Writing Prizes for
Undergraduate Engineering Students

The George M. Landes Prize (up to $2000)
This award is presented annually to an undergraduate student who demonstrates excellence in both technical work and the presentation of that work in written or graphic form. The prize is in memory of George M. Landes, a 1977 graduate of the Mechanical Engineering Department and Ford Motor Company engineer who was killed in an automobile accident in 1981.
[Contest rules | Entry form (pdf)]

The Cooley Writing Contest (up to $2000)
In his will, the late Dean Mortimer Cooley left funds to be used in the Engineering College to support the Cooley Writing Contest for undergraduates in Engineering. The contest committee invites students to submit entries in one or both of the following categories:
Category 1: Essays on any topic which live up to the spirit of Dean Cooley's will
Category 2: Fiction, Drama
[Contest rules | Entry form (pdf)]

Mack Contest (up to $1000)
This award will be presented to an undergraduate student for the best essay or paper on any subject except strictly engineering subjects.
[Contest rules | Entry form (pdf)]

Guidelines
All Engineering undergraduates are eligible who are enrolled for at least one term between January 2008 and January 2009. The deadline for all three contests is Noon on Friday, January 9, 2009.

For additional information, contest regulations and entry forms contact:
Mary Gilbert, Sr. Administrative Assistant
Technical Communication Program Office
301 Engineering Programs Building
764-1427 or maryagt@umich.edu