The English Department at LaGuardia recognizes outstanding students by conferring a series of awards at the end of the Spring I semester. For a list of award recipients, see Student Award Recipients.
Award categories and criteria are as follows:
- The Eleanor Q. Tignor Award: presented to a student who has excelled in scholarship in an African American Literature course.
- The Peter Rondinone Award: presented to a student for excellence in a Journalism course.
- The Doris Fassler Award: presented to a student who has made outstanding progress in Basic Writing and the Electives.
- The George Groman Award: presented to a student who has exhibited outstanding analytical and critical skills in an Honors class.
- The Award for Outstanding Achievement in Critical Writing: presented to a student who has exhibited outstanding analytical and critical writing skills in ENG 102.
- The Award for Outstanding Achievement in Expository Writing: presented to a student who has achieved excellence in ENG 101.
- The Award for Outstanding Achievement in Creative Writing: presented to a student who has excelled in a creative writing class.
- The Award for Outstanding Achievement in Children's Literature: presented to a student who has excelled in a Children's Literature course.
- The Lenore A. Beaky Award: presented to a student within the Writing and Literature major who has exhibited excellence in writing and literary analysis in any literature course required for the Major.
Student Awards - 2020 Recipients
- The Peter Rondinone Journalism Award
Michelle Gomez, Tyler Spratt
- The George Groman Award
Laura Pessoa, Meron Girma
- Doris Fassler Award (Basic Writing through the Electives)
Paola Soto, Yubin Yang
- The Award for Outstanding Achievement in Critical Writing
Kayla Shield, Una Bharat
- The Award for Outstanding Achievement in Expository Writing
Caroline Mayen-Maradiaga, Nadley Richards, Sofia Canonge
- The Award for Outstanding Achievement in Creative Writing
Jessica Kidd, Brianna Hobson, Jose Lopez - The Lenore A. Beaky Award (Literature Award)
Allison Burnett, Berk Kiziltug, Michael McGuire - The Award for Outstanding Achievement in Children’s Literature
Ingrid Campos
Student Awards - 2019 Recipients
- The Peter Rondinone Journalism Award
Mariuxi Moran, Kelly O’Brien, Tasha Balkaran
- The George Groman Award
Vladimir Severino
- Doris Fassler Award (Basic Writing through the Electives)
Regina Dorch, Olajumoke Ibrahim
- The Award for Outstanding Achievement in Critical Writing
Neter Antoine, Denisia Codrington, Zilla Tofte
- The Award for Outstanding Achievement in Expository Writing
Gabriela Sauce, Owen Weaver
- The Award for Outstanding Achievement in Creative Writing
Raki Jordan, Shateahah Vance - The Lenore A. Beaky Award (Literature Award)
Peter Biocini, Moises Garcia, Anthony Treadvance
Student Awards - 2018 Recipients
- The Peter Rondinone Journalism Award
Yessica Armero
- The George Groman Award
Daniel Talero
- Doris Fassler Award (Basic Writing through the Electives)
Naurin Shaki
- The Award for Outstanding Achievement in Critical Writing
Kashif Caldwell
- The Award for Outstanding Achievement in Expository Writing
Tanzeen A. Zaman, Kaiman Lam, Svetlana Pykhansteva, Susan Lindell
- The Award for Outstanding Achievement in Creative Writing
Diego Ochoa, Chris Lopera, Dharnelle Noel - The Lenore A. Beaky Award (Literature Award)
Karla Casado, Leila Rosner, Chris Lopera, Karina Guerrero, Alyssa Perez, Katrice Jenkins