Scholarship Award Recipients
Congratulations to our Fall 2024 Award Winners!
The Catherine Urban Scholarship
Tied for 1st Place: Jeffrey Cavender and Yujin Lee
2nd Place: Mel Gomez
3rd Place: Allen Lue
The Dorothy Wright Children's Literature Award
Lulu Pineda
The Dr. Josephine Chandler Scholarship
1st Place: Dylan Mueller
2nd Place: Yujin Lee
Tied for 3rd Place: Jillian Dobbert and Alejandra Luevanos
The James O. Wood Fund for Shakespeare Studies
1st Place: Ariana Tosado
The W.O. Crockett Scholarship
Tam Ho
The Roberta Holloway Scholarship
Joshua Togonon
The Ruth MacLean McGee Scholarship
Courtney Caldwell
The Dr. Jack E. Fink and Maxine Hunt Fink Scholarship Endowment
Sharmaine Sun
Marjorie McLaughlin Folendorf Award
Linh Nguyen
The Abraham and Eleanor H. Bezanker Scholarship Endowment
Sophie Aust
The Harvey Birenbaum Prize
Talia Mazorra Murga
Professor Owen Milton Broyles Scholarship
Tied for 1st Place: Marilyn Hilton and Artie Patel
The Rico-Ressman Scholarship
Noelle Gibbs
Spring 2024
The Academy of American Poets / Virginia de Araujo Prize
Linh Nguyen
Marilyn Copley Hilton (honorable mention)
Kichung Kim Endowed Scholarship
Nhi Bui
Katherine Hamilton
Bonita M. Cox Award for Classical and Medieval Literature
Karen Liou
The Shirley Nelson Iverson Scholarship
1st Place: Tam Ho
2nd Place: Jaena Jaug
3rd Place: Joshua Tapia
The Lois King Thore Scholarship Fund
Hannah Le
Anne Lillis Memorial Scholarship Fund
Courtney Caldwell
The Robert H. Woodward Memorial Scholarship
Evonne Tan
James Phelan Award for Criticism
1st Place: Charlotte Kunde
2nd Place: Jeff Lin
James Phelan Award for Poetry
1st Place: Carlos Leon
2nd Place: Nalana La Framboise
James Phelan Award for Fiction
1st Place: Mara Olivas
2nd Place: Sophie Aust
James Phelan Award for Nonfiction
1st Place: Hallie Burch
2nd Place: Mel Gomez
Schelby A. Sweeney Beowulf Award
Jillian Dobbert
Fall 2023
The Catherine Urban Scholarship
1st Place: Stefan Candelaria
2nd Place: Chloe Chahrouri
The Dorothy Wright Children's Literature Award
Rye Lomax
The Dr. Josephine Chandler Scholarship
1st Place: Avery Tubach
2nd Place: Tanvir Kaur
The James O. Wood Fund for Shakespeare Studies
1st Place: Alyssa Long
2nd Place: Julia Cua
3rd Place: Tanvir Kaur
4th Place: Kiara Schuette
The W.O. Crockett Scholarship
Matthew McCallaCreary
The Roberta Holloway Scholarship
Liz Asborno
Bhushita Bhattarai
The Ruth MacLean McGee Scholarship
Addie Mahmassani
The Harvey Birenbaum Prize
1st Place: Charlotte Kunde
2nd Place: Casey Wickstrom
Professor Owen Milton Broyles Scholarship
1st Place: Charlotte Kunde
2nd Place: Cassie Blair
The Rico-Ressman Scholarship
Cassie Blair
Mara Olivas
Spring 2023
The Academy of American Poets / Virginia De Araujo Prize
Hilary King
Jane Berg (honorable mention)
Kichung Kim Scholarship
Dylan Khieu
The Shirley Nelson Iverson Scholarship
Ken Banh
Hannah Le
The Lois King Thore Scholarship Fund
Rye Lomax
Alexander Luis Osorio
The Dr. Jack E. Fink and Maxine Hunt Fink Scholarship Endowment
Victoria Thorp
Elaina Davey
The Dorrit A. Sibley Writing Scholarship Award Fund
Hilary King
Melissa Reyes
Marjorie McLaughlin Folendorf Award
Bekah Lazar
Jane Berg
Brianna Mac-Thai
Anne Lillis Memorial Scholarship Fund
Melissa Reyes
The Robert H. Woodward Memorial Scholarship
1st Place: Jaena Jaug
2nd Place: Alma Hernandez
3rd Place: Kiara Schuette
3rd Place: Daniela Sanchez Martinez
The Abraham and Eleanor H. Bezanker Scholarship
1st Place: Jane Berg
2nd Place: Emily Coletta
2nd Place: Charlotte Kunde
English and Comparative Literature Award for Criticism
Alyssa Long
Alma Hernandez
English and Comparative Literature Award for Poetry
Thao Thanh Nguyen
Zoe Prodromides
English and Comparative Literature Award for Fiction
Samantha Ruelas
Sophie Aust
English and Comparative Literature Award for Nonfiction
Hazel Griffin
Ching Ching Tan
Ida Fay Sachs Ludwig Memorial Scholarship
Nalana La Framboise
English and Comparative Literature Award for Research
Amanda Shipman
Fall 2022
The Catherine Urban Scholarship
