Phillips Award in Ethics Essay Contest

generously supported by the Phillips, Samuel, Victor fund

2013 Guidelines

The Phillips Award in Ethics is presented annually to an undergraduate student from Dartmouth College who has successfully demonstrated strength and interest in applied and professional ethics. Work may be in specific areas, such as medical or legal ethics, or in the broader arena of ethics applied to public life. A $250 prize is awarded to the winning paper.

The prize was established in 1990 by Gerald Phillips ('47), (Tuck '47) and Howard Phillips ('51), (Tuck '52) to honor their parents and by Stacy Phillips ('80) to honor her grandparents, Helen and Louis Phillips.

Essays/papers or projects must be completed during the past calendar year (Spring '12 term through the Spring '13 term).
Deadline for submission is Friday May 24, 2013.Papers or projects reports must be typed, double-spaced, with all citations and references clearly noted.
Maximum page length (12 point font): 20 pages. No minimum length.
Include a brief cover letter with submission that includes your name, year, major, telephone number, how, where and when we may contact you, and any other relevant information (i.e., your particular interests in applied and professional ethics, previous related work experiences and courses, etc.)
Your name may appear on the cover page only. Our office will remove your cover and put a numerical code on your paper. Submissions will be judged anonymously, by a committee appointed by the Faculty Advisory Board of the Ethics Institute.
The winning essay/paper or project report may be reproduced, in whole or in part, on the Ethics Institute's website. Submission of a paper gives permission for it to appear in the Ethics Institute newsletter.

Please Submit papers via E-mail to: Ethics Institute

Congratulations to Rachel Ng '14 - 2012 Phillips Prize Winner

Rachel Ng and mentor Jeanine Conley from NYC Bar Association

Rachel's award-winning essay is titled "Do CEO's Deserve What They Earn?"

As John M. Keynes said, an economist "must be a mathematician, historian, statesman, philosopher – in some degree." Rachel Ng, an economics major and urban studies enthusiast, enjoys using her combination of skills and interests to analyze research questions and present her findings to stakeholders. A sample of her past projects include: under-enrollment and under-participation in VT's School Lunch Program, meta-cognition on Jeopardy, and the effectiveness of CAFE standards. This summer, Rachel will be working on a project that seeks to devise a utility curve function for Hong Kong and compare the costs and benefits of various government policies to control the population size accordingly. Rachel hopes to bring important issues to light through her writing by following a path towards business journalism.

Congratulations to Cameron Nutt '11 - 2010 Phillips Prize Winner

Cameron Nutt with mentor Sister Elimina Swai from the DarDar Pediatric Program

Cameron's award-winning essay is titled “Let Them Get Infected! You Just Need To See A Difference!” Race to the Ethical Bottom: Regulation of Biomedical Research in Developing Countries

Cameron is pursuing a major in medical anthropology and minors in health policy and international studies. This summer, he will be conducting anthropology thesis research on structural barriers to adherence to antiretroviral therapy among pediatric HIV patients in urban Tanzania. He is fascinated by the intersection of medicine and the social sciences as it contributes to the equitable distribution of the fruits of modern science and hopes to pursue graduate studies in health care delivery following medical school.

Other Winners

2009 Graduate Winner

2009 Undergraduate Winner: Ben Campbell

Questions or inquiries? Please contact the Ethics Institute