Undergraduate Award Recipients
2024ā2025
Cardinal Cushing Award āĀ for the best fiction published in a ·ŪŗģÅ®ĄÉ undergraduate publication:
- First Place:Ā Pamela Zhou ā25, for āA look back at the 2010 Girl Scoutās Valentineās Day Danceā (Laughing Medusa, Spring 2025)
- Second Place:Ā Eva Nahas ā25, for āRealizing the Doctors Were Right When They Said You Have Major Depressive Disorderā (Laughing Medusa, Fall 2024)
- Third Place:Ā Rachel HerschbeinĀ ā26, for āThree Grapefruitsā (Stylus, Fall 2024)
Dever Fellowship ā a substantial grant presented in honor of novelist and ·ŪŗģÅ®ĄÉ alumnus Joseph Dever, to a graduating senior who proposes to pursue a career in writing:
Morgan Santaguida ā25
Dever Award for Freshman Writing āĀ For the best three essays by first year students in a Spring 2024 or AY ā24-25 English course (three first prizes):Ā
- Olivia Luyando ā28, for āThe Instability of Literary Absencesā [Best Essay: Critical] (nominated by: James Smith)
- Quynh Anh Le ā28, for āNo Cuntry For Wo-Menā [Best Essay: Journalism/Cultural Studies] (nominated by: Lauren Wilwerding)
- Kendra Preval ā27, for āSheddingā [Best Essay: Personal Narrative] (nominated by: Shelley Linso)
Doherty Prize for an Exemplary Honors Project (Creative):Ā
Eva Nahas ā25,Ā āShe Dances Anywayā (poetry)
Doherty Prize for an Exemplary Honors Project (Critical):Ā
Annie Li ā25, āCaptive Life: Thematics of Action, Law, and Guiltā
Multilingual Learners Essay AwardĀ āĀ For the best essay by a Multilingual Learner written for an ELL section of First Year Writing Seminar or Literature Core
- Winner:Ā Ziqi (Kiana) Liu ā28, for āInland Coastal Kidsā (nominated by: Alex Puente)
- Honorable Mention:Ā Tairine Baptista Lima ā28, for āBorn To Be in the Watersā (Amanda Labriola)
John Randall Award āĀ For the best undergraduate essay on American literature and culture, presented in honor and memory of author and ·ŪŗģÅ®ĄÉ Professor John Randall
- °Ā¾±²Ō²Ō±š°ł:ĢżMorgan Santaguida ā25, āExcerpt from Senior Honors Thesis, āWith Waves, We Fallāā
- Honorable Mention:Ā Ella Champagne ā27, āāThe Hill We Climbā: Gormanās Call to Confront Americaās Past for a Better Futureā
- Honorable Mention:Ā Olivia CrockerĀ ā26,Ā āWomen in College Sports: The Lasting Outcomes of Title IX and the Barriers that Still Persistā (nominated by: Vincent Portillo)
William A. Kean Memorial Award ā to the graduating senior judged to be the outstanding English major:
- Anastasia PrussakovaĀ ā25
Bishop Kelleher Award ā for the best poetry published in a ·ŪŗģÅ®ĄÉ undergraduate publication:
- First Place:Ā Grace Hepburn ā27, āElephants Never Forgetā (Laughing Medusa,Ā Spring 2025)
- Second place:Ā Jessica Hwang ā28, āInheritanceā (Medical Humanities Journal,Ā Spring 2025,Ā Stylus, Spring 2025)
- Third Place:Ā Olivia Emerick ā25, āPersephoneās Hairbrushā (StylusĀ Fall 2024,Ā Laughing Medusa, Spring 2025)
Dennis A. McCarthy Award ā for the best collection of creative writing by a junior or senior:
- First Place:Ā Wyatt Seder-BurnafordĀ ā25
- Second Place:Ā Eva NahasĀ ā25
- Third Place:Ā Olivia EmerickĀ ā25