Congratulations to the twelve English majors who were inducted into the Phi Rho chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, the national English honor society, on April 25, 2012!
Mary Sheldon, Associate Professor of English, was selected to receive the Ned N. Fleming Excellence in Teaching Award at Washburn's Employee Recognition ceremony on April 17. This award is given yearly to a faculty member who demonstrates excellence in teaching on a consistent basis.
Eight student presenters and four faculty mentors from the WU English Department attended the 2012 National Undergraduate Literature Conference at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah. Read more ...
The Student Life team is pleased to announce that Danny Wade, Associate Chair and Assistant Professor in the English Department, was presented the Achieving Excellence Award for his excellence in working with students. His nominator stated "I hope that someday I can be half the teacher Dr. Wade is. He is my role model, my inspiration."
Author Sherman Alexie, winner of the National Book Award, visited Washburn University on March 9 and delivered the 2011/2012 Klemmer lecture, co-sponsored by the English Department.
Tom Averill’s novel rode was named Outstanding Western Novel of 2011 as part of the Western Heritage Awards given each year in Oklahoma City, home of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. This award has been won in the past by James Michener, Thomas Berger, Larry McMurtry, A.B. Guthrie, Barbara Kingsvolver and Cormac McCarthy.