The Physics Department at Kent State University recognizes outstanding scholastic achievement in physics by annually offering two awards to undergraduates.

Addison-Wesley Award in Physics:

This award is presented to the physics major who, during the year of the award, graduates with the highest scholastic average in physics. The awards consists of a certificate, prepared and presented by Kent State University at its annual Honors Day, and the commemorative hardcover edition of the Feynman Lectures on Physics presented by Addison Wesley Longman. This three-volume set, by Nobel Laureate Richard Feynman, is valued at approximately $120.

John Wiley Award in Physics:

This award is presented to the student who, during the year of the award, achieves the most outstanding performance in the General University Physics sequence. This award consists of a certificate and approximately $250 worth of books presented by John Wiley and Sons, Inc.