Dr. K. Clifton Mason – Professor Emeritus Collection: Dr. Clif Mason

Dr. Clif Mason has won several prestigious awards during his time at Bellevue University. Dr. Mason's accomplishments include

• Gilfallen Creative Writing Award, University of South Dakota (1972)
• Academy of American Poets Prize (1979)
• Academy of American Poets Prize (1981)
• The Fulbright Scholar Award to Rwanda, Africa (1989-90)
• First Place Award in Poetry, Midwest Writers' Conference (1990)
• The Freeman/Lozier Library's Friend of the Library Award (2004)
• Online Teacher of the Year (2004)
• Winning Writers Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest Honorable Mention Award (2023)