Student Awards

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