Awards & Honors

Nan Nowik Memorial Awards 2011 - 2012

The Women's and Gender Studies Program announces its annual awards for outstanding scholarly, artistic and/or activist student work.

September 28, 2011

Elyse Schultz - Senior Research
Kate Sullivan - Senior Research
Karen Watts - Senior Research
Emily Bucher - Activism
Hannah E. Miller - Activism
Rory Dean - Artistic Expression
Abigail Kaplan - Essay

To learn more, visit: Nan Nowik Memorial Awards

Posted date: September 28, 2011

Spotlights

4 questions with English professor Diana Mafe

Mafe talks about her research, teaching practices, and how The Legend of Zelda connects to the liberal arts.

Joan Do-Truong '23 celebrates her Davis Projects for Peace award

Building an empowering space for young Asian American women

Through grants and connections, Joan Do-Truong ’23 created a space for women and TIGNC youth like her to share their experiences and empowerment.

Laden ’19 watching the sunset in Portugal

Where We Go

An Opportunity in the Canary Islands

A Fulbright Scholarship will bring Julia Laden ’19 to the Canary Islands, where she will teach English to young children.

How We Learn

Understanding Social Change Through Hip-hop

Dana Phillips '20 explored political and social movements through the lyrics of Arabic hip-hop as a Summer Scholar.

How We Learn

Passing on Being Passive

Taylor Hawk '20 shares her thoughts about the perils of passivity.

How We Learn

Feminist health politics

Students reflect on an exhibit, "Artifacts: Abortion Stories and Histories."

How We Learn

The Meaning of Context

Rian Matthews '16 critiques the work of an artist - and finds it lacking

How We Learn

Student Receives Distinguished Undergraduate Award

Communication major Margaret Douglass receives award for leadership, academic merit and passion.

How We Live

Landing a job, fulfilling a passion

Those extracurricular activities may be the key to landing a great job.

Where We Go

Holding the Trust

As the college's 2015 recent student trustee, CeCe McGee '15 will join the board of trustees.

How We Learn

Founding feminists

When Joan Straumanis came to Denison as a philosophy professor in 1971, she was introduced at her first faculty meeting as a "real feminist hell raiser."

How We Learn

Portraits of Women

Portraits in the department's office in Knapp Hall were created by Harper Leich '04, a studio art major with a concentration in painting and printmaking.

What's Happening

In the News

Denison launches the most ambitious campaign in its history

Announcing Knobel Hall and the King Center for Data and Innovation

AI in academia: Denison’s AI progress attracts higher education peers

Nan Nowik Memorial Awards 2011 - 2012

Spotlights

4 questions with English professor Diana Mafe

Building an empowering space for young Asian American women

An Opportunity in the Canary Islands

Understanding Social Change Through Hip-hop

Passing on Being Passive

Feminist health politics

The Meaning of Context

Student Receives Distinguished Undergraduate Award

Landing a job, fulfilling a passion

Holding the Trust

Founding feminists

Portraits of Women

What's Happening

Michaela Grenier ’14 joins Boston's Urban Land Institute

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Maren McIlvaine-Newsad ’24 works out heartache on a half marathon