Here are the past winners of English awards.
2022-2023
Undergraduate Awards
Albert Shaw Poetry Award: Nicole Cao, Honourable Mention: I. S. Bashirah
Award in American Literature and Culture : Rhiana Safieh
Andrew James Dugan Prize in Literature Award: Jared Cubilla, Marina Dobocan
Andrew James Dugan Prize in Rhetoric and Professional Writing: Chinye Obiago
The Canadian Literature Prize : Emma Smith
Co-op Reflective Report Award: Hanna Freitas
Diaspora and Transnational Studies Prize : Amaya Kodituwakku
Donald R. and Mary E. Snider Literary Award for Excellence in Non-Fiction Writing: Emma Joan Watson
English Society Creative Writing Award for Poetry: I. S. Bashirah
English Society Creative Writing Award for Prose: Nicole Cao
English Undergraduate Award for Academic Excellence: Amaya Kodituwakku, Emma Smith
Hibbard Prize for Shakespeare Studies: Nadia Formisano
Janice Del Matto Memorial Award in Creative Writing: Nadia Formisano
Olive Carrick Scholarship in English: Arabella Hareem Abid
Rhetoric and Digital Design Award: Saajan Kar
Rhetoric and Professional Writing Award: Hafsa Hassan
Walter R. Martin English 251 Award: Shawna Poechman
Graduate Awards
Beltz Essay Prize, Master of Arts : Rebecca de Heuvel, Hannah Gardiner
Beltz Essay Prize, PhD: Chris Rogers
David Nimmo English Graduate Scholarship: Kem-Laurin Lubin
English Graduate Award for Academic Excellence: Aleksander Franiczek
Graduate Co-op Work Report Award: Máire Slater
Graduate Creative Writing Award Prose and Poetry: Maša Torbica
Independent Graduate Instructor Award for Excellence in Teaching: Toben Racicot
Jack Gray Graduate Fellowship Award: Kellie Chouinard
Lea Vogel-Nimmo English Graduate Professionalization Award: Lara El Mekkawi, Aleksander Franiczek, Humaira Shoaib, Valerie Uher
Rhetoric Essay Prize, Master of Arts: Sarah Casey
TA Award for Excellence in Teaching: Chris Martin
W.K. Thomas Graduate Scholarship: Melissa Johnson, Dakota David Pinheiro
2022-2023 Awards Slide Show and Video
2021-2022
Undergraduate Academic Awards
Undergraduate Award Winners Information
Albert Shaw Poetry Prize: Tom Johnston
Andrew James Dugan Prize in Literature Award: Rachel Zehr
Andrew James Dugan Prize in Rhetoric and Professional Writing Award: Sarah Casey, Erin Christine Froud
Award in American Literature and Culture: Rachel Zehr
Canadian Literature Prize: Yvan Deslauriers
Diaspora and Transnational Studies Prize: Joanne Szeto
English Society Creative Writing Award for Poetry: Tom Johnston
English Society Creative Writing Award for Prose: Nicole Cao
Hibbard Prize for Shakespeare Studies: Erin Christine Froud
Janice Del Matto Memorial Award in Creative Writing: Nadia Formisano, Jacob Neal (Honourable Mention)
Masternak Foundation Undergraduate Scholarships in English: Ritika Puri and Victoria Lumax Rhetoric and Digital Design Award: Lal Sekercioglu, Sharon Seegobind, Han Xiang Sun, and Tiffany Shen
Rhetoric and Professional Writing Award: Ana-Sanziana Beschia, Anna Maria Brokalakis
Undergraduate Co-op Work Report Award: Emily Doyle and Wajiha Parvez
Walter R. Martin English 251 Award: Emma Smith
Graduate Awards
Graduate Award Winners Information
Beltz Essay Prize, Master of Arts: Hannah Gardiner
Beltz Essay Prize, PhD: Alison Purnell
David Nimmo English Graduate Scholarship: Zachary Pearl
Gladys Srivastava Graduate Award: Shannon Lodoen, Zachary Pearl Graduate Creative Writing Award, Prose and Poetry: Manahil Bandukwala
Graduate Co-op Work Report Awards: Stefani Starivlah
Graduate Professional Communication Award: Máire Slater
Independent Graduate Instructor Award for Excellence in Teaching: Maša Torbica
Jack Gray Graduate Fellowship Award: Aleksander Franiczek
Lea Vogel-Nimmo English Graduate Professionalization Awards: Lara El Mekkawi, Dakota Pinheiro, Sabrina Sgandurra
