Department of English

Faculty Awards and Honors for Teaching

Adams, Richard

• Faculty Merit Award (1998-99) (1%). 1999
• Faculty Merit Award (1997-98) (2.5%), 1999
• Sabbatical Leave. Spring Semester. 1998
• Performance Salary Step Increase 4 Stepsj. 1997
• Honoree. Faculty Authors Reception, CSU Sacramento. 1993
• Honoree. Faculty Authors Reception. CSU Sacramento. 1990
• Award for Meritorious Performance and Professional Promise
• Outstanding Teaching, CSU Sacramento. 1989
• Award for Classroom Excellence. California Association
of Teachers of English. 1988
• Award for Meritorious Performance and Professional Promise
(Superior Professional Accomplishments) CSU Sacramento. 1988

Bankowsky, Richard

• National Institute of Arts and Letters Grant in Literature, 1963
• Rockefeller Foundation Grant in Literature, 1967-68
• California State Colleges Grant, 1969
• California State University Meritorious Performance Award, 1987

Bauerly, Joan

• BA with High Distinction 1961
• Teaching Assistantship 1961-3
• Teaching Fellowship 1963-65
• CSUS Exceptional Merit Service Award 1984 and 1988

Buckley, Linda C.

• Awarded a 1996 Summer Fellowship in support of a project entitled "Adaptation of communicative-language teaching to non-western settings: A case study of Egyptian ESL/EFL teaching.
• University of California Regents Minority Mentor Research Fellow, 1990.
• 1996 Summer Fellowship, California State University, Sacramento.

Castellano, Olivia G.

• Recipient of Ford Foundation Graduate Fellowship, 1976; Mexican American Teachers' Project Fellowship, 1969

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Heckathorn, Amy C.

• Awarded "Pass with Distinction" for comprehensive doctoral examinations, May 1997.
• Radford Fellowship, Texas Christian University, August 1995-May 1996.
• Awarded "Distinguished Graduate" status for work toward Masters Degree, May 1994.
• Alumni Association Graduate Scholarship, St. Mary's University, August 1993-May 1994.

Helt, Marie E.

• German Academic Exchange Service Fellowship, Eberhard-Karis University summer study, Tubingen, Germany.
• Membership, German Honorary Society Delta Phi Alpha.
• Membership, English Honor Society Phi Kappa Phi.

Hennelly, Mark M.

• Woodrow Wilson Fellow, Saint Louis University, 1965-66
• Teaching Fellow, Saint Louis University, 1966-70
• Meritorious Performance and Professional Promise Incentive Award, California State University, Sacramento, 1985
• University Research Grant, California State University, 1987-88, 1988-89, 1989-90

Mackey, Mary

• Virginia Center For the Creative Arts Fellowship, August-Sept, 1999
• CSUS Assigned Time Research Grant, 1996-1997.
• Award for "enrichment of our literary and political lives" from The National Women's Political Cauous of California, 1996.
• Twice Nominated for CSUS School of Arts and Letters Outstanding Teaching Award: 1998; 1999.

Madden, David W.

• Outstanding Teacher, College of Arts & Letters, CSUS, Spring 1999
• Summer Stipend Grant, Committee for Research and Scholarly Activity, CSUS, Summer 1994
• Assigned Time Grant, Committee for Research and Scholarly Activity, CSUS, Fall-Spring 1992-93
• Summer Stipend Grant, Committee for Research and Scholarly Activity, CSUS, Summer 1992
• Assigned Time Grant, Committee for Research and Scholarly Activity, CSUS, Fall-Spring 199 1-92
• Summer Stipend Grant, Committee for Research and Scholarly Activity, CSUS, Summer 1991
• Mini-Grant, Faculty Professional Development, CSUS, Fall 1991
• Semester Leave Grant, Committee for Research and Scholarly Activity. CSUS, Fall 1990
• Research Grant, Committee for Research and Scholarly Activity, CSUS, 1990-91
• Assigned Time, Committee for Research and Scholarly Activity, CSUS, 1989-90
• Monetary Grant, Committee for Research and Scholarly Activity, CSUS, 19 89-90
• Mini-Grant, Faculty Professional Development, CSUS, 1989
• Mini-Grant, Faculty Professional Development, CSUS, 1990
• Meritorious Performance and Professional Promise Award, Calif. State University, Sacramento, 1986
• CSUS Assigned Time Grant for Professional Development, 1984
• University of Calif, Davis, Graduate Research Award, 1979-80
• Fulbright Teaching Fellowship, as lecturer in American Literature, University of Pisa, Italy, 1977-78
• University of Calif, Davis, English Department's Academic Exchange Student to the University of Pisa, Italy, 1977-78
• Ph.D. Qualifying Examinations passed with Distinction, 1976
• Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, inducted as member, June 1972
• University of Calif., Davis, English Department Honor Citation, June 1972

