The Denny Award is named for Carol Easley Denny, the late wife of Charles M. Denny, Jr., trustee emeritus and former chair of ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ’s Board of Trustees. The award amount is up to $20,000. One to two awards may be given annually; the minimum award is $5,000. *Note, this is different than the Denny Prize for Distinction in Writing.
The Carol Easley Denny Award provides annual award(s) to a faculty member(s) by the President upon the recommendation of the Vice President for Academic Affairs and the Academic Deans in order to enhance the professional experience at ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Kate's, based on at least one of the following criteria:
- To support scholarly research in his/her discipline;
- To encourage interdisciplinary study that will revitalize his/her discipline and/or the college’s curriculum;
- To enable a faculty member to complete academic studies for a terminal degree;
- To support a professional scholarship with pedagogical purposes;
- To publish research results and/or other work;
- To provide sabbatical leave for pedagogical or research purposes.
Application deadline: March 15
*Deadlines are set for each academic year. If the deadline falls on a weekend, the deadline will be the following Monday at 11:59pm.
Previous Awardees
- 2025: Erin Schumacher ($20,000)
- 2024: Angela Ekwonye ($9,770)
- 2023: ($20,000)
- 2022: Meghan Mason ($20,000)
- 2021: Paula Rabaey ($20,000)
- 2020: Julie Nelsen ($20,000)