Ronald Schuchard Prize
The Ronald Schuchard Prize was established through the Betsy and Wayne Rackoff Fund and named in honor of Dr. Wayne Rackoff's (75C) archival mentor, Ronald Schuchard, Goodrich C. White Professor Emeritus of English.
The Schuchard prize is awarded for the best paper, project, or honor's thesis created on the basis of primary source material from the Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library related to a class or course of study in the Department of English. Students must submit both the final paper, project or thesis, as well as a 250-word description of how the Rose resources were utilized. The Prize is open to students whose work was completed in the prior calendar year (e.g., Spring 2025 and Fall 2025 semesters for application this March) as well as any work completed in Spring 2026 before the deadline.
The Schuchard Prize will award $750 to the winning submission; there is also a $500 prize for a second-place award; and a $250 honorable mention reserved for a first-year student.
DEADLINE: 4:00p.m., Monday, March 16th, 2026.
Previous Winners
2024
Oli Turner
Zoe Biely
Qiyu Joseph Tang
2023
Sophia Yoon
Sophie Vo
Nataie Sturza
2021
Shreya Pannaraju
Charles Schnell
Kate Appel
2020
Paige Safchik
Julia Fayer
Jenna Lasky
2019
Paula Quezada
Rikki Weiss (Honorable Mention)
2018
Claudia Tung
Hannah Christianson (Honorable Mention)
Jacqueline Veliz (Honorable Mention)
2017
Sierra Cortner
Mary Cate Sullivan (Honorable Mention)
Gabriel Morbeck (Honorable Mention)
2016
Sydney Hertz