Masternak Foundation Graduate Scholarship in English: Elianne El-Amyouni
Rhetoric Essay Prize, Master of Arts: Máire Slater
Rhetoric Essay Prize, PhD: Maab Al-Rashdan
TA Award for Excellence in Teaching: Humaira Shoaib
W. K. Thomas Award: Jin Sol Kim
2020-2021
Undergraduate Academic Awards
Albert Shaw Poetry Prize: Maya Victoria Venters
Andrew James Dugan Prize in Literature Award: Rachel Zehr
Andrew James Dugan Prize in Rhetoric and Professional Writing Award: Philip Hohol
Award in American Literature and Culture: Katrina Steckle
Canadian Literature Prize: Emilie Stanley
Diaspora and Transnational Studies Prize: Jane Lu; Honourable Mention: Nicola Tidbury
English Society Creative Writing Award for Poetry: Maya Victoria Venters; Honourable Mention: Chrislyn Jo Fernandes
English Society Creative Writing Award for Prose: Julianna Suderman
Hibbard Prize for Shakespeare Studies: Philip Hohol
Masternak Foundation Undergraduate Scholarships in English: Anna-Maria Brokalakis and Jared Cubilla
Rhetoric and Digital Design Award: Caleb Draper; Honourable Mention: Christina Piruchta
Rhetoric and Professional Writing Award: Nicole Bourque and Anna-Maria Brokalakis
Walter R. Martin English 251 Award: Kashfia Mahmood
Graduate Awards
Beltz Essay Prize, Master of Arts: Hannah Gardiner
Beltz Essay Prize, PhD: Maab Al-Rashdan and Shannon Lodoen
David Nimmo English Graduate Scholarship: Jenn Rickert
Graduate Creative Writing Award, Prose and Poetry: Manahil Bandukwala
Graduate Professional Communication Award: Marion Gruner
Jack Gray Graduate Fellowship Award: Dakota Pinheiro
Masternak Foundation Graduate Scholarship in English: Christin Taylor
Rhetoric Essay Prize, Master of Arts: Christopher Rogers; Honourable Mention: Joey Stapleton
Rhetoric Essay Prize, PhD: Jerika Sanderson and Sabrina Alicia Sgandurra
W.K. Thomas Award: Lillian Black and Hannah Watts
Co-op Awards
Graduate Co-op Work Report Awards: Neha Ravella
Undergraduate Co-op Work Report Award: Wajiha Parvez
Teaching and Professionalization Awards
Lea Vogel-Nimmo English Graduate Professionalization Awards: Monique Kampherm and Jonathan Baltrusaitis
Independent Graduate Instructor Award for Excellence in Teaching: Monique KamphermTA Award for Excellence in Teaching: Toben Racicot
2019-2020
Undergraduate Academic Awards
Albert Shaw Poetry Prize: Kurt Dutfield-Hughes
English Society Creative Writing Award for Poetry: Philip Hohol
English Society Creative Writing Award for Prose: Kristie Shannon
Andrew James Dugan Prize in Rhetoric and Professional Writing Award: Sarah Casey
Rhetoric and Digital Design Award: Danielle Griffin
Rhetoric and Professional Writing Award: Jonathon Jackson
Walter R. Martin English 251 Award: Joyce Kung
Diaspora and Transnational Studies Prize: Linhui Luo
Hibbard Prize for Shakespeare Studies: Rachel Zehr
Canadian Literature Prize: Eden McFarlane
Award in American Literature and Culture: Tristan Mills
Andrew James Dugan Prize in Literature Award: Wajiha Parvez
Masternak Foundation Undergraduate Scholarships in English: Philip Hohol and Julianna Suderman
Graduate Awards
Graduate Professional Communication Award: Marion Gruner
Rhetoric Essay Prize, Master of Arts: Jordan Kam
Rhetoric Essay Prize, PhD: Shannon Lodoen
Beltz Essay Prize, Master of Arts: Ryan Van Til
Beltz Essay Prize, PhD: Shannon Lodoen
Graduate Creative Writing Award, Poetry: Masa Torbica
Graduate Creative Writing Award, Prose: Chelsea La Vecchia
Masternak Foundation Graduate Scholarship in English: Jin Sol Kim
Jack Gray Graduate Fellowship Award: Zachary Pearl
David Nimmo English Graduate Scholarship: Lindsay Meaning
Co-op Awards
Undergraduate Co-op Work Report Award: Hanna Colbert
Graduate Co-op Work Report Awards: Carmen Barsomian-Dietrich and Pamela Schmidt
Teaching and Professionalization Awards
Lea Vogel-Nimmo English Graduate Professionalization Awards: Neha Ravella and Jerika Sanderson
