The 2023 Gerald J. Alred Professional Writing Awards Ceremony

Friday, March 1 2024 10:30 AM

Curtin 175

The UWM Department of English presents:
The 2023 Gerald J. Alred Professional Writing Awards Ceremony

Speakers

  • Prof. Lane Hall, Department of English Chair
  • Marian Maris (Emerita Senior Lecturer), Department of English
  • Prof. Derek Handley, Department of English
  • Sandy Wysocki, Executive Director for the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts
  • Laura Davidson, Regional Manager for Macmillan Learning
  • Student Winners

Presentation of Awards

The 2023 Gerald J. Alred Professional Writing Challenge Award Winners

Spring 2023

  • First Place: Andrew Skyberg
  • Second Place: Nora Neubert
  • Third Place: Gwendolyn Hardy
  • Honorable Mention: Olivia Gresser
  • Honorable Mention: Michael Jacobi

Fall 2023

  • First Place: Violet Harrison
  • Second Place: Aaron Schiebel
  • Third Place: Farzana Hekmat

Special Thanks

  • Assistant Dean Deanna Alba and the College of Letters & Science
  • Laura Davidson, Regional Manager, Macmillan Learning
  • Gina Dragutinovich, WUWM
  • Professor Lane Hall and the Department of English
  • Professor Derek Handley, English Department
  • Richard Hay
  • Merdith Hubble, English Department Associate
  • Marketing President & Publisher Heather Ladage and the Milwaukee Business Journal
  • Greg Maliszewski Macmillan Learning
  • Mariann Maris, Emerita Senior Lecturer
  • Emmy Murphy, Managing Director, CBRE, Inc.
  • Nita McDaniel, English Department Administrator
  • John Jay Peine III, Video Technology Specialist, Classroom Services
  • University Advancement and the UWM Foundation
  • Sandy Wysocki, Executive Director, Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts in Brookfield
  • Anonymous Donors