Yarn Essay Contest

DAVID H. YARN SCHOLARSHIP
FOR 2007

The Deadline for Submission is 1 March 2007.

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David H. Yarn, Jr. began teaching religion at Brigham Young University in 1946. Having received the personal encouragement of Harold B. Lee, then of the Council of the Twelve, and of LeGrand Richards, then Presiding Bishop, Brother Yarn interrupted his teaching career to study philosophy at Columbia University. Upon completing his doctorate degree, he returned to BYU and, on 1 August 1950, initiated the program in philosophy that continues to this day. When he retired in 1985, Brother Yarn had been a professor of philosophy and theology for nearly four decades. He has served as Dean of the College of Religious Instruction, as President of the BYU Eighth Stake, as Chairman of the Department of Philosophy, and as President of the Atlanta Georgia Temple; he has also held numerous other ecclesiastical and professional offices. Brother Yarn has written or edited more than a dozen books and about fifty articles. He has delivered hundreds of special lectures on philosophical and religious topics. Throughout his life he has been an outstanding example of the highest gospel principles.

In recognition of Brother Yarn’s dedicated service, the Department of Philosophy is pleased to offer the David H. Yarn Scholarship.

Categories

Philosophy

In the category of philosophy, Scholarships will be awarded for the best essays on any philosophical topic. Careful analysis and exceptional writing are required.

Rules

All undergraduate students currently enrolled at Brigham Young University are eligible. Essays should be between 3,000 and 5,000 words, and conform to MLA standards. Only one essay per person may be submitted. Submitter’s name, paper title, address, phone, and submission category should appear on a cover sheet; submitter’s name or any identifying information MUST NOT appear in the body of the paper or next to page numbers. All essays must be received by the secretary of the Philosophy Department in 4086 JFSB before 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 1, 2007. No faxes or e-mails will be accepted. All submissions become the property of the Philosophy Department. Aporia, the BYU undergraduate philosophy journal, reserves the right of first refusal for all prize-winning essays; winning essays in the Philosophy category are automatically accepted for publication.

Papers will be judged by a committee made up of members of the Philosophy Department. Winners will be announced by the end of March, and all decisions are final. The sponsors reserve the right to withhold any or all prizes if no submitted papers are deemed worthy of being awarded the prizes or to alter the cash amounts in the event that two or more papers are judged equally worthy of prizes. Prize monies may be subject to state and federal tax.

Awards

The following prizes will be awarded in each category:

	First Prize	$500
	Second Prize	$250
	Third Prize	$100