Graduate Awards 2020
Kiara Kharpertian Award
This award was established to honor the memory of our colleague Kiara Kharpertian, who earned her doctorate in English in 2015. Open to MA and PhD students, it encourages and supports graduate students who take intellectual and professional risks that extend the limits of their interests. Graduate students can be nominated by faculty or can submit proposals on their own to support travel, research, or any aspect of a scholarly project or endeavor.
Cash award. Deadline: December 1.
2020 Award Recipient
- Annie Malady
Von Hendy Award
This award honors our longtime colleague Andrew Von Hendy. Designed to recognize the high quality of graduate student writing, it is given to the best paper written by a graduate student. Two prizes are awarded each year, one for an M.A. student and one for a Ph.D. student.
Deadline: April 7.
2020 Award Recipients
惭础:听Eleanor Rambo
笔丑顿:听Deanna Danforth
Donald White Teaching Award
Award for outstanding teaching by a M.A. and Ph.D. student.
2020 Award Recipients
MA: Alex Budd
MA: Hannah Clay
PhD: Megan Lease
Chair's Distinguished Service Award
2020 Award Recipients
Megan Crotty
Kelsey Norwood