TA Award for Excellence in Teaching: Valerie Uher
Independent Graduate Instructor Award for Excellence in Teaching: Hannah Watts
2018-2019
English Society Creative Writing Award for Poetry: Joanna Laurie Dixon Cleary
Rhetoric and Digital Design Award: Neha Ravella
Rhetoric and Professional Writing Award: Sara Akbarzadeh-Zahraia Kohan, Aarjan Giri, and Dylan Yip-Chuck
Andrew James Dugan Prize in Rhetoric and Professional Writing: Eden McFarlane
Award in American Literature and Culture: Emily Pass
Canadian Literature Prize: Dinah Shi
Walter R. Martin English 251 Award: Abigail Hamann
Diaspora and Transnational Studies Prize: Trenton McNulty
Andrew James Dugan Prize in Literature: Judith Blasutti
The Hibbard Prize for Shakespeare Studies: Selin Elyay
Masternak Foundation Undergraduate Scholarship in English: Joanna Laurie Dixon Cleary and Hanna Colbert
English Society Creative Writing Award for Prose: Xin Niu Zhang
Albert Shaw Poetry Prize: Xin Niu Zhang
Graduate Academic Awards
Beltz Essay Prize, MA: Renée Belliveau
Beltz Essay Prize, PhD: Christopher Cameron (Honourable Mention: Lindsay Meaning)
Rhetoric Essay Prize, MA: Robyn Peers
Rhetoric Essay Prize, PhD: Devon Moriarty
Graduate Creative Writing Award: Hannah Watts and Evelyn Deshane
Graduate Professional Communication Award: Devon Moriarty, Lillian Black, and Danielle Griffin
David Nimmo English Graduate Scholarship: Ashley Irwin
Jack Gray Fellowship: Christin Taylor
W.K. Thomas Graduate Scholarship: Ashley Irwin
Co-op Awards
Undergraduate Co-op Work Report Award: Veronika Mikolajewski
Graduate Co-op Work Report Award: Andrew Myles
Teaching and Professionalization Awards
TA Award for Excellence in Teaching: Hannah Watts
Independent Graduate Instructor Award for Excellence in Teaching: Meghan Riley
Lea Vogel-Nimmo Graduate Professionalization Scholarship: Ian Gibson and Jin Sol Kim
2017-2018
Undergraduate Awards
Academic Awards
Rhetoric and Digital Design Award: Melissa Koehler
Rhetoric and Professional Writing Award: Oriana Confente
Andrew James Dugan Prize in Rhetoric and Professional Writing: Scott Metzger
Award in American Literature and Culture: Oriana Confente
Canadian Literature Prize: Aaron Cornies
Walter R. Martin English 251 Award: Julianna Suderman
Andrew James Dugan Prize in Literature: Robyn Peers
Diaspora and Transnational Studies Prize: Jacob Asma
The Hibbard Prize for Shakespeare Studies: Christine Frim
Grade Average Awards
Second Year Spring: Trenton McNulty
Second Year Fall: Julianna Suderman
Third Year: Xin Niu Zhang
Fourth Year: Robyn Peers
Writing Awards
English Society Creative Writing Award for Poetry: Joanna Cleary
English Society Creative Writing Award for Prose: Hang Ren
Albert Shaw Poetry Prize: Rhys Desmond
Graduate Awards
Academic Awards
Beltz Essay Prize, MA: Rosemary Kay
Beltz Essay Prize, PhD: Lindsay Meaning
Rhetoric Essay Prize, MA: Andrew Myles
Rhetoric Essay Prize, PhD: Chris Giannakopoulos
Graduate Professional Communication Award: Devon Moriarty
Gladys Srivastava Graduate Award: Evelyn Deshane
W.K. Thomas Graduate Scholarship: Rebecca Anderson, Jason Lajoie, Jessica Van de Kemp
Grade Average Awards
MA: Megan Honsberger, Jonathan Baltrusaitis
PhD: Lindsay Meaning
David Nimmo English Graduate Scholarship: Evelyn Deshane
Jack Gray Fellowship: Ian Gibson
Co-op Awards
Quarry Integrated Communication Co-op English Award: Anne Cullen Keidann
Undergraduate Co-op Work Report Award: Ariel Fullerton
Graduate Co-op Work Report Award: Thomas Mantynen
Teaching and Professionalization Awards
Independent Graduate Instructor Award for Excellence in Teaching: Jessica Van de Kemp
TA Award for Excellence in Teaching: Jason Lajoie
Lea Vogel-Nimmo Graduate Professionalization Scholarship: Renée Belliveau
Writing Awards
Graduate Creative Writing Award Prose: Michael Domonchuk
