English Scholarship Informational Flyer (pdf)

English Scholarship Application Form (pdf)

English Department Awards and Scholarships

Steve and Angelia Stokes Scholarships

Two Fiction Awards (one graduate and one undergraduate) and two Poetry Awards (one graduate and one undergraduate) to be given spring semester. $1,000 per award. Applicant must be full-time, have taken one poetry course prior to applying and have 2.5 or above GPA.

2006
Ingrid Felts and Amber Megan Davis - Poetry Writing, Graduate Division
Thomas Brian O'Shaughnessy - Poetry Writing, Undergraduate Division
John Derek Bagley - Fiction Writing, Graduate Division
Charlie W. Mitchell, Jr. - Fiction Writing, Undergraduate Division

2005
Joseph Campbell - Poetry Writing, Graduate Division
Meagan Davis - Poetry Writing, Undergraduate Division
Deborah Ferguson - Fiction Writing, Graduate Division

Shelley Memorial Scholarship

Donated by President and Mrs. Gordon Moulton in honor of her mother, this annual scholarship awards $400 to one graduate and one undergraduate student for excellence in poetry writing. Scholarships will be awarded fall semester to an undergraduate and a graduate student for creative writing. Applicant must be full-time, have taken one poetry course prior to applying and have 2.5 or above GPA.

2006
Jeannie K. Holmes, Undergraduate Division
Melissa A. Smith, Graduate Division

2005
Catlin Channell, Undergraduate Division
Netisha Goreed, Graduate Division

Bobby Holmes Scholarship

Poet and writer Bobby Holmes was student editor of the journal Negative Capability as a USA student. Donated by his parents and friends in his memory, the Bobby Holmes Scholarship provides a yearly award for the Editor-in-Chief of Oracle. Dr. Larry Holmes, Bobby’s father, is a history professor at USA.

2005
Elizabeth Harrell

2004
Andy Baker

Katherine Lawrence Richardson Memorial Scholarship

$1,100 to be applied toward tuition and fees awarded to rising senior. Applicant must be full-time English or Secondary Education major and have 2.5 or above GPA.

2006
Tiffany Ramirez

2005
Barbara Bateman

Dr. Patricia Stephens Memorial Scholarship

$450 awarded annually to a graduate student for the best essay in Renaissance and/or 17th or 18th century studies in even years, and for a non-designated area of study in odd years. Donated in 2000 by Ms. Lana Silverthorn.

2006
Karma deGruy

2005
Deidre Dowling

Lloyd Dendinger Memorial Scholarship

Named after a former faculty member in the English Department, the scholarship provides a $100 annual award for an outstanding graduate student essay in American literature.

2006
Melissa A. Smith

English Department Endowed Scholarship

Provides an annual award of $500 to an outstanding second-year graduate student who is nominated by the faculty.

2006
Deborah Ferguson

English Department Graduate Student Essay Contest

Provides an annual award of $50 for the best graduate student essay written during the previous academic year.

Janet Mahan Summer Humanities Scholarship

Funds summer tuition for a high school teacher of English or History returning to pursue additional work in either discipline. Contact History Department to apply.