- Newsworthy: Alumni and Awards Celebration – Thursday - April 21 – 4 pm – Alumni Center
- Gender Questions: A Film and Discussion Series - Discussion of Orlando and Brown Bag Lunch - Today - April 20 - 12 pm in 2306 Haley Center
- Faculty Meeting - Today - April 20 - 3 pm in 3104 Haley Center
- EGO Officers Voting Ends Tonight - April 20 - 10 pm
- English Hour - "Star Wars: Mythology of Our Time, or Bad Art?" - Wednesday - April 27 - 12 pm
- Screening of Dan Griffin's Documentary Carson McCullers: Lonely Hunter - Thursday - April 28 - 4 pm in Draughon Library Auditorium
- CLA PETL Awards Ceremony and Reception - Friday - April 29 - 3 pm at Telfair Peet Theatre
- EGO Spring Reception - Monday - May 2 - 6:30 pm at St. Dunstan's
- Tweed Jacket Open - Tuesday - May 3 - 8 am at Indian Pines Golf Course
- Rick Joines Also Contributes to Companion to 20th Century American Poetry
- Graduate Student Publication - Boone
Newsworthy: Alumni and Awards Celebration to be Held on Thursday, April 21, at 4 pm in the Alumni Center
Join members of the Department in starting a tradition.
The Department's Alumni and Awards Celebration will be Thursday, April 21, beginning promptly at 4 pm at the Alumni Center, 317 South College Street. Graduate and undergraduate students will receive Department awards and scholarships, and faculty and staff will be recognized for their achievements in 2004-2005.
The newly established Advisory Council will be introduced:
- Kay Bains, Attorney, Bradley Arant, Birmingham, AL
- Dan Ennis, Assistant Professor, Coastal Carolina University
- Alise Chabaud Hagan, Coordinator of Technical Communications, National Center for Biomedical Research & Training, Louisiana State University
- Dan Retzer, Vice President of Product Development and Software Engineering, Xcitek Solutions Plus, Inc., Birmingham, AL
- Molly Smith, Dean, College of Arts & Sciences, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ
Congratulations to the undergraduate and graduate award winners!
Undergraduate award winners
Sigma Tau Delta Inductees
| Kimberly Brigner | Elizabeth Brister | Tiffany Burgess |
| Alicia Cafferty | Mary Martha Calhoun | Kathryn Chandler |
| Samantha Garrett | Brian Gillis | Jennifer Henig |
| Julie April Hinz | Courtney Hurst | Miriam Janell Johnson |
| Elizabeth M. Kent | Stephen Graham Lock | Emily McCann |
| Dustin McClimon | Jessica Sims | Erin Nichole Truhett |
| Margaret Warren | Shelia K. Watkins | Staci Leigh Wilson |
| Annette Wright |
Robert Hughes Mount, Jr. Poetry Prize
Emily McCann
Freshman Book Scholarships
| Thomas E. Dawson | Mary K. Head | Abby S. Hogelin |
| Tawnysha C. Lynch |
Junior-level Scholarship
Kimberly Brigner
James A. Kirkley Award
Stephen Graham Lock
Mary Matherly Durant Award
Nancy Stuart Grimes
Mortar Board’s Mildred Enloe Yates Award
Robert Carl Ring
Ruth and Carolyn Faulk Scholarship
Julie April Hinz
Senior Awards
| Samantha E. Garrett | Brian Gillis | Justin K. Lowery |
| Emily McCann | Megan K. Pasley | Adrienne L. Reeves |
| Erin L. Simon | Jessica L. Sims | Ben S. Stubblefield |
Undergraduate Writing Awards
Poetry - “Postcard”
Kathryn E. Baldwin
Creative Fiction - “Christmas Lights”
Melissa K. Bridges
Academic Essay - “The Homecoming: Cathy’s Ghost Transcends Medium”
Elizabeth M. Kent
Graduate student award winners
Donald H. Cunningham Technical Communication Scholarship
Cecily Jackson, MTPC
Varian C. Burkhardt Award
Katherine McDonald, MA
Florence Parker Hargis Fellowship
Eva Shoop, PhD
Mary Ann Rygiel, PhD
Betty Travis Naugle Fellowship
Diane Glanzer, MTPC
Xiangrong Liu, MTPC
New Fellowship in English
Jennifer Reid, MA
Mildred Enloe Yates Award
Abby Whigham, MA
Graduate Writing Awards
Best Paper
Sean H. Wells, PhD
“'The White Eagle Blinked at Her': Vogue Magazine and Kate Chopin’s Parables of Consumerism”
Best Paper - Honorable Mention
Cathy Rex, PhD
“Outer-National and Transcultural Identification: George Copway’s The Life, History and Travels of Kah-ge-gah-bowh”
Best Conference Presentation
Nicholas S. Boone, PhD
