The 2006-2007 English majors were a talented group. The department inducted 18 seniors into the Irwin Society, the English honorary, and four of these seniors won special awards: Michael Melvin won the Heaton Prize for excellence in the major; Sean Stork and Catherine Janssen won the John Hart award for excellence in literary study; and Brianna Caszatt won the Senior Writing Prize.

2007 Irwin Society Inductees, from left: Emily Stocker, Simeon Vincent, Megan Knapp, Lesley Jones, Jill Hindenbach, Kristy Clement, Kayla Kiley, Brianna Caszatt, Rachel McKinney, Kathryn Berger, Catherine Janssen, and Colby Albarkat.
Not pictured: Gerard Breitenbeck, Corey Crowley, Ryan Kiesel,  Rebekah Simmons, and Sean Stork.

English majors in their third, second, and first years also distinguished themselves. This year we awarded the Gildart prize in creative writing to Tyler Rubenfeld. Izzi Bendall and Calli McCain won the John Wayne Stringer Award in Journalism, and Holly Setter won the Roxanne Sayre Endowed Scholarship Award. Last but not least, the recipient of this year’s Heaton scholarship was Melissa Bailey.

English Department Award Winners, from left to right: Tyler Rubenfeld, Calli McCain, Izzi Bendall, Holly Setter, Melissa Bailey, Brianna Caszatt, Cathy Janssen, and Mike Melvin.

Below is a partial list of the honoraries, awards and scholarships offered to our majors:

• The Heaton Scholarship (1st or 2nd Year Students)
  
• The John Wayne Stringer Award in Journalism
  
• The Roxanna Sayre Award in Environmental Journalism
  
• The Heaton Prize (Excellence in the Major)
  
• The John Hart Award (Excellence in Literary Study)
  
• The Senior Writing Prize
  
• The Robert Gildart Creative Writing Awards (Fiction, Poetry, Drama)
  
• The Joseph Irwin Society