The Academy awards two recognitions:

1. The Cohn Prize in Law and Public Policy

The Michigan Academy awards the Cohn Prize in Law and Public Policy for the paper presented at the annual meetings that best contributes to the existing scholarly literature on the topic of law or public policy. The paper may have been presented in any Academy section program. The finished, written form of the paper must be submitted to the Academy within a reasonable period after the date of presentation, and shall also be submitted to the Academy’s journal, the Michigan Academician. The Cohn Prize consists of a $500 honorarium and recognition at the Annual Meeting Luncheon.

The Cohn Prize recognizes the patronage of Judge Avern Cohn (Federal District Court, Detroit) of legal scholarship and his supportive interest in the Academy and in the liberal arts and sciences.

The submitted papers are judged by a select committee appointed by the Academy’s Executive Committee. To apply, send your completed paper with a letter indicating your interest in being considered for the prize. When the required number of papers is received, they will be reviewed and a winner selected.

2. The Ronald O. Kapp Undergraduate Award

The Michigan Academy awards the Ronald O. Kapp Undergraduate Award to the undergraduate student presenting the most outstanding paper at the Academy each year. The Kapp Award consists of a $100 honorarium, a year’s complimentary membership in the Academy, and recognition at the Annual Meeting Luncheon and in the Academy’s journal, the Michigan Academician.

The Kapp Award was established in recognition of the contributions to the Academy of Ronald O. Kapp, research botanist, professor of biology, and provost at Alma College until his death in 1990. Professor Kapp, strongly committed to involving undergraduate students in research, served as president of Michigan Academy for two terms.

Submission forms will be available in the registration area at the Annual Meetings and from the Academy office. All papers, including those based on lengthy student projects, should, for the oral presentation, be adapted for the time permitted in the program. A scholarly, written version of the paper based on the presentation is the expected submission. Three copies should be sent to the Academy office by May 31 following presentation of the paper at the annual meeting. The submitted papers are judged by a select committee of the Executive Committee. Winners are notified in the fall.