Two Governor-General's Medals are awarded at Convocation: the Gold Medal to the graduate student who achieves the highest academic standing in his/her Graduate degree program; and the Silver to the undergraduate student obtaining a first degree who
stands highest in the graduating class and has an average of first class standing.
UNIVERSITY MEDALS FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
Univeristy Medals for Academic Excellence are given in the graduating year to candidates for Bachelor's degrees who are recommended by the Head of the Department of each of the following: Anthropology, Biochemistry, Biology, Business Administration, C
anadian Studies, Chemistry, Classics, Computer Science, Drama and Music, Earth Sciences, Economics, Education (Elementary, Music, Primary, Secondary and Vocational), Engineering (Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, Naval Architectural), English (both St.John's
and Corner Brook programs), Folklore, French and Spanish, Geography, German, History, Linguistics, Mathematics, Medicine, Medieval Studies, Music, Nursing (Bachelor of Nursing Program and Bachelor of Nursing [Post-RN] Program), Pharmacy, Philosophy
, Physical Education, Physics, Political Science, Psychology (both St. John's and Corner Brook programs), Religious Studies, Russian, Social Work, Sociology, Theatre Arts and Visual Arts. Awards are made by the Senate Committee on Scholarships.
THE PRIZE OF THE AMBASSADOR OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY
This prize, a book award, the gift of the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany in Canada, is to be awarded annually by the Senate Committee on Scholarships on the recommendation of the Head, Department of German and Russian, to a graduating s
tudent who has majored in German Language and Literature and has a consistently good academic record at the University.
THE SWISS AMBASSADOR'S PRIZE
One prize in French and one in German are awarded annually to graduating students who have majored in these languages. The prize in French is awarded on the recommendation of the Head, Department of French and Spanish, and the prize in German on the r
ecommendation of the Head, Department of German and Russian.
THE AUSTRIAN AMBASSADOR'S PRIZE
This prize, a book award, is to be awarded annually by the Senate Committee on Scholarships on the recommendation of the Head, Department of German and Russian, to a graduating student who has majored in German Language and Literature and has a consis
tently good academic record at the University.
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