Students are invited to apply for the Louis Sudler Prize in
the Arts and the President's
Commendation for Achievement in the Arts in recognition of
outstanding accomplishment in the arts
for the 2008-2009 academic year.
Students who are in good standing and on track to
receive a degree in May 2009 may
simultaneously apply for both of the university's annual
undergraduate arts awards. Ten copies of a
completed application must be submitted by 5 p.m., Friday,
March 13. Full guidelines, application forms
and submission details may be found at:
getintothearts.jhu.edu/sudlerprize.
The Louis Sudler Prize for outstanding artistic talent
and achievement in the composition or
performance of music, drama, dance or the visual arts is
made to a graduating senior from the Krieger
School of Arts and Sciences, Whiting School of Engineering,
School of Nursing or Peabody Institute,
or a fourth-year student in the School of Medicine. The
Sudler Prize is given to a student whose
submission is not related to his or her major field of
study. The winner receives a $1,500 cash award,
and his or her name appears in the Commencement program.
The President's Commendation for Achievement in the
Arts is awarded to a graduating senior
who has made a significant contribution in the arts to the
Homewood campus. Graduating seniors in
Arts and Sciences or Engineering may apply for the
commendation. All art forms are eligible for
consideration. The winner receives a certificate, and his
or her name appears in the Commencement
program.
A committee of faculty and administrators from the
Homewood campus, the School of Nursing,
the Peabody Institute and the School of Medicine will
review nominees and their supporting materials
and make recommendations to President Daniels, who will
make the final selections. Applicants will be
notified on or about March 30.
The Louis Sudler Prize in the Arts has been honoring
undergraduate students with artistic
talent since 1983. It was made possible through the
generosity of Louis Sudler, a Chicago businessman
and philanthropist who died in 1992. Besides Johns Hopkins,
the award is given out at Yale, Harvard,
Princeton, Columbia, Purdue, Duke, Rice, Stanford, Emory
and Michigan State universities; Dartmouth
and Oberlin colleges; and MIT. The President's Commendation
for Achievement in the Arts was
established in 1989 by Steven Muller, Johns Hopkins
president from 1972 to 1990.
Any questions concerning the Sudler Prize or
President's Commendation should be directed to
Winston Tabb, Sheridan Dean of University Libraries and
Museums, and vice provost for the arts, at
wtabb@jhu.edu.