Subject: Derleth FYI
From: "Grant, Kenneth" <[email-masked]>
To: Kay Price <[email-masked]>, Jim Kirchstein <[email-masked]>, Tracy Heron <[email-masked]>, Rodney Schroeter <[email-masked]>, Perry Huntoon <[email-masked]>, Pat Russell <[email-masked]>, Mary Schweitzer <[email-masked]>, John Haefele <[email-masked]>, Jim Roberts <[email-masked]>, George Vanderburgh <[email-masked]>, Dan Boulden <[email-masked]>, Char Olson <[email-masked]>, Karen Nelson <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2011 09:09:20 -0500

I thought you might be interested in this--

The UW Colleges' August Derleth-Hugo Schwenker Prize was established a few years back when we contributed money which was deposited in the UW System Trust Funds.  Because of the economy, the trust produced only about $150 rather than the regular $250 for the prize.  The faculty of the UW Colleges English Department are contributing money to bring the dollar amount up to $250 and are contributing to increase the funds held in trust.  There is tremendous enthusiasm among the English department to support this award.

The awards given in Derleth's name at UW Madison and at the 13 UW Colleges campuses do help foster knowledge of Derleth and his legacy.  I would bet that most English majors on these campuses have some knowledge of Derleth and his place in Wisconsin letters.  These prizes will be awarded long into the future!  Ken