Senior Class Prizes

The Hannah T. Croasdale Award

• Awarded each year to the Senior, either man or woman, who has made the most significant contribution to the quality of life for womenat Dartmouth College.
  • This award is given in honor of the late Professor Hannah Croasdale who, for more than forty years, was a member of the Biology department at Dartmouth College.
  • Recipients' names are engraved on a silver bowl on display in Collis Center.
  • See a list of recipients from 2008 - 2012!

The Dean's Prize

• Awarded each year to that Senior who, through personal effort, has contributed most significantly to the quality of life on the campus.
  • Since 1970, recipients' names have been engraved on plaques on display in the Dean of the College Office.
  • See a list of recipients from 2008 - 2012!

The Grace and James S. Parkes 1920 Prize

• Awarded annually to a graduating Senior who has a demonstrated record of concern for others and exemplifies the personal qualities of kindness, good fellowship, and respect.
  • Established in 1986 by Dr. James C. Parkes '57 DMS '59 in honor of the personal qualities of his parents and their devotion to education.
  • See a list of recipients from 2008 - 2012!

The Ray Smith Award

• Awarded each year to the Senior who has made a significant and distinctive contribution to the stature of the College. The individual shall possess in high measure personal qualities that command respect.
  • Recipients' names are engraved on the base of a Greek amphora (490 B.C.) in the Hood Museum, which was presented to the College by Ray Winfield Smith '18. This prize is symbolically awarded each year to the Senior who best exemplifies the Greek criteria of excellence. “The recipient shall be known as Athlophoros, or Prize Winner.”
  • Among other pursuits, Ray Smith '18 directed the Marshall Plan activities in Berlin. He conceived and directed the Akhenaten Temple Project in which computers were used to match photos of the Temple so that the appearance of the temple could be revealed. He is a world authority on ancient glass and has an extensive collection in this field.
  • Established in 1959.
  • See a list of recipients from 2008 - 2012!

The Mina H. Warren Scholarship Prize

• Presented annually to that member of the graduating class, four years in attendance at Dartmouth College, who ranks highest in scholarship.
  • Established in 1906 through a gift of Kenneth Archibald, 1902, and Cecil Archibald, 1905, in memory of their aunt.
  • See a list of recipients from 2008 - 2012!

The Barrett All-Round Achievement Cup

• As its name implies, the Barrett All-Round Achievement Cup is awarded annually to that man in the Senior Class who shows the greatest promise of becoming a factor in the outside world through strength of character and qualities of leadership, record of scholarship and broad achievement, and influence among his fellows.
  • Recipients' names are engraved on a trophy on display in Collis Center.
  • Gift from John Barrett, 1889.
  • First awarded in 1914.
  • See a list of recipients from 2008 - 2012!

The Phillip D. McInnis '36 Award

• Awarded annually to that woman in the Senior Class who contributed most significantly to the College through her depth of integrity and character, capacity for leadership, academic achievement, and commitment to the life of the community.
  • Recipients' names are engraved on a trophy on display in Collis Center.
  • Established in 1977 in honor of Philip McInnis '36 who was an “administrative officer and was especially helpful in programs supporting women’s activities.”
  • See a list of recipients from 2008 - 2012!

Seniors enjoy the 2008 Class Day Ceremony.