Composition News and Honors
2004
Debra Hawhee joined the Composition program in the fall of 2004, after four years at the University of Illinois. Debra is co-author, with Sharon Crowley, of Ancient Rhetorics for Contemporary Students, now in its third edition. Her book, Bodily Arts: Rhetoric and Athletics in Ancient Greece, will soon be published by the University of Texas Press, and she is currently at work on a book about Kenneth Burke’s theories of the body.
Paul Kameen received the 2004 Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award, the highest award for teaching at the University of Pittsburgh. In his remarks on Paul’s teaching, Chancellor Nordenberg praised Paul’s work in the classroom, his role as a departmental mentor of teaching assistants and part-time faculty, and his Writing Project activities with teachers and students in regional primary and secondary schools.
Geeta Kothari received the 2004 David and Tina Bellet Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, the highest award for teaching given by the College of Arts and Sciences.
2003
Don Bialostosky joined the Composition Program in the fall of 2003, after serving as Head of the English Department at Penn State University from 1996 to 2001. Don brings to our program his scholarly expertise in rhetoric, Bakhtinian theory, and Romantic literature, along with his extensive teaching experience and service to the profession.
Nicholas Coles now serves as a Field Director for the National Writing Project (NWP). Along with other experienced site directors, Nick will provide advice, resources, and technical support to NWP sites around the country; organize sessions at annual NWP meetings; and coordinate the annual Directors’ Retreat.
Kathryn Flannery has been elected to serve as Director of the Women’s Studies Program, 2004–07. As the director, Kathryn will continue the work of revising the undergraduate certificate in Women’s Studies; begin work on revising the graduate certificate; and lead the ongoing effort to increase the visibility of the program and the participation of faculty and students.
James Seitz received the 2003 David and Tina Bellet Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, the highest award for teaching given by the College of Arts and Sciences.
The Pittsburgh Series on Composition, Literacy, and Culture, edited by David Bartholomae and Jean Ferguson Carr, continues to produce award-winning books. The most recent winner is Suresh Canagarajah, whose book A Geopolitics of Academic Writing won the 2003 Gary A. Olson Award for Best Book in Rhetoric and Theory.
2002
Paul Kameen received the 2002 Outstanding Book Award from the Conference on College Composition and Communication for his book, Writing/Teaching: Toward a Rhetoric of Pedagogy (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2000).
2001
Paul Kameen received the 2001 David and Tina Bellet Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, the highest award for teaching given by the College of Arts and Sciences.
Mariolina Salvatori and James Seitz were named Carnegie Scholars by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. From 1998–2002, the Carnegie Foundation provided support for up to 30 scholars each year in a wide range of disciplines from colleges and universities across the country to pursue and share undergraduate teaching projects at the Carnegie Foundation in Menlo Park, California. Salvatori was one of a small group of scholars who represented English studies in 1999-2000, and Seitz was one of three scholars who represented Teacher Education in 2001–02.
Jennifer Trainor received a Promising Researcher Award from the National Council of Teachers of English at the annual NCTE Convention.