College of Arts and Sciences
Spring 2018 Awards & Scholarships
The Department of English held its 2018 Awards Night on Thursday, April 19, 2018 at 6:00pm in the University Union Lamoine Room. Selected faculty announced the winners of awards from all areas of the program.
Congratulations to all the award and scholarship winners! Click on each name to see a picture of each student receiving his/her award!
Awards Program Handout 2018 (pdf)
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Undergraduate Scholarships
- Barbara & John Blackburn Scholarship – Emily Bryce Swain
- Paul Blackford Scholarship in British Literature -
Mackenzie Bennett
- Olive Fite American Literature Scholarship – Desiree Steele
- Irving Garwood Shakespeare Scholarship –
Kaylee Gundling
- Robert Hodges English Education Scholarship - Laura Landa
- Lila Linder English Scholarship - Claire Possin & Kevin Titus
- Karen Mann Essay Award in Literature and Film - Ashley Hanson
- Alfred Lindsey Memorial Scholarship – Desiree Steele
- John Merrett Scholarship in British Literature –
Tess Tyler
- Sig. Jeannette & Dean Johnson Scholarship - Tess Tyler
- Nai-Tung Ting - Paige Rohrback
- Beth M. Stiffler Scholarship – Paige Rohrback
- Scholar of the Year –
Tess Tyler
Graduate Awards
- John Mahoney Research Fellowship -
Kristin Sheppard
- Ron & Leslie Walker Literary Studies -
Grace Sheley
- Ron & Leslie Walker Writing Studies -
Tralynn Pullen
- Syndy M. Conger Essay Award -
Dakota Carlson
- Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award - Jared Worley
Bruce H. Leland Essay Contest
*Read their pieces on the Leland Webpage (2017-2018)
ENG 100, Introduction to Writing
- 1st place – Judson Henry
- 2nd place – Jeresha Davenport
- 3rd place – Asya Morrison
ENG 180, College Writing I
- 1st place – Kaleb Wadsworth
- 2nd place – Andrea Przybylski
- 3rd place – Kelli Thompson
ENG 280, College Writing II
- 1st place – Frankie Alexander
- 2nd place – Ryan Zurek
- 3rd place – Lauren Wood
Creative Writing Awards
*Read their pieces in the yearly Elements edition (2018)
*See the Creative Writing Winners Archive which includes commentary by the professional judges.
Lois C. Bruner Creative Nonfiction Award
- 1st place – Austin Middleton
- 2nd place – Jason Cummins
- 3rd place – Kendrick Keller
Cordell Larner Award in Fiction
- 1st place – Cheyenne Rideaux
- 2nd place – Maria Chiaradonna
- 3rd place – Marissa Purdum
Cordell Larner Award in Poetry
- 1st place – Claire Dodson
- 2nd place – Marissa Purdum
- 3rd place – Marcus Sweeten
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