English, Rhetoric, and Writing
The
Academy of American Poets, Gordon Barber, Eleanor B. North, and
Hammond creative writing awards are given annually to students whose
work is judged the most promising. The Alice Wingo Essay Award is
given to the author of the best essay written in a literature course,
and the Pendley English Teaching Award is presented to student-teachers
who demonstrate great potential as teachers of English.
Awards are announced on Honors Night at the end of the spring semester.
The Eleanor North Scholarship for English Majors is awarded on the
basis of character, potential, and need to students who have declared
a major in English.
Awards in the past have ranged from $100 to $3,000. The number of
students eligible for the award varies from year to year. Applicants
for the Eleanor North Scholarship must have completed and filed
a Free Application for Federal Student Aid and a Student Data Form
at the Office of Student Work and Financial Aid.
2008 Awards and Scholarships
Academy of American Poets
Financed by Joseph Corson Lelwellyn and Emma Piatt Llewellyn, this award is given by the Department of English for the best poem or group of poems written by a Berry student.
Emily Thompson (“He Makes Me Want”)
Frank and Kathryn Adams
The Adams scholarship is endowed by Dr. and Mrs. Adams and is awarded to a rising senior who shows the most promise as a teacher of high school English.
Emily Segrest
First Year Writing Award
The awards are given to the students submitting the essay from Eng 101 and from ENG 102 that best illustrates excellence in fulfilling the course goals. The essays are judged by members of the English, Rhetoric, and Writing Department.
ENG 101:
Shaun Patrick Berger
ENG 102:
Katie Ann Ashley
Gordon Barber Memorial Poetry
The Gordon Barber Memorial Award in Poetry was endowed by Mrs. William A. Barber in memory of her son. The award is presented to the students submitting the best original poems.
Olivia M. Ordway (“Inversion”)
Emily Thompson (“Vesuvio”)
Hammond Poetry
This award is in memory of Mrs. Emily Vanderbilt Hammond, longtime donor and friend of Martha Berry, who started the poetry contest and personally made the awards during her many visits to Berry. The award is now made by the Daughters of Berry to honor the memory of Mrs. Hammond.
1st: place: Emily Thompson (“He Bit His Kneecap Off”)
2nd: place: Whitney Crouch (“A Pilgrimage to Irminsul”)
3rd place: Whitney Crouch (“Risk”)
Nadassy English
The Nadassy English Award is given to an English student who is recommended by an English faculty member and who demonstrates real intellectual ability and interest in the study of literature and writing. Recommended students must write an essay on a topic assigned by the department. Essays are judged by members of the English department.
Caleb Bloodworth
Marissa Whitlock
Eleanor B. North Creative Writing
The Eleanor B. North Award in Creative Writing was established by Miss North in April of 1972. Miss North taught literature at Berry College from 1951 to 1963. The award is presented to a student showing the most promise in creative writing.
Brian Gilton
Olde Leafe Award
Annual award for the best writing (any genre, any discipline) by a Berry student on a pre-modern or early-modern (i. e., pre-1700) topic.
Emily Segrest (“The Fancy and Invention of Margaret Cavendish”)
Pendley English Teaching
The Pendley English Teaching Award is given annually in the field of language arts, on the basis of the student teaching experience, to a student who demonstrates great potential as a teacher.
Kate Taylor
Alice Wingo Essay
This Alice Wingo Essay Award is given in memory of Miss Wingo, who for many years was Dean of Women at Berry College. The award goes to the student who writes the best essay in a literature course.