Convocation
Congratulations to all of our Spring 2022 graduating students! The Covocation was held virtually via Zoom, which can be viewed on our English Department YouTube channel.
2020 Convocation Slideshow
Summer 2019 Undergraduates
Elizabeth Bowen
Kristin Merritt
Fall 2019 Undergraduates
Eva Allison
Erika Almanzar
Tyelynne Begay
Tzu Hsuan Chang
Maria Covington-Stout
Sheri Draper
Ellerie Freisinger
Stephanie Henry
Gabrielle Hinds-Brown
Robert Johnson
Dylan Jones
Tayli Larreategui
Lauren Nuanes
Shannon Nydoske
Luisa Pennington
Paige Richardson
Zachary Romero
Anja Sanchez
Raeanna Shingle
Alondra Tena
Joshua Tise
Spring 2020 Undergraduates
Aaron Acosta
Lauren Baca
Jamesha Begay
Erin Benton: from Jesus Constantino, from Lisa Myers, from Nicholas Schwartz
Lauren Betzen: from Bethany Davila, from Dalicia Raymond, from Michelle Kells
Kyle Browder: from Andrew Bourelle, from Daniel Mueller
Gabriel Bump
Vicente Carrillo
Rose Cary
Christopher Castellanos
Alyssa Covarrubies-Powell: from Melina Vizcaino-Aleman
Kristin Crocker
Abigail Cummings
Dominic Dix
Anton Dominguez
Sophia Gesner
Carly Heindenfeld
Savannah Holden
Elizabeth Holland
Jesse Holly: from Kyle Fiore
Bridget Jones
Eric Knowlson
Aaron Lade
Elizabeth Langston
Grace McNealy
Jonah Mioduszewski
Theresa Montoya
Sarah Patrick
Raegan Reeves
Tirzah Reeves: from Daniel Mueller, from Mark Sundeen
Rachael Rivera: from Gail Houston, from Rachael Reynolds
Indumati Roychowdhury
Miracle Russell
Kamille Smith
Abigail Spooner
Krystal Telford
Jillian Tyrrell
Andy Vuong
Cody West: from Lisa Myers, from Nicholas Schwartz
Jesse Williams
Tegan Yannotti
LaVonne Yazzie: from Cristyn Elder, from Sarah Hernandez
Undergraduate Departmental Honors
Kyle Browder, “Living for the Thrill"
cum laude
Advisor: Andrew Bourelle
Alyssa Covarrubias-Powell, “Beowulf through a Chicana Literary Lens”
summa cum laude
Advisor: Melina Vizcaíno-Aléman
Carly Heidenfeld, “Classification of the Constitutes of a Chaos: The Use of the Eco-Gothic to Critique American National Identity In Moby-Dick”
magna cum laude
Advisor: Bernadine Hernández
Andrew Marcus, “Nature and Death in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight”
magna cum laude
Advisor: Lisa Myers
Grace McNealy, “Queering the Gaze: Visualizing Desire in Lacanian Film Theory”
summa cum laude
Advisor: Belinda Wallace
Hugo Patino-Cano, “Once Upon a Dream: A Comparative Analysis of Disney Princesses from the Golden Era and the Modern Era”
cum laude
Advisor: Jesús Costantino
Tirzah Reeves, “Seratia”
magna cum laude
Advisor: Daniel Mueller
Jacob Ring, “Revolving Zukofsy: Subjective Mediation and the Parallax Shifts
of ‘A-24’ and Ketjak”
magna cum laude
Advisor: Matthew Hofer
Kamille Smith, “Flick a Marble, Break the Glass”
magna cum laude
Advisor: Daniel Mueller
Undergraduate Awards
Bank of America Undergraduate Student Award: Abygail Gutierrez
Bank of America Returning Student Award: Holly Watson
Dale and Ivan Melada Endowed Scholarship: Adalida Baca, Paul Irwin
Elsie and James Demas Scholarship: Alyssa Covarrubias-Powell
Hillerman-McGarrity Scholarship in Creative Writing: Asa Holcomb, Grace Saiz
Howard Dean Everett Scholarship: LaVonne Yazzie
Irene B. Kimball Endowed Scholarship: Patrick Gallegos
Joseph Badal Scholarship in Creative Writing: Haneen Abdeljawad
Joseph B. Zavadil Memorial Scholarship: Michael Johnson
Katherine M. Sims Memorial Scholarship: Jasmine Casillas
Katherine G. Simons Scholarship: Benjamin Tabacek
Linda Gayle & Arthur John Brender Endowed Scholarship: Elizabeth Holets
Mary M. McDonald Scholarship in English: Sall Ahmadian, Chad Jurado
Reba Rutz Beidleman Endowed Scholarship: Carly Heidenfeld, Jacob Ring
Fall 2021 Graduates
Lauren Betzen, MA Rhetoric and Writing
Sammie L. Livengood, MA Rhetoric and Writing
Spring & Summer 2022 Graduates
Leandra Binder, PhD British & Irish Literature
Jessica Bowen, MA Rhetoric and Writing
Antonia Cardella, MA Rhetoric and Writing
Victoria Cardenas, MFA Poetry
Sahar Freedman, MA Rhetoric and Writing
Mitch Marty, MFA Nonfiction
Ariel McGuirk, MFA Nonfiction
Zackery Muñoz, MA Rhetoric and Writing
Emily Murphy, MFA Poetry
Dalicia Raymond, PhD Medieval Studies
Ruben Rodriguez, MFA Poetry
Steven Romero, MA Rhetoric and Writing
Soha Turfler, PhD Rhetoric and Writing
Austin Tyra, MA Literature
Graduate Awards
Bilinski Foundation Fellowship: Gerard Lavin, Lauren Perry, David Puthoff
Buchanan-Arms Award in English: Sarah Worland
Joseph C. Gallagher Scholarship for Study In Ireland: Emma Mincks
Graduate Student Award in Rhetoric and Writing: Jessica Bowen
Hillerman-McGarrity Scholarship in Creative Writing: Emily Murphy, Rhea Ramakrishnan
Howard Dean Everett Scholarship: Sunnie Clahchischiligi
Irene B. Kimball Endowed Scholarship: Rebekah Rendon
Joseph Badal Scholarship in Creative Writing: Amarlie Foster
Larry Morris Memorial Scholarship: Lauren Perry
Mary McDonald Scholarship: Sofya Tarabrina
Rudolfo Anaya Folklore Scholar: Heather Johnson
Rudolfo Anaya Fellowship: Seth Garcia
Vicente Ximenes Scholarship: Dania Ammar
TA Teaching Awards
Outstanding Core Writing Instructor: Sunnie Clahchischiligi, Robert Esquibel
Outstanding Core Writing Peer Mentor: Laurie Lowrance, David Puthoff
Best 2020 Assignment Sequence: Emily Reiff
Fresch and Davis Literature Teaching Award: Emma Mincks
Patricia Smith Creative Writing Teaching Award: Ariel McGuirk
