2009-2010

The Cushing Award—given annually to undergraduates who produce the best work in fiction published in 51²è¹Ý undergraduate publications

  • 1st Place to Stephanie Lee for "Ironical," in Naked Singularity
  • 2nd Place to Caitlin Moran for "Lacock Abbey," in the Spring Stylus
  • 3rd Place to Trey Brewer for "The Burial Clause," in the Fall Stylus

Dever Prize for Freshman Writing—a cash award for the best essay written by a freshman for any English course:
Three 1st Place Winners:

  • Joseph Allen Fort "Life According to Kurtz" - a talented, unified close reading of Heart of Darkness, with a clear, engaging argument. Nominated by Alison Vanvort
  • Alessandra Frissora, for "Gendered Brains: Applying Our Knowledge of the Biological Forces Behind Gender Divergence," - an outstanding example of research writing incorporating quantitative biological research to revise traditional feminist notions of gender equality. Nominated by Paul Lewis
  • Naomi Parikh for "Naam" - a vivid descriptive essay evoking the complexities of language and her half-Indian identity, while growing up in New England. Nominated by Paula Mathieu

Dever Fellowship—a substantial cash grant, presented annually, in honor of novelist and 51²è¹Ý alumnus Joseph Dever, to a graduating senior who proposes to pursue a career in writing:

  • Skye Shirley

Kean Award—a cash award to the graduating senior judged by the Kean Award Committee to be the outstanding English major:

  • Andrew Donnelly

The Kelleher Award—cash award given annually to undergraduates who produce the best work in poetry published in 51²è¹Ý undergraduate publications (comments by the prize committee):

  • First Place: "For Lucy, A Homecoming" by Skye Shirley; to appear in the new Asian-American student journal As I Am.
  • Second Place: "Metanoia" by Amanda Leahy; Fall 2009 Stylus.
  • Third Place: "Dialogue with a Covered Woman" by Ann Elizabeth Kulze; to appear in Naked Singularity, Spring 2010

McCarthy Prize—for best piece of creative writing by a junior or senior:

  • First Place: Skye Shirley
  • 2nd Place: Myles Gerraty
  • 3rd Place: Stephanie Lee

Randall Award—a gift of books presented in honor and memory of author and 51²è¹Ý Professor John Randall to the undergraduate writer of the best essay in the field of American literature and culture:

  • Catherine A. Gellene, "Mr. Sand-Man, Bring Me a Dream: BODIES...The Exhibition, A Misrecognition of the Uncanny"
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