Awards and Honoraries

Scholarships

The Department of English awards scholarships to outstanding students. Students eligible for the awards include sophomore or junior English majors, with the exception of the Amos, for which students need not be English majors or Journalism majors. The awards include:

Amos: Honors excellence in print media--requires 3.2 or better grade point and a year of work in print media during the current year.

Beulah Brooks Brown: Honors excellence in creative writing--requires demonstrated ability in creative writing.

Sara Wilhelm: Honors excellence in literary studies--requires demonstrated academic merit and promise within the discipline of English.

Matilda Bailey: Honors excellence in English studies, especially among those entering the field of education--requires high academic achievement, and high moral character. Preference is given to students with financial need.

In addition to being recognized at Scholarship Day in April, award winners receive a nice certificate (framed) and a dinner with the English Department at the fine restaurant in Zanesville, The Old Market House Inn.

Honorary

Muskingum College has one of the oldest chapters of Sigma Tau Delta, the International English Honorary, in the country. The Omega Alpha Chapter of Muskingum College was founded in May 1924. Members maintain a writing center to help fellow students with their papers. They also perform many service activities in the area, attend and host poetry readings, and have a jolly time in a literary way.

Requirements for Active Membership

• Be enrolled as an English major or minor
• Have completed a minimum of two college courses in English language or literature beyond  English 121
• Hold a cumulative grade average of B (3.0) or higher in English
• Have obtained a cumulative GPA in general scholarship of 3.0 or higher
• Have completed at least three semesters of college course work

Requirements for Associate Membership

• Currently enrolled students who are not English majors or minors but who meet the academic standards listed above
• Faculty members with English degrees but who are not chapter sponsors
• Sigma Tau Delta alumni who are interested in remaining involved

Getting Involved Anyway

• Students with an interest in English literature or language but who don’t meet the requirements for an active or associate membership in Sigma Tau Delta, may join the English Club and participate in events that way.

GUARDS OF THE BARD. Sigma Tau Delta members swear to protect and preserve the finest literature.

"AND THEN..." Sigma Tau Delta member Molly Jones reads to local pre-schoolers at the Zanesville Library.	WE FOUR! The four newest members of the English honorary proudly display their embossed certificates. They are Todd Warhola, Jenny Kovalesky, Elizabeth Strauss, and Lauren Chiarella.

"WE WON!" This year's scholarship winners are Meryl Williams, the Amos Family Award in Print Journalism; Joshua Eno, the Beulah Brooks Brown Award in Creative Writing; Suzanne Stoddart, the Sarah Wilhelm Award in English; Paula Lehman, the Matilda Bailey Award in English Studies; and Hugh Martin, the Beulah Brooks Brown Award in Creative Writing.	A FINE FEAST. Josh Eno enjoys dinner with Professors Wagner and DeCuir. This year's scholarship winners traveled with the English department faculty to Zanesville, for a delicious dinner at the Old Market House Inn. A tradition of the dinner is that everyone there has to recite a poem or a part of a poem. Josh recited "Dulce et Decorum Est" by Wilfred Owen.

CORD-IALLY YOURS! The graduating seniors of Sigma Tau Delta proudly display their honor cords. From left: Natasha Trescott, Kayla Hansel, Morgan Ford, Lisa Reavis, Sarah Anderson, and Sarah Therkelson. Not pictured: Kolet Buenavides.	FINE CONVERSATION and cookies followed the ceremony as professors and students mingled and discussed literary topics. From left: Elizabeth Strauss, Morgan Ford, Dr. Varley, Ms. Farquhar, Ms. Fox, and Dr. Williamson.