Three students from the »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥ Salem Campus were recognized by »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥â€™s English department during the annual student awards ceremony earlier this month.
Derek Shasteen received the prestigious Anna Ulen Engleman Creative Writing Award for his work of poetry. He is a junior English major, taught by Dr. Craig Paulenich, English professor at »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥ Salem.
Receiving the Bedford St. Martin’s College Writing Essay Awards were Michelle Santini, for placing first in the Tier I level of competition, and Jonathon McCann, placing first in the Tier II level. Santini is a freshman, majoring in nursing, while McCann is a freshman pre-med major. Both were taught by James Winter, English lecturer on the Salem Campus.
The »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥ Salem students’ works were judged against submissions from students representing all of »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥â€™s campuses.
The awardees in the photos are shown with Robert Trogdon, chairman of the »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥ Department of English.
Photo A: Derek Shasteen Photo B: Michelle Santini Photo C: Jonathon McCann