Gray and Coterie Awards Presented

Mary Catherine Nelson of Courtland, Mississippi, received the 1996 Gray Award, given for the outstanding research paper on Southern topics submitted the previous academic year at the University. Nelson's paper was titled "Evolution of the Southern Artist." Nelson received, as her prize, a check for $200.

The Gray Award was established by Colonel and Mrs. Homer Gray Jr. of Oxford. Students selected for the award must produce a paper that displays the ability to collect evidence about the Southern experience and to evaluate that evidence and reach a documented conclusion.

The Coterie Award for 1996 was presented to Thomas M. Hewitt of Louisville, Kentucky, for his research paper "An Ordinary Life?" This award is given annually by the Oxford Coterie Club for an outstanding research paper submitted the previous year. The award, which carries a $200 prize, was established to encourage student scholarship and to support research on Southern Culture.