Prizes

The Student Essay Prize

In 2003, the Committee on History established a Canadian Presbyterian History Student Prize of $50.00 to be awarded to students of the three Church Colleges for essays that are selected for publication in Presbyterian History.

The first recipient was Mary F. Campbell of Knox College for the paper entitled The Impact of the Residential School Experience on the Contemporary Approach of The Presbyterian Church in Canada to Relationships with Aboriginal Peoples.

The Rev. Dr. T. Melville Bailey History Prizes

Each year the Committee awards two prizes of $50 each - one for the best congregational history, and one for the best academic publication. Publications are to be submitted to the Archives and Records Office, 50 Wynford Dr., by the 31st of December each year. All publications under consideration are deposited in the Church Archives following the evaluation process.

The 131st General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Canada granted permission to rename these prizes "The Rev. Dr. T. Melville Bailey History Prize" in recognition of the late Dr. Bailey's invaluable contributions to the Committee on History, the Presbyterian Archives, the Presbyterian Museum and the Presbyterian Church in Canada as a whole.