“Levinas, Gadamer, and Hawthorne: Selfishness,
Reciprocity, and Christian Ethics”
Katharyn M. Privett, PhD
“Unnatural Motherhood: Custody Versus the Divine in the Eighteenth Century”
Best Publication
Nicholas S. Boone, PhD
“Resignation to History: The Black Arts Movement and Rita Dove’s Political Consciousness”
Dissertation Writing Semester
Robin Bates, PhD
Ahsan Chowdhury, PhD
Derrick Spradlin, PhD
Academic Excellence in Technical and Professional Communication
Kathryn Wilder, MTPC
Faculty Book Authors, 2000-2005
| Paula Backscheider | Alicia Carroll | Donald H. Cunningham and Elizabeth O. Smith |
| Timothy Dykstal | Chris Forhan | Stephen Gresham |
| Bert Hitchcock and Margaret Kouidis | Peter Huggins | Patrick Morrow |
| Constance Relihan | Judy Troy | Donald Wehrs |
| Hilary E. Wyss |
TEACHING AWARDS
GTA Teaching Award - Master's-level
| Jill Parrott | ||
Finalists: |
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| Sarah Liechty | Suzanne Previte | Adriane Smith |
GTA Teaching Award - PhD-level
| Robin Bates | ||
Finalists: |
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| Cathy Rex | Mary Ann Rygiel | Shea Stuart |
Instructor Teaching Awards
John Hagerty
Richard Joines
James Truman
| Finalists: | ||
| Marian Carcache | James Elston | Robert Nagel |
| Marvyn Petrucci | Michael Smith |
COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY HONORS
Spirit of Excellence
Frances Collins
Jean Joiner
Sam Singer
College of Liberal Arts
Excellence in Advising Award
Craig Bertolet
Academy of Teachers and Outstanding Teachers
Tim Dykstal
Instructional Excellence Award
James Truman
Graduate School
W. C. Bradley Award for Student Achievement in the Humanities
Katherine Perry, PhD
Graduate School Outstanding Graduate Students
Jessica Lueders, MTPC
Shea Stuart, PhD
Graduate Student Research Forum
Kevin Quinn, MA
“Sorting Out Sexuality: Homosexuality and Gender Performance in Henry James's The Portrait of a Lady”
Merriwether Fellowship
Katherine Perry, PhD
Phi Beta Kappa
Justin K. Lowery
Megan K. Pasley
Ben S. Stubblefield
Phi Kappa Phi
| Jessica Lueders, MTPC | Julie Zorn, MTPC | Julie April Hinz |
| Dustin McClimon | Jessica Sims | Anna Claire Stamps |
| Ben S. Stubblefield |
Gender Questions: A Film and Discussion Series - Discussion of Orlando and Brown Bag Lunch - Today - April 20 - 12 pm in 2306 Haley Center
Gender Questions: A Film and Discussion Series sponsored by the World Literature program will sponsor a discussion of Orlando (1992) and brown bag lunch session today, April 20, at 12 pm in 2306 Haley Center. Based on the 1928 Virginia Woolf novel, this film is directed by Sally Potter and stars Tilda Swinton. The film follows young Orlando as s/he moves through several centuries of British history, experiencing a variety of lives, genders, and relationships along the way.
EGO Voting Ends Tonight - April 20 - 10 pm
Ballots for the 2005-2006 EGO Officers and Graduate Student Committee Representatives were emailed on Monday, April 18, and all voting will be done via email this year. Voting ends Wednesday, April 20 at 10 pm. If you did not receive a ballot or need a duplicate email sent to you, please contact Amy Qualls before the voting deadline.
Applications for EGO Parliamentarian are due by Thursday, 21 April at 4:00 pm. If you are interested in this position, please submit a CV and statement of intent to Robin Bates, Julie Zorn, or Amy Qualls by this deadline.
English Hour - "Star Wars: Mythology of Our Time, or Bad Art?" - Wednesday - April 27 - 12 pm
The final English Hour of the year will be a brown-bag lunch session on Wednesday, April 27, at 12 pm.
In anticipation of the May 19 release of Star Wars Episode 3, Revenge of the Sith, Timothy Dykstal and James Truman will debate the question: “Star Wars: Mythology of our Time, or Bad Art?” More debaters are needed to join the panel, particularly to respond, in 5 minutes or less, to Dykstal and Truman's opening 5-minute statements. Those interested should contact Dykstal.
