Department Awards and Honors

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Academic Year 2023-2024

Graduate Awards

Siddharth Arora: Clinton C. Keeler Fellowship in English

Siddharth Arora: Leonard J. Leff Film or Media Studies Award

Katie McMorris: Sally Hinrich PhD Scholarship

Jessica Roark: Edward Jones Milton or Textual Studies Scholarship

Kaila Lancaster: Edward Walkiewicz Contemporary Studies Scholarship

Alexandra Serbinovskaya: Scholarship for Excellence in Teaching and/or Consulting

Alexandra Serbinovskaya: TESL/Linguistics Scholarship

Jerilynn Aquino: Academy of American Poets Prize

Jacob R. Benavides: 2nd Place

Johnathan Drake Swails: 3rd Place 

Jacob R. Benavides: Marye Lynn Cummings Scholarship in Creative Writing - Poetry

Lauren Osborn: 2nd Place

Katie McMorris: 3rd Place

Gage Saylor: Marye Lynn Cummings Scholarship in Creative Writing - Fiction

Alicia Tan: 2nd Place - Fiction

Katie McMorris: 3rd Place - Fiction

Lauren Osborn: Marye Lynn Cummings Scholarship in Creative Writing - Nonfiction

Kaila Lancaster: 2nd Place -  Nonfiction

Alicia Tan: 3rd Place - Nonfiction

 

Undergraduate Awards

Anya Jackson: Mary Lou Sare English Scholarship
Renee Vermillion: Dr. Carol S. Nasworthy Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Kayla Duckworth: Evelyn Burris DeBenning Memorial Scholarship in English
Manon Mowery: Audre Chapman Scholarship Fund
Renee Vermillion: Undergraduate Literature Scholarship

 

Academic Year 2022-2023

Graduate Awards

Mackenzie Tomlinson: Harry Campbell Scholarship
Daniel Amaral: Leonard J. Leff Film or Media Studies Award

Matthew Williams: Janemarie Luecke Memorial Scholarship

Elizabeth Key: Professional Writing Scholarship

Dani Putney: Sally Hinrich PhD Scholarship

Payam Rahmati: Carol Guagliardo Preston TESLing Student Award

Breanna Beaty: Randi Eldevik Medieval Studies Scholarship

Gage Saylor: Edward Jones Milton or Textual Studies Scholarship

Siddharth Arora: Edward Walkiewicz Contemporary Studies Scholarship

Dani Putney: Scholarship for Excellence in Teaching and/or Consulting

Komal Nazir: Clinton C. Keeler Fellowship in English

Katie McMorris: Marye Lynn Cummings Scholarship in Creative Writing - Poetry

Dani Putney: 2nd Place - Poetry

Alyssandra Tobin: 3rd Place - Poetry

Lauren Osborn: Marye Lynn Cummings Scholarship in Creative Writing - Fiction

Daniel Amaral: 2nd Place - Fiction

Katie McMorris: 3rd Place - Fiction

Katie McMorris: Marye Lynn Cummings Scholarship in Creative Writing - Nonfiction

Jerilynn Aquino: 2nd Place -  Nonfiction

Gage Saylor: 3rd Place - Nonfiction

 Jordyn Perazzo: Academy of American Poets Prize

Katie McMorris: 2nd Place

Jerilynn Aquino: 3rd Place

 

Undergraduate Awards

Chandler Dean: Undergraduate Literature Scholarship
Chandler Dean: Audre Chapman Scholarship Fund

 

Academic Year 2021-2022
Graduate Awards

Remigius Recchia: Clinton C. Keeler Fellowship in English
Siddharth Arora: Edward Walkiewicz Contemporary Studies Scholarship
Siddharth Arora: Leonard J. Leff Film or Media Studies Award
Dani Putney: Professional Writing Scholarship
Grant Currier: Sally Hinrich PhD Scholarship
Grant Currier: Scholarship for Excellence in Teaching and/or Consulting
Hannah Bingham Brunner: Carol Guagliardo Preston TESOLing Student Award

