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Awards and Honors

Awards and Honors

The COVID-19 epidemic has reminded the world why the Humanities are so powerful, relevant and necessary. Works of history, literature, philosophy and religious studies are perfectly suited for capturing the contradictory social processes and emotions within which we find ourselves. So, at this moment when the power and the magic of our disciplines are on display, it is imperative that we honor all of our award winners this year and recognize our students who were excelling in this before it became frighteningly relevant during the pandemic. We could not be any prouder of our students and their accomplishments.

 

2022-2023 Student Awards and Scholarships

English

Undergraduate

Florence Burrow Pope Endowed Scholarship in English Literature

Raisa Harris

 

Howard W. Bahr Achievement Scholarship Endowment

Jessica Briscoe

 

Janet Sims English Scholarship Endowment

Ezabelle Janssen

 

Mary Maude T. Jordan Scholarship Endowment

Jessica Wade

 

Nelma and Marlin Ivey English Scholarship

Jed Guin

Michael Romack

 

Shannon O'Hara and Henry Mackaman English Scholarship Endowment

William Campbell

Michael Romack

 

Wilbur and Polly Stout English Scholarship Endowment

Callan Danenhower

Morgan Gardner

Katie Weber

 

Game Studies Interactive Writing Contest Winner

Savannah Irby

 

Howard Wilson and Helen V. Bahr Scholarship Endowment for Best Undergraduate Student Essay

Joshua Strobel

Honorable Mention: Jenna McClain

 

Emerging Scholar Award for Best Essay in English 340 

Winner, Fall 2022: Jaylin Jones

Honorable Mention, Fall 2022: Ashlyn Wilson

 

Capstone Award for Best Essay in English 400 

Winners, Fall 2022: 

Heaven Neese

Karlie Hall

 

Graduate

Howard Wilson and Helen V. Bahr Scholarship Endowment

Katherine Gaffney

Emily Goldsmith

Margaret Hageman

Marisa Mills

Kayla Schreiber

 

James Sims Award

Emily Goldsmith

 

Linwood E. Orange Award

Marisa Mills

 

Stanley Hauer Excellence in Teaching Award

Hannah Mummert

 

Center for Writers Awards

Ben Mounger Rawls Awards Endowment

Emily Goldsmith

 

Dr. Jeremy Lespi Memorial English Scholarship Endowment

Kathryn McKenzie

 

Garth A. Avant Memorial Endowment

Caroline McCaulay

David Nikityn

 

Joan Johnson Writing Award in Fiction

Tawanda Nyahasha

 

Joan Johnson Writing Award in Poetry

Brooke Harries

 

Miranda Merkelein Award for Graduating Fiction Writer

Apoorva Mittal

 

Miranda Merkelein Award for Graduating Poet

Corinne Dekkers

 

History

Undergraduate

Charles Moia Memorial History Scholarship Endowment

Benjamin Ogden

 

Claude E. Fike Scholarship

Maggie Byrd

 

Dr. Kenneth G. McCarty History Scholarship Endowment

Jordan Matthews

 

John E. Gonzales History Scholarship Endowment – Senior Award

Simeon Gates

 

John E. Gonzales History Scholarship Endowment – Undergraduate Scholarship

Jala Johnson

Alanha Johnson

 

John E. Wallace Award

Timothy Regan

 

Martha Boland Byron and Betty Boland Barker Education Scholarship

Raymond Arreola

 

Nolena Love Stephens Secondary Education History Licensure Memorial Annual Scholarship

Austin Moore

 

Outstanding Student Teacher Award

Meredith McRaney

 

Treadwell Davis Award

Zion Culbreath

 

Graduate

Graduate Student Teaching Award

Brian Valimont

 

Jay Washam Memorial Scholarship

Brian Valimont

 

John E. Gonzales History Scholarship Endowment – Study Abroad Scholarship

Oscar Coles

 

Phi Alpha Theta Award

Emily Cloys

 

Dale Center for War & Society Awards

Dale Center Culpepper Internship Award

Anna Roberson

 

Lamar Powell Graduate War & Society Scholarship

Daniel Ward

Sarah Anne Hogue

 

Philosophy and Religion

Forrest Wood Philosophy Scholarship

LaKisha Ashley

Marlena Teston

 

Clayton and Mae Sullivan Award in Religion

Braden Waugh

 

 

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