Below you will find descriptions of the awards and fellowships offered annually by the English Department to students of the College of Liberal Arts and to students of the Caspersen School of Graduate Studies, along with a list of recent recipients.  Most awards and fellowships are determined by the Faculty based on student performance, but those that require students to apply and submit work are marked with an asterisk.  All students eligible to apply will receive notification well before the deadline.

To Learn about the Goin Prize,  follow this link.

To Learn about the Chapman Prize, follow this link.

To Learn about Student Readings follow this link.

2001 Short Story contest winners: follow this link.

Drew University also offers college-wide awards, and recent English major recipients are listed so everyone can see what a great group of students we have!

In addition to local awards, Drew also supports students applying for national and international awards.  To learn more about these opportunities, follow this link.

• The John G. Berg, Jr. Memorial Prize:  endowed in 1985 by Mr. Robert Callander as a gift to his wife, honoring her father, John Berg, Jr.  Awarded annually to an English major for excellence in English.

2008: Nora K. Widmer and Elizabeth E. Moore

2006:   Pamela Lynn Longo
2005:   Nicole Lynn Picard
2004:   Maggie Riggs
2003:   Laura Kathleen McGinnis
2002:   Cathy Lomauro
2001:   Susan Elizabeth Rella
2000:   Jaclyn Mae Green
1999:   Jessica Danielle Siegel
1998:   Shawn Evan Steinhart
1997:   Allison Kinney

• The Burke Prize in Language and Literature:  endowed by Inez Nelbach in 1990 in honor of James B. Burke, trustee emeritus of the university.  Awarded annually to a graduating senior who has majored with distinction in language or literature and who has also demonstrated a high level of competence in classical studies.

2008: Maria A. Eliades

2006:  Ewa Nowak
2005:  Nicholas James Pietropaolo
2004:   Emily Sillman
2003:   Nicole Elizabeth Furia
2002:   Paige Miller
2001:   Jarred Michael Williams
2000:   Kimberly Corbette Girard
1999:   Philip Kendrick Lentz, Tyler Patrick Roylance
1998:   Matthew W. Light
1997:   Kamaal Haque

• The Christopher Goin Memorial Prize in Writing:  endowed in 1989 by New Jersey Bell colleagues and family, in memory of Chris Goin C'78.  Awarded to one or one or more seniors winning a manuscript contest.  *Applications are accepted in the spring semester of your senior year.

2008: Amanda L. Brennen

2006:  Stephanie Marie McConnell
2005:  Nicholas James Pietropaolo
2004:  Joanna Grome
2003:  Gloria S. Mui
2002:  Peter Cole
2001:   Elizabeth Ann Doran
2000:  Melinda Eve Nelson
1999:   Jessica Danielle Siegel
1998:   Natalie Daway Juanita Cooper
1997:   Nguyen Trinh

• The Robert Chapman Prize in Poetry:  endowed in 2005. The Chapman Prize celebrates the rich legacy of Robert Chapman, a distinguished teacher, linguist, lexicographer, medievalist, and poet who taught at Drew from 1966 to 1986, by honoring extraordinary undergraduate achievement and promise in the poetry of a Drew junior or senior.  

2008: Elizabeth E. Moore

2006:  Sara Lou Bonifacio
2005:  Noel Darlucio Pura 

• The Ralph R. and Ruth K. Johnson Shakespeare Prize: awarded to an undergraduate or graduate student demonstrating appreciation for and outstanding achievement in the study of Shakespeare's plays.

2008: Christine E. Grasso

2006:   Kristen Jean Gongora
2005:   Crystal Kowaleski
2004:   Kathleen Brennan
2003:   Lia Romano
2002:   Bret Englar (College of Liberal Arts)
2001:    Elizabeth Michele Willetts (Casperson Graduate School)
2000:    Susan Elizabeth Rella (College of Liberal Arts)
1999:    Lisa A. Tomaszewski (Casperson Graduate School)
1998:    Marsha L. Harman  (College of Liberal Arts)

• The Winifred B. Baldwin Fellowship:  endowed by Inez Nelbach in memory of Winifred B. Baldwin, wife of former trustee Donald Baldwin.  Awarded to the Drew Scholar who shows the most promise of continued distinction in graduate or professional school.

2008: Nora K. Widmer

2004:   Elizabeth Reddington
1999:    Julia Elizabeth Schleck
1998:    Matthew W. Light

• The Magellan Prize in the Humanities:  established in 2004 with a gift from Lawrence Bergreen, author of Over the Edge of the World; Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the World. Awarded annually to a student excelling in the humanities, and preferably pursuing a minor in the field.

2005:  Franklin Ruiz

• The Allen Ware Rodes Memorial Prize: endowed in 1986 by Dr. and Mrs. Robert Rodes in memory of their son, Allen. Dr. Rodes is a professor emeritus of political science at Drew. Given annually to the graduating senior who has demonstrated the most significant academic improvement during his or her college career.

2005:   Robert N. Davelis

• The John R. Mulder Prize:  For excellence in Comprehensive examinations

2001:    Joel Alan Scandrett

• The Michael Ellis Prize:  awarded for the best M.A. thesis in the field of English Literature

2006:    Margaret Thomas Nevistich
2002:    W. David Wilkins
2001:    Gina Ricciardi
2000:    Wendy Karen Perriman
1999:    Lisa A. Tomaszewski
1998:    Diya Mohammed Daoud Abdo
1997:    Christy A. Pischedda

• The Helen LePage and William Hale Chamberlain Prize: awarded for the Ph.D. dissertation that is singularly distinguished by creative thought and excellent prose style.

2003:   Wendy K. Perriman
2001:   Liana Francis Piehler
2000:   Susan B. Hericks
1999:   Angela Conrad

• The Ralph R. and Ruth K. Johnson Shakespeare Prize: awarded to an undergraduate or graduate student demonstrating appreciation for and outstanding achievement in the study of Shakespeare's plays.

2001:    Elizabeth Michele Willetts
1999:    Lisa A. Tomaszewski

• The Mary Pennywitt Lester Dissertation Prize: awarded for to an outstanding dissertation written in English Literature or Modern History and Literature (MHL)

2006:    Frank Paul Fury

Recent publications by Drew Students of English:
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