College of Arts and Sciences Department of English

New Mexico State University College of Arts and Sciences Department of English Scholarships & Awards- 2009 Each Fall, the English department at NMSU awards a number of scholarships and prizes to outstanding undergraduate and graduate students in our programs. 2009 Award Recipient Rachel Gallagher with Department Head, Dr. Mónica Torres, and Dr. Liz Schrimer GRADUATE AWARDS Vera Newman Rule Endowed Memorial Scholarship Substantial monetary awards will be given each year to an outstanding master's and doctoral student with the highest GPA. Selected by the Department Head in consultation with the Graduate Studies Committee. No applications accepted. 2009 Recipient: Polina Chemishanova (doctoral) 2009 Recipient: James Rosentha (master's) Charles M. and Pamela S. Sphar Endowed Scholarship A $500 award for an outstanding female English Department graduate student with a GPA of 3.0 or better in need of financial assistance. Financial need is established through the Financial Aid Office. Selected by the Department Head in consultation with the Graduate Studies Committee. 2009 Recipient: Reyna Muñoz Sutherland-McManus Memorial English Scholarships $250 awards given annually to graduate students who have written for an English class either 1) the best literary critical essay, or 2) the best work of nonfiction prose (including essays, reports, and electronic documents). Selected by the Graduate Studies Committee. 2009 Recipient: Literary Critical Essay: Kyle Traylor, Lizzie's Laughter 2009 Recipient: Nonfiction Prose: Joshua Wheeler, Living Room Emerson Award Recognizes outstanding writing by graduate students in English. One Sutherland-McManus awardwinning selection will be cited as the Emerson Award recipient. Selected by the Graduate Studies Committee. 2009 Recipient: Nonfiction Prose: Joshua Wheeler, Living Room

NM Higher Education Department Fellowship Award 2009 Recipient: Jennifer Bracken Scott 2009 Recipient: Julia Smith The Frank Waters Fiction Lectureships $1000, $750, and $250 awards for three outstanding graduate student fiction writers currently enrolled in the MFA in Creative Writing program. Selected by the Creative Writing faculty. 2009 Recipient: 1st Place: Jeffrey Pickell, Osage Oranges 2009 Recipient: 2nd Place: Joshua Wheeler, Trying to Save Some Fat Chicks from the Burning Wreckage of a Minivan 2009 Recipient: 3rd Place: Mike Meginnis, Zero Keith Wilson/Joe Somoza Poetry Prize In honor of retired NMSU faculty members Keith Wilson and Joe Somoza, $700, $500, and $200 awards for three outstanding graduate student poets currently enrolled in the MFA in Creative Writing program. Selected by the Creative Writing faculty. 2009 Recipient: 1st Place: Carrie Murphy, Poems 2009 Recipient: 2nd Place: Allison Layfield, Poems 2009 Recipient: 3rd Place: Elizabeth Brasher, Poems Ruth Scott Academy of American Poets Prize A $100 award for an outstanding graduate student poet currently enrolled in the MFA in Creative Writing program. Selected by the Creative Writing faculty. 2009 Recipient: Jeffrey Pickell English Department Research and Creative Activities Awards Selected by the Graduate Studies Committee. 2009 Recipient: Peter Brooks 2009 Recipient: Qiumin Dong 2009 Recipient: Michael Floydd Elliott 2009 Recipient: Rachel Gallagher 2009 Recipient: Becki Graham 2009 Recipient: Krystal Languell 2009 Recipient: Allison Layfield 2009 Recipient: Maria Milagros-Garcia 2009 Recipient: Laura Walker 2009 Recipient: Joshua Wheeler Organization Symposium Award for Best Presentation 2009 Recipient: Santiago Lopez 2009 Recipient: Rebecca Powell LOLA Alberto Moravia Prize (Italy Fellowship) 2009 Recipient: Dana Kroos LOLA Dante Alighieri Prize (Italy Fellowship) 2009 Recipient: Robbie Wendeborn LOLA Italo Calvino Prize (Italy Fellowship)

