English Department

John Dudley, Chairperson
212 Dakota Hall
(605) 677-5229
english@usd.edu
www.usd.edu/english

FACULTY:

Professors:

Emily Haddad, 19th-Century British Literature, Modernism
Lee Ann Roripaugh, Creative Writing (Poetry), 20th-Century American Poetry

Associate Professors:

Edward Allen, Creative Writing (Fiction), 20th-Century American Literature
John Dudley, 19th- and 20th-Century American Literature, Race and Gender Studies
Dennis Sjolie, English as a Second Language, Second Language Pedagogy
Clyde (Skip) Willman, Critical Theory, 20th-Century American Literature

Assistant Professors:

Fred Arroyo, Creative Writing (Fiction), Contemporary Fiction, Ethnic American Literature
Jason Berger, Colonial and Antebellum American Literature
Sarah Ehlers, 20th-Century American Literature, Modernism, Poetry and Poetics
Darlene Farabee, Shakespeare, 16th- and 17th-Century British Literature, Early Modern Travel Literature
Paul Formisano, Composition Studies, Environmental Literature and Rhetoric, Western American Literature, 19th-Century American Literature
Ronald Ganze, Medieval Literature, Film Studies
Sarah Townsend, 20th-century British, Irish, and Anglophone Literature, Postcolonial Theory

Instructors:

Patricia DiMond, Composition, Literature
Michelle Rogge Gannon, Composition, Literature, Technology and Writing
Sarah Garelik, Composition, Literature (Online)
Kenneth Green, Composition, Literature (Sioux Falls)
Kevin Magee, Composition, Literature (Sioux Falls)
Melinda Obach, Composition, Literature (Sioux Falls)
Marcella Remund, Composition, Literature
Melanie Wood, Composition, Literature

MAJOR:

English, B.A./B.S.

SPECIALIZATIONS:

Secondary Teaching
Creative Writing

MINORS:

English
Creative Writing

The Department of English welcomes students who enjoy reading literature and like to write. The Department offers advanced courses in many fields of literary study, in creative writing, and in teaching English to speakers of other languages. Students who choose a degree in English are challenged intellectually to become more capable writers and readers, able to pursue their interests in the written word independently and with pleasure throughout their lives. Their proficiency in researching, editing, interpreting, and communicating information prepares them for work in law, education, business, public relations, and journalism, as well as for any other endeavor in which the mastery of language