We’re pleased to announce this year’s winners of department awards and scholarships. We’ll be celebrating these formally in the Walter Harding Lounge, Welles 111, on Wednesday, May 7 at 3:30 p.m.
Scholarships
- Natalie Selser Freed Memorial Scholarship – Rebecca Miller and Sean Neill
- Rita K. Gollin Senior Year Scholarship for Excellence in American Literature – Jessica Irwin
- Rita K. Gollin Junior Year Scholarship for Excellence in American Literature – Jo-Ann Wong
- Hans Gottschalk Award – Matthew McClure
- Joseph M. O’Brien Memorial Scholarship – Andre Doeman and Michelle Mundt
- Don Watt Memorial Scholarship – Christina Mortellaro and Hannah Pruch
- Bonnie Henzel Memorial Scholarship – Julianne DeSilva, Erin Koehler, Sarah Rusnak, and Eric Wegman
- Jesse Rodgers Scholarship – Nikki Toner and Sean Fischer
Writing Awards
African American Studies
- 1st – Nikita Rumsey
- 2nd – Erin Beach
- 3rd – Megan Nolan
Critical Essay
- 1st – Jarad Sassone-McHugh
- 2nd – Christine O’Neill and Nikita Rumsey
- Honorable Mention – Meghan Kearns and Gregory Palermo
First Year Writing
- 1st – Jessica Heppler
- 2nd – John Panus
- 3rd – Erik Mebust
Creative Non-Fiction
- 1st – Suraj Uttamchandani
- 2nd – Adam Camiolo
- 3rd – Meghan Kearns
Fiction
- 1st – Kirstin Freiman
- 2nd – Megan Nolan
- 3rd – Katie Soares
- Honorable Mention – Stephon Lawrence
Poetry
- 1st – Lucia LoTempio
- 2nd – Erin Koehler
- 3rd – Bibi Lewis
- Honorable Mention – Devon Poniatowski