Thursday, May 10, 2012

Belmont English Congratulates Graduates

The Belmont English Department would like to congratulate its Bachelors and Masters graduates who took degrees in the Spring of 2012.  Here are this year's graduates:

Bachelor of Arts (English)
Taylor Boyd
  Amanda Buckner
Matthew Dodson
Heather Entsminger
    Katie Godwin
Jennifer Hamrick
Abby Henry
Allison Hill
 Rainu Ittycheriah
Jesse Johnson
Scott Maddux
Alyson McHargue
Britney Morey
Nathan Stabenfeldt
Laura Stack
Shannon Titus
Ashley Trabue
Lance Umenhofer
Rachel Worsham

Master of Arts (English)
Nina Adel
John Bjorklund
Michael Jackson
Margaret Kingsbury
Sarah Rowe


Associate Dean David Curtis 
prepares to lead CAS faculty at 
2012 graduation procession .

Friday, May 4, 2012

Students Receive English Department Awards



Congratulations to a number of Belmont students who received end-of-year awards from the Belmont English Department!
  • Lindsey Ricker, Jesse Johnson, and Tim Beaton are the winners of the James and Sarah King Awards, presented to recognize outstanding papers written in response to assignments for English courses. These awards are given in honor of the parents of James B. King, former chair of Belmont's English department.
  • Jesse Johnson was presented the Ruby Treadway Award in recognition of his outstanding creative writing. This award is given to honor Ruby Treadway, a former faculty member in the English department.
  • Matt Dodson received the Carl Chaney Award; Katie Godwin and Rachel Worsham received the Virginia Chaney Award. These awards are given to outstanding English majors who have produced excellent academic work in the department and who show promise of excelling in their future endeavors.