English Department GTA and Thesis Awards 2024

Ryan Keith, Howard Pearce Award for Best MA Thesis

The 2023-2024 recipient of the Howard Pearce Award is Ryan Keith for his thesis "The Philosophy of Violent Characters: A Look at Cormac McCarthy’s Judge and Chigurh" (Chair, Dr. Andrew Furman).

The Howard Pearce Award is given in recognition of an outstanding thesis in the Department of English in memory of Howard Pearce, long-time faculty member in English. Ryan's thesis was praised as "provocative, substantive, and lucidly written" and for navigating challenging texts by and about Cormac McCarthy. Connections emerged across chapters and the thesis demonstrated an attention to craft and style in its writing.

Congratulations to Ryan on this fantastic achievement!

Aniska Casseus, Award for Outstanding GTA

Aniska Casseus is recognized as Outstanding GTA for 2024. Congratulations Aniska! We hope you celebrate this accomplishment along with your graduation! Aniska has been an outstanding graduate instructor during her completion of her MA degree, and was recognized as Most Promising GTA in 2023.

Taylor Pack, Award for Most Promising GTA

Taylor Pack is recognized as Most Promising GTA for 2024. Congratulations to Taylor for a great start in your first year as a GTA! We had several strong applications for this award and the committee is proud to have so many excellent GTAs in our program.