Graduate Creative Writing Award Poetry: Masa Torbica
2016-2017
Undergraduate Award Winners
Grade Average Award Winners
Second Year Spring: Kate Stericker
Second Year Fall: Joanna Cleary
Third Year: Kayley Marner
Fourth Year: Isabelle Cote
Academic Awards
Walter R. Martin English 251 Award: Masha Janjuz
Award in American Literature and Culture: Alex Rollinson
Canadian Literature Prize: Kathleen Moritz
History and Theory of Rhetoric Award: Sarasvathi Kannan (runner-up); Theresa Shim (winner)
Rhetoric and Digital Design Award: Trevor Nielsen (runner-up); Theresa Shim (winner)
Rhetoric and Professional Writing Award: Dominique Kelly, Elizabeth Scott, Erin Taylor, Christine Williams (group prize)
Andrew James Dugan Prize in Literature: Alexandra Siebert
Andrew James Dugan Prize in Rhetoric and Professional Writing: Joseph Stapleton
Co-op Awards
Quarry Integrated Communication Co-op English Award: Danielle Bisnar Griffin
Undergraduate Co-op Work Report Award: Carla Rodrigo
Creative Writing Awards
Albert Shaw Poetry Prize: Zainab Ahmed-Yassin Mahdi
English Society Creative Writing Award for Poetry: Joanna Cleary
English Society Creative Writing Award for Prose: Chris Masterman
Graduate Creative Writing Award for Prose: Lacey Beer
Graduate Creative Writing Award for Poetry: Masa Torbica
Graduate Award Winners
Grade Average Awards
MA: Julie Funk
PhD: Ian Gibson
David Nimmo English Graduate Scholarship: Justin Carpenter
Jack Gray Fellowship: Rebecca Anderson, Devon Moriarty
Graduate Co-op Work Report Award: Andreea Perescu
Academic Awards
Beltz Essay Prize, MA: Laura Bayer
Beltz Essay Prize, PhD: Ian Gibson
Rhetoric Essay Prize: Devon Moriarty
Graduate Professional Communication Award: Devon Moriarty
W.K. Thomas Graduate Scholarship: Jessica Van de Kemp
Teaching & Professionalization Awards
TA Award for Excellence in Teaching: Kaitlin O'Brien (runner-up); Nicholas Hobin (winner)
Lea Vogel-Nimmo Graduate Professionalization Scholarship: Ashley Irwin
2015-2016
Undergraduate Award Winners
Grade Average Award Winners: 2nd year: Alexander Rollinson (Spring); 2nd year Katherine Steckly (Fall); 3rd year: Julie Funk; 4th year: Dakota Pinheiro
History and Theory of Rhetoric Award: Julie Funk (runner-up); Claire Matlock (winner)
Rhetoric and Digital Design Award: Rasdeep Shergill (runner-up); Kayley Maree Marner (winner)
Rhetoric and Professional Writing Award: Melissa Koehler (runner-up); Mark Haasnoot (winner)
Andrew James Dugan Prize in Rhetoric and Professional Writing: Ninka Bielak
Award in American Literature and Culture: Joey Stapleton
Canadian Literature Prize: Eleanor Howell
Walter R. Martin English 251 Award: Kate Stericker
Hibbard Prize for Shakespeare: Charles Wu
Andrew James Dugan Prize in Literature: Erin Taylor
English Society Creative Writing Award for Poetry: Cosmin Dzsurdzsa
Albert Shaw Poetry Prize: Breelynne Dafoe
English Society Creative Writing Award for Prose: Erin Taylor
Quarry Integrated Communication Co-op English Award: Melissa Koehler
Undergraduate Co-op Work Report Award: Erin Taylor
Graduate Award Winners
MA: Thomas Mantynen, Megan Honsberger
PhD: Benjamin Woodford
Jack Gray Fellowship: Cayley MacArthur
Beltz Essay Prize, MA: Paisley Cozzarin
Beltz Essay Prize, PhD: Travis Morton
David Nimmo English Graduate Scholarship: Benjamin Woodford
Gladys Srivastava Graduate Award: David Thiessen; Elise Vist
W.K. Thomas Graduate Scholarship: Matthew Gaster; Doug Sikkema
Graduate Creative Writing Award: Justin Carpenter
Graduate Co-op Work Report Award: Valerie Smith
TA Award for Excellence in Teaching: Jessica Van de Kemp
Lea Vogel-Nimmo Graduate Professionalization Scholarship: Paisley Cozzarin
2014-2015
Undergraduate Awards
Grade Average Awards: 2nd year: Julie Funk (Spring); Lori Potts (Fall); 3rd year Sonal Patel; 4th year Lindsay Kroes.
