{"id":16638,"date":"2020-04-24T15:59:08","date_gmt":"2020-04-24T19:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/english\/?p=16638"},"modified":"2020-04-29T15:03:21","modified_gmt":"2020-04-29T19:03:21","slug":"english-awards-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/english\/blog\/2020\/04\/24\/english-awards-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"The 2020 English Awards Ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Every spring, we gather and distribute awards and scholarships. This year, we&#8217;ll continue that tradition\u2014online!<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Join us on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bsuenglishdepartment\/\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bsuenglish\">Twitter<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bsuenglish\">Instagram<\/a> pages on <strong>Friday, April 24th<\/strong> from <strong>4:00pm &#8211; 5:00pm<\/strong> as we hold our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1309851882558131\/\">Online English Awards Ceremony.<\/a> Towards the end of the event, we&#8217;ll be announcing the winner of the<strong> Outstanding Graduating Senior Award<\/strong>!<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>We look forward to celebrating with you, #bsuenglish.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><em><strong>In case you missed it live, here is the whole thing as a YouTube playlist.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Awards Ceremony 2020\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/videoseries?list=PLhKqsCycY913DloVhLJyQ-k0memwF3el2\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800000\">Welcome \/ Introduction<\/span> <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rVgeXYOX4hk\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Pat Collier, Department Chair<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800000\"><strong>An Interlude &amp; Reading<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wxjPnKFP-hM\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800000\">Valerie Weingart Introducing <\/span><i><span style=\"color: #800000\">River Teeth &amp; Beautiful Things<\/span> <\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bD1WqRi9HZ0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><i><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"color: #800000\"><strong>\u201cWeight of Bones\u201d by Jennifer Filardo<\/strong><\/span>, read by Bekah Hoffer <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yEJZqSekv3I\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800000\">\u201cAnd I Will Give You As Many Roast Bones As You Need\u201d by Sean Ironman<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">, read by Jonah James<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800000\"><strong>Elizabeth Martin Scholarship<\/strong><\/span><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Named in honor of a former secretary for the administrative assistant to the department chair, the Elizabeth Martin Scholarship is presented to English majors displaying those characteristics of scholarship, character, and leadership.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16662\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/20170530\/Cassidy-Ogan-Martin-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/20170530\/Cassidy-Ogan-Martin-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/20170530\/Cassidy-Ogan-Martin-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/20170530\/Cassidy-Ogan-Martin.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>Cassidy Ogan<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>&#8220;She comes prepared to every class, shares her deep and intelligent insights into the assigned readings, and can think on the spot often underlining connections amongst texts and concepts with amazing clarity and deep reflection.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16640\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175151\/Drew-Shaeffer-Elizabeth-Martin-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175151\/Drew-Shaeffer-Elizabeth-Martin-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175151\/Drew-Shaeffer-Elizabeth-Martin-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175151\/Drew-Shaeffer-Elizabeth-Martin-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175151\/Drew-Shaeffer-Elizabeth-Martin-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175151\/Drew-Shaeffer-Elizabeth-Martin-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>Drew Shaeffer<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>&#8220;I know her to be an excellent and curious student and a gifted communicator full of positive energy.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800000\"><strong>Leslie and Patrick Ballard Scholarship<\/strong><\/span><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">The Leslie and Patrick Ballard Scholarship is intended for future teachers of English. It was established by Leslie Ballard, a Ball State graduate in English education and Patrick Ballard, a Ball State graduate in political science.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16641\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175210\/Emily-Badger-Ballard-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175210\/Emily-Badger-Ballard-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175210\/Emily-Badger-Ballard-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175210\/Emily-Badger-Ballard-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175210\/Emily-Badger-Ballard-768x767.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175210\/Emily-Badger-Ballard-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175210\/Emily-Badger-Ballard-2048x2046.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175210\/Emily-Badger-Ballard-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"><strong>Emily Badger<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>&#8220;In a semester riddled by curricular disruptions, chronic absences, cultural shifts, and national turmoil, Emily Badger remained a consistent and prominent anchor in our course.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16656\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175417\/Brenda-Richwine-Ballard-263x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175417\/Brenda-Richwine-Ballard-263x300.jpg 263w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175417\/Brenda-Richwine-Ballard-897x1024.jpg 897w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175417\/Brenda-Richwine-Ballard-768x877.