There were many great panels at the conference. There were even more good presentations. This meant that it was difficult
Rhetoric
5 excellent panels
William B. Tanner to grad student paper: Wendy Hanks “Why Illegitimate Children Are No Longer ‘Bastards'”
Pedagogy and Rhetoric: a whole panel receives this award–
Evaluating Student Writing Panel
Carol Johnson-Gerendas
Stacia Dunn Neeley
Carrie Shively Leverenz
Randy Popken Memorial Award: Mina L. Sommerville-Thompson “Sharing in the Connective Spaces”
Literature
Shakespearean Award: Lorrie Wolfard “This is the Very Coinage of Your Brain”
World Lit: Maryjane Hurst “Transcendence and Mythic Vision in Leo Tolstoy’s Resurrection and Denise Chavez’s Face of an Angel”
British: John Tindell “The Basil Pot’s Corruption of Isabella”
American: Dave Kuhne “Women in Post-Apocalyptic Fiction”
Creative Writing
Poetry: Sally McGreevey Hannay Poems from The Great Big Middle
Honorable Mention:
Sharon Klander
Brenda Bradley
Matt Byars
Prose: Cheryl Clements “I Hope This Reaches You”
Honorable Mention:
Douglas Haines “Everything Must Go”
TCEA: Travis Franks “Carving Memory on Consecrated Ground”
Then, for the award with the most prestige,
Frances Hernandez Teacher Scholar Award:
John Ruszkiewicz