Purdue University College of Liberal Arts

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Awards and Grants

Student Awards

  • Adrian J. McClure (Medieval & Renaissance Studies) was selected for the IDIS Outstanding Senior Award for 2008.

Fellowships

  • David M. Knox Fellowship
    • Amanda Strickland (Linguistics)
  • Lynn Fellowships
    • Shivohn Garcia (American Studies)
    • Karl Germeck (American Studies)
    • Jason Lotz (Comparative Literature)
    • Sophia Stone (Philosophy & Literature Ph.D.)
    • Whitney Vandiver (Linguistics)
    • David Weir (American Studies)
    • Ayman Rashad Yasin (Linguistics)
  • PRF Research Grant
    • Alejandrina Cristia (Professor Amanda Seidl, Linguistics)
    • Octavian Gabor (Professor Patricia Curd, Philosophy & Literature)
    • Jamie Hickner (Professor Susan Curtis, American Studies)
    • Tetyana Lyaskovets (Professor Charles Ross, Comparative Literature)
    • Shannon Nason (Professor Jacqueline Marina, Philosophy & Literature)
    • Tatjana Babic Williams (Professor Elena Coda, Comparative Literature)
  • Bilsland Dissertation Fellowship
    • Engin Arik (Linguistics)
  • Strategic Initiatives Fellowship (1 of 10 awarded in the University)
    • Heidi Freeman (American Studies)

Faculty Awards & Promotions

  • Promotions
    • Janet Afary (History, Women's Studies, Film/Video Studies) to Professor
    • Tithi Bhattacharya (History and Religious Studies) to Associate Professor
    • Mia S. Bynum (Psychological Sciences and African American Studies) to Associate Professor
    • Elena Coda (FLL and Italian Studies) to Associate Professor
    • Alexander Francis (SLHS and Linguistics) to Associate Professor
    • Wei Hong (FLL and Asian Studies) to Professor
    • Jacqueline Marina (Philosophy, Religious Studies and Philosophy & Literature Ph.D.) to Professor
    • JoAnn Miller (Sociology and Women's Studies) to Professor
  • Awards
    • Additions to The Book of Great Teachers
      • Robert Lamb (English and American Studies)
      • Nicholas Rauh (FLL and Classical Studies)
      • Randy Roberts (History and American Studies)