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175417\/Brenda-Richwine-Ballard-1345x1536.jpg 1345w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175417\/Brenda-Richwine-Ballard-1794x2048.jpg 1794w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>Brenda Richwine<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>&#8220;She will lead [her students] on the path of lifelong learning that helps build empathetic and empowered lives and communities &#8211; both of which we sorely need in our world today.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16648\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175337\/Makayla-Edwards-Ballard-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175337\/Makayla-Edwards-Ballard-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175337\/Makayla-Edwards-Ballard-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175337\/Makayla-Edwards-Ballard-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175337\/Makayla-Edwards-Ballard.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>Makayla Edwards<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>&#8220;I would like to be a student in Makayla\u2019s classroom, and that is the strongest recommendation I can possibly make.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800000\"><strong>Patricia and Anthony Martone Fund<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">The Patricia and Anthony Martone Fund supports research and travel for students pursuing a Master of Arts in English with a concentration in Creative Writing. First preference goes to students who produce new writings about place and community, in particular about the Muncie, Indiana area, the state of Indiana or Midwest region. Second preference goes to students who produce writings about sports.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16663\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/20170551\/Lucas-Denzler-Martone.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"280\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/20170551\/Lucas-Denzler-Martone.jpg 280w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/20170551\/Lucas-Denzler-Martone-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/>Lucas Denzler<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>&#8220;Lucas\u2019s plan to visit zoos in the Midwest to gather the experiences, interactions, and sensory details he needs to write a series of persona poems for a project called \u2018Newt Gingrich at the Zoo\u2019 seemed to the judges to be just the sort of travel Michael Martone himself would approve for the scholarship that honors his parents.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800000\"><strong>Barry Wright Memorial Scholarship<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">The Barry Wright Memorial Scholarship is awarded in recognition of artistic excellence in the writing of poetry by an undergraduate at Ball State. Because the criterion for the award is artistic excellence, no scholarship is awarded in any year in which the panel determines that no entry exhibits sufficiently high artistic quality to merit an award.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559685&quot;:720}\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16643\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175250\/Grace-Goze-Barry-Wright-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"401\" height=\"601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175250\/Grace-Goze-Barry-Wright-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175250\/Grace-Goze-Barry-Wright-684x1024.jpg 684w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175250\/Grace-Goze-Barry-Wright-768x1150.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175250\/Grace-Goze-Barry-Wright-1025x1536.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175250\/Grace-Goze-Barry-Wright-1367x2048.jpg 1367w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175250\/Grace-Goze-Barry-Wright-scaled.jpg 1709w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px\" \/>Grace Goze<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>&#8220;This poetry stood out and was consistently strong overall, with powerful verb choices, voice, clear imagery, and skillful use of figurative language technique.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800000\"><strong>An Interlude &amp; Reading<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jzWFoHYEM9U\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"color: #800000\"><strong>\u201cSwimming Upstream\u201d by Rachel Haywood<\/strong><\/span>, read by Brandon Losier<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ukee_iehgM0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800000\">\u201c\u2019Outside the Gate\u2019: Family, Selfhood, and Post-Traumatic Growth in Shirley Jackson\u2019s The Haunting of Hill House\u201d by Dillon O\u2019Nail<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800000\"><strong>Voss English Research Award<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">The Voss English Research Award was established by Drs. Gert and Annemarie Voss to support applied or theoretical research in literature in the English Department. Any MA or PhD candidate with a concentration in literature or a MA general concentration in the English Department is eligible.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16650\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175348\/Melissa-Powell-Voss-English-Research-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175348\/Melissa-Powell-Voss-English-Research-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175348\/Melissa-Powell-Voss-English-Research-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175348\/Melissa-Powell-Voss-English-Research-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175348\/Melissa-Powell-Voss-English-Research-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175348\/Melissa-Powell-Voss-English-Research-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175348\/Melissa-Powell-Voss-English-Research-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175348\/Melissa-Powell-Voss-English-Research-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>Melissa Powell<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>&#8220;She\u2019s a theoretically savvy and insightful scholar. Her project of recovering a largely unknown nineteenth-century novel about an African-American vampire is exciting and original.