English Awards
Outstanding Senior Award in English
2012-13 Award Recipient - Theresa Gillette
2011-12 Award Recipient - Erin Grogan
Established by the School of Humanities and Social Sciences and given for the first time in 2012, this award was created to honor the most outstanding senior English major. Criteria for the award include high academic achievement, student participation in extracurricular and scholarly activities, contribution to campus life at LC, and recommendations from individual members of the English Department.
Elsie E. Bock Writing Award
2012-13 Award Recipient - Evelyn Keeney-Ritchie
2011-12 Award Recipient - Jonathan Haggerty
2010-11 Award Recipient - Paul Williams
The Elsie E. Bock Writing Award is presented annually at the Academic Awards Banquet to recognize a student who, through the freshman composition course, has demonstrated a high degree of proficiency in argumentative and persuasive writing through a strong personal voice. Ms. Bock served as an English professor at the College until her death in 1996.
Floyd H. and Rowe M. Crews Memorial Award
2012-13 Award Recipient - Nicole Warkoski
2011-12 Award Recipient - Diana Clark and Parisa Ashraf
2010-11 Award Recipient - Melissa Palmer and Laura Payne
This award was established in 1962 by the children of Floyd H. Crews, Class of 1922, and Rowe M. Crews for the purpose of encouraging students to develop their ability in the field of creative writing. This award is given annually to the student who makes the best written contribution to the student publications of Lynchburg College.
Laura Jeter Parker Award
2012-13 Award Recipient - Brogan Franklin
2011-12 Award Recipient - Erin Grogan
2010-11 Award Recipient - Kellie Gray
This award was established in memory of Laura Jeter Parker, associate professor of English at Lynchburg College, by her by friends, students, and colleagues. She served as director of Freshman English, the Junior English Program, and the Writing Laboratory until her death in 1972. The annual awards recognize graduating seniors who have demonstrated excellence in their English studies.
Libbie Keeton LaPrade Creative Writing Award
2012-13 Award Recipient - Brogan Franklin
2011-12 Award Recipient - Brogan Franklin
2010-11 Award Recipient - Colette Weeks
This award was established to honor the memory of Libbie Keeton Laprade, an English major and 1947 graduate of the College, by her husband, Wallace '48, and their children. The award is presented annually to a student showing exceptional promise in writing in multiple genres.
Mervyn W. Williamson Award
2012-13 Award Recipient - Steve Jones
2011-12 Award Recipient - Paul Bucklen
2010-11 Award Recipient - Lauren Lamoly
This award was established in memory of Dr. Mervyn Williamson by his wife, Rhoda L. Williamson, to recognize a full-time undergraduate student who most clearly reflects Dr. Williamson's love for literature and Christian ideals. A 1948 graduate of the College, Dr. Williamson was a professor of English and chairman of the English Department at the time of his death in 1983. He was a renowned expert in linguistics, dialects, and local history.
The Belle M. Hill Creative Poetry Award
2012-13 Award Recipient - Sarah Lavinder
2011-12 Award Recipient - Sarah Lavinder
2010-11 Award Recipient - Benjamin Blanks
This award was established in memory by Belle M. Hill's sons to be presented annually to a student who has demonstrated a high degree of proficiency in creative poetry writing. Mrs. Hill taught a variety of English literature and poetry classes in the College's English department from 1957 to 1980 when she retired. Mentor and friend to many students, her favorite class to teach was Nineteenth Century Romantic Poetry.
The Charles H. Barrett Creative Writing Award
2012-13 Award Recipient - Diana Clark
2011-12 Award Recipient - Steve Hile and Taelor Skinner
2010-11 Award Recipient - Taelor Skinner
This award was established by Marilyn A. Cadoff, a 1968 alumna of the College and former student of Professor Barrett, in his memory as a much-beloved teacher and mentor to many students. Dr. Barrett directed the Freshman English program at the College from 1960-1979 and taught a variety of writing courses. The award is presented annually to recognize a student who has demonstrated a high degree of proficiency in creative writing. (Charles H. Barrett Article - PDF)
The Rona L. Adams & Brian Adams Yates Scholarship
2012-13 Award Recipient - Janine Fowler
2011-12 Award Recipient - Michelle Maples
Established in 2004 to honor Brian Adams Yates and amended in 2006 to honor Rona L. Adams as well, this fellowship grant is awarded to a History major or minor and to an English major or minor for study abroad.
