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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)