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800000\"><strong>Frances Mayhew Rippy Graduate Scholarship<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">This scholarship was established by the family, friends, and students of Frances Mayhew Rippy, Ph.D., in honor of her 42 years of teaching English at Ball State University (1959-2001).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">The purpose of the fund is to assist outstanding English graduate students majoring in literature at Ball State University.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16667\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/22200534\/Nasser-Alshareef-Rippy-Scholarship.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/22200534\/Nasser-Alshareef-Rippy-Scholarship.jpg 960w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/22200534\/Nasser-Alshareef-Rippy-Scholarship-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/22200534\/Nasser-Alshareef-Rippy-Scholarship-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/22200534\/Nasser-Alshareef-Rippy-Scholarship-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/22200534\/Nasser-Alshareef-Rippy-Scholarship-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>Nasser Alshareef <\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>&#8220;Nasser has a keen analytical mind and expresses his insights with depth and precision. He is an enormously promising scholar and teacher.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16652\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175400\/Nakkia-Patrick-Rippy-Scholarship-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175400\/Nakkia-Patrick-Rippy-Scholarship-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175400\/Nakkia-Patrick-Rippy-Scholarship-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175400\/Nakkia-Patrick-Rippy-Scholarship.jpg 454w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>Nakkia Patrick<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>&#8220;Nakkia Patrick is an indefatigable optimist. She makes coming to class rewarding because she is prepared, insightful, and appreciative.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800000\">Dr. Janet Ross Scholarship for Teachers of English as a Second Language<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">The Dr. Janet Ross Scholarship for Teachers of English as a Second Language is a merit award.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">The recipient shall display those characteristics of scholarship, character, and leadership which, in the judgment of the selection committee, are considered essential for success in the field of teaching English as a second language.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16649\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175340\/Martina-Schiavo-Janet-Ross-Scholarship-222x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175340\/Martina-Schiavo-Janet-Ross-Scholarship-222x300.jpeg 222w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175340\/Martina-Schiavo-Janet-Ross-Scholarship.jpeg 389w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>Martina Schiavo<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>\u201cI believe that she possesses the character and promise to become a TESOL professional that can make a difference.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16658\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175444\/Daisuke-Oshiro-Janet-Ross-Scholarship-204x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175444\/Daisuke-Oshiro-Janet-Ross-Scholarship-204x300.jpeg 204w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175444\/Daisuke-Oshiro-Janet-Ross-Scholarship-698x1024.jpeg 698w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175444\/Daisuke-Oshiro-Janet-Ross-Scholarship-768x1127.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175444\/Daisuke-Oshiro-Janet-Ross-Scholarship-1047x1536.jpeg 1047w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175444\/Daisuke-Oshiro-Janet-Ross-Scholarship-1396x2048.jpeg 1396w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175444\/Daisuke-Oshiro-Janet-Ross-Scholarship.jpeg 1451w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>Daisuke Oshiro<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>\u201cWhen I observed him, I was further impressed by his ability to create a warm, engaging learning environment where his students felt comfortable taking risks and trying new activities.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800000\">Writing Program Contract Faculty Award<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Given annually to a contract faculty member who has at least half of their load in the Writing Program.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16647\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175334\/Kathryn-Ludwig-Contract-faculty-award-210x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175334\/Kathryn-Ludwig-Contract-faculty-award-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175334\/Kathryn-Ludwig-Contract-faculty-award-716x1024.jpg 716w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175334\/Kathryn-Ludwig-Contract-faculty-award-768x1098.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175334\/Kathryn-Ludwig-Contract-faculty-award.jpg 770w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>Kathryn Ludwig<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>&#8220;Kathryn was also the Interim Assistant Director in Fall 2019 where she worked to connect the Writing Program to other areas on campus, especially community engagement. She wrote a lot of Ball Point v. 2 (our textbook for ENG 104) and worked with publishers. She is an outstanding teacher and mentor in our program!&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800000\">Writing Program Graduate Teaching Assistant Award<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Given annually to a TA who teaches in the writing program.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16655\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175409\/Bethany-Meadows-outstanding-teaching-assistant-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"711\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175409\/Bethany-Meadows-outstanding-teaching-assistant-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175409\/Bethany-Meadows-outstanding-teaching-assistant-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175409\/Bethany-Meadows-outstanding-teaching-assistant.