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Marshall, Fredrick S.

• Professional Promise Incentive Award, June 1990.
• Andrew Mellon Pre-doctoral Fellowship, 1980 - 1982
• Linguistic Society of America Fellowships to attend Linguistics Institutes. 1977 and 1982
• National Merit Scholarship, 1968 - 1972

McKinney, Joshua B.

• Finalist, Colorado Poetry Prize, 1999.
• Finalist, University of Georgia Press Poetry Series, 1999.
• Finalist, River Slyx Poetry Contest, 1998.
• Semi-fmalist, Blue Lynx Poetry Prize competition, 1998.
• Poetry anthologized in The Gertrude Stein Awards in Innovative American Poetry 1996-97, Sun & Moon Press (forthcoming).
• Poetry selected for presentation at the 25th annual Twentieth-Century Literature Conference, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, February 1997.
• Winner, Pavement Saw Chapbook Contest, Pavement Saw Press, Scotia, NY, 1996.
• Pushcart Prize nominee, 1995, 1996, 1997.
• Second Prize, International Poetry Competition, Community Writers' Assoc., Newport, RI,
• First Prize, Poetry Competition, Sandhills Writers' Conference, Augusta, GA, 1994.
• Finalist, National Poetry Series Open Competition, 1994.
• Finalist, Anges Lynch Starrett Award Competition, University of Pittsburgh Press, 1994.
• Semifmalist, Bluestem Award Competition, Emporia State University Press, 1994, 1995.
• Finalist, Bluestem Award Competition, Emporia State University Press, 1993.
• Dickinson Review Poetry Prize, 1992.

Meindl, Robert J.

• Received Images of Excellence Award from Track and Field 1995

Meyer, Sheree L.

• Whiting Fellowship in the Humanities, 1986-87.
• District III Alumnae Regional Scholarship and Partial Fellowship, 1985-86.
• Partial Tuition Awards, 1983-84, 1982-83.
• Graduate Teaching Fellowship, SIJNY at Stony Brook, 1979-80.
• Phi Beta Kappa, 1979.
• Most Outstanding Graduating Senior Award (English), SUNY at Stony Brook, 1979.

Nelson, Charles

• Woodrow Wilson Fellow, University of Oklahoma, 1963
• Teaching Assistant, University of Oklahoma, 1962-63
• Meritorious Performance and Professional Promise Award, California State University, Sacramento, 1989
• University Research Grant, California State University, Sacramento, Spring, 1986.

Olmstead, Robert T.

• 1958-1961: James R. Goodrich Memorial Scholar. Yale University
• 1961: B.A. , Yale University, macma cum laude
• 1964-1967:Teaching Fellowship. Stanford University
• 1967-1968:Woodrow Wilson Dissertation Fellowship, Stanford University

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Palmer, Linda

• 1986 Recipient of the 1986 California Association of Teachers of English Award for Classroom Excellence
• 1986 Recipient of a Meritorious Performance an Professional Promise Award, CSUS
• 1995 Recipient of an Outstanding Teaching Award, CSUS

Price, Jonathan L.

