Archives
2005-2006
Award recipients
Sierra Netz graduated cum laude, for her Honors Thesis in literary studies, "Bridging the Gap: The Sandman, Myth, and Hegemony in Contemporary Society," directed by Professor Steve Brandon.
Christina Spence graduated cum laude, for her Honors Thesis, "Bonbons and Scorched Fish: Culinary Details in Kate Chopin's The Awakening," directed by Professor Mary Power.
Scholarships awarded in spring 2005
for studies in literature:
Breeyan Deo, who won the Irene B. Kimball Endowed Scholarship, was selected on the basis of her writing and speaking performance in classes in literary studies, her devotion to her studies, and her determination to succeed in academe while working full-time to support herself and to pay for college.
Bernadine Hernandez won the Vicente Ximenes Scholarship in Language and Literacy and begins in fall 2005 her work toward an M.A. in Language and Literature.
John Hoskie, who won the Mark R. Everett Scholarship, was selected for his wisdom and superior academic work, as well as the richness that his traditional Navajo knowledge brings to classes in literary studies at UNM.
Raquel Montoya won the Joseph B. Zavadil Memorial Scholarship for studies in medieval literature.
Stephanie Nisly, who won the Katherine G. Simons Scholarship, was selected on the basis of her overall GPA of 3.9 and her superb work on Shakespeare.
Study Abroad
Leslie McMurtry worked towards her MA in Creative Writing at the University of Wales in Swansea, 2006-2007.
Papers by students in English classes published in UNM's Best Student Essays, Spring 2005:
Naomi Grine's "Acculturation of Immigrant Children" nominated by Lisa Ragsdale.
Gabrielle Royball's "It Don't Matter if You're Black or White," nominated by Professor Carolyn Woodward.
Mike Sirianni's "Cultural Exploration of Race and Gender Dynamics in Othello Dramas," nominated by Professor Hector Torres.
Arlaina Ash's "Consciousness and Caregiving: The Effects of Maternal Mental Illness in Linda Hogan's The Woman Who Watches Over the World," nominated by Professor Elizabeth Archuleta.
Presenting papers at the UNM Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium, fall 2004:
Bernadine Hernandez, "Where had the Language Gone?: Bridging the Cultural Gap through Second Language Literacy in New Mexico."
Jennifer Sawayda, "The Feminine Other in Medieval Literature.
