Past Winners
The John K. Kerr Award
Outstanding Major in English Literature
Recipients:
1989 - Pamela Corrigan
1990 - Heather Barkley
1991 - Sara Madrazo
1992 - Dana Daniel
1993 - Mary Kathryn Stripling
1994 - Lisa Calhoun
1995 - Amber Lewis
1996 - Rachel Mines
1997 - Clarissa Schoenhals
1998 - Elizabeth Browning
1999 - Aimee Mosier
2000 - Crystal McFarlin
2001 - Dustin Stewart, Katherine Yawn
2002 - Kristi Ward, Lanie Millar
2003 - Amanda Rowan
2004 - James Hamilton
2005 - Lauren Dammon
2006 - Robbie Arbour
2007 - Rachel O'Neal and Claire St. Amant
2009 - Desirea Harris and Jenny Howell
2010 - Paige Panter and Hannah Weems
2011 - Claire Moncla
2012 - Bethany Naberhaus
2013 - Miriam Hobma
2014 - Brett Hager
2015 - Elizabeth Hill
2016 - Kelly Kottmer
2017 - Stephanie Hoffman
2018 - Amanda Hardy
2019 - Laura Southern
2020 - Sarah Trammell
2021 - Nicole Salama
The Charles G. Smith Award
For Academic Excellence, Noble Character
Recipients:
1968 - Diane Lynn Wahl
1969 - Diane Rankin Lintz
1970 - Rosemary Schwetman
1971 - Anne Worley
1972 - Louise Cain
1973 - Bob Alexander
1974 - C. Stephen Finley
1975 - Patti Pittman
1976 - Emily Kellebrew
1977 - Larry E. Hooper
1978 - Marla J. Boozer
1979 - Phillip D. Sharp
1980 - Carrie S. Brown
1981 - Darlene Beaman
1982 - Evan Matthews
1983 - Celeste Geier
1984 - Mary Elizabeth Pierce-Petty
1985 - Sharron Riesberg
1986 - Jill King
1987 - Melanie Gurley
1988 - Keitrah Arnold
1989 - Margaret Moody
1990 - Heather Smith
1991 - David Whiteford
1992 - Bryan Goodwin
1993 - Charles Golden
1994 - Mallorre Dill
1995 - Christopher Hair
1996 - Shannon L. Turner
1997 - Angeline Chiu
1998 - Kimberly Wright
1999 - Sara Litton
2000 - Jennifer Thomas
2001 - Justin Jones & Thomas Box
2002 - Allison Parish & Lindsay Fuller
2003 - Rebecca Cutbirth
2004 - Megan Mauldin
2005 - Krista Glova & Natalie Butler
2006 - Jenny Morrell
2007 - Mary Woodward & Alison Rutledge
2008 - Shawn Warner, Brittany Myers, & Deborah Goodnight
2009 - Mariela Lopez, Jaclyn Williams, & James Yarbrough
2010 - Megan Baldree & Jenny Bowen
2011 - Rebecca Bovio & Audrey Johnson
2012 - Amy Heard, Samantha Ogletree, & Lindsey Hurtt
2013 - Emily Tichenor, Maxcey Kite, & Tyler Bevan
2014 - Amanda Mintz, Stephen Trebus, & Carrie Cooper
2015 - Claire Henderson, Anne Yalamanchili, & Ada Zhang
2016 - Courtenay Klauber, Jenna Press, & Christopher Yang
2017 - Angela Tharpe, Logan Merkle, & Kallie Damschen
2018 - Austin Gutzke, Chelsea Teague, Aaron Cobbs, & Parker Wright
2019 - Caitlyn Rush & Andi Perkins
2020 - Delaney Pollard, Sarah Hill, & Edgar Gonzalez
2021 - Zachary Lippman, Jillian Clark, Peyton Ball, & Sarah Flores
The Roy Cornelius Award
The Year's Best Freshman Essay
Recipients:
1988-1989: Bonnie Breckenridge & Kristin Mulliner
1989-1990: Sheron D. Cook
1990-1991: Jennifer Aigner
1991-1992: Charmaine P. Mavarro
1992-1993: Dulce Villanueva
1993-1994: Jennifer Simmons
1994-1995: Tirzah Tyler
1995-1996: Diana Safarik
1996-1997: Scott Bertrand
1997-1998: Allison Hoffman
1998-1999: Elizabeth Coggin
1999-2000: Katherine McAdams
2000-2001: Daniel Warren
2003-2004: Rachel Morehouse