We鈥檙e proud to recognize the incredible talent, hard work, and dedication of our students and instructors. Here is the list of the 2026 91制片厂 English Awards winners.

Distinguished Guest Speaker: Featured Alumna Lauren Grant (鈥20)

Scholarships:

  • The David Scott Sutelan Memorial Scholarship: Charles Rhodes
  • Perry Morgan Fellows: Ella Smith and Maddy Terlep
  • Friends of the MFA Program Scholarship: Madison Britt
  • Jerri Fuller Dickseski Endowed MA in English Scholarship: Michael Burdette
  • Joan Argyle Shambaugh Graduate Scholarship in English: Dahlia Perez


91制片厂 College Poetry Prize Winners:

  • Graduate Honorable Mentions: 鈥淚 like,鈥 by Evelyn Griffith; 鈥渁becedarian while on hold with,鈥 by Winnie Wong
  • Graduate Runner-up: 鈥淲hat discerns the desperate from the willing?鈥 by Megan A. Pastore
  • Graduate Winner: 鈥淚nspecting the Crabs,鈥 by Gabriela A. Igloria
  • Undergraduate Runner-up: 鈥淪lip,鈥 by Esidra Swift
  • Undergraduate Winner: 鈥淢ay you never exist to learn my language,鈥 by Kalea Brasfield
     


Sigma Tau Delta Inductees:

  • Eryn Anderson
  • Emily Dubicke
  • Jorja Connelley
  • Cassidy Fernandez
  • Ashton Marten
  • Laney Overholt
  • Kyla (Ky) Phillips
  • Grace Reaves
  • Morgan Robinson
  • Sam Saunders
  • Ash Thomas


Undergraduate Critical Essay Winner: 

Breyanah Drayton for 鈥淒econstructing 鈥楩ight Club鈥 Through Eagleton and Norton鈥


Undergraduate Curriculum Design, Teacher Research, Practitioner Writing Competition:

Asli Peri Ergur for 鈥淚nnovative Teaching Ideas鈥


Undergraduate Applied Linguistics Research Paper Competition:

Natalie Hillinger for 鈥淓thnography鈥


Dickseski Fiction Prize Winners (2025):

  • Undergraduate Winner: Shane Green, 鈥淒own with Delivery Boy鈥
  • Graduate Honorable Mention: A.J. Miller, 鈥淗unger鈥
  • Graduate Winner: Rebekah Sanderlin, 鈥淛ump to Recipe鈥


The Diane Zinna Creative Nonfiction Prize:

  • Undergraduate Honorable Mention: Jeremy Phillips, 鈥淎 Pleasant Walk Alone鈥
  • Undergraduate Winner: Madison Delbrugge, 鈥淟aurel Highlands鈥
  • Graduate Honorable Mention: Matt Holsopple, 鈥淎 View of the Box鈥
  • Graduate Winner: Jerome Newsome, 鈥淏ites鈥


Benjamin Equitan Jr. Essay Prize:

  • Honorable Mentions: 鈥淚 Am Not Enough鈥 by Janice G. Estepa and 鈥淏en Equitan Essay鈥 by Jessica Anne M. Villaluna
  • Winner: 鈥淭hreading Tides鈥 by Kennice Balmoria

 


Outstanding First-Year Teacher: 

Megan Pastore


Outstanding GTA Teaching Award:

Matt Holsopple


University GTA Award:

Helen Peluso


Outstanding Tutor:

Dana Broadus and Sydney Walker


Outstanding Student(s) in English:

Natalie Hillinger and Ash Thomas