• Yale: National Merit Scholar
• High Honors in English
• Phi Beta Kappa
• Magna aim laude
• Fuibright lecturer in American literature, Rome, 1974-75
• California State University, Sacramento, grant for research on the films of Robert Altman, 1979-80; grant for research on Cop Films, Fall 1989; grant for research on modern mini-Epics, Spring 1990
• Nominated for Meritorious Performance Award, California
• State University, Sacramento, 1985, 1986, 1989
• FMI 1997-98, 1998-99

Ridley, Chauncey A.

• 1997-N.E.H. Summer Institute on Caribbean literature and performance
• 1994-one year Fulbnght Scholarship: teaching/research
• 1984-Arts and Letters Travel Grant
(From Michigan State University to fund my dissertation research in Ireland and England)

Simmons, Hortense E.

• Participant, Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) Faculty Development
• Seminar, "Contemporary Perspectives on Vietnamese History, Society, and Economy," Bangkok(orientation), Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, January 4-17, 1995
• Participant, Fulbright Seminar on Cultural Diversity and Development in Malaysia, Summer 1991.
• Recipient, The Chris Plaque, 37th Annual Columbus International Film Festival, October 1989 for production of the film Dreams of Flying.
• Regional Director, California Literature Project, May 1985- August 1987.
• Fellow, California State University Administrative Fellows Program 1984-85 (mentored by President Donald Gerth).
• Director, CIRCLE Project (Circulating Information, Resources, and Curriculum for Living Equally), a federally-funded gender equity program (total funding for the 3-year period 1986-89 was $1 ,530, 483) which developed print and audiovisual curriculum for the State Department of Education's Career-Vocational Preparation Division as well as presented orientation workshops throughout California and the nation to introduce educational administrators, teachers, counselors, and community leaders to the Project and its products.

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Smith, Cherryl

• Faculty Professional Development mini-grant, CSU Sacramento. 1994
• Teacher/Scholar fellowship, CSU Institute for Teaching and Learning, 1993
• Affirmative Action grant for research, CSU Northridge, 1989
• Teacher's fellowship, NEH-funded Literature Institute for Teachers, South Coast Writing Project. 1989
• Meritorious Performance and Professional Promise Award, CSU Northridge, 1988
• Affirmative Action grant for research, CSU Northridge, 1988
• Grant for dissertation research, UC Santa Barbara, 1984
• Teacher's fellowship, South Coast Writing Project, UC Santa Barbara, 1982

Wanlass, Susan

• Meritorious Performance Incentive Award for Outstanding Service to the University Community, 1990

Yen, Julie W.

• 1999 Service Learning Grant, CSUS
• 1999 Learnong Options Program Grant, CSUS
• 1998 Learner Productivity Grant, CSUS
• 1998 Travel Award, CSUS
• 1996 Travel Award, CSUS
• 1996 Difference-in-Play Leave, CSUS
• 1993 Travel Award, CSUS
• 1992-93 Beyond the Canon Project Grant, CSUS
• 1992 Travel Award, CSUS
• 1991 Research Grant, National Science Council, Taiwan
• 1990 Travel Grant, Ministry of Education, Taiwan
• 1989 Dissertation Fellowship, Brown University
• 1986-89 Teaching Assistant Fellowship, Brown University
• 1985-86 Rotary Scholar, Rotary International
• 1984-85 Graduate Fellowship, National Taiwan University
• 1982-84 Honor Roll, National Tawain University

Santora, Ronald A.

• Fulbright Senior Scholar Teaching Fellowship, JUT Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France ---- 1994 - 95
• Dept. of Health, Education & Welfare Fellowship: 1970 - 71. Administered through the Lansing Michigan Unified School District and Michigan State University for curriculum development in the public schools.
• Meretorious Performance Award, CSU, Sacramento, 1987

Gieger, Jason C.

• 1996-1997:Departmental Dissertation Fellowship, Rutgers University.
• 1995: English Department Graduate Symposium Prize-Winning Essay: "Blackest Idolatry': Sodomy, Catholicism, and the Oriental in Rousseau's Confessions," Rutgers University.
• 1993: Beautiful Unknown': Male Homosexuality and the Oriental in Eliza Haywood' s Philidore and Placentia," Rutgers University.

