Marten and Marie ten Hoor Prize
The Marten and Marie ten Hoor Prize, is named for a distinguished former Professor in the Department and Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, and for his wife. It is awarded each Honors Day to the winner of an essay contest. Submitted essays may be on any topic in philosophy and may be of any length. They must be double-spaced and submitted to the departmental secretary in 336 ten Hoor Hall no later than noon on the third Friday of January. Only one paper may be submitted by each entrant, and anyone submitting a paper who is eligible will automatically be considered for the ten Hoor Prize and for the Iredell Jenkins Endowed Memorial Scholarship.
The ten Hoor Prize carries with it a cash award, usually about $100 (depending on market returns), and the names of the winner/s are inscribed on a permanent plaque in the lobby of ten Hoor Hall. This year the award went to Hugh Thompson, who received $235.