I'll go with Brenna too.

On Wed, Apr 30, 2014 at 11:13 AM, Tuma, Keith <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> My vote is for Brenna for being half of the team that organized the student
> readings in the bookstore, which seem to have done a fair bit for community.
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 30, 2014 at 10:52 AM, cheek, cris <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>> o my . . it's either Brenna or Edwin . . i'll let Cathy and Keith weigh in
>>
>> cris
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Apr 30, 2014 at 10:39 AM, Bates, Joseph <[log in to unmask]>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hey y'all--
>>>
>>> Just realized we'd never settled on Outstanding Grad Poet (unless I
>>> missed it somewhere) because we got sidetracked momentarily on Sarah Vito
>>> for Havighurst. Y'all have a candidate in mind?
>>>
>>> Jody
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Dr. Joseph Bates
>>> Lecturer, Creative Writing
>>> Miami University
>>> Department of English
>>> Oxford, OH 45056
>>> (513) 529-5852
>>> [log in to unmask]
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Apr 23, 2014 at 12:54 PM, Goodman, Eric <[log in to unmask]>
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I've spoken to Patrick about Sarah, too, and because there's a good deal
>>>> more money in Havighurst than past years and a good deal less money in
>>>> Montaine, this won't be too bad an outcome.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Apr 23, 2014 at 12:14 PM, Bates, Joseph <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Okay...seems Sarah indeed applied to the wrong award with the
>>>>> Montaigne, and Patrick's trying to figure out what to do about what. (And
>>>>> asked me to ask y'all to keep any award recipient info quiet til Fin Aid
>>>>> determines eligibility for just this reason, though in this case we did some
>>>>> of the work for 'em.)
>>>>>
>>>>> But for Havighurst she'd be gold.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Dr. Joseph Bates
>>>>> Lecturer, Creative Writing
>>>>> Miami University
>>>>> Department of English
>>>>> Oxford, OH 45056
>>>>> (513) 529-5852
>>>>> [log in to unmask]
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, Apr 23, 2014 at 11:49 AM, Cathy Wagner <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sarah sound good to me!
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Wed, Apr 23, 2014 at 11:44 AM, Bates, Joseph <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Patrick didn't say anything about her being ineligible...not that he
>>>>>>> would to me. That would be a bummer and a headache. I think Montaigne is
>>>>>>> good prize money.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Dr. Joseph Bates
>>>>>>> Lecturer, Creative Writing
>>>>>>> Miami University
>>>>>>> Department of English
>>>>>>> Oxford, OH 45056
>>>>>>> (513) 529-5852
>>>>>>> [log in to unmask]
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Wed, Apr 23, 2014 at 11:41 AM, Goodman, Eric
>>>>>>> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I think Sarah Vito's won the Montaigne Award for rising Juniors  If
>>>>>>>> you're saying she's graduating in December, that means she's a rising
>>>>>>>> senior, so she'll be ineligible for the Montaine, and should have applied
>>>>>>>> for the Greer-Hepburn instead.  Which means she'll be out of the money for
>>>>>>>> the Montaine.  I'd be happy to support her for the Havighurst, having taught
>>>>>>>> her in Screenwriting....and know that she is serious and experimental both.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Wed, Apr 23, 2014 at 11:33 AM, cheek, cris <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> HI Jody,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> we've not settled on the poetry fully. There are three names in our
>>>>>>>>> frame, Emily Conklin Sarah Vito and Dani Barto. I'll rehearse our thoughts
>>>>>>>>> here. Conklin is accomplished and assured but graduated last xmas. Vito is
>>>>>>>>> still developing and more experimental but bags of energy and promise and
>>>>>>>>> has some oomf  - - she's doing ad hoc readings around campus and working on
>>>>>>>>> translation projects and still fizzing and connecting with younger students
>>>>>>>>> in a good way. Barto has not taken the advanced workshop but was interesting
>>>>>>>>> in 312 and worked out some good stuff with KT in Lux last fall. My poet
>>>>>>>>> colleagues think it's really my call since i've been working with the
>>>>>>>>> seniors more recently. So, i'll call it for Vito, for her energy and
>>>>>>>>> curiosity and some great work (she's got a 65pp work out to publishing
>>>>>>>>> houses) and her emergent work in translation with the Spanish poet Berta
>>>>>>>>> Garcia Faet. Vito graduates this coming xmas and i know she could really use
>>>>>>>>> the money too.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> So . .  i hope that's okay with Keith and Cathy. She's a more raw
>>>>>>>>> talent but would be my pick from the 430 this past fall and doing great in
>>>>>>>>> 312 just now.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> xx
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> cris
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Apr 23, 2014 at 10:00 AM, Bates, Joseph
>>>>>>>>> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Hey y'all--
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Kelcey Parker has returned the undergrad and grad award winners,
>>>>>>>>>> but we've still got a couple of awards to figure out: Outstanding Grad in
>>>>>>>>>> fiction and poetry, and the Havighurst Award. (Wait, is there only one
>>>>>>>>>> Havighurst for the program?)
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Any chance you'd want to hold the discussion of both here?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Eric and I were talking in the hall yesterday, and Maggie came up
>>>>>>>>>> as a possibility for the outstanding fiction grad award, since it's usually
>>>>>>>>>> kind of a MVP or Most Involved thing.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> For Havighurst, I'd propose James Cox. It's kind of a Most Likely
>>>>>>>>>> to Succeed, and he's certainly got a claim on that, headed to USC for an MFA
>>>>>>>>>> in Game Design right after finishing a triple major here.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Any thoughts, fiction cohort? And poetry, y'all have some
>>>>>>>>>> candidates in mind?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Keep the faith,
>>>>>>>>>> Jody
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> PS--Curtis has won the grad fiction award, with Will's graphic
>>>>>>>>>> novel taking runner-up.  In poetry, Chelsea takes top prize, Alison
>>>>>>>>>> runner-up.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Dr. Joseph Bates
>>>>>>>>>> Lecturer, Creative Writing
>>>>>>>>>> Miami University
>>>>>>>>>> Department of English
>>>>>>>>>> Oxford, OH 45056
>>>>>>>>>> (513) 529-5852
>>>>>>>>>> [log in to unmask]
>>>>>>>>>
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