The Society recognizes those members and chapters whose efforts and achievements have conferred distinction upon themselves and Sigma Tau Delta.
Scholarships
E. Nelson James Junior Scholarship
Elva Bell McLin Senior Scholarship
The 1924 Scholarship
First-Year Graduate Scholarship
Edwin L. Stockton, Jr., Graduate Scholarship
William C. Johnson Distinguished Scholarship
Regent Scholarship
Continuing Education Scholarship
Long-Term Study Abroad Scholarship
Short-Term Study Abroad Scholarship
Summer Program Scholarship
Academic Awards
P.C. Somerville Award for Future Teachers
Scholarship Paper Award (Undergraduate)
Scholarly Paper Awards (Graduate)
E. Nelson James Junior Scholarship
Winners ($3,000 each)
Runner-Up ($1,500 each)
Elva Bell McLin Senior Scholarship
Winners ($4,000 each)
Runners-Up ($2,000 each)
The 1924 Scholarship
Fall 2025: Winner ($1,924)
Zoe McPherson
Lee University, TN (S)
Alpha Beta Iota Chapter
Spring 2026: Winner ($1,924)
First-Year Graduate Scholarship
Winners ($4,000 each)
Runner-Up ($2,000 each)
Edwin L. Stockton, Jr., Graduate Scholarship
Winners ($4,000 each)
Runner-Up ($2,000)
William C. Johnson Distinguished Scholarship
Winner ($6,000)
Runner-Up ($4,000)
Regent Scholarship
Eastern Winners ($1,000 each)
Far Western Winners ($1,000 each)
High Plains Winners ($1,000)
Midwestern Winners ($1,000 each)
Southern Winners ($1,000 each)
Southwestern Winners ($1,000 each)
Continuing Education Scholarship
Winner ($2,500)
Runner-Up ($1,250)
Long-Term Study Abroad Scholarship
Fall 2025: Winners ($3,000)
Bethany Cook
George Fox University, OR (FW)
Alpha Rho Omicron Chapter
Fall 2025: Runners-Up ($1,500 each)
Taylor Salazar
Roanoke College, VA (S)
Zeta Rho Chapter
Norah Wills
Purdue University West Lafayette, IN (MW)
Alpha Omicron Chapter
Spring 2026: Winners ($2,500 each)
Short-Term Study Abroad Scholarships
Fall 2025: Winner ($1,500)
Elizabeth Kameen
Moravian College, PA (E)
Sigma Chi Chapter
Fall 2025: Runners-Up ($750 each)
Ashlyn Joyner
University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS (S)
Alpha Nu Gamma Chapter
Spring 2026: Winner ($1,500)
Spring 2026: Runners-Up ($750)
Summer Program Scholarship
Winners ($1,500 each)
Joseph Lawler
Temple University, Philadelphia, PA (E)
Alpha Omega Psi
Keljan Thomas
Tennessee Wesleyan University, Athens, TN (S)
Alpha Epsilon Gamma Chapter
P.C. Somerville Award for Future Teachers
Fall 2025: Winner ($2,000)
Matthew Chinique
The College of New Jersey, NJ (E)
Alpha Epsilon Alpha Chapter
Spring 2026: Winner ($2,000)
Spring 2026: Runners-Up ($1,000)
Scholarly Paper Award (Undergraduate)
Winner ($750)
Runner-Up ($250)
Scholarly Paper Award (Graduate)
Winner ($750)
Runner-Up ($250)
