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Awards

Individual Awards

Sigma Tau Delta has many awards for qualified student members and Faculty Advisors. These awards are given annually in the areas of writing, performance, and service.

Rectangle and Review Writing Awards

Awards are given to Society members who have submitted the best original works in poetry, critical essay, short story, and personal/informal essay to the Sigma Tau Delta Rectangle or Sigma Tau Delta Review. The award categories are:

  • E. Nelson James Poetry Award ($500)
  • Eleanor B. North Poetry Award ($500)
  • Frederic Fadner Critical Essay Award ($500)
  • Herbert L. Hughes Short Story Award ($500)
  • Elizabeth Holtze Best Personal or Informal Essay Award ($500)

Past Winners

Leadership and Service Awards

  • Student Leadership Award ($250 and a plaque)
    Introduced in 2008, this award recognizes student members for demonstrating outstanding service to Sigma Tau Delta at the chapter level.
  • Delta Award (plaque)
    An especially prestigious honor, recipients are recognized for outstanding service at multiple levels of the Society.
    Past Recipients

Chapter Awards

Sigma Tau Delta has many awards for qualified chapters. These awards are given annually in the areas of writing, performance, and service.

  • Outstanding Chapter Award (up to $500 and a plaque)
    Chapters are recognized for exhibiting outstanding motivation, creativity, and service during the previous academic year.
  • Outstanding Literary Arts Journal Award (up to $500)
    Literary Arts Journals coordinated and supervised by Sigma Tau Delta chapters (even if they receive funding from other sources) are eligible for the Sigma Tau Delta Outstanding Literary Arts Journal Award.
  • Service Award (up to $500 to a designated agency and a plaque for the chapter)
    Designed to honor chapters with exemplary community service projects, these awards also benefit the agencies served by those chapters.