| Annual Awards - Each year the English Department honors students with several awards. Each of the awards above, which are given out during the annual English Department reception, include
a $150 prize. |
The Richard W. Clancey Outstanding English Major Prize. This award goes to an outstanding graduating English major. |
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2007 Recipient - Katie Homar |
| The Joseph Cotter Poetry Prize for best poem by a senior English major |
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2007 Recipient - Chris Kempf for his poem “Fire.” |
| The David LaGuardia Fiction Award for best short story by a senior English major |
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2007 Recipient - Robert M. Kumazec III “Bingo.” |
| The Francis Smith Senior Essay Award for the best essay written in a JCU course by a senior English Major |
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2007 Recipient - Jonathan Krol “Undermining Authority: Shakespeare and His Times.” |
| The Anne Lesser Graduate Essay Award for the best essay written by a graduate student |
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2007 Recipient - Jonathan LaGuardia for “'Then are ye mortall borne, and thrall to me:' The Logic of Origin in the Texts of Edmund Spenser.”
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Scholarships
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JOSEPH T. COTTER SENIOR SCHOLARHIP |
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This scholarship is in memory of Joseph T. Cotter, a legendary teacher of English literature at John Carroll, whose courses included Shakespeare, modern drama, and 18th Century literature. Professor Cotter, known especially for his Socratic method of teaching, left a deep impression on many students at John Carroll.
The Cotter Scholarship is a merit award given to the English major who writes the strongest critical essay as judged by the Cotter Scholarship Committee. We invite submissions of a 10-20 page essay from junior English majors during the spring semester each year. The winner receives a $2,400 award during his or her senior year. Contact the Department of English for deadlines and other application requirements.
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TERRY ANN GOODMAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP |
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This scholarship was endowed by Rhonda Crabbe in honor of her daughter, Terri Ann Goodman, a John Carroll University student who passed away in March, 1993. Terri loved the written word, and the the time she spent at John Carroll.
This two-year scholarship is awarded to a John Carroll University sophomore woman majoring in English. The award is for $1,000 during the junior year, and $1500 in the senior year. Contact the Department of English for deadlines and other application requirements. |
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