Three students from the 91´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Salem Campus were recognized by 91´«Ã½ÔÚÏß’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 91´«Ã½ÔÚÏß 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 91´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Salem students’ works were judged against submissions from students representing all of 91´«Ã½ÔÚÏß’s campuses.
The awardees in the photos are shown with Robert Trogdon, chairman of the 91´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Department of English.
Photo A: Derek Shasteen Photo B: Michelle Santini Photo C: Jonathon McCann