Harvard Book Awards - The Harvard Prize Book is an important way to attract talented students to Harvard and it is an easy way for alumni to help in this process. The Prize Book is given to an outstanding student in the junior class who demonstrates excellence in scholarship and achievement in non-academic areas. The Harvard Book has been chosen by HCW as the designated book. It contains a collection of passages and quotations about Harvard from such illustrious writers as John Updike, David Halberstam, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Theodore White, Charles Dickens, etc.

HCW handles all the details and will contact the school to arrange for the awarding of the prize. Frequently, the alum/alumna donating the book is asked to make the award in a ceremony. An official Harvard bookplate is attached to the inside cover which includes the name of the donor and award recipient. To to sponsor a tax-deductible book(s) for $25 each click here: http://www.harvard-dc.org/donate.html or contact Betsy Wanger at bookawards@harvard-dc.org.