Carroll Smith-Rosenberg Senior Thesis Prize in Women’s Studies

The Smith-Rosenberg Prize awards $250 each year for a superior senior thesis paper in the field of Women's Studies. During their senior year, all Women's Studies majors write a thesis based on original research they carry out on a topic relating to gender. The prize, which recognizes the student paper of the highest quality, is named in honor of the distinguished historian Carroll Smith-Rosenberg, a founder of the Women's Studies Program at Penn.

For 2007 there were two recipients of the award: Katie Bailey for her thesis entitled, "Gendercide as an Incomplete Framework: the Exclusion of Male Victimization Experiences" and Lauren Gaydosh for her thesis entitled, "To Test or Not to Test: Decision Making and Marital Power Regarding Voluntary Counseling and HIV Testing in Rural Malawi.”

Lynda S. Hart Prize in Sexuality Studies

The Hart Prize, established in the spring of 2006, awards $250 each year for a senior thesis or seminar paper in the field of LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender) studies. This new prize will be awarded in memory of Lynda S. Hart, Professor of English at Penn and groundbreaking scholar in feminist performance studies and queer theory. The prize recognizes original, rigorous scholarship by an undergraduate in any field.

The 2007 recipient of the award is Sara Gorman for her paper entitled, "The Theatricality of Transformation: Cross-Dressing and Gender/ Sexuality Spectra on the Elizabethan Stage."