2026 AwardsEnglish

Outstanding Graduate Student Awards

• Katey Funderburgh
• Austin Lavigne
• Radhika Wheelock

Charlie Jones Award

• Majed Alasmari

Alan Cheuse International Writers Center Fellow

• Matti Ben-Lev
• Alexander Holcomb
• Betty Walter

James L. Jackson Award

The James L. Jackson Prize provides funds to support the education at George Mason of a continuing undergraduate major in English of exceptional merit.

• Yang Gao

Aileen Walls Award

The Aileen Walls Award provides a prize to an outstanding graduating English major.

• Camille Yeo

Dr. Barry Berkey Personal Essay Award

The Dr. Barry Berkey Personal Essay Award recognizes an outstanding non-fiction personal essay written by a junior or senior undergraduate English major.

• Drew Hunter

OLLI-Mason Scholarship

• Chloe Eanes
• Bryce Hammad

CHSS Outstanding Student for the BA

• Haley Adams

CHSS Outstanding Student for the BFA

• Nawaal Nackerdien

CHSS Senior of the Year

• Grace Wood