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Honors and Awards


Awards season is in full swing, and a few members of the Writing Center team have earned some really great honors this year. We're all very proud of our fellow team members, and we wanted to share the good news. Check out the full list below, and be sure to click the links for more information on the awards received.


Sherry Wynn Perdue & Dana Driscoll - International Writing Centers Association Outstanding Article Award

Awarded for their article "Theory, Lore, and More: An Analysis of RAD Research in The Writing Center Journal, 1980-2009."

Ashley Cerku - University Libraries' Undergraduate Research in Writing Award

Awarded for her essay The Art and Rhetoric of Letter Writing: How Letter Writing Manuals Have Evolved and Preserved Rhetorical Strategies Throughout Centuries.

Bri Dear - 2012 Writing Excellence Award in category Multimedia

Awarded for her presentation 
“Peer Tutoring in Reading Comprehension: The Importance of a Program in Your Elementary School.”

Aaron Perry - 2012 Writing Excellence Award in category Research Project (Upper Level)

Awarded for his essay “Retention and the Male Psyche: Compounding Issues in the Writing Center.”

Be sure to check out our Writing Center Writers page to read the winning essays and presentation!

Ashley Cerku


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