2026 AwardsEnglish

Graduate Awards

Outstanding Graduate Student Awards

  • Katey Funderburgh
  • Phillip Jankowski
  • Austin Lavigne
  • Emma Marchant
  • Emma Mayer
  • Jonathan Nichols
  • Deena Owens
  • Radhika Wheelock
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Robert Karlson Award

The Robert Karlson prize provides a monetary award to the year's outstanding graduate student in the English Department's MA programs.

  • David Heilbrun
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Sven Eric Molin Award

The Sven Eric Molin Prize provides an award in funds toward the education of a continuing graduate student in English of exceptional merit. 

  • Aaron Aadahl
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Alan Cheuse International Writers Center Fellow

  • Matti Ben-Lev
  • Alexander Holcomb
  • Betty Walter
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Undergraduate Awards

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
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Aileen Walls Award

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

  • Camille Yeo
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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
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Graduation with Honors in English

  • Haley Adams
  • Kate Berry
  • Megan Cobb
  • Emily Digiulian
  • Stacey Gehring
  • Catherine Gray
  • Presley Hinkle
  • Alaina Kasulaitis
  • CK Kearns
  • Jasper Lancaster
  • Jonathan Mullins
  • Nawaal Nackerdien
  • Cole Pryzby
  • Camille Rimbawa
  • Rami Rolfe
  • Josephine Slayter
  • Grace Wood
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