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Faculty Awards and Honors for Teaching

Adams, Richard

• Faculty Merit Award (1998-99) (1%). 1999
• Faculty Merit Award (1997-98) (2.5%), 1999
• Sabbatical Leave. Spring Semester. 1998
• Performance Salary Step Increase 4 Stepsj. 1997
• Honoree. Faculty Authors Reception, CSU Sacramento. 1993
• Honoree. Faculty Authors Reception. CSU Sacramento. 1990
• Award for Meritorious Performance and Professional Promise
• Outstanding Teaching, CSU Sacramento. 1989
• Award for Classroom Excellence. California Association
of Teachers of English. 1988
• Award for Meritorious Performance and Professional Promise
(Superior Professional Accomplishments) CSU Sacramento. 1988

Bankowsky, Richard

• National Institute of Arts and Letters Grant in Literature, 1963
• Rockefeller Foundation Grant in Literature, 1967-68
• California State Colleges Grant, 1969
• California State University Meritorious Performance Award, 1987

Bauerly, Joan

• BA with High Distinction 1961
• Teaching Assistantship 1961-3
• Teaching Fellowship 1963-65
• CSUS Exceptional Merit Service Award 1984 and 1988

Buckley, Linda C.

• Awarded a 1996 Summer Fellowship in support of a project entitled "Adaptation of communicative-language teaching to non-western settings: A case study of Egyptian ESL/EFL teaching.
• University of California Regents Minority Mentor Research Fellow, 1990.
• 1996 Summer Fellowship, California State University, Sacramento.

Castellano, Olivia G.

• Recipient of Ford Foundation Graduate Fellowship, 1976; Mexican American Teachers' Project Fellowship, 1969

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Heckathorn, Amy C.

• Awarded "Pass with Distinction" for comprehensive doctoral examinations, May 1997.
• Radford Fellowship, Texas Christian University, August 1995-May 1996.
• Awarded "Distinguished Graduate" status for work toward Masters Degree, May 1994.
• Alumni Association Graduate Scholarship, St. Mary's University, August 1993-May 1994.

Helt, Marie E.

• German Academic Exchange Service Fellowship, Eberhard-Karis University summer study, Tubingen, Germany.
• Membership, German Honorary Society Delta Phi Alpha.
• Membership, English Honor Society Phi Kappa Phi.

Hennelly, Mark M.

• Woodrow Wilson Fellow, Saint Louis University, 1965-66
• Teaching Fellow, Saint Louis University, 1966-70
• Meritorious Performance and Professional Promise Incentive Award, California State University, Sacramento, 1985
• University Research Grant, California State University, 1987-88, 1988-89, 1989-90

Mackey, Mary

• Virginia Center For the Creative Arts Fellowship, August-Sept, 1999
• CSUS Assigned Time Research Grant, 1996-1997.
• Award for "enrichment of our literary and political lives" from The National Women's Political Cauous of California, 1996.
• Twice Nominated for CSUS School of Arts and Letters Outstanding Teaching Award: 1998; 1999.

Madden, David W.

• Outstanding Teacher, College of Arts & Letters, CSUS, Spring 1999
• Summer Stipend Grant, Committee for Research and Scholarly Activity, CSUS, Summer 1994
• Assigned Time Grant, Committee for Research and Scholarly Activity, CSUS, Fall-Spring 1992-93
• Summer Stipend Grant, Committee for Research and Scholarly Activity, CSUS, Summer 1992
• Assigned Time Grant, Committee for Research and Scholarly Activity, CSUS, Fall-Spring 199 1-92
• Summer Stipend Grant, Committee for Research and Scholarly Activity, CSUS, Summer 1991
• Mini-Grant, Faculty Professional Development, CSUS, Fall 1991
• Semester Leave Grant, Committee for Research and Scholarly Activity. CSUS, Fall 1990
• Research Grant, Committee for Research and Scholarly Activity, CSUS, 1990-91
• Assigned Time, Committee for Research and Scholarly Activity, CSUS, 1989-90
• Monetary Grant, Committee for Research and Scholarly Activity, CSUS, 19 89-90
• Mini-Grant, Faculty Professional Development, CSUS, 1989
• Mini-Grant, Faculty Professional Development, CSUS, 1990
• Meritorious Performance and Professional Promise Award, Calif. State University, Sacramento, 1986
• CSUS Assigned Time Grant for Professional Development, 1984
• University of Calif, Davis, Graduate Research Award, 1979-80
• Fulbright Teaching Fellowship, as lecturer in American Literature, University of Pisa, Italy, 1977-78
• University of Calif, Davis, English Department's Academic Exchange Student to the University of Pisa, Italy, 1977-78
• Ph.D. Qualifying Examinations passed with Distinction, 1976
• Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, inducted as member, June 1972
• University of Calif., Davis, English Department Honor Citation, June 1972