Dani Putney: Jeffrey Walker Early American Studies Scholarship

Matthew Williams: Marye Lynn Cummings Scholarship in Creative Writing - Poetry

Dani Putney: 2nd Place - Poetry

Whitney Kerutis: 3rd Place - Poetry

Gage Saylor: Marye Lynn Cummings Scholarship in Creative Writing - Fiction

Lauren Osborn: 2nd Place - Fiction

Daniel Amaral: 3rd Place - Fiction

Gage Saylor: Marye Lynn Cummings Scholarship in Creative Writing - Nonfiction

Dani Putney: 2nd Place - Nonfiction

April Lim: 3rd Place - Nonfiction

Roseanna Recchia: Academy of American Poets Prize
Amanda Gaines: 2nd Place
Jordyn Perazzo: 3rd Place

 

Undergraduate Awards

Emma McCabe: Undergraduate Literature Scholarship
Emma McCabe: Audre Chapman Scholarship Fund

 

Academic Year 2020-2021
Graduate Awards

Chrissy Martin: Clinton C. Keeler Fellowship in English
Whitney Kerutis: Edward Walkiewicz Contemporary Studies Scholarship
Douglas Koziol: Leonard J. Leff Film or Media Studies Award
Remiguis Recchia: Paul Klemp Renaissance Studies Scholarship
Courtney Lund O'Neil: Professional Writing Scholarship
Svetlana Koltovskaia:Sally Hinrich PhD Scholarship
Rachel Stark: Scholarship for Excellence in Teaching and/or Consulting
Svetlana Koltovskaia: TESOL/Linguistics Scholarship
Amy Takebe: Carol Guagliardo Preston TESOLing Student Award

Courtney Lund O'Neil: Marye Lynn Cummings Scholarship in Creative Writing - Poetry
Roseanna Alice Boswell:2nd Place - Poetry
Chrissay Martin: 3rd Place - Poetry

Douglas Koziol: Marye Lynn Cummings Scholarship in Creative Writing - Fiction
Rachel Klammer: 2nd Place - Fiction
Gage Saylor: 3rd Place - Fiction

Kourtney Johnson: Marye Lynn Cummings Scholarship in Creative Writing - Nonfiction
Amanda Gaines: 2nd Place - Nonfiction
Courtney Lund O'Neil 3rd Place - Nonfiction

Remigius Recchia: Academy of American Poets Prize
Chrissy Martin: 2nd Place
Barbara Allyn Bernkopf: 3rd Place

Undergraduate Awards

Soley Marie Kristiansson: Mary Lou Sare English Scholarship
Mackenzie Epperly: Dr. Carol S. Nasworthy Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Alyssa G. Myrick: Dr. Carol S. Nasworthy Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Dustin M. Springer: Evelyn Burris DeBenning Memorial Scholarship in English
Hannah Keeter: Undergraduate Literature Scholarship
Baiey Davenport: Audre Chapman Scholarship Fund

 

Academic Year 2019-2020

Graduate Awards

Jeaneen Canfield: Clinton C. Keeler Fellowship in English
Gretchen VanWormer: Edward Walkiewicz Contemporary Studies Scholarship
Oliver Spivey: Jeffrey Walker Early American Studies Scholarship
Christina Martin: Paul Klemp Renaissance Studies Scholarship
Douglas Koziol: Leonard J. Leff Film or Media Studies Award
Jeaneen Canfield: Professional Writing Scholarship
Christina Lane: Scholarship for Excellence in Teaching and/or Consulting
Amy Takebe: Sally Hinrich PhD Scholarship
Amy Takebe: TESOL/Linguistics Scholarship

Alysse Gopalakrishnan: Marye Lynn Cummings Scholarship in Creative Writing -- poetry, 1st Place
Chrissy Martin: Marye Lynn Cummings Scholarship in Creative Writing -- poetry, 2nd Place
Remigius Recchia: Marye Lynn Cummings Scholarship in Creative Writing -- poetry, 3rd Place

