The Louis and Ann Parascandola Graduate English Award

In honor of his parents, Louis Parascandola of the English Department gives an annual award ($300) to an outstanding graduate student in any of the English Department's four M.A. tracks (Literature, Creative Writing, Professional Writing, and The Teaching of Writing).  The Award is presented at the English Department's annual awards ceremony, which is held at the end of the Spring semester. The first award year was 2002.

In order to be eligible for this award, a student must have completed at least 24 credits by the end of the previous Fall semester with at least a 3.7 GPA.  They also need a written recommendation from a member of the English Department's graduate faculty and a writing sample (e.g., a paper submitted for a graduate class).

Watch the English Department blog (The Longest Island) for the next call for applications and the announcement of this year's winner(s).

Past Winners

	2008	Jaime Barker
	2007	Cherisse Meyers & Karen Pitt
	2006	Sarah Blazer
	2005	Siu Ng & Chloe Leyow
	2004	Jennifer Ambrose & Kevin Reyes
	2003	Angela Koritsoglou
	2002	Ann Larson