The Hoffman Family Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Study of Religion has been funded by a generous donation from Douglas Hoffman, a 1975 graduate of our department. The Hoffman Award is available each year to an outstanding graduating senior in the Department of Religion. The Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Religion, in consultation with the Head of the Department, and with advice from all of the faculty in the department, decides each year whether there is a student deserving of this significant honor. On rare occasions the award may be divided between two equally deserving graduating seniors.