2009 Graduate Student Award Winners
Michael K. Schoenecke Award for American Culture
Judge: Dr. Diana Cox
Andrew Harrington, Claremont Graduate University
“Beyond the Box Score: Cultural Hegemony as Seen Through the 1968 World Series”
Phyllis Bridges Graduate Award for Biography
Judges: Profs. Melinda McBee, Phyllis Bridges, Delores Zumwalt
No Award Winner
Jerry Bradley Award for Creative Writing
Judge: Dr. Jill Patterson
Charlotte Albrecht, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
“The Sweetness of Hauntings”
Diana Cox Award for Images of Women
Judge: Dr. Monica Ganas
Jennifer Marciniak, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi
“Suns and Daughters: The Role of Marxism and Women in Khaled Hosseini’s A Thousand Splendid Suns
Peter C. Rollins Award for Best Graduate Paper on Popular Culture (co-winners)
Judges: Profs. Phil Heldrich, Rhonda Taylor, Lynnea Chapman King
Drew Lyness, University of Wyoming
“Pathologising Poverty: Homeless Others in a Digital World”
Mindy Clegg, Department of History, Georgia State University
“Punk Rock in the Negative on American Television: The punk episodes of Quincy M.E. and House M.D.”
Post Script Graduate Student Award in Film Studies (co-winners)
Judges: Dr. Lynnea Chapman King, Dr. Tobias Hochscherf
David Gray, San Francisco State University
“Essaying History: The Cinema of Amir Muhammad”
Jeff Stuckey, University of Central Oklahoma
“There’s no “X” in Oklahoma: The Motion Picture Association of America and Film”
The Charles Redd Center Award for Western Studies
Judge: Dr. Dennis Cutchins
No Award Winner
Lawrence Clayton Award for Texas Culture
Judge: Dr. Kenneth Davis
No Award Winner
Euro Pop Award [Sponsored by Jack Hutchens]
Judge: Prof. Jack J. Hutchins
No Award Winner
Kenneth Davis Folklore Award
Judges: Drs. Christopher Smith and Steve Davis
No Award Winner
Albuquerque Convention and Visitors Bureau Award
Judges: Drs. Ken Dvorak and Phil Heldrich
No Award Winner