Screening of Dan Griffin's Documentary Carson McCullers: Lonely Hunter - Thursday - Apr
il 28 - 4 pm in Draughon Library Auditorium
Filmmaker Dan Griffin will screen his latest documentary Carson McCullers: Lonely Hunter on Thursday, April 28, at 4 pm in the Draughon Library Auditorium. A lecture by Griffin and question-and-answer session will follow the 40 minute documentary.
McCullers, Columbus, GA native and author of The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, Member of the Wedding, and Ballad of the Sad Cafe, was a literary celebrity by the age of 25. Among her friends were Tennessee Williams, Marilyn Monroe, Eudora Welty, and Edward Albee.
Griffin served as a producer for "Good Rockin' Tonight: The Legacy of Sun Records" for the PBS series American Masters, as well as for concert films for Bruce Springsteen and Jon Bon Jovi. He has also worked with artists Garrison Keillor, Donald Fagen, Jackson Browne, and 10,000 maniacs.
While researching Lonely Hunter, Griffin interviewed Arthur Miller, Horton Foote, and several of McCullers's other literary friends and colleagues. His documentary includes interviews with Miller, Foote, Edward Albee, Alan Arkin, Simon Callow, Moby, and John Ziegler, among others. Also, McCullers's family gave Griffin rare audio and film footage to be used in his documentary. Lonely Hunter features new songs by artists such as Jackson Brown, Marshall Crenshaw, Aimee Mann, Carly Simon, and Suzanne Vega.
Sponsored by the English Department and the Center for the Arts & Humanities, the program is being held in conjunction with The Acting Company's performance of The Heart is a Lonely Hunter on Monday, May 2, at 7 pm at the Telfair Peet Theatre. This performance is an adaptation by Rebecca Gilman, a talented contemporary playwright.
For more information, please call 334-844-4948.
CLA PETL Awards Ceremony and Reception - Friday - April 29 - 3 pm at Telfair Peet Theatre
The annual College of Liberal Arts Promotion of Excellence in Teaching and Learning (PETL) Awards ceremony will be held on Friday, April 29, at 3 pm at the Telfair Peet Theatre to honor exemplary teachers. Wayne Flynt of the History Department will be the featured speaker. A reception catered by Terra Cotta will follow the ceremony.
EGO Spring Reception - Monday - May 2 - 6:30 pm at St. Dunstan's
The English Graduate Organization will host a reception honoring both students and faculty. As the faculty of this department have, for many years, been gracious enough to show their support by hosting the reception, this year EGO would like to invite the entire faculty as honored guests.
Graduate students have enjoyed this opportunity to gather together in the past, and hope faculty will join them at St. Dunstan's on Monday, May 2, to celebrate all of their shared achievements and the end of another academic year. The festivities will begin at 6:30 pm and end around 9:30 pm.
Children are welcome. Food and drinks will be provided as has been the tradition.
Please mark the evening in your calendars and join EGO for what should be a lovely time! Contact Katharyn Privett, Katherine Perry, or Eva Shoop for additional information.
Tweed Jacket Open - Tuesday - May 3 - 8 am at Indian Pines Golf Course
Any and all are invited to participate in the English Department's "Tweed Jacket Open," the golf tournament that mixes Department Heads and duffers in an annual rite of passage into summer. This is a "best ball" tournament, which means everyone gets to hit every stroke, but you only play (and score) the one that comes closest to the pin. Any group of four has a legitimate shot to win, especially if we group the teams well. The tournament will begin at 8 am on Tuesday, May 3, at Indian Pines Golf Course. Afterwards, teams will reassemble in a neutral spot for lunch, libations, and the awarding of the coveted Tweed. Contact Timothy Dykstal if you're interested.
Rick Joines Also Contributes to Companion to 20th Cen
tury American Poetry
Rick Joines joins Jim Ryan in the pages of the recently published Companion to 20th Century American Poetry (Ed. Burt Kimmelman. New York: Facts on File, 2005), a concise and authoritative guide to modern poetry.
Rick's entries are on the arch-formalist master of the epigram J. V. Cunningham, new formalist Timothy Steele, and the late-great leather-clad Thom Gunn.
Graduate Student Publication - Boone
Nick Boone's essay, "'The Minister's Black Veil' and Hawthorne's Ethical Refusal of Reciprocity: A Levinasian Parable" has appeared in the latest issue of the journal Renascence: Essays on Values in Literature.
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Last updated April 20, 2005