2023 Scholarship Recipients

Scholarship Award

Recipient(s)

Robert R. and M. Susan Beck Memorial Scholarship, awarded to an outstanding entering junior or senior who is an English, English Education, or TESOL major and has expressed a long-term commitment to their field with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0.

Tyler Sampson

Olaf and Grace Pilgrim Bloom Scholarship, awarded to students who are majoring in English.

Jack Schindler Van Hoof
Abby Swan

The Chisholm-Engler Memorial Scholarship, awarded every year to a junior English major on the basis of achievement and promise in literary scholarship.

Max Kobussen

James Glennen Modern Language Scholarship, awarded to a sophomore, junior, or senior student with a Spanish major.

Callie Sisel

The Nicholas J. and Inga Karolides English Education Scholarship, given to a senior who shows superior promise as an English teacher.

Olivia Betters

Steve Luebke English Scholarship
Awarded to an incoming first year English major.

Donovan Smith

Margaret Odegard Scholarship, awarded to an English major who will be a junior or senior with a minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA

Megan Lawrence

The E. J. Prucha Memorial Scholarship, awarded to a sophomore who shows consistent excellence in writing.

Sydney Burgess

Lloyd and Alberta Ruesink Endowed Scholarship, awarded to a student who has attained sophomore or junior status. Student must be enrolled in an English Education degree program, have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher, and have demonstrated financial need.

No award given.

The Helen K. White Memorial Scholarship, awarded to a student majoring in English, based on demonstrated financial need. 

Cassie Wang

Each year the department also recognizes several outstanding students with book-certificate awards.

Kaye Anderson
Kassidy Andreas
Morgan Bloyd
Zoe Gustafson
Erica Hoyt