Winners of the Lucille and Motee Daniels Awards for the best graduate papers in Southern Studies written in 1997-98 are Lori Robbins and Paige Porter. Robbins won first place for "A-Lyin' to Them Tourists: The Idea of Branson, Missouri," a paper she wrote in a history class taught by Charles Wilson. Porter's paper, the second-place winner, was written for Tom Rankin's course on field work techniques. Robbins and Porter received cash prizes in recognition of their achievements.

The awards were established in 1997 by Lucille Daniels in honor of her and her late husband's friendship will Bill Ferris, founding director of the Center. Friends of Lucille and Motee Daniels, Bill Ferris, and the Center are invited to make contributions to the endowment fund. Checks should be made payable to the University of Mississippi Foundation and sent to the Center with a note that the funds are for the Daniels Award.