Graduate Awards Fall 2025

John W. Lowe Doctoral Fellowship

Winner: Ray Delva

Robert H. West Award: Outstanding Graduate Student in Literary Criticism and Creative Writing   

Named in honor of Robert H. West, former department head and faculty member, this fund supports the work of outstanding graduate students. 

Winners: Brianna Phillips and Liz Wayson

The Christy Desmet Memorial Fund  

Named in honor of faculty member Dr. Christy Desmet, Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor of English and Director of the FYC/UGA Writing Center, this fund will support graduate students working in British Literature prior to 1900.

Winners: Jessica DeMarco-Jacobson and Mounawar Abbouchi

Robert E. Park Essay Award  

Established by the Class of 1912 in honor of Robert E. Park, former head of English, this fund supports a prize given each year to the author of the best essay written for a graduate course in the Department of English.

Winner: Lily Wilson

Calvin S. Brown and Edwin M. Everett Award

Named in honor of Calvin S. Brown and Edwin Everett, former UGA faculty members, this fund supports graduate student travel to scholarly and professional meetings.

Winner: Sayantika Mandal

The Alice C. Langdale Graduate Awards in English

Named in honor of alumna Alice C. Langdale, this fund supports awards that recognize the outstanding work of graduate students within the Department of English.

Winners: Chelsea Cobb, Genevieve Guzman, Liz Wayson, Kelsey McQueen, and Kaitlin Thurlow

Michael G. Moran English Graduate Award

Named in honor of Michael G. Moran, former UGA faculty member and department head.

Winners: O-Jeremiah Agbaakin and Safeer Hussain

Jane Appleby Fellowship in English

Named in honor of Jane Appleby, this fellowship supports graduate study in the Department of English.

Winners: Brianna Phillips, Johanna Bailie, Katie Hurlock, and Tina Borah