in Chemistry
• Heather Hayton, Robert K. Marshall Professor of English and Director of the Honors Program
• William Kelly, Digital Pedagogy and Scholarship Librarian

2025 Deadlines and requirements

FACULTY: A nomination statement, submitted by the faculty thesis advisor, is due by 11:59 p.m. on 10 March 2025. Please fill out the online nomination form (link coming soon). Faculty thesis advisors will be notified of the decisions for the Hege Research Award by 1 April 2025.

STUDENT: A thesis abstract (300 words max) is due from student candidates by 11:59 p.m. on 10 March 2025. It must include (appropriate to the discipline): Background/Critical Conversation, Research Question, Rationale, Methodology, Results/Solution, and Conclusion/Significance. Please submit all information via the online submission form (link coming soon).

Eligibility

Students must have senior status and be doing a departmental, senior, and/or honors thesis with the following qualifications:

• minimum overall 3.0 GPA
• taking at least 2 credits of 470/490 in the 2024-2025 academic year
• thesis scheduled to be submitted prior to 16 May 2025