English 251A Exam Award: Andrew Clubine, Claire Matlock (tie)
Albert Shaw Poetry Prize: Sarasvathi Kannan
English Society Creative Writing Award for Poetry: Matthew Sleiman
English Society Creative Writing Award for Prose: Eleanor Howell
Co-op Work Term Report: Thomas Mantynen
Quarry Integrated Communication Co-op English Award: Rebecca Lee
Hibbard Shakespeare Prize: Lindsay Kroes
Canadian Literature Prize: Quinn Silbermann
Award in American Literature and Culture: Alexandra Siebert
Andrew James Dugan Prize in Literature: Cassie Lachance
Andrew James Dugan Prize in Rhetoric and Professional Writing:
Andrew Myles (Winner); Jason Roberts (Runner-up)
History and Theory of Rhetoric Award: Sophia Pelka; (Winner); Caroline Manson (Runner-up)
Rhetoric and Professional Writing Award: Sarasvathi Kannan
Rhetoric and Digital Design Award: Jeffrey Macarandang and
Winona So (Winner); Lucy Barnett and Andrew Myles (Runner-up)
Graduate Award Winners
Beltz Essay Prize, M.A.: Farrah Nakhaie, Meredith Fischer (tie)
Graduate Creative Writing Award for Poetry: Morteza Dehghani
Graduate Professional Writing Award: Salman Jivani
Grade Average Awards: M.A. Shawn DeSouza-Coelho; Ph.D. Masa Torbica
Jack Grey Award: Masa Torbica
Graduate Co-op Work Report Award: Cayley MacArthur
TA Award for Excellence in Teaching: Jessica Van de Kemp
Independent Graduate Instructor Award for Excellence in Teaching: Christine Horton
W.K. Thomas Graduate Scholarships: Kyle Gerber, Elise Vist, Kyle Malashewski
Lea Vogel-Nimmo Graduate Professionalization Scholarship: Virginia Shay
See our 2014-2015 Awards photo gallery.
2013-2014
Undergraduate Awards
Grade Average Awards: 2nd year: Kathleen Moritz (Spring); Alexandra Siebert (Fall); 3rd year Lindsay Kroes; 4th year Alana Rigby
English 251A Exam Award: Dominique Kelly
Albert Shaw Poetry Prize: Rebecca McElrea
English Society Creative Writing Award for Poetry: Raphael T. Redmond Fernandes
English Society Creative Writing Award for Prose: Sarasvathi Kannan
Co-op Work Term Report: Kathleen Moritz
Quarry Integrated Communication Co-op English Award: Colette Henry
Hibbard Prize: Isabelle Cote (Winner); Renee Serez (Honourable Mention)
Canadian Literature Prize: Natalie Dewan
Award in American Literature and Culture: Laura Bayer
Andrew James Dugan Prize in Literature:
Mark Lubberts (Winner); Olivia Vanderwal (Honourable Mention)
Andrew James Dugan Prize in Rhetoric and Professional Writing: Aaron Hernandez
History and Theory of Rhetoric Award: Lindsay Kroes; (Winner); Andrew Clubine (Runner-up)
Rhetoric and Professional Writing Award: Sarah Rodrigues (Winner); Julie Funk (Runner-up)
Rhetoric and Digital Design Award: Pravneet Bilkhu (Winner); Jenine Paul (Runner-up)
Graduate Awards
Beltz Essay Prizes: M.A.: Farrah Nakhaie; Ph.D: Doug Sikkema
Graduate Creative Writing Award for Poetry: Morteza Dehghani
Graduate Creative Writing Award for Prose: Christopher Lawrence
Grade Average Awards: M.A. Farrah Nakhaie; Ph.D. Virginia Shay
Jack Grey Award: Elise Vist
Graduate Co-op Work Report Award: Catherine Zagar
TA Award for Excellence in Teaching: Christine Horton
Independent Graduate Instructor Award for Excellence in Teaching: Kyle Malashewski