University Faculty for Life Scholarly Achievement in English Studies Award Winners

Students interested in participating in these annual awards should read the guidelines posted here.


2010
Michelle J. Lockett (Immaculata University, Immaculata, PA) won first prize for her poem “Sleepy Time Night-Night Snuggle-Snouts.” Jiaxi Mai (Bethany Lutheran College, China) earned honorable mention for her short story, “Nu’er: Daughters.” Both submissions were considered for the Creative Writing category.

2009
Darielle Bertossi (Molloy College) won first place for her Critical Research paper on abortion: “Using the Hub of Moral Reality.” The honorable mention goes to Emily Kebodeaux (Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas) for her essay “Abortion: A Constitutional Right?” Both essay winners were submitted in the Research category.

2008
Mary Anne McElroy (Loyola College, Baltimore) won for her essay “Killing Birmingham’s Babies: the Racist Origins of America’s Pro-Choice Movement” in the Research category. Honorable mentions go to Nkendia C. Brown (Nassau Community College, Garden City, New York) for her essay “Genocide, America’s Dark Secret” and Lauren Wilson (Ave Maria University, Ave Maria, Florida) for her essay “Roe v. Wade.”

2007
No entries received.

2006
Kelly Pedagna (Molloy College, Rockville Centre, NY; Education/History) won honorable mention for her paper: "Euthanasia, Eugenics, and Brave New World."

2005
First place: Erin Bartels for her paper "’Nothing . . . consoled, nothing concealed’: Abortion as Dual Death in Yvonne Vera’s Butterfly Burning." Erin is a first-year M.A. student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Second place: Theresa Russ for her paper “Adult Stem Cells: The Potential and Promise of Progenitor Cells.” Theresa is enrolled simultaneously in three schools: the Allan Hancock College in Santa Maria, California; the University of the State of New York Excelsior College; and the University of California, Santa Barbara).
Third place: Cullen Bower for his paper, “Treatment of the Disabled.” Cullen is a post-secondary student taking courses at Clark State Community College (Springfield, Ohio).

2004
Cecilia Ollhoff, a student at Clark State Community College (Springfield, Ohio) , received an honorable mention award for her essay submission.