English Department News
April 30, 2003		 Volume 5, No. 31

Graduate Student Reception
The Department of English will host the annual reception honoring graduate students at Pebble Hill on Thursday, May 1, from 4:30-7:00 p.m.  Faculty, staff, graduate students, and their guests are warmly invited.  Drink and light buffet fare will be provided.  New EGO officers will be announced and department awards will be distributed.  Come to celebrate the ending of another successful semester! 

4th Annual English Department Dead Day Golf Tourney
It's time once again for our annual golf outing, which will be held at Indian Pines Golf Course on the morning of May 1. If a few hours of fun and frustration, collegial bonding, and end-of-term recreation are not enticing enough, remember that the sartorial splendor that is the Tweed Blazer awaits the winning team. Sign up by contacting Jon Bolton.

 Graduate Students Honored
Heather Vaughan: Master's-level GTA Teaching Award
"She's enthusiastic, she's helpful, approachable, and very knowledgeable about the subject she teaches."

Finalists for the Master's-level GTA Teaching Award:
Jessica Lytle, Amy Qualls, Jerry Hinnen, Anne West

Jessica Van Slooten: Doctoral-level GTA Teaching Award
"She challenged us to think in new ways to help us grow and better understand the way people work."

Finalists for the Doctoral-level GTA Teaching Award:
Mark Brodie, Owen Elmore, Joanne Tidwell, Cathy Rex
Derrick Spradlin: Best Conference Presentation Award
"'Excellent Uncertainties': The Knightly Colonization of America in English Renaissance Literature."

Derrick Spradlin: Best Paper Award
"'Excellent Uncertainties': The Arthurian Colonization of America in English Renaissance Literature."

Faculty Members Honored See Pictures

  • Donald Cunningham was selected as one of two "Distinguished Chapter Service Award Winners for 2003"  from the Society for Technical Communication Birmingham Chapter.
  • Hilary Wyss was honored with the Award for Faculty Achievement in the Humanities. 
  • 2002-2003 College of Liberal Arts Academy of Teaching and Outstanding Teachers:

    Ward Allen                                    
    Paula Backsheider
    Bert Hitchcock                            
    Margaret Kouidis
    Taylor Littleton                            
    Jim McKelly
    Constance Relihan                    
    Dwight St. John

NEW LOOK FOR THE CHANNEL AND THE DEPARTMENT
Over the summer we will be changing the design and navigation on the Department's website.  We will also be updating information.  For a sneak preview of some of the changes, go to the working draft of the department site. Also click the calendar icon.

Please send us your suggestions.  If you have information you want included on the site, please send it to Betsy Smith.  If you have not completed the online survey, please take five minutes to give us feedback on the current site.  Click here to access the survey.
Softball Schedule
One softball game left for the season! The game starts at 5:00 p.m. this Friday; arrive by 4:45 if you want to play or 5:00 if you want to cheer on the team.  Anyone who shows up and wants to play will play.  Come out and have some fun on the field or on the sidelines!

Date of Game Opposing Team Field Number
May 2 Bio Systems Engineering Field 3

Great Flicks for Fall 2003
Click here to view the complete list of movies the Great Flicks series will be screening during the Fall semester. The order is fixed; exact dates to be assigned shortly.  

New SPAM Software 
The University has recently purchased email firewall software called IronMail. IronMail notifies users of potential SPAM by assigning a rank of 1 (less likely) to 4 (more likely) to messages that may be SPAM and rewrites the subject line slightly.  

Auburn University is committed to academic freedom and diversity.  What one person considers SPAM could be another's research data.  IronMail never attempts to make this determination for anyone.  It is up to each individual to decide how to handle the information provided by IronMail.  Click here for detailed instructions for setting your email software to automatically move or delete SPAM marked by Auburn's email filter.  

EGO Prom
Prom will be May 3 at 9:00 p.m. at Nate Meier's apartment.  Check your email for details and directions.  Contact Nate Meier if you would like to bring snacks.

 Sigma Tau Delta Online Sign-up Form
New inductees should click here to access the online sign-up form for Sigma Tau Delta.  This form should greatly ease the burden of retyping the handwritten forms for the national headquarters.

Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald Museum Association Fifteenth Annual Literary Contest
The Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald Museum Association announces its 15th annual literary context. 1st and 2nd place winners will receive plaques and monetary rewards of the following amounts: College First Place Winners: $150 each; College Second Place Winners: $75 each.

Essays should be on any personal or literary topic. Subject matter for the short story category is completely open. Students may submit more than one entry. Mail your entry to: Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald Museum Assn., Inc., Literary Contest, PO Box 64, Montgomery, AL 36101-0064.  Deadline for entries is May 15, 2003.