Kevin Tolson. Photograph by Harlan Campbell.
2010 julia harper day award winner: kevin tolson
The Julia Harper Day Award was created in 1992 by the Center for Documentary Studies in memory of the young woman who was the Center’s first staff member and who, herself, was a photographer and writer of significant accomplishment. This award of $500 recognizes a graduating Duke senior who has demonstrated excellence in documentary studies and has contributed significantly to CDS programs.
This year’s 2010 Julia Harper Day award is senior Kevin Tolson of Baltimore, Maryland. A political science major, with a focus in American government and politics, Kevin is graduating with Distinction in Documentary Studies. For his final project in documentary studies Kevin created, The Sweet Science: The Story of NBS Boxing Gym, a film that highlights the story of a boxing gym in Raleigh, North Carolina, and its young fighters. He is among the first students at Duke to graduate with distinction in an arts-based program outside his major.
