PRIZES & SCHOLARSHIPS

The Department of English offers a variety of Scholarship Awards and Writing Contest Prizes. Four writing contests are open to both undergraduate and graduate students, whether majors or non-majors. These include the following:

The Nancy A. Pottery Short Story Contest, The Academy of American Poets Contest, The Creative Non-Fiction Contest, and The Critical Essay Contest.

The Rumowicz Maritime Essay Contest is open to undergraduate students only.

Each award recipient in all of these contests receives a monetary prize and a Certificate of Recognition in their prize category. Prizes are awarded annually, and presented at a reading/celebration at the English Department's Awards Day Ceremony held in April of each year.

Achievement Awards Erin Philbrick (left) and Jaime Cucco (right) with Department Chair Stephen Barber after receiving the URI President's Award and the English Department Award for Excellence, respectively. Not pictured: Nicholas Morrow and Oaxaca Schroeder, who also received the English Department Award for Excellence.

2009 Rumowicz Maritime Essay Contest Winners

	Professors Matt Frankel and Marty Rojas present Patrick L. Padillia (top left), Shannon Marks (above) and Brian Klotz (left) with awards in the Rumowicz Maritime Essay Contest. Not pictured: Nicholas Perry who received 3rd place.

2009 Contest Award Recipients

From left to right: Julia Ramsey, Laura Tetrault, Cathryn Molloy, Sarah Maitland, Shannon Marks, Benjamin Hagen, Patricia Weisenseel, Andrew Ploeg, Stephanie Brown, Annie Schapira, Maximillian Orsini, Brian Klotz, Kelsey Williamson. Not Pictured: Elizabeth Nahod, Jennifer Nicole Sullivan, Sarah Payne, Patrick L. Padillia, Nicholas Perry.

2009 Contest Award Recipients

For more information on previous winners, please visit our Contest Archive

Scholarships

The Department of English offers six undergraduate scholarships. These are open to English majors. Scholarships are awarded annually and presented at the English Department's Awards Day Ceremony held in April of each year.

The Department of English would like to congratulate the 2009 scholarship recipients for their academic achievement:

Contact the English Department Undergraduate Advisor for further information. Please find descriptions of all these scholarship awards below:

Nancy Potter Scholarship

Income from endowment provides funds for a scholarship that is awarded annually to a junior English major for excellence in English studies. Recipient is selected by the Department of English. The Nancy Potter Scholarship was established in 1988.

Edna L. Steeves Scholarship

Income from this endowment provides funds for a scholarship that is awarded annually to an English major with high academic achievement. Recipient is selected by the Department of English. The Edna L. Steeves Scholarship was established in November 1995.

Rox-Ellene Greenlaw Memorial English Scholarship

Income from this endowment provides funds for a scholarship that is awarded annually to a female English major who is in her third year and is a Rhode Island resident. The award is based on academic excellence and achievement, dedication to studies, personal integrity, willingness to assist others, and love of the literary arts. Recipient is selected by the Department English. The Rox-Ellene Greenlaw Memorial English Scholarship was established in December 1998.

Dana Shugar Memorial Scholarship

The Dana Shugar Memorial Scholarship Fund rotates between the English Department and the Women's Studies Program. The scholarship is awarded to a female undergraduate student based on academic excellence and financial need. This scholarship was established in 2002. In 2006 the Scholarship will be awarded to an English Major.

Gertrude Spencer Scholarship

The Gertrude Spenser Scholarship is awarded annually to English Majors for demonstration of excellence in written command of the English language. This scholarship was established in 2005.

M. Beverly Swan Endowment

Income from this Endowment is used to support a female student majoring in English. Financial need and academic achievement are considered. This scholarship was established in 2005.