Congratulations to the 2018-2019 English Award Winners! Below are the scholarship recipients and the award qualifications. On May 1st there will be a banquet for the winners. Visit this website to see English major only scholarships and this website to see past award winners.
Allison Rickert Memorial Award: Catherine Shehan
- Awarded to a student from any class year with a minimum GPA of 3.0 or greater who contributes to the George Street Press or the Creative Writer’s Guild.
Dorothy J. Patterson English Award: Bryce Rinehart
- Awarded to a rising junior majoring in the English teacher preparation program and working toward a Bachelors of Science in English Education with a minimum GPA of 3.0 in both the major and overall. The scholarship is renewable for two additional semester.
William S. Trout Memorial Award for English Education: Mariah Miller
- Awarded to a senior English education major who has a cumulative GPA greater than or equal to 2.5, and 3.5 GPA in English courses. Candidates are required to document a commitment to creative writing through publication of original work.
Nadine Thomas Journalism Award: Vanessa Schneider
- Awarded to a senior English education major who has a cumulative GPA greater than or equal to 2.5, and 3.5 GPA in English courses. Candidates are required to document a commitment to creative writing through publication of original work.
Eileen Carew Promising Writers Award: Shaakirah Ahmad-Tate
- This scholarship is awarded to an English major with a declared Writing Studies Option who has achieved excellence or shows promise in writing. The student must have a minimum of a 3.0 GPA.
Dilworth-McCullough English Award: Mary Beth Nolt
- Awarded to a student who has achieved excellence in English literature.
Class of 1910 Award: Amanda Mooney
- Awarded annually for excellence in English to a student at the end of his or her senior year.
Frank R. Heavner Memorial Award: Maria Glotfelter
- Awarded to the English major with the highest average in at least nine hours of linguistics courses.
Alice R. Fox Memorial Award in English: Emily Perez
- Awarded to a student who, in the judgment of the English Department, has achieved excellence in English.
Class of 1917 Award: Matthew Moyer
- Awarded at the end of a student’s junior year to a person who, in the judgment of the English Department, excels in the general field of English.
Class of 1922 Award: Hadassah Stoltzfus
- Awarded to a senior who has demonstrated outstanding proficiency in the use of English.