ANNOUNCING GRADY AND MARY ROBERTS WRITING AWARD COMPETITION FOR 2012
The Pennsylvania College Personnel Association is pleased to announce the Grady and Mary Roberts Graduate Student Writing Award. Specific guidelines and requirements are stated below.

The purpose of the competition and award is to encourage and recognize scholarly writing by graduate students about contemporary issues, topics or practice in Student Affairs. Students who are members of PCPA and enrolled in masters or doctoral programs are invited to participate.
The award is donated by Dr. Grady H. Roberts Jr., past president of PCPA, in memory of his parents. The winners will be announced at the Annual PCPA Conference in October. The amount of the award is $1000.

ELIGIBLITY

students must be:
• Enrolled in a graduate degree program for one or more semesters during the 2011-2012 academic year. Verification is required.
• A current member of PCPA. (Student membership is $10)
• Planning to attend the annual PCPA fall 2012 conference.


CRITERIA

• Completed application (available here)
• Between 10 -12 pages text (excluding cover page and appendices)
• Clear, professional writing; well organized, evidence of depth and sound analysis
• Paper conforms to APA style (5th edition)
• Issue or topic must be germane to contemporary Student Affairs practice (not a literature review, although it should integrate relevant literature)
• Technical competence

A flyer containing the above details is available here.


Questions can be directed by email to Dr. Linda Hall.

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