Awards and Honors
Awards and Honors
| The COVID-19 epidemic has reminded the world why the Humanities are so powerful, relevant and necessary. Works of history, literature, philosophy and religious studies are perfectly suited for capturing the contradictory social processes and emotions within which we find ourselves. So, at this moment when the power and the magic of our disciplines are on display, it is imperative that we honor all of our award winners this year and recognize our students who were excelling in this before it became frighteningly relevant during the pandemic. We could not be any prouder of our students and their accomplishments. |
2025 School of Humanities Student Awards
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Undergraduate Awards
- Florence Burrow Pope Endowed Scholarship in English Literature
Sophia Lyons - Howard W. Bahr Achievement Scholarship Endowment
Emma Nichols - Howard Wilson and Helen V. Bahr Scholarship Endowment
(Best Undergraduate Student Essay)
Heather Cosman
Honorable Mention: Laura Renfroe - Janet Sims English Scholarship Endowment
Shelby Clark - Shannon O'Hara and Henry Mackaman English Scholarship Endowment
Fiction: Shelby Clark
Poetry: Colton Smith
Honorable Mentions: Olivia Pierce, Emily Rutland - Nelma and Marlin Ivey English Scholarship
Renna Spears
Evie French - Mary Maude T. Jordan Scholarship Endowment
Kailee Rogers - Wilbur and Polly Stout English Scholarship
Erin Jordan
Laure Renfroe - Cynthia Noyes Broome English Scholarship
Brinley Harden
Marya Hobbs - Emerging Scholar Award for Best Essay in English 340
Audra Beeson
Makayla Stewart
Honorable Mention: Nathaniel Morgan - Capstone Award for Best Essay in English 400
Elisabeth McInnis
Maya Wood
Honorable Mention: Billie Moore - Interactive Literature Contest
Billie Moore
Graduate Awards
- Howard Wilson and Helen V. Bahr Scholarship Endowment
Marnie Hageman
Madison Brown
Isabelle McGill - James Sims Award
Bekah Broussard - Linwood E. Orange Award
Kayleigh Capers - Stanley Hauer Excellence in Teaching Award
Emilee Kinney
Center for Writers Awards
- Garth A. Avant Memorial Endowment
Payton Howard
Emilee Kinney - Dr. Jeremy Lespi Memorial English Scholarship Endowment
Katie McKenzie - Ben Mounger Rawls Award Endowment
Abiodun Bello - Joan Johnson Writing Award
Fiction: Isabelle McGill
Poetry: Maeve Rigney - Miranda Merklein Award for Graduating Writers
Fiction: Keri Miller
Poetry: Brooke Harries
HISTORY
Undergraduate Awards
- Charles Moia Memorial History Scholarship
Rylee Fry - Claude E. Fike Scholarship
Robert Nixon - Dr. Kenneth G. McCarty History Scholarship
Jala Johnson - John E. Gonzales History Scholarship Endowment Senior Award
Alaina Abed - John E. Gonzales History Scholarship Endowment Study Abroad Scholarship
Allison Tharp
Ramsey McManus - John E. Gonzales History Scholarship Endowment Undergraduate Scholarship
Jaelyn Ware
Fabian Rios-Cruz - John E. Wallace Award
Kaelyn Vogel - Nolena Love Stephens Memorial Scholarship
Grace Chandler - Outstanding Student Teacher Award
Kaelyn Vogel - Treadwell Davis Award
Fayth Magee
Dale Center for the Study of War & Society Awards
- Virginia Culpepper Memorial Award
Grace Chandler - Carroll Warren and Parker History Scholarship Endowment
Madison Seals - Carroll Warren and Parker History Scholarship Endowment
Sarah Anne Hogue - Lamar Powell Graduate War & Society Scholarship
Sarah Anne Hogue
Christian Singletary
Brian Washam
Graduate Awards
- Jay Washam Memorial Scholarship
Riley Houston - Graduate Student Teaching Award
Sean O’Farrell - Phi Alpha Theta Award
Sean O’Farrell
James Witkowski
PHILOSOPHY & RELIGION
- Forrest Wood Philosophy Scholarship
Sharon Beeman
Jacob Sloat - Clayton and Mae Sullivan Award in Religion
Jacob Sloat
English
Undergraduate
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
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
Caroline McCaulay
David Nikityn
Joan Johnson Writing Award in Fiction
Tawanda Nyahasha
Joan Johnson Writing Award in Poetry
Brooke Harries
Miranda Merkelein Award for Graduating Fiction Writer
Apoorva Mittal
Miranda Merkelein Award for Graduating Poet
Corinne Dekkers
History
Undergraduate
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
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 War & Society Awards
Dale Center Culpepper Internship Award
Anna Roberson
Lamar Powell Graduate War & Society Scholarship
Daniel Ward
Sarah Anne Hogue
Philosophy and Religion
Forrest Wood Philosophy Scholarship
LaKisha Ashley
Marlena Teston
Clayton and Mae Sullivan Award in Religion
Braden Waugh