Department of English Awards' Day Winners 2018
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| Kevyanna Rawls, winner of the Elizabeth Phillips Memorial Scholarship (pictured with Dr. Shelby Crosby) | Kendra Vanderlip, winner of the Outstanding Graduate Student Award (pictured with Dr. Jeff Scraba) | Rashad Ahmed, winner of the Department Service Award (pictured with Dr. Jeff Scraba) |
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| Jacob Murel, winner of the Literature Concentration Award (pictured with Dr. Carey Mickalites) | John Thompson, winner of the Charles M. Brooks Scholarship (pictured with Dr. Joshua Phillips) | Skye Roberson, winner of the Composition Concentration Award (pictured with Dr. Joseph Jones) |
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To see the list of 2015 Award Winners, click here.
To see the list of 2015 Award Winners, click here.
Undergraduate Awards
Giem and Collins Awards
| 1010 | 1020 | 2201 | 2202 |
| 1st Place: Imani Kimbrough | 1st Place: Chelsea Lucas | 1st Place: Kaylen Fields | 1st Place: Robin Jones |
| 2nd Place: Turki AlMutiri | 2nd Place: Ethan Scott | 2nd Place: Taylor Tester | 2nd Place: Tiericka Burnett |
| 3rd Place: Bethlehem T. Sillassie | 3rd Place: Alexandra Berwager | 3rd Place: John Thompson | 3rd Place: Carolyn Castillo-Mason |
Awards and Scholarships
English 1020 New Media Writing Award: Melissa King
Children's Literature Awards: Morgan Dickerson and Christina Goldsby
Mid-South STC/Professional Writing Scholarship: Rachel Guffin
Elizabeth Phillips Scholarship: Kevyanna Rawls
Emalie Appleton Brooks Memorial Scholarship: Madison George
Charles M. Brooks Scholarship in English: John Thompson
Mid-South STC/Professional Writing Scholarship: Rachel Guffin
Elizabeth Phillips Scholarship: Kevyanna Rawls
Emalie Appleton Brooks Memorial Scholarship: Madison George
Charles M. Brooks Scholarship in English: John Thompson
Department of English Distinguished Scholarship Award: Aston Patrick
Honors Thesis Prize: Carter Wenger
Honors Thesis Prize: Carter Wenger
Acknowledgement for English Honors with Thesis
| Matthew Bailey | Coming Out on Youtube (Dr. Saga Graham) |
| Sydni Hawkins | Poe's Perversity: Ratiocination and the Rationality of Unreason (Dr. Jeffrey Scraba) |
| Sara James | Propaganda: A Means of Liberation (Dr. Terrence Tucker) |
| Aston Patrick | Ur so Hawt: The Presentation of Gender in Online Streaming (Dr. Sage Graham) |
| Hannah Quinn | Feminism and the New Testament: Jesus' Dialogues with Women and Paul's Commands to Women (Dr. Catherine Martin) |
| Carter Wenger | Renegotiating Beckett's Fourth Wall: "The Quietest Space" as the Crucible for Tragedy in the Later Works (Dr. Carey Mickalites) |
| Taylor Young | Grit (Alice Bolin and Marcus Wicker) |
Graduate Awards
Concentrational Awards
African-American Literature: Justin Williams
Applied Linguistics: Othman Alshboul
Composition: Skye Roberson
Creative Writing Fiction: Jamie Logan
Creative Writing Non-Fiction: Sarah Cozort
Creative Writing Poetry: Hunter Keough
Creative Writing Service Award: Mary Cartwright and Christine Guargno
ESL: Daniel Harper
Literature: Jacob Murel
Professional Writing: Shanna Cameron
Awards, Fellowships, and Scholarships
Department Service Award: Rashad Ahmed
Dr. Lawrence and Sarah Wynn Fellowship: Terrie Box
William and Martha Donigan Graduate Scholarship: Kalpana Negi
Ruth and Henry Loeb Scharff Scholarship: Adela Brito, Abdul Hakim, Haley Quinton, Stephen Turner, and Justin Williams
Rebecca Argall Award for Graduate Student Teaching Excellence in the First Year: Stephen Turner and Brennah Hutchison
Dr. Lawrence and Sarah Wynn Fellowship: Terrie Box
William and Martha Donigan Graduate Scholarship: Kalpana Negi
Ruth and Henry Loeb Scharff Scholarship: Adela Brito, Abdul Hakim, Haley Quinton, Stephen Turner, and Justin Williams
Rebecca Argall Award for Graduate Student Teaching Excellence in the First Year: Stephen Turner and Brennah Hutchison
Mr. and Mrs. Fred P. Gattas Scholarship: D'Andrea Heggs and Natalia Fernandez
Dr. Reginald Martin Teaching Award: Errol Rivers
Graduate Research Award: Olivia Clark and Marisa Manuel
Outstanding Graduate Student Award: Kendra Vanderlip
Dr. Reginald Martin Teaching Award: Errol Rivers
Graduate Research Award: Olivia Clark and Marisa Manuel
Outstanding Graduate Student Award: Kendra Vanderlip