Dian Fossey Award

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Arguably created by Angela Li in order to make the high-school academic career of Daria Morgendorffer more impressive (and her own reputation as an educator more impressive as well), the Dian Fossey Award was first mentioned in Is It College Yet?, the finale of the MTV animated television series Daria. It was presented at the Lawndale High School commencement ceremonies, where a visibly surprised Daria received the award to the applause of her fellow students and the assorted relatives and guests.

Upon presenting the award, Ms. Li made the following remarks:

"And now, people, and now... and now, awards time! We'll do the sports and other good prizes after I get these academic jobbies is out of the way. Now, as you know, at Lawndale High we prefer to reward students for both their scholarship and contribution to student life. But, occasionally, a student does so well in one area that we are forced to recognize him or her despite crippling deficiencies in the other. And so, I give you the winner of this year's Lawndale High School Diane Fossey Award for dazzling academic achievement in the face of near-total misanthropy... Ms. Daria Morgendorffer!"

External Links

• Dian Fossey entry on Wikipedia
• Episode Guide to Is It College Yet? on Outpost Daria, with note about Dian Fossey and her work under "Interesting Tidbits"
• Transcript to Is It College Yet? on Outpost Daria
• That Dian Fossey Award that Daria got... thread: discussion with the thought that Ms. Li's award to Daria was more like a nasty parting shot to the student who had given her so much grief
• "The One for Whom That Award Was Named" post on DFB2

Fanfiction Related to the Dian Fossey Award

• The Scenes That Keep On Giving thread: ficlet by Ranger Thorne
• Scenes No Daria Fanfic Should Have: It's the Warmth of Vinyl thread: ficlet by WacoKid
• Scenes No Daria Fanfic Should Have: It's the Warmth of Vinyl thread: ficlet by Hiergargo
• Scenes No Daria Fanfic Should Have: Dawn of a New Nightmare thread: ficlet by Kristen Bealer
• Scenes no Daria fanfic should have: Hump Day thread: ficlet by Smijey
• "Acceptance Speech," by Gregor Samsa
• "Last Summer 1: Saving One Last Summer," by Richard Lobinske