Alex Hughes: Marye Lynn Cummings Scholarship in Creative Writing -- Fiction, 1st Place
Gage Saylor: Marye Lynn Cummings Scholarship in Creative Writing -- Fiction, 2nd Place
Douglas Koziol: Marye Lynn Cummings Scholarship in Creative Writing -- Fiction, 3rd Place

Maura Smith: Marye Lynn Cummings Scholarship in Creative Writing -- Nonfiction, 1st Place
Courtney Lund O'Neil: Marye Lynn Cummings Scholarship in Creative Writing -- Nonfiction, 2nd Place
Gretchen VanWormen: Marye Lynn Cummings Scholarship in Creative Writing -- Nonfiction, 3rd Place

Alysse Gopalakrishnan: Academy of American Poets Prize, 1st place
Chrissy Martin: Academy of American Poets Prize, 2nd place
Remigius Recchia: Academy of American Poets Prize, 3rd place

Undergraduate Awards

Brynn Hynson: Undergraduate Literature Scholarship
Nathanial Blackburn: Audre Chapman Scholarship
Scarlett Fisher: Evelyn Burris DeBenning Memorial Scholarship in English
Zoe Bigbie: Mary Lou Sare English Scholarship
Ethan Scott: Dr. Carol S. Nasworthy Memorial Endowed Scholarship

Academic Year 2018-2019

Graduate

Ho'omana Nathan Horton: Clinton C. Keeler Fellowship in English
Courtney Whited: Harry Campbell Scholarship
Jared Young: Leonard J. Leff Film or Media Studies Award
Sarah Lonelodge: Professional Writing Scholarship
Katie Rieger: Scholarship for Excellence in Teaching and/or Consulting
Rebecca Brings: Mary WIlson Woods Scholarship
Michelle Dostal: Jeffrey Walker Early American Studies Scholarship
Rebecca Brings: Edward Walkiewicz Contemporary Studies Scholarship
Katie Rieger: Sally Hinrich PhD Scholarship
Alysse McCanna: Marye Lynn Cummings Scholarship in Creative Writing -- poetry
Christopher Linforth: Marye Lynn Cummings Scholarship in Creative Writing -- Fiction
Courtney Lund: Marye Lynn Cummings Scholarship in Creative Writing -- Nonfiction
Remigius Recchia: Academy of American Poets Prize

Undergraduate

Kaitlyn Burton: Undertraduate Literature Scholarship
Emily Strah: Audre Chapman Scholarship
Emily Strah: Evelyn Burris DeBenning Memorial Scholarship in English
Andrea Smith: Mary Lou Sare English Scholarship
Callie Crone: Dr. Carol S. Nasworthy Memorial Endowed Scholarship

 

Academic Year 2017-2018
Faculty

Steph Link won the Best Paper Presentation at the Technology for Second Language Learning (TSLL) conference at Iowa State University on September 23, 2017.
Dennis R. Preston won the first annual "Bill Labov Prize for Best Presentation Style" for his paper "The Soft Underbelly of Sociolinguistics — NOT!" at NWAV (New Ways of Analyzing Variation) 46 at the University of Wisconsin.
Andrew Wadoski received a College of Arts & Sciences 2017-2018 Regents Distinguished Teaching Award.