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Marshall, Fredrick S.

• Professional Promise Incentive Award, June 1990.
• Andrew Mellon Pre-doctoral Fellowship, 1980 - 1982
• Linguistic Society of America Fellowships to attend Linguistics Institutes. 1977 and 1982
• National Merit Scholarship, 1968 - 1972

McKinney, Joshua B.

• Finalist, Colorado Poetry Prize, 1999.
• Finalist, University of Georgia Press Poetry Series, 1999.
• Finalist, River Slyx Poetry Contest, 1998.
• Semi-fmalist, Blue Lynx Poetry Prize competition, 1998.
• Poetry anthologized in The Gertrude Stein Awards in Innovative American Poetry 1996-97, Sun & Moon Press (forthcoming).
• Poetry selected for presentation at the 25th annual Twentieth-Century Literature Conference, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, February 1997.
• Winner, Pavement Saw Chapbook Contest, Pavement Saw Press, Scotia, NY, 1996.
• Pushcart Prize nominee, 1995, 1996, 1997.
• Second Prize, International Poetry Competition, Community Writers' Assoc., Newport, RI,
• First Prize, Poetry Competition, Sandhills Writers' Conference, Augusta, GA, 1994.
• Finalist, National Poetry Series Open Competition, 1994.
• Finalist, Anges Lynch Starrett Award Competition, University of Pittsburgh Press, 1994.
• Semifmalist, Bluestem Award Competition, Emporia State University Press, 1994, 1995.
• Finalist, Bluestem Award Competition, Emporia State University Press, 1993.
• Dickinson Review Poetry Prize, 1992.

Meindl, Robert J.

• Received Images of Excellence Award from Track and Field 1995

Meyer, Sheree L.

• Whiting Fellowship in the Humanities, 1986-87.
• District III Alumnae Regional Scholarship and Partial Fellowship, 1985-86.
• Partial Tuition Awards, 1983-84, 1982-83.
• Graduate Teaching Fellowship, SIJNY at Stony Brook, 1979-80.
• Phi Beta Kappa, 1979.
• Most Outstanding Graduating Senior Award (English), SUNY at Stony Brook, 1979.

Nelson, Charles

• Woodrow Wilson Fellow, University of Oklahoma, 1963
• Teaching Assistant, University of Oklahoma, 1962-63
• Meritorious Performance and Professional Promise Award, California State University, Sacramento, 1989
• University Research Grant, California State University, Sacramento, Spring, 1986.

Olmstead, Robert T.

• 1958-1961: James R. Goodrich Memorial Scholar. Yale University
• 1961: B.A. , Yale University, macma cum laude
• 1964-1967:Teaching Fellowship. Stanford University
• 1967-1968:Woodrow Wilson Dissertation Fellowship, Stanford University

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Palmer, Linda

• 1986 Recipient of the 1986 California Association of Teachers of English Award for Classroom Excellence
• 1986 Recipient of a Meritorious Performance an Professional Promise Award, CSUS
• 1995 Recipient of an Outstanding Teaching Award, CSUS

Price, Jonathan L.

