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²ÝÁñÉçÇø School of Humanities Recognizes Student Achievements

Tue, 05/30/2023 - 02:50pm | By: David Tisdale

The University of ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Mississippi (²ÝÁñÉçÇø) School of Humanities recognized undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in its English, History and Philosophy & Religion Programs for outstanding academic, leadership, and service achievements during the 2022-23 academic year at its Student Awards Ceremony, held May 5 in Gonzales Auditorium on the university’s Hattiesburg campus.

 

Students recognized include the following, per program and categories:

English

Undergraduate Students

*Florence Burrow Pope Endowed Scholarship in English Literature: Raisa Harris

*Howard W. Bahr Achievement Scholarship Endowment: Jessica Briscoe

*Janet Sims English Scholarship Endowment: Ezabelle Janssen

*Mary Maude T. Jordan Scholarship Endowment: Jessica Wade

*Nelma and Marlin Ivey English Scholarship: Jed Guin, Michael Romack

*Shannon O'Hara and Henry Mackaman English Scholarship Endowment: William Campbell, Michael Romack

*Wilbur and Polly Stout English Scholarship Endowment: Callan Danenhower; Morgan Gardner, Katie Weber

*Game Studies Interactive Writing Contest Winner: Savannah Irby

*Howard Wilson and Helen V. Bahr Scholarship Endowment for Best Undergraduate Student Essay: Joshua Strobel; Honorable Mention: Jenna McClain

*Emerging Scholar Award for Best Essay in English 340: Winner, fall 2022- Jaylin Jones; Honorable Mention, Fall 2022 - Ashlyn Wilson

*Capstone Award for Best Essay in English 400: Winners, Fall 2022 - Heaven Neese, Karlie Hall

Graduate Students

*Howard Wilson and Helen V. Bahr Scholarship Endowment: Katherine Gaffney, Emily Goldsmith, Margaret Hageman, Marisa Mills, Kayla Schreiber

*James Sims Award: Emily Goldsmith

*Linwood E. Orange Award: Marisa Mills

*Stanley Hauer Excellence in Teaching Award: Hannah Mummert

Center for Writers Awards

*Ben Mounger Rawls Awards Endowment: Emily Goldsmith

*Dr. Jeremy Lespi Memorial English Scholarship Endowment: Kathryn McKenzie

*Garth A. Avant Memorial Endowment: Mary McCaulay, David Nikityn

*Joan Johnson Writing Award in Fiction: Brooke Harries

*Joan Johnson Writing Award in Poetry: Tawanda Nyahasha

*Miranda Merkelein Award for Graduating Fiction Writer: Apoorva Mittal

*Miranda Merkelein Award for Graduating Poet: Corinne Dekkers

History

Undergraduate Students

*Charles Moia Memorial History Scholarship Endowment: Benjamin Ogden

*Claude E. Fike Scholarship: Maggie Byrd

*Dr. Kenneth G. McCarty History Scholarship Endowment: Jordan Matthews

*John E. Gonzales History Scholarship Endowment – Senior Award: Simeon Gates

*John E. Gonzales History Scholarship Endowment – Undergraduate Scholarship: Jala Johnson, Alanha Johnson

*John E. Wallace Award: Timothy Regan

*Martha Boland Byron and Betty Boland Barker Education Scholarship: Raymond Arreola

*Nolena Love Stephens Secondary Education History Licensure Memorial Annual Scholarship: Austin Moore

Outstanding Student Teacher Award: Meredith McRaney

*Treadwell Davis Award: Zion Culbreath

Graduate Students

*Graduate Student Teaching Award: Brian Valimont

*Jay Washam Memorial Scholarship: Brian Valimont

*John E. Gonzales History Scholarship Endowment – Study Abroad Scholarship: Oscar Coles

*Phi Alpha Theta Award: Emily Cloys

Dale Center for the Study of War & Society Awards

*Dale Center Culpepper Internship Award: Anna Roberson

*Lamar Powell Graduate War & Society Scholarship: Daniel Ward, Sarah Anne Hogue

Philosophy and Religion

*Clayton and Mae Sullivan Award: Braden Waugh

*Forrest Wood Philosophy Scholarship: LaKisha Ashley, Marlena Teston

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