Information for:
Annual Student Awards
2008-2009 GEORGE MASON ENGLISH DEPARTMENT AWARD WINNERS
Undergraduate Program
English Honors
Matthew Boman Marissa Mack
Casey DuVall Dominica Martin
Mary Edwards Kay Menchel
Rachael Graham Lucas Nottingham
Jennifer Harriman Maria Obando
Kaitlin Huggins Melanie Scala
Heidi Jensen Katrina Smith
Tierney Kain Joseph Swetnam
Christina Lee J.G. Underhill
Mackenzie Lenky Diona Vakili
Outstanding Graduating Senior
in Honors
Marissa Mack
Outstanding Graduating Senior
Patricia Higgins
James L. Jackson Prize
Shannon Pennell
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Scholarship
Lauren-Claire Kelley
Text and Community Essay Contest
Sarah B. Carter
Graduate Programs
Outstanding Graduate Student Awards
Alana Hurley, MA Literature
Jason Wagner, MA Linguistics
Sara Massee, MA Cultural Studies
Karin Tooze, MA Teaching of Writing and Literature
Piper Corp, Professional Writing and Rhetoric
Rachel Lyon, MFA Poetry
Robb St. Lawrence, MFA Poetry
Elizabeth Eshelman, MFA Fiction
Alyson Foster, MFA Fiction
Casey Wiley, MFA Nonfiction
Outstanding Mentor-Teachers
Corey Spaley
Tara Williams
Caroline Zuschek
Rachel Lyon
Casey Wiley
Regan Douglass
Sven Eric Molin Critical Essay
Award
Lucia A. Wolf
Cynthia Wynn Herman Scholarship
Erin Farquhar
MFA Thesis Fellowship in Poetry
Moriah Purdy
MFA Thesis Fellowship in Fiction
Priyanka Champaneri
Rebecca McGill
Heritage Fellowship in Poetry
Emily Viggiano
MFA Completion Fellowship
in Poetry
Hannah Vanderhart
MFA Completion Fellowship
in Fiction
Allyson Armistead
The Dan Rudy Fiction Prize
Nicole Lee - Winner
Tim Rowe - Honorable Mention
Shelley A. Marshall Fiction Prize
Sara Flood - Winner
Priyanka Champaneri - Honorable Mention
Mary Roberts Rinehart Fiction Award
Rebecca McGill - Winner
Elizabeth Eshelman - Honorable Mention
Corey Beasley - Honorable Mention
Priyanka Champaneri - Honorable Mention
Mary Roberts Rinehart Non-Fiction Award
Judy Adkins
Mary Roberts Rinehart Poetry Award
Emily Viggiano
Mark Craver Poetry Award
Robb St. Lawrence - Winner
Amy Garrett Brown - Honorable Mention
The Virginia Downs Poetry Award
Eleanor Tipton
Joseph A. Lohman III Poetry Prize
Ethan Edwards - Winner
Amy Garrett Brown - Honorable Mention
Angie Mazakis - Honorable Mention