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MAR. 30
Department Colloquium: Michael Clune (Case Western Reserve University): "Imaginary Music." Department of English Conference Room, UH2028, 3 p.m.
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Department News
FELDMAN, MAZZA GARNER UNIVERSITY AWARDS
Professor Ann Merle Feldman won a 2011 UIC Award for Excellence in Teaching. The award recognizes distinguished contributions in teaching philosophy, teaching practice, curriculum development, and administration. Professor Cris Mazza won a 2011 UIC University Scholar Award. The University Scholars Program provides significant awards of funds to faculty members who “have demonstrated superior performance in scholarly activities in both research and teaching and who show great promise for future achievements.”
YEAR-END AWARDS ANNOUNCED
The Department of English announced its year-end awards at its annual year-end function. Below is a list of the award-winner.
University Awards
Dean's Scholar Award: Cynthia Barounis
Lincoln Fellowship Award: Aneeka Henderson
Provost's Award for Graduate Research: Danielle Christmas
Graduate Awards
Anne Hopewell Selby Award: Cynthia Barounis
Department of English Distinguished Teaching Assistant Award: Jennifer Moore
Gloria Fromm Award: Amy Gates
Kogan Bonus Award: Jennifer Berner
Paul Carroll Award in Creative Writing: Garrett Brown
Goodnow Award in Fiction: Cynthia Cravens
Undergraduate Awards
Robert and Corinne Silver Award: Mike Hartge
Ernest C. Van Keuren Award: Benjamin Reedus
Paul Carroll Award in Creative Writing: Benjamin Reedus (1st Place); Allison Funk (2nd Place)
Anne Hopewell Selby Award in Critical Writing: Jacob Cayia (1st Place); Thomas J. DeSalvo (2nd Place)
Anne Hopewell Selby Award for Undergraduate Research: Yocheved Saphire-Bernstein
English Education
Woods-Lindley Prize: Lindsay Zidek(student); Kim Kody (teacher)
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