University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA Bachelor of Liberal Studies in English, concentration in creative writing May 7, 2011 Press release • Summa Cum Laude, GPA 3.77 • Bachelor of Liberal Studies Distinguished Graduate Award for academic excellence and citizenship from UMW Alumni Association • Carlton R. Lutterbie, Jr. Award for the Outstanding English Major …

ALUMNI COLLEGE SESSION III, JUNE 3, 2011 UMW Poet Laureate Connections – Kelly Cherry ’61, Virginia Poet Laureate 2010-2012, Professor Emerita of English at the University of Wisconsin-Madison; Claudia Emerson, M.F.A., Virginia Poet Laureate 2008-2010, Professor of English and Arrington Distinguished Chair in Poetry; Carolyn Kreiter-Foronda ’69, Virginia Poet Laureate 2006-2008. Poetry is in the …

* Journalism Journalism Practicum, Mike McCarthy, Spring 2011 * Publishing/Editing Literary Journal Fall 2010, Claudia Emerson, Fall 2010 * Communication Small Group Communications, Anand Rao, Fall 2010 * Creative Writing Creative Writing: Poetry Senior Seminar, Claudia Emerson, Spring 2011 Creative Writing: Poetry, Claudia Emerson, Spring 2010 Creative Writing: Nonfiction Senior Seminar Workshop, Colin Rafferty, Spring …