2009 Recipient: R. David Roe Elizabeth Jean Wichert Memorial Endowed Scholarship (new award) Lucille Earnhart Roney Endowed Scholarship Stuart C. Brown Award for Excellence in Writing and Teaching Undergraduate Awards Vera Newman Rule Endowed Memorial Scholarship Substantial monetary awards will be given each year to the junior and senior majoring in English with the highest GPA. Selected by the Department Head in consultation with the Undergraduate Studies Committee. No applications accepted. 2009 Recipient: Susan Goodheer 2009 Recipient: Daniel Randlemon Marion P. Hardman Endowed Memorial Scholarship Two $400 awards given annually to outstanding juniors or seniors majoring in English. Selected by the Undergraduate Studies Committee. 2009 Recipient: Jessica Gonzalez 2009 Recipient: Charlotte Williams Mary Powell Ambrose Endowed Memorial Award A $500 award given annually to an outstanding junior or senior majoring in English. Selected by the Undergraduate Studies Committee. 2009 Recipient: Avra Elliott Joseph H. Forsyth Endowed Memorial Scholarship A $400 award given annually to one or more juniors majoring in English, New Mexico natives, who have maintained a GPA of 3.5 or better. Selected by the Department Head. 2009 Recipient: Jessamyn Buttram Dr. Larry L. Wilson Endowed Memorial Scholarship An $800 award given annually to a New Mexico resident majoring in English, who has maintained a GPA above a 3.0 and who demonstrates need, but is not eligible for financial aid. Preference will be given to a returning student. Selected by the Department Head and the Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences. 2009 Recipient: Chenoa Block Sutherland-McManus Memorial English Scholarships Two $250 awards given annually to the undergraduate students who have written for a English class either 1) the best literary critical essay, or 2) the best work of nonfiction prose (including essays, reports, and electronic documents). Selected by the Undergraduate Studies Committee. 2009 Recipient: Michael Harrell, "Nature of Infinity and Form: The Pardox of Borges'" The Book of Sand (literary criticism)

2009 Recipient: Abigail Gavit, The Loop (nonfiction prose) Emerson Award Recognizes outstanding writing by undergraduate students in English. One Sutherland-McManus award-winning recipient will be cited as the Emerson Award recipient. Selected by the Undergraduate Studies Committee. 2009 Recipient: Michael Harrell, "Nature of Infinity and Form: The Pardox of Borges'" The Book of Sand Robert A. Wichert Endowed Memorial Award for Creative Writing $300 awards given annually to the undergraduate students who have written the best fiction, poetry, or drama in an English class. Selected by the Creative Writing faculty. 2009 Recipient: Abigail Gavit, The Loop 2009 Recipient: Michelle Granger, Poems 2009 Recipient: Luke Luna, Family Traditions 2009 Recipient: Carrie Tafoya, Poems LOLA Anne Carson Prize 2009 Recipient: Bryant Million, Poems LOLA Antonya Nelson Prize 2009 Recipient: Ana Virgin, Look but Don't Touch LOLA Alex Parsons Prize 2009 Recipient: Robin DeGuzman, The Napkin LOLA C.D. Wright Prize 2009 Recipient: Camilo Roldan, Poems LOLA Kevin McIlvoy Prize 2009 Recipient: Daniel Randlemon, Rescue LOLA Phillip Levine Prize 2009 Recipient: Aaron Daugherty, Poems LOLA Robert Boswell Prize 2009 Recipient: Avra Elliott, A Father in the Snow LOLA Ted Conover Award for Non Fiction 2009 Recipient: Suzanne Tharp, Deliver Me: Proclamation of a People 2009 Recipient: Karen Trujillo, Breast Tissue LOLA Wallace Stevens Prize 2009 Recipient: Clifton Butt, Wheeless Methodist LOLA X for Spice & Zest Prize 2009 Recipient: Sarah Madison, Socially Acceptable Elizabeth Jean Wichert Memorial Endowed Scholarship (new award) Lucille Earnhart Roney Endowed Scholarship