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>Bethany Meadows<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>&#8220;Bethany pushes her students and her colleagues to engage in social justice work in the classroom, including trauma-informed pedagogy. Bethany is also extremely organized and her assignment design is outstanding. She always goes above and beyond for her students!&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800000\">Writing Center Tutor of the Year<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">The Writing Center Award is presented to the outstanding tutor of the year. There is no application process.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16668\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/22202510\/Zachary-Dwyer-Tutor-of-the-year.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/22202510\/Zachary-Dwyer-Tutor-of-the-year.jpg 958w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/22202510\/Zachary-Dwyer-Tutor-of-the-year-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/22202510\/Zachary-Dwyer-Tutor-of-the-year-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/22202510\/Zachary-Dwyer-Tutor-of-the-year-768x770.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/22202510\/Zachary-Dwyer-Tutor-of-the-year-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>Zach Dwyer<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8220;Zach fiercely advocates for us to consider how we can all do better, how we can learn and grow, and how we can ignite justice in all facets of our lives\u2014both inside and outside writing centers.&#8221;<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800000\">Lynn Jeffers Memorial Scholarship<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">The Lynn Jeffers Memorial Scholarship is awarded to an incoming freshman accepted to Ball State University with a major in the English Department.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Echo Brambert<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800000\">Excellence in Creative Writing<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">The Excellence in Creative Writing Scholarship is awarded in recognition of artistic excellence in creative writing in poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction and\/or screenwriting by an undergraduate English Major or English Minor\/Dual Minor at Ball State.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16651\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175357\/Mia-Marrero-EWC-Fiction-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175357\/Mia-Marrero-EWC-Fiction-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175357\/Mia-Marrero-EWC-Fiction.jpg 481w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>Mia Marrero &#8211; Fiction<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>&#8220;This writer displays a level of sophistication that we rarely see in undergraduate-level writing. The conceit is original, the writing is sharp and fresh, and this student has demonstrated a mastery of voice, tone, and character-arc.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16664\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/20171847\/Hannah-Gage-ECW-CNF-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/20171847\/Hannah-Gage-ECW-CNF-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/20171847\/Hannah-Gage-ECW-CNF-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/20171847\/Hannah-Gage-ECW-CNF-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/20171847\/Hannah-Gage-ECW-CNF-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/20171847\/Hannah-Gage-ECW-CNF-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>Hannah Gage &#8211; Non-Fiction<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>&#8220;The creative writing genre awards are read blind, so the faculty judges did not know whose essay they were reading when they came upon this year\u2019s winner, an essay titled \u2018Mounted.\u2019 Both judges were struck by the technical sophistication and complexity of this beautifully layered, moving essay that takes on a difficult subject with grace and verve.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Taylor Crosby &#8211; Poetry<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>&#8220;We were impressed with the variety and understanding of poetic forms, the vivid imagery, the surprising word-play and certainly the use of humor.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16694\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/29150214\/Rebekah-Hoffer-768x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/29150214\/Rebekah-Hoffer-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/29150214\/Rebekah-Hoffer-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/29150214\/Rebekah-Hoffer.png 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span data-ogsc=\"black\"><strong>Rebekah Hoffer<\/strong><\/span><strong> &#8211; Screenwriting<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800000\">Departmental Honors in English<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Students who excel in their English major studies may elect to participate in a departmental honors program. 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class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"A smiling person with short brown hair and freckles, wearing a green button-down shirt and a black jacket against a gray background.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16672\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/23003859\/Briana-Square-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/23003859\/Briana-Square-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/23003859\/Briana-Square-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/23003859\/Briana-Square-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/23003859\/Briana-Square-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/23003859\/Briana-Square.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 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srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175222\/Erin-Goff-Outstanding-senior-finalist-DHE-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175222\/Erin-Goff-Outstanding-senior-finalist-DHE-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175222\/Erin-Goff-Outstanding-senior-finalist-DHE-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175222\/Erin-Goff-Outstanding-senior-finalist-DHE.png 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-16642'>\n\t\t\t\tErin Goff\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/23171157\/evan.jpeg' rel=\"lightbox[gallery-0]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/23171157\/evan-300x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"A smiling man with a beard wearing a grey suit, white shirt, and a yellow and grey patterned tie, standing in front of a brick wall.