Daisy Flores
Amanda Hurtado
Kiara Schuette
Jehndreick Viernes
The Dorothy Wright Children’s Literature Award
Guadalupe Rodriguez
The Dr. Josephine Chandler Scholarship
1st Place: Jeff Lin
2nd Place: Ian Millado
3rd Place: Collin Bartolomei
James O. Wood Fund for Shakespeare Studies
Dory Albert
The W.O. Crockett Scholarship
1st Place: Justise Wattree
2nd Place: Kiara Schuette
3rd Place: Drake Shetterly
The Roberta Holloway Scholarship
1st Place: Jane Berg
2nd Place: Jeff Lin
3rd Place: Amanda Hurtado
The Ruth MacLean McGee Scholarship Fund
1st Place: Michelle Jones
2nd Place: Yu Jin Lee
3rd Place: Alexander Luis Osorio
Harvey Birenbaum Prize
Seher Vora
Owen Milton Broyles Scholarship
Alexandra Carrillo
The Rico-Ressman Scholarship
Rebekah Lazar
Spring 2022
Bonita M. Cox Award For Classical And Medieval Literature
Dory Albert
Kichung Kim Scholarship
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Amna Yusuf -
Seher Vora
The Lois King Thore Scholarship Fund
To an English Major who indicates they wish to pursue a degree in English and shows promise in short story writing.
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Andres Ocampo -
Elaina Davey
The Dr. Jack E. Fink and Maxine Hunt Fink Scholarship Endowment
For a deserving Graduate and/or Undergraduate Student in English.
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Nicole Calande -
Ian Power-Luetscher
The Dorrit A. Sibley Writing Scholarship Award Fund
To a graduate(s) or undergraduate English Major student(s) with promise as a writer of poetry
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Felipe de La Rosa -
Addie Mahmassani -
Catherine Tosti
Marjorie McLaughlin Folendorf Award
This Creative Writing Scholarship is awarded to a SJSU student for outstanding achievement in creative writing. Applicants must have completed at least 24 units at San Jose State University.
Anne Lillis Memorial Scholarship Fund
To an English major for excellence in Creative Writing with a preference for poetry.
The Robert H. Woodward Memorial Scholarship
The student must show significant achievement in research and scholarship in American Literature.
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Amna Yusuf -
Alicia Lovelace
The Abraham and Eleanor H. Bezanker Scholarship Endowment
To provide scholarship support for students with a major in English. Must be third year undergrad or graduate students, and qualify for financial aid.
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Jendreick Viernes -
Leah Tyus
James Phelan Award for Criticism
Awarded to undergraduate and graduate students for verse and prose work produced in literary criticism and analysis.
- 1st: Aaron Langerman
- 2nd: Amna Yusuf
James Phelan Award for Poetry
Awarded to undergraduate and graduate students for verse and prose work produced in metrical or free verse.
- 1st: Catherine Tosti
- 2nd: Phuong Pham
James Phelan Award for Fiction Story
Awarded to undergraduate and graduate students for verse and prose work produced in short story.
- 1st: Cassie Blair
- 2nd: Seher Vora
James Phelan Award for Non-fiction Essay
Awarded to undergraduate and graduate students for verse and prose work produced in personal essay.
- 1st: Anonymous
- 2nd: Sirui (Sisy) Zhou
Ida Fay Sachs Ludwig Memorial Scholarship
To an MFA student(s) for excellence in creative writing with a preference for poetry.
Felipe de La Rosa
Academy of American Poets Virginia de Araujo Prize
Phuong Pham
Fall 2021
Open to undergraduate students:
The Catherine Urban Scholarship
For Junior and Senior English majors displaying academic promise in writing. Applicants must be at least half-time students with a minimum GPA of 3.0 overall and in English, and demonstrated financial need.
The Dr. Josephine Chandler Scholarship
For a student who demonstrates clear academic excellence and a commitment to the study of Humanities. Must have a minimum 3.5 GPA and majoring in one of the following: English, Foreign Languages, Humanities, Philosophy or LLD.
