Past Winners

The Fielding Russell Scholarship: Abigail Hey
The Tina Schneider Memorial Scholarship: Rachel Doggett
The Woody Powell Scholarship: Margaret Geddy
The George K. Brannen English Scholarship: Brady Gwynn
The Best Paper in Philosophy: Matthew Howard
for “The Living, Breathing Misogynist: An Epistemological Examination of Oppression in Wollstonecraft and Mill.”
The Award for the Best Paper in Religious Studies: Tiffany Yancey
for “Views on Bodhisattvas among Buddhists from a Vietnamese and an Ecumenical Temple.”
The Outstanding Graduate in English: Aleyna Rentz
The Outstanding Graduate in Philosophy: Matthew Howard

The Fielding Russell Scholarship: Megan Mobley
The Tina Schneider Memorial Scholarship: Aleyna Rentz
The Woody Powell Scholarship: Megan Mobley
The Dr. Lawrence Huff Award for the Best Paper by an Undergraduate English Major: Joshua Temples
for “Looking for Octavia: The Depiction and Representation of Antony’s Mysterious and Oft-Forgotten Empress in John Dryden’s All for Love”
The Best Paper in Philosophy: Matthew Howard
for “Man, Woman, Human: Classification of the ‘Man of Reason'”
The George K. Brannen English Scholarship: Megan Shiflett
The Dr. Lawrence Huff Award for the Best Graduate Paper in English: Matthew Wentz
for “The Transformative Linguistic Politics of Harold Pinter in Mountain Language”
The Award for the Best Paper in Religious Studies: Justin Miller
for “Christian Sexual Minorities and Online Communities: Psychological Influences on Computer-Moderated Communication”
The Outstanding Graduate in English: Lydia Biggs
The Outstanding Graduate in Philosophy: Andrew Crean

The Fielding Russell Scholarship: Aleyna Rentz
The Woody Powell Scholarship: Amanda Gilbert
The Tina Schneider Scholarship: Carmen Gray
The Dr. Lawrence Huff Award for the Best Paper by an Undergraduate English Major: Aleyna Rentz
for “Beyond Omelas: Happiness and Suffering in LeGuin’s ‘The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas.'”
The Dr. Lawrence Huff Award for the Best Paper by an English Graduate Student: Desiree Riley
for “Finding ‘the Right Use’: Shakespeare’s Sonnets and the Evaluation of Unnatural Reproduction.”
The Best Paper in Philosophy: Shauntay Harris
Outstanding Student in English: Emily Feagin Oliver
Outstanding Student in English: Mary Samar
Outstanding Student in English: Grant Williamson

The Fielding Russell Scholarship: Kurt McGee
The Woody Powell Scholarship: Devin Cifu
The Tina Schneider Scholarship: Kurt McGee
Best Essay in Philosophy and Religious Studies: Trey Hodges for “The Consequences of Sensation in Epicurus and Hobbes”
Best Essay in Literature: Christopher White for “‘these vain trifles of men’s souls’: The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus and English Morality Drama”
Best Essay in English Graduate Studies: Lyndsey Brown for “‘Au Contraire, Brawny Males’: Modernism, Sentiment, and Femininity in Millay’s Second April“

The Fielding D. Russell Scholarship: Catherine Blass
The Woody Powell Scholarship: Anthony Eberhardt
The Tina Schneider Memorial Scholarship: Francine Koenig
Best Essay in Literature Prize: Amanda Kinchen, for “Darcy in Pride and Prejudice: Does Film Make Him a More Romantic Character?”
Best Essay in Philosophy Prize: Ashton Green, for “Pragmatism and Science”