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16679\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/23171157\/evan-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/23171157\/evan-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/23171157\/evan.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-16679'>\n\t\t\t\tEvan Golightly\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175305\/Jacob-Garrett-AHW.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[gallery-0]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175305\/Jacob-Garrett-AHW-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"A smiling man with brown hair wearing a blue button-down shirt and a black Columbia jacket, standing in front of red leaves.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16644\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175305\/Jacob-Garrett-AHW-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175305\/Jacob-Garrett-AHW-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175305\/Jacob-Garrett-AHW.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-16644'>\n\t\t\t\tJacob Garrett\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/23003922\/Maggie-Square.png' rel=\"lightbox[gallery-0]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/23003922\/Maggie-Square-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"A person with long, curly brown hair and a red v-neck sweater smiles against a plain white background.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16674\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/23003922\/Maggie-Square-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/23003922\/Maggie-Square-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/23003922\/Maggie-Square-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/23003922\/Maggie-Square-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/23003922\/Maggie-Square-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/23003922\/Maggie-Square.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-16674'>\n\t\t\t\tMaggie Sutton\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/23003931\/Rose-Square.png' rel=\"lightbox[gallery-0]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/23003931\/Rose-Square-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"A person with pinkish-blonde hair, green eyes, and red lipstick wears a patterned hat, a floral embroidered black shirt, and two necklaces.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/23003931\/Rose-Square-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/23003931\/Rose-Square-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/23003931\/Rose-Square-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/23003931\/Rose-Square-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/23003931\/Rose-Square-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/23003931\/Rose-Square.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-16675'>\n\t\t\t\tRose Franklin\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/23003846\/Sophia-Square.png' rel=\"lightbox[gallery-0]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/23003846\/Sophia-Square-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"A smiling woman with long dark hair and a nose ring wears a dark green velvet V-neck top, posing against a background of autumn leaves.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16671\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/23003846\/Sophia-Square-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/23003846\/Sophia-Square-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/23003846\/Sophia-Square-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/23003846\/Sophia-Square-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/23003846\/Sophia-Square-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/23003846\/Sophia-Square.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-16671'>\n\t\t\t\tSophia Lyons\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/20172006\/Tier-Morrow-DHE.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[gallery-0]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/20172006\/Tier-Morrow-DHE-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"A smiling woman with long brown hair wears a black blazer over a light blue top and a heart-shaped necklace.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/20172006\/Tier-Morrow-DHE-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/20172006\/Tier-Morrow-DHE-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/20172006\/Tier-Morrow-DHE-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/20172006\/Tier-Morrow-DHE-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/20172006\/Tier-Morrow-DHE.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-16665'>\n\t\t\t\tTier Morrow\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800000\">Academic Honors in Writing<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Academic Honors in Writing (AHW) is a program designed to foster and reward excellence in undergraduate writing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16654\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175406\/Allison-Akers-AHW-DHE-outstanding-senior-finalist-300x273.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175406\/Allison-Akers-AHW-DHE-outstanding-senior-finalist-300x273.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175406\/Allison-Akers-AHW-DHE-outstanding-senior-finalist-1024x933.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175406\/Allison-Akers-AHW-DHE-outstanding-senior-finalist-768x700.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175406\/Allison-Akers-AHW-DHE-outstanding-senior-finalist.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>Allison Akers<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16669\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/22203652\/Rose-Franklin.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/22203652\/Rose-Franklin.jpg 959w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/22203652\/Rose-Franklin-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/22203652\/Rose-Franklin-768x613.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>Rose Franklin<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16644 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175305\/Jacob-Garrett-AHW.