Miami University student Jessie Motts receives Provost's Academic Achievement Award

2015 Sep 3

Jessie Motts of Canton was one of ten students who received the 2015 Provost's Student Academic Achievement Award for their outstanding contributions to Miami University's intellectual environment.

The recipients were selected based on nominations from Miami faculty. The award is given annually to 10-15 students who have completed their third year at Miami (a minimum of 75 credit hours) and achieved academic excellence while making sustained and significant contributions to the intellectual climate of a department, an academic division or the campus. Students were awarded a $1,000 scholarship and certificate of recognition during a ceremony in September.

Motts is majoring in English: Creative Writing, Media and Culture, French. She had an internship with FilmEngine LA in Beverly Hills, California. She is one of Miami’s Altman Undergraduate Fellows. She was nominated by Joseph Bates, assistant professor of English, Eric Goodman, professor of English and director of creative writing and Cathy Wagner, professor of English and director of creative writing.