Award Recipients 2019-2020

Cardinal Cushing Award

For the best fiction published in a BC undergraduate publication:

  • First Place: Timothy Morrissey 鈥�20, "The Nazi Museum," Stylus, Spring 鈥�20

  • Second Place: Gerard Menna 鈥�20, "Sticker," Stylus, Fall 鈥�19

  • Third place: Rachel Ruggera 鈥�23, "The Empty Chair," Stylus, Spring 鈥�20

Dever Fellowship

A substantial grant presented in honor of novelist and BC alumnus Joseph Dever, to a graduating senior who proposes to pursue a career in writing:

  • Dylan Cooper 鈥�20

    Claire Madden 鈥�20

Dever Award for Freshman Writing

For the best three essays by first year students in a Spring 鈥�18 or AY 鈥�18-19 English course:

  • Grace Chandra 鈥�23, 鈥淏uilding and Rebuilding鈥� (nominated by Deanna Danforth)

  • Jill Keegan 鈥�23, 鈥淢y Papa鈥檚 Waltz鈥� (nominated by Laura Tanner)

  • Maleka McBarnett 鈥�23, 鈥淐ompassion: A Hidden Message from an Upside-Down Interview鈥� (nominated by Paula Mathieu)

Doherty Honors Project Award

This award honors our longtime colleague Paul Doherty. It is for the best undergraduate thesis.

  • Claire Madden for an Exemplary Honors Project (Creative) 鈥淢easurements鈥�

  • Sarah Santoro for an Exemplary Honors Project (Critical) 鈥淟aid Bare: Uncovering the Destabilizing Bodies of Southern Gothic Literature and Photography鈥�

English Language Learner Essay Award

For the best essay by an English Language Learner written for an ELL section of First Year Writing Seminar or Literature Core:

  • Guanting Xia 鈥�21, "In and Out of Tyranny" (nominated by Alex Puente)

John Randall Award

For the best undergraduate essay on American literature and culture, presented in honor and memory of author and BC Professor John Randall:

  • Justin Janesko 鈥�20, "'That Voice Guiding Me Was Mine All Along': A Buddhist Critique of 鈥榃estworld.鈥�" (nominated by Paul Lewi

Honorable Mentions:

  • Madeleine Hughes 鈥�20, "Seeking Visibility in the Face of Erasure: Confronting the Absence of Women in Government Narratives on Homelessness."

  • Joan Kennedy 鈥�20, "The Second Battle of the Alamo."

  • Julia Nagle 鈥�20 ,"Rockabye 1970: James Taylor鈥檚 Cradle for the Nostalgic Cowboy." (nominated by Scott Reznick)

Kean Memorial Award

To the graduating senior judged to be the outstanding English major:

  • Maggie McQuade鈥�20

  • Jiawei (Bella) Peng 鈥�20

Kelleher Award

For the best poetry published in a BC undergraduate publication:

  • First Place:聽Adriana Watkins '20, 鈥淪targazing in Persia,鈥� Stylus, Fall 鈥�19

  • Second place:聽Sarah Santoro 鈥�20, 鈥渢his train will be standing by,鈥� Stylus, Fall 鈥�19

  • Third place: Julia Nagle '20, 鈥渢o the uncle made of soft steel wool,鈥� Stylus, Spring 鈥�20

McCarthy Award

For the best collection of pieces of creative writing by a junior or senior:

  • First Place:聽Margherita Bassi 鈥�20

  • Second Place:聽Gina Case 鈥�21

  • Third Place:聽Kathryn (Jenessa) Bryson 鈥�21

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