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175305\/Jacob-Garrett-AHW.jpg 400w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175305\/Jacob-Garrett-AHW-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175305\/Jacob-Garrett-AHW-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>Jacob Garrett<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16670\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/22203734\/Briana-rooke-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/22203734\/Briana-rooke-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/22203734\/Briana-rooke-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/22203734\/Briana-rooke-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/22203734\/Briana-rooke-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/22203734\/Briana-rooke-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/22203734\/Briana-rooke-scaled.jpg 1706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>Briana Rooke<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800000\">Dr. Joe and Carol Trimmer Outstanding Graduating Senior Award<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Each year the English Department recognizes one graduating senior whose academic achievements have been exemplary.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Finalists<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16654\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175406\/Allison-Akers-AHW-DHE-outstanding-senior-finalist-300x273.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175406\/Allison-Akers-AHW-DHE-outstanding-senior-finalist-300x273.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175406\/Allison-Akers-AHW-DHE-outstanding-senior-finalist-1024x933.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175406\/Allison-Akers-AHW-DHE-outstanding-senior-finalist-768x700.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175406\/Allison-Akers-AHW-DHE-outstanding-senior-finalist.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>Allison Akers<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>&#8220;This past year I watched Allison balance a full load of classes, two jobs, a commitment to marching band, working out, and planning for her future with remarkable calmness, commitment to excellence, and grace.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16657\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175428\/Cassidy-Forbing-Outstanding-senior-finalist-225x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175428\/Cassidy-Forbing-Outstanding-senior-finalist-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175428\/Cassidy-Forbing-Outstanding-senior-finalist-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175428\/Cassidy-Forbing-Outstanding-senior-finalist.png 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>Cassidy Forbing<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>&#8220;Cassidy Forbing is a connector, using her curiosity and knowledge to encourage insightful, creative, and interdisciplinary thinking about literature. She&#8217;s also a positive presence in every class.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16659\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175452\/Devon-Lejman-Outstanding-senior-finalist-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175452\/Devon-Lejman-Outstanding-senior-finalist-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175452\/Devon-Lejman-Outstanding-senior-finalist-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175452\/Devon-Lejman-Outstanding-senior-finalist-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175452\/Devon-Lejman-Outstanding-senior-finalist-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175452\/Devon-Lejman-Outstanding-senior-finalist-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175452\/Devon-Lejman-Outstanding-senior-finalist-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175452\/Devon-Lejman-Outstanding-senior-finalist.jpg 1896w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>Devon Lejman<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>&#8220;Devon Lejman brings a rare type of critical clarity to her writing and classroom discussions, and her ability to delve into the richness of language is both marvelous and inspiring.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16642\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175222\/Erin-Goff-Outstanding-senior-finalist-DHE-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175222\/Erin-Goff-Outstanding-senior-finalist-DHE-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175222\/Erin-Goff-Outstanding-senior-finalist-DHE-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175222\/Erin-Goff-Outstanding-senior-finalist-DHE-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175222\/Erin-Goff-Outstanding-senior-finalist-DHE.png 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>Erin Goff<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>&#8220;Erin is a great mix of committed educator, innovative poet and creator, and inspirational leader all rolled into one.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16645\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175310\/Jonah-James-outstanding-senior-finalist-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175310\/Jonah-James-outstanding-senior-finalist-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175310\/Jonah-James-outstanding-senior-finalist-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/18175310\/Jonah-James-outstanding-senior-finalist-150x150.png 150w, 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src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/20181055\/Ranieri_Paul-retirement-announcement.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/20181055\/Ranieri_Paul-retirement-announcement.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/20181055\/Ranieri_Paul-retirement-announcement-280x300.jpg 280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Dr. Paul Ranieri is retiring.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Dr. Ranieri has taught in the Department for 37 (1983-2020) years.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Thank you, Paul, for everything you&#8217;ve done for the students, the department and the university over the past 30+ years; you will be missed!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span style=\"color: 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