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1st Place: Adam Smith -
2nd Place: Josie Lucatero-Cuevas -
3rd Place: Peter Le -
4th Place: Muhammad Rashid
Open to graduate and undergraduate students:
James O. Wood Fund for Shakespeare Studies
Scholarship for the best essay, reading, scene representation, musical presentation, costume, painting, sculpture, or other appropriate project related to any of Shakespeare’s dramatic works.
- 1st Place: Sung Yu
- 2nd Place: Kyra Kennedy
- 3rd Place/Honorable Mention: Joshua Aplaon
- 4th Place/Honorable Mention: Victoria Thorp
The W.O. Crockett Scholarship
For full time graduate or undergraduate student(s) with a minimum of 12 completed units, a minimum 3.0 GPA, and financial need. Candidate should have demonstrated commitment to African-American culture and Literature.
- 1st Place: Leah Tyus
- 2nd Place: Miriam (Mimi) Coulthurst
The Roberta Holloway Scholarship
For an English major with Junior, Senior or Graduate student status, demonstrating outstanding scholastic achievement.
- 1st Place: Matthew DeLateur
- 2nd Place: Alexis Cutchin
- 3rd Place: Julie Vazquez
The Ruth MacLean McGee Scholarship Fund
For an English major undergraduate/graduate student with a minimum of 12 completed units or an undergraduate student English major with a minimum of 24 completed units. Must have with a minimum 3.0 GPA and is awarded for outstanding achievement in non-fiction.
- 1st Place: Erykah Ooi
- 2nd Place: Andrew McClure
- 3rd Place: Sam King
Open to graduate students:
Harvey Birenbaum Prize
For students enrolled in courses in the MA program showing excellence in the graduate study of Literature.
Aaron Langerman
Owen Milton Broyles Scholarship
For outstanding achievement by a graduate student.
Amna Yusuf
The Rico-Ressman Scholarship
For a full time MFA student showing excellence.
Mario Chris
Spring 2021
Dorothy Wright Children’s Literature Award
Olivia Colombo
Catherine Urban Scholarship
- Marc Santos
- Jazmin Chillin
- Coco Basha
Bonita M. Cox Award for Classical and Medieval Studies
Emily Greulich
Schelby A. Sweeney Beowulf Award
Marc Santos
Ruth MacLean McGee Scholarship
Jennifer French
Robert H. Woodward Memorial Scholarship
Jeff Lin
W. O. Crockett Scholarship
Melikah Hayes
Dr. Josephine Chandler Scholarship
Paola Campos
Kichung Kim Endowed Scholarship
- Leah Tyus
- Timothy Cech
- Emily Greulich
- Elaina Davey
- Oliver Cervantes
James O. Wood Scholarship for Shakespeare Studies
- Ana Hahns Isabel
- Han Le
Roberta Holloway Scholarship
Coco Basha
Dr. Jack E. and Maxine Hunt Fink Scholarship Endowment for English Majors
- Leah Tyus
- Jacqueline Mendoza
- Eduardo Jimenez
Abraham and Eleanor H. Bezanker Scholarship Endowment
- Casey Wickstrom
- Jessilyn Shanek
- Benjamin Soriano
Owen Milton Broyles Scholarship
AJ MacKillop
Harvey Birenbaum Prize
Allie Maier
Dorrit A. Sibley Scholarship
- Mycah Miller
- Ume Ali
Lois King Thore Scholarship
Ayda Tewolde
Marjorie McLaughlin Folendorf Award
- Jessica Irish
- Danielle Jurado
Anne Lillis Memorial Scholarship
Karthryn Ross
Rico-Ressman Endowment for Creative Writing
Ume Ali
Academy of American Poets Virginia de Araujo Prize
Phuong Pham
James Phelan Awards
Phelan Personal Essay
Teresa Flores
Phelan Short Story
Lorna Heynike
Phelan Poetry
Mycah Miller
Fall 2020
The Catherine Urban Scholarship
- Coco Basha
- Jazmin Chilin
- Marc Santos
The Dorothy Wright Children’s Literature Award
- Olivia Colombo
The Dr. Josephine Chandler Scholarship
- Paola Campos
The W.O. Crockett Scholarship
- Melikah Hayes
The Roberta Holloway Scholarship
- Coco Basha
The Ruth MacLean McGee Scholarship Fund
- Jennifer French
Harvey Birenbaum Prize
- Allie Maier
Owen Milton Broyles Scholarship
- AJ MacKillop
The Rico-Ressman Scholarship
- Ume Ali
The James O. Wood Shakespeare Award
- Ana Hahs Isabel
- Han Le