Graduate

Mahmoud Abdi Tabari: Ravi Sheorey Student of the Year Award
Jacqueline Alnes: Clinton Keeler Scholarship in English Studies and Marye Lynn Cummings Endowed Scholarship - Creative Nonfiction, 3rd Place
John Andrews: Marye Lynn Cummings Endowed Scholarship - Poetry, 1st Place and Academy of American Poets, 2nd Place
Rebecca Brings: May Wilson Woods Scholarship
Anna Davis: Harry M. Campbell Scholarship and Scholarship for Excellence in Teaching and/or Consulting
Michelle Dostal: Jeffrey Walker Early American Studies Scholarship
Jacob Euteneuer: Professional Writing Scholarship and Sally Hinrich PhD Scholarship
Jacob Floyd: Leonard J. Leff Film or Media Studies Award 
Meihua Guo: Mary Ann Ward Award
Eunhye Hess: TESOL International Association Complimentary Membership Award
Alex Huges: Marye Lynn Cummings Endowed Scholarship - Creative Nonfiction, 1st Place
Thamer Kalfut: TESOL International Association Complimentary Membership Award
Christopher Linforth: Marye Lynn Cummings Endowed Scholarship - Fiction, 2nd Place
Christine Martin: Marye Lynn Cummings Endowed Scholarship - Poetry, 3rd Place and Academy of American Poets, 3rd Place
Sara Nezami Nav: TESOL International Association Complimentary Membership Award
Colin Pope: Marye Lynn Cummings Endowed Scholarship - Poetry, 2nd Place and Academy of American Poets, 1st Place
Rachele Salvini: Marye Lynn Cummings Endowed Scholarship - Fiction, 3rd Place
Courtney Whited: Paul Klemp Renaissance Studies Scholarship
Gretchen VanWormer: Marye Lynn Cummings Endowed Scholarship - Fiction, 1st Place and Mary Lynn Cummings Endowed Scholarship - Creative Nonfiction, 2nd Place
Jared Young: E.P. Walkiewicz Contemporary Studies Scholarship

Undergraduate

Emily Hughes: Undergraduate Literature Scholarship
Colleen Maher: Audre Chapman Scholarship
Morgan Strawn: Mary Lou Sare Endowed Scholarship in English

Academic Year 2016-2017 
Faculty

William Decker won the Regents Distinguished Research Award.
Toni Graham won the Regents Distinguished Teaching Award.
Edward Jones won the Arts & Sciences Fall Travel Grant. 
Timothy Murphy was appointed Regents Professor.
Dennis Preston won the Arts & Sciences Fall Travel Grant. 

Graduate Students

Jacqueline Alnes: Jeffrey Walker Early American Studies Scholarship
Galen Bunting: Harry M. Campbell Scholarship and E.P. Walkiewicz Studies Scholarship
Jeaneen Canfield: Scholarship for Excellence in Teaching and/or Consulting
Qi Chen: TESOL/Linguistics Scholarship
Hillary Coenen: Phoenix Award Finalist
Namrata De Roy: Richard G. Ingham Scholarship
Jacob Euteneur: Leonard J. Leff Film or Media Studies Award
Clemonce Heard: Gwendolyn Brooks Centennial honorable mention
Jason Higgins: Graduate Research Excellence Award
Cheryl Kutcher: Phoenix Award and Janemarie Luecke Memorial Scholarship
Alysse McCanna: Academy of American Poets Scholarship
Nathan Horton: OSU Graduate College Summer Research Fellowship
Colin Pope: Clinton Keeler Scholarship in English Studies and Marye Lynn Cummings Endowed Scholarship (Poetry)
Gretchen VanWormer: Marye Lynn Cummings Endowed Scholarship (Creative Nonfiction)

Undergraduate Students

Dillon Graham: Audre Chapman Scholarship
Colleen Maher: Mary Lou Sare Endowed Scholarship in English
Field Watts: Undergraduate Literature Scholarship 

Academic Year 2015-2016 

Faculty

William Decker and Elizabeth Grubgeld won the Fall 2015 Arts and Sciences Travel Award.  
Edward Jones was awarded the Regents Distinguished Research Award. 
Aimee Parkison received the Catherine Doctorow Innovative Fiction Prize.
Lindsey Smith received the Arts & Sciences Community Engagement Award. 
Stacy Takacs won the President's Outstanding Teaching Award.

Staff

Robert Estes received the Arts & Sciences Outstanding Staff Award.
JuDean Howerton received the Arts & Sciences Outstanding Staff Award.

