Â鶹´«Ã½ School of Humanities Recognizes Student Achievements
Tue, 05/30/2023 - 02:50pm | By: David Tisdale
The University of Â鶹´«Ã½ (Â鶹´«Ã½) School of Humanities recognized undergraduate
and graduate students enrolled in its English, History and Philosophy & Religion Programs
for outstanding academic, leadership, and service achievements during the 2022-23
academic year at its Student Awards Ceremony, held May 5 in Gonzales Auditorium on
the university’s Hattiesburg campus.
Students recognized include the following, per program and categories:
English
Undergraduate Students
*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 Students
*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: Mary McCaulay, David Nikityn
*Joan Johnson Writing Award in Fiction: Brooke Harries
*Joan Johnson Writing Award in Poetry: Tawanda Nyahasha
*Miranda Merkelein Award for Graduating Fiction Writer: Apoorva Mittal
*Miranda Merkelein Award for Graduating Poet: Corinne Dekkers
History
Undergraduate Students
*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 Students
*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 the Study of War & Society Awards
*Dale Center Culpepper Internship Award: Anna Roberson
*Lamar Powell Graduate War & Society Scholarship: Daniel Ward, Sarah Anne Hogue
Philosophy and Religion
*Clayton and Mae Sullivan Award: Braden Waugh
*Forrest Wood Philosophy Scholarship: LaKisha Ashley, Marlena Teston
Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s School of Humanities is housed in the College of Arts and Sciences. Learn more about the school, including its degree programs and the activities of its students and faculty, at /humanities/index.php.