The Betsy Carpenter Playwriting Award
Established in 2005, the award honors Betsy Carpenter, the nationally renowned director and dramaturge who was a long-time instructor of playwriting at Emerson College. The award is to further the career of a playwright by helping to defray the costs of production or reading of a full-length play (excluding musicals) at a professional theater company. The hope is for winners to use the prize to introduce themselves to regional theater companies, acting talent suitable for roles in the play, and established directors. Graduate students in their final year of study are eligible. Applicants graduating at any point in that academic year will be eligible for consideration.
Evelyn Horowitz Video Poetry Prize
An annual award for the best original video based on a poem written by a contemporary poet (one that is living and still writing). The award will be given to a student or group of students who are enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program at the time the video was made. The award will not be given to the same person two years in succession. Criteria will be literacy of the poem, oral interpretation of the poem, and video interpretation of the poem. An award committee consisting of the chairs of the departments of Communication Studies; Visual and Media Arts; and Writing, Literature, and Publishing; or the chair’s designee will select the recipient.
Rod Parker Playwriting Award
Established in 1990 by Dr. Rod Parker ‘51, the award is granted to an undergraduate or graduate student who demonstrates exceptional playwriting talent and commitment to writing plays for the stage.
The Robbins Center Award for Clinical Excellence
The Robbins Center Award for Clinical Excellence is presented to a graduating master’s student in the speech-language pathology program who has consistently demonstrated outstanding clinical performance.
Cecil and Helen Rose Ethics in Communication Award
Established in 1994 by Emerson alumna and Trustee Emerita Helen Rose, this award is for a student in the School of Communication with an interest in ethics in political communication/advocacy. The selection committee for this award includes the School dean and, at the dean’s discretion, department chairs or other members of the faculty.
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