Graduate Students

Jacqueline Alnes: Marye Lynn Cummings Grad Scholarship in Creative Writing - Non-Fiction
Tomie Anne Bitton: Janemarie Luecke Memorial Scholarship
Jake Brewer: Marye Lynn Cummings Grad Scholarship in Creative Writing - Fiction
Brian Brooks: Newberry Travel Award
Lindsay Clark: Professional Writing Scholarship and Clinton C. Keeler Fellowship in English
Clayton Dillard: Robberson Summer Research Fellowship Award
Dillon Hawkins: Leonard J. Leff Film and Media Studies Award
Trever Holland: Student Council Award for Outstanding Teaching Assistant
Elizabeth Lampman: Marye Lynn Cummings Grad Scholarship in Creative Writing - Poetry
Macy McDonald: Harry Campbell Scholarship
Elena McLaughlin: Rapp Distinguished Graduate Fellowship and Edward Walkiewicz Contemporary Studies Scholarship
Emma Murray: Academy of American Poets Prize and Sheryl Benbrook Women For OSU Scholar
Steven Pedersen: Graduate Research Excellence Award
James Seth: OSU Foundation Distinguished Graduate Fellowship
Laura Tunningley: Honorary Commencement Marshall in recognition of scholarship and service to the land-grant mission of Oklahoma State University.
Yelin Zhao: Sally Hinrich PhD Scholarship and TESOL/Linguistics Scholarship 

Undergraduate Students

Jenny Ancik: Mary Lou Sare English Scholarship
Ridge Howell: Student Council's Dan Wesley Award for Outstanding Junior
Jacquelyn Lane: Undergraduate Literature Scholarship
Colleen Maher: George White Memorial Scholarship
Philp Moll: Audre Chapman Scholarship
Skyler Osburn: Audre Chapman Scholarship 
Carissa Sanders: Ruby N. Courtney Creative Writing Scholarship
Kaelyne Yumul: English Department Outstanding Senior 

Academic Year 2014-2015 

Faculty

Robert Mayer received an Arts and Sciences Summer Research Grant (Summer 2015).
Edward Jones was appointed Regents Professor.

 

The following faculty received Dean's Incentive Grants (Summer 2015):

Joshua Daniel-Wariya 
Katherine Hallemeier
Graig Uhlin 
Aimee Parkison 

Academic Year 2013-2014 

Faculty

Dinah Cox, Associate Editor of the Cimarron Review, won the 2014 BOA Edition Short Fiction Prize for her collection, Remarkable.   
Toni Graham's short story collection, The Suicide Club, won the 2014 Flannery O'Connor Prize for Fiction from University of Georgia Press. The collection will be published in Fall 2015.
Elizabeth Grubgeld won the 2014 Oklahoma State University Service Award. 
Edward Jones's Young Milton: The Emerging Author, 1620-1642  won The Milton Society's 2013 Irene Samuel Memorial Award for Best Multi-Authored Collection on Milton. 
Linda Leavell, professor emerita, won the 2013 Plutarch Award for Best Biography for her book, Holding on Upside Down: The Life and Work of Marianne Moore.  
Lisa Lewis's collection The Body Double won the 2014 Georgetown Review Prize, selected by Ada Limón. The collection will be published by Georgetown Press in Spring 2015. 
Jeffrey Walker was honored by the Regents for Distinguished Teaching.  

Staff

Charissa Prchal has won an A&S Outstanding Staff Award. 

Undergraduates

Erin Swenson won a General Honors Award, a Departmental Honors Award, and an Honor's College Degree. 

The following students were all recognized at the College of Arts and Sciences Honors and Awards Banquet, held on April 15, 2014: 

Abigail Bunting and Anthony Rahhal received 2013-2014 Wentz Research Project Awards.
Joshua Lay and Kaelyne Yumul received 2013-2014 Wentz Leadership Scholarships.
Bunting and Yumul also received George White Memorial Scholarships. Antoinette Bridgers and James Lee also received this honor. 
Rebecca Lee (2014) was honored as Departmental Outstanding Senior. 
Kathryn Shrader (2014) received a Fullbright Scholarship. She will graduate in May with majors in English: Creative Writing and German and be recognized at commencement and at our A&S Honors and Awards Banquet.

The following students were accepted into the Teach for America Program:

Jake Akin (2014)
Rebecca Lee (2014)
Andrea Cerar (2013)
Abby Legrand (2013)
Courtney Kutch (2012)
Reagan Haas (2011)