English Department Awards & Scholarships

• Clara M. Clendenen Memorial Scholarship For rising sophomores, juniors, or seniors from Western Clinton County, especially Noyes Township, with first preference to English majors from western Clinton County, second preference to English majors from Clinton County, and third preference to any major from western Clinton County, with demonstrated financial need. Total amount currently available is up to $5,000. For an application, contact the chair of the Department of English (Raub 303).
  
  Recent winners include:
  1998-99 Shawn Smith, Suellen Clemmer, Lance Mardis, and Mindy Hyde
  1999-00 Heather Rooney
  2000-01 Heather L. Pletcher, Candace M. Rayls and Danielle J. Resnick
  2001-02 Greg Hyde, Tara Geyer, Michele White, and Jill Nauman
  2002-03 Rheannon Bartlett, Megan Flynn, Tara Myers, Sarah Snyder, Michele White, Desirae Wolfe, and Deanna Pharis
  2003-04 Andrew Graham, Denise Hershey, Chad Peters, Jessica Sanford, Kristy Serafini, and Sarah Snyder
  2004-05 Brooke Banfill, Brian Hanna, Kristy Serafini, and Alexander Wykoff
  2005-06 Roxanne Reeder, Michael Rinard, and Jocelyn Selmer-Larsen
  2006-07 no applicants
  2007-08 Roxanne Reeder
  2008-09 Alyson Maris and Jared Conti
  2009-10 Sarah Flowers 
  2010-11 Rachel Mazza and Sarah Flowers
  2011-2012  Lindsey Shaffer and Danielle Darwin
  2012-13 Taylor Curry

 

• Isabel Winner Miller Award in Creative Writing An annual award endowed by Isabel Winner Miller of Lock Haven, author of Old Town. The award is presented to a rising junior or senior Lock Haven University student who has demonstrated outstanding ability in creative writing. The amount of the award varies with annual interest on the endowment principal and usually yields up to $125. For an application, contact the chair of the Department of English (Raub 303).
  
  Recent winners include:
  1999-00 Beth Bertram
  2000-01 Tara LoPresti
  2001-02 Michael Kiser
  2002-03 Michael Kiser
  2003-04 Matthew Burne and Alan Vezina
  2004-05 Julia Grove
  2005-06 Michael Rinard and Kayley Thomas
  2006-07 Ian Presnell
  2007-08 Sarah Ricker
  2008-09 Jared Conti and Tasha Englert 
  2009-10 Amy Burke
  2010-11 Rachel Mazza and Sarah Flowers
  2011-12 Caitlin Chciuk
  2012-13 no applicants

 

• The Dorothy and Franklin Vaughn English Scholarship The Dorothy and Franklin Vaughn English Scholarship is endowed by the Vaughns, emeriti faculty members, who devoted most of their professional lives to the English Department at Lock Haven University. The award is given to a rising senior Liberal Arts, English B.A. or Secondary Education--English major. Recipients are selected on the basis of academic success, extra-curricular activities related to English, special accomplishments, and devotion to the discipline. Total amount available for the Scholarship is up to $250. For an application, contact the chair of the Department of English (Raub 303).
  
  Recent winners include:
  1999-00 Jason W. Griffin and Joseph A. Tighe
  2000-01 Greg Hyde and Melissa Moscater
  2001-02 Melissa Moscater
  2002-03 Rob Battisson
  2003-04 Andrew Graham
  2004-05 Lena Galicki and Cheryl Kirkwood
  2005-6 Melissa Hanson
  2006-7 Jessa Hoover
  2007-8 Roxanne Reeder
  2008-9 Heather Bacsick and Cristina Velez
  2009-10 Amy Burke
  2010-11 Sarah Flowers
  2011-12 Kelsey Rippey
  2012-13 Alyssa J. Davis and Sarah Eckrich
   

 

• The Dr. K. B. Rao Memorial Scholarship An award given to a rising sophomore or junior English major with a G.P.A. of 3.0. The amount of the award varies with annual interest on the endowment principal and usually yields up to $250. For an application, contact the chair of the Department of English (Raub 303).
  
  Recent winners include:
  2003-04 Lena Galicki and Denise Hershey
  2004-05 Sarah Becker and Jessica Hammond
  2005-06 Heidi Liebegott and Maribeth Vaiana
  2006-07 Maribeth Vaiana and Heidi Liebegott
  2007-08 Cristina Velez
  2008-09 no applicants
  2009-10 no applicants
  2010-11 Taylor Potts
  2011-12 Loren Appolonia
  2012-13 Bianca Hoffman

 

• The L.R. & M.E. Gocella Family Scholarship For students in good academic standing seeking teacher certification in English.
  
  Recent winners include:
  2009-10 Joseph Eiswerth, Theresa Confer and Brittani Kline
  2010-11  Renee Dougherty
  2011-12  Alyssa J. Davis and Bianca Hoffman
  2012-13 Jessica Fisher and Loren Appolonia

 

• Outstanding Major Each year the English Department selects one or more students as the Outstanding English Majors.
  
  Recent winners include:
  1998-99 Beth Bertram
  1999-00 Kelly June
  2000-01 Shawn Smith
  2001-02 Teresa Pudvah
  2002-03 Rob Battison
  2003-04 Denise Hershey, Sarah Snyder, Dana Ciciliot
  2004-05 Julia Grove
  2005-06 Edward Savoy and Jessica Hammond
  2006-07 Greg Davis
  2007-08 Amanda Sportelli and Maribeth Vaiana
  2008-09 Elizabeth Regan and Mary French
  2009-10 Megan Grunthaler and James Sheasley
  2010-11 Kyle Brett and Adam Russo
  2011-12 Kyle Brett and Kelsey Rippey
  2012-13 Alyssa J. Davis and Loren Appolonia