Three students from the Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Salem Campus were recognized by Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University’s English department during the annual student awards ceremony earlier this month.
Derek Shasteen received the prestigious Anna Ulen Engleman Creative Writing Award for his work of poetry. He is a junior English major, taught by Dr. Craig Paulenich, English professor at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Salem.
Receiving the Bedford St. Martin’s College Writing Essay Awards were Michelle Santini, for placing first in the Tier I level of competition, and Jonathon McCann, placing first in the Tier II level. Santini is a freshman, majoring in nursing, while McCann is a freshman pre-med major. Both were taught by James Winter, English lecturer on the Salem Campus.
The Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Salem students’ works were judged against submissions from students representing all of Á½ÐÔÉ«Îçҹ’s campuses.
The awardees in the photos are shown with Robert Trogdon, chairman of the Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Department of English.
Photo A: Derek Shasteen Photo B: Michelle Santini Photo C: Jonathon McCann