okay
i'm happy with jonny and meg but i won't stretch to giving them $100 each . .
sorry
cris
On Apr 22, 2011, at 12:09 PM, Cathy Wagner wrote:
> I would support either giving Jonny the award or splitting it between Jonny and Meg.
>
> It might be a nice thing to give the winners gift certificates to SPD Books instead of a check.
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> Since there are only two 2nd year grad poets this year, the choice is simpler. I think Jonny is the more ambitious and stylistically accomplished poet, but I'd like to commend Meghan Prichard's work as well. She's come a long way, as a controlled stylist at least, and has turned into a diligent and cogent (if sometimes somewhat subjective) critic. I'd go with Jonny, but there's much to be said on Meghan's behalf as well.
>
> To amplify on undergrads: Kellie Nadler is the more traditionally lyric poet, but Cody is more expansive and deeply witty. He has a high critical intelligence as well.
> There may be others I haven't taught recently...
>
> David
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> Absolutely will award the money. Brian and Margaret, are you out there?
> Please weigh in on both undergrad and grad fiction people.
>
>
> On 4/22/11 11:44 AM, "Cheek, Christopher F. Dr." <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> ok. I can do that. Provided that we are clear to award the money and i am not
>> giving money into a general fund ;=)
>>
>>
>> cris
>>
>>
>> On Apr 22, 2011, at 11:32 AM, Goodman, Eric wrote:
>>
>>> Cris,
>>>
>>> That's a generous offer and on behalf of the grad students, I applaud
>>> you. I don't think they've ever gotten more than $100 each for that award,
>>> by the way. We began giving it out because there was the undergraduate
>>> Havighurst, and only discovered after some years that the Havighurst was
>>> undergrad only, and then began years of my cajoling money from successive
>>> chairs to pay for the Outstanding Grad student.
>>>
>>> The way to make the money available is to give Rachel a check made out
>>> to the Alumni Fund, which means the department can spend it however it
>>> chooses. If you do it that way, you'll be able to deduct it on your taxes as
>>> a charitable contribution, if you're so inclined.
>>>
>>> And so, now we need the outstanding grad award nominees, always given to
>>> a second year.
>>>
>>> By the way, the Graduate Writing Awards, judged by David, were awarded
>>> as follows:
>>>
>>> Fiction Winner: Matt Weinkam ($200)
>>> Fiction Honorable Mention: Michelle Lawrence ($50)
>>>
>>> Poetry Winner: Tasha Golden ($200)
>>> Poetry Honorable Mention: Alla V ($50)
>>>
>>> I've asked Matt and Tasha to give brief readings and the end of awards
>>> this coming Wednesday.
>>>
>>> Eric
>>>
>>>
>>> On 4/22/11 10:02 AM, "Cheek, Christopher F. Dr." <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> all good . and sorry to rush away last night btw
>>>>
>>>> i hope the poker went well
>>>>
>>>> i agree about giving the graduate awards anyway and would suggest Jonny Lohr
>>>> for poetry?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> i'm prepared to give $100 each, for both fiction and poetry so that they at
>>>> least get something
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> and i don't know Cody but like Kelly and either is okay with me (Leyla
>>>> Boss??)
>>>> . and like Kate and Alex both a lot in fiction
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> cris
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Apr 22, 2011, at 9:40 AM, Tuma, Keith W. wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I agree that Cody Ziler should be on the list of poets to vote on--he was
>>>>> in
>>>>> my 330 in the fall and did impressive work there. Kelly Nadler is also
>>>>> deserving and should also be on the list. Either one would be fine by me.
>>>>>
>>>>> Keith
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 4/22/11 9:27 AM, "Cathy Wagner" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Should we give the Grad Awards anyway, even though there's no money? Cathy
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>>>>>>
>>>>>> Dear Colleagues,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> In poetry: Cody Ziler is taking 651 with me this semester, and he is most
>>>>>> impressive.
>>>>>> We might also add Max Bruno to the fiction list?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> David
>>>>>>
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>>>>>> Dear Colleagues,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Just yesterday, I remembered that we had neglected to decide on the
>>>>>> Walter Havighurst undergraduate writing awards. Therešs one in fiction,
>>>>>> one
>>>>>> in poetry. This is an award for seniors, and wešve generally used it to
>>>>>> honor the most likely to succeed/most valuable member of the program. We
>>>>>> need to decide on it no later than Monday, and it seems to me that we can
>>>>>> do
>>>>>> it on-line. I suggest we do this in two steps, 1) listing students we
>>>>>> think
>>>>>> worthy of consideration by genre 2) voting on that list.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> In fiction, Išd like to mention, in an unranked order: Kate Segraves,
>>>>>> Sara Rubenstein, Jarrett Shedd, Alex Dannemiller, Steven Hoffman.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> In poetry (Išve only taught him in screenwriting): Cody Ziler.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> By the way, although there will be graduate writing awards (funded by
>>>>>> Frank Jordanšs generosity), there will be no Outstanding Graduate Student
>>>>>> awards this year, since that money has had to come out of the Alumni fund,
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> Kerry was loathe to part with any of it this year.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Eric
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