• Yale: National Merit Scholar
• High Honors in English
• Phi Beta Kappa
• Magna aim laude
• Fuibright lecturer in American literature, Rome, 1974-75
• California State University, Sacramento, grant for research on the films of Robert Altman, 1979-80; grant for research on Cop Films, Fall 1989; grant for research on modern mini-Epics, Spring 1990
• Nominated for Meritorious Performance Award, California
• State University, Sacramento, 1985, 1986, 1989
• FMI 1997-98, 1998-99

Ridley, Chauncey A.

• 1997-N.E.H. Summer Institute on Caribbean literature and performance
• 1994-one year Fulbnght Scholarship: teaching/research
• 1984-Arts and Letters Travel Grant
(From Michigan State University to fund my dissertation research in Ireland and England)

Simmons, Hortense E.

• Participant, Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) Faculty Development
• Seminar, "Contemporary Perspectives on Vietnamese History, Society, and Economy," Bangkok(orientation), Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, January 4-17, 1995
• Participant, Fulbright Seminar on Cultural Diversity and Development in Malaysia, Summer 1991.
• Recipient, The Chris Plaque, 37th Annual Columbus International Film Festival, October 1989 for production of the film Dreams of Flying.
• Regional Director, California Literature Project, May 1985- August 1987.
• Fellow, California State University Administrative Fellows Program 1984-85 (mentored by President Donald Gerth).
• Director, CIRCLE Project (Circulating Information, Resources, and Curriculum for Living Equally), a federally-funded gender equity program (total funding for the 3-year period 1986-89 was $1 ,530, 483) which developed print and audiovisual curriculum for the State Department of Education's Career-Vocational Preparation Division as well as presented orientation workshops throughout California and the nation to introduce educational administrators, teachers, counselors, and community leaders to the Project and its products.

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Smith, Cherryl

• Faculty Professional Development mini-grant, CSU Sacramento. 1994
• Teacher/Scholar fellowship, CSU Institute for Teaching and Learning, 1993
• Affirmative Action grant for research, CSU Northridge, 1989
• Teacher's fellowship, NEH-funded Literature Institute for Teachers, South Coast Writing Project. 1989
• Meritorious Performance and Professional Promise Award, CSU Northridge, 1988
• Affirmative Action grant for research, CSU Northridge, 1988
• Grant for dissertation research, UC Santa Barbara, 1984
• Teacher's fellowship, South Coast Writing Project, UC Santa Barbara, 1982

Wanlass, Susan

• Meritorious Performance Incentive Award for Outstanding Service to the University Community, 1990

Yen, Julie W.

• 1999 Service Learning Grant, CSUS
• 1999 Learnong Options Program Grant, CSUS
• 1998 Learner Productivity Grant, CSUS
• 1998 Travel Award, CSUS
• 1996 Travel Award, CSUS
• 1996 Difference-in-Play Leave, CSUS
• 1993 Travel Award, CSUS
• 1992-93 Beyond the Canon Project Grant, CSUS
• 1992 Travel Award, CSUS
• 1991 Research Grant, National Science Council, Taiwan
• 1990 Travel Grant, Ministry of Education, Taiwan
• 1989 Dissertation Fellowship, Brown University
• 1986-89 Teaching Assistant Fellowship, Brown University
• 1985-86 Rotary Scholar, Rotary International
• 1984-85 Graduate Fellowship, National Taiwan University
• 1982-84 Honor Roll, National Tawain University

Santora, Ronald A.

• Fulbright Senior Scholar Teaching Fellowship, JUT Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France ---- 1994 - 95
• Dept. of Health, Education & Welfare Fellowship: 1970 - 71. Administered through the Lansing Michigan Unified School District and Michigan State University for curriculum development in the public schools.
• Meretorious Performance Award, CSU, Sacramento, 1987

Gieger, Jason C.

• 1996-1997:Departmental Dissertation Fellowship, Rutgers University.
• 1995: English Department Graduate Symposium Prize-Winning Essay: "Blackest Idolatry': Sodomy, Catholicism, and the Oriental in Rousseau's Confessions," Rutgers University.
• 1993: Beautiful Unknown': Male Homosexuality and the Oriental in Eliza Haywood' s Philidore and Placentia," Rutgers University.

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