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English Scholarship Recipients

Congratulations to all recipients of the Department of English's student scholarships!

Learn more about the Department of English's scholarship opportunities and how to apply.

Scholarship Name
Dr. Susan Naramore Maher Scholarship for Best Undergraduate and Graduate Research Essay
John J. McKenna Undergraduate Scholarship and Graduate Fellowship
Wardle, Spire, and Lane Graduate Fellowship
Helen Basler Anderson Scholarship for Excellence in the Major
Marian Basler Scholarship for Outstanding Writing in the Major
James C. Horejs Scholarship for Distinction in the Major

Dr. Susan Naramore Maher Scholarship for Best Undergraduate and Graduate Research Essay

2020

  • James Compton, Best Undergraduate Research Paper
  • Rachael Smith, Best Graduate Research Paper

2021

  • Julia Cormack, Best Undergraduate Research Paper, “Concerning Those Who Came Home: The Absence of Healing and Homecoming in a Vietnam Veteran's Return”
  • Whitney Jorgensen, Best Graduate Research Paper, “Studio Ghibli Rhetorical Analysis, a multimodal project”

2022

  • Katlyn Powers, Best Graduate Research Paper, “From Exploitation to Environmental Empowerment: Ecocentric Opportunities Within Animal Crossing: New Horizons”

2023

  • Katelyn Yau, Best Undergraduate Research Paper, “Gender Within Language: Honorifics in English, Chinese, and Malay”
  • Katlyn Powers, Best Graduate Research Paper, “From Exploitation to Environmental Empowerment: Ecocentric Opportunities Within Animal Crossing: New Horizons”

2024

  • Natalie Pearson, Best Undergraduate Research Paper, “The Multilayered Landscapes of The Snake’s Pass”
  • Morgan Harms-Abasolo, Best Graduate Research Paper, “Autie-biography: Naoki Higashida’s Pursuit of Autistic Authority in The Reason I Jump”

John J. McKenna Undergraduate Scholarship and Graduate Fellowship

2021

  • Undergraduate: Parker Clayton, “Above Water”
  • Graduate: Rachel Luck, “Farther Father”

2022

  • Undergraduate: Trinity Weers, “Featherless Bird”
  • Graduate: Calab Hoder, “Inheritance”

2023

  • Undergraduate: Carson Sawyer, “Between Stillness”
  • Graduate: Julie Boehr, “Beyond Reach”

2024

  • Undergraduate: Sarah Larsen, “Survived By”
  • Graduate: Korina Roberts, “Strangers and Roommates: Dorm Life in a Homeless Shelter”

Wardle, Spire, and Lane Graduate Fellowship

2021

  • Elizabeth Fiala
  • Amanda Hayworth
  • Jonathan Flanagan

2022

  • Ashton Peiman
  • Kenzie Tedrow
  • Denise Forrest

2023

  • Brayton Hagge
  • Morgan Harms-Abasolo
  • Rachel Luck

2024

  • Denise Forrest
  • Kenneth Michael
  • Micaela Weber
  • Sara Wilson

Helen Basler Anderson Scholarship for Excellence in the Major

2021

Samantha Edens

2022

Korryn Plantenberg

2023

Katelyn Yau

2024

Hannah Opp
Ashley Yelovich

Marian Basler Scholarship for Outstanding Writing in the Major

2021

Hannah Vogltanz

2022

Benjamin Goeser

2023

Hannah Opp

2024

Natalie Pearson

James C. Horejs Scholarship for Distinction in the Major

2021

  • Caitlyn Jensen
  • Terry Jensen
  • Benjamin Goeser
  • Van Hau Nguyen
  • Seth Croisant
  • Carmella Monico
  • Hannah Meckna
  • Julia Cormack
  • Sabrina Salrin
  • Jazmyn Cruz

2022

  • Nolan Bennett
  • Seth Croisant
  • Rachel Goettsch
  • Deanna Hoskins
  • Thomas Kalil
  • Grace Kretzer
  • Rhett Milner
  • Zachary Nielsen
  • Hannah Opp
  • Savannah Perran
  • Jordan Pope
  • Hanna Rothfuss

2023

  • Tyler Bailey
  • Keri Brock
  • Chance Dunn
  • Ebani Filbert
  • Leigh Forman
  • Rachel Goettsch
  • Korryn Plantenberg
  • Ashley Yelovich

2024

  • Kyley Bishop
  • Chance Dunn
  • Izzy Martin
  • Jordan Pope
  • Heidi Prentice
  • Sophia Ryan
  • Abby Swoboda
  • Abigail Williamson

Announcements

  • English Alumni Senator Wendy DeBoer for Receives 2024 Public Service Award
  • UNO Names Jill Sutton Employee of the Month
  • TATP Hosts "Reentry Past and Present: Bridging Communities for Change"
  • Abby Swoboda receives 2024 College of Arts and Sciences Dean's Award
  • Anna Kollmeyer receives Chancellor's Award for Outstanding Service Learning
  • Tyler Ayres receives Fulbright award to teach English in Taiwan
  • Jody Keisner receives Nebraska Arts Council Individual Artist Fellowship
  • UNO English Alum Earns Nebraska English Teacher of the Year Award

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