Merriss Cornell Awards

About the Merriss Cornell Awards

The Merriss Cornell Awards were established by the Cornell family in memory and honor of the late Professor Merriss Cornell, who had a long and distinguished service to the College of Social Work until his death in April 1976.

Dr. Natasha Mendoza and Chris Locke 2009 Merriss Cornell Award Recipients

Merriss Cornell Scholarship Award

The Merriss Cornell Scholarship award supports completion of a Master's thesis or PhD dissertation and is awarded based on evaluation of the thesis or dissertation proposal. 

Merriss Cornell Researcher Award

The Merriss Cornell Researcher award honors an outstanding completed master's thesis or PhD dissertation.

Award Amount

The amount of the award varies each year, but is typically between $1000 and $1500.

Award Presentation

The Merriss Cornell Awards will be presented at the Evening of Recognition held at the Mershon Auditorium in June the Friday before Spring Quarter Graduation (Friday, June 12, 2009).

Application/Nomination Eligibility

Students may self-nominate or may be nominated by a faculty member. For the scholarship award, nominees must have an approved thesis or dissertation proposal. For the researcher award, nominees must have a completed thesis or dissertation by the by the end of Spring Quarter. 

Application/Nomination Information

Deadline: May 2010
Application/Nomination form and copy of the thesis or dissertation proposal or a copy of the completed thesis or dissertation.

Merriss Cornell Scholarship nomination/application form
Merriss Cornell Researcher Award nomination/application form

Recent Past Recipients

2009 - Dr. Natasha Mendoza
2009 - Chris Locke
2008 – Natasha Mendoza
2008 – Dr. Amy Mendenhall
2007 - Dr. Barbra Teater
2007 - Dr. Stella Resko
2006 - Dr Kai-Shyang Hsu
2006 - David Kondrat
2005 - Mona Abdel-Meguid

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