Student And Alumni Accomplishments

Doran Seff was awarded the Richard T. Dillon Scholarship award for 2023, which recognizes undergraduate excellence in the English Department. Lexi Cipriani was awarded as the follow-up runner for the Dillion Scholarship. Professor Dillon (1933-2015) taught in the Department from 1969-1999. His love of teaching, travelling all over the world,...

Kendall Mallon's series of podcasts were chosen as the winner of the 2023 Rex Burns Award for best graduate essay of the year!

Fernanda Cabrera, Kinzey Gill, and Yesenia Olivas-Jimenez were awarded the 2023 Michael S. Gorniak Scholarship. Michael Stewart Gorniak was an ebullient spirit and a tireless writer, always searching for new ways to express himself, improve his art, and to help others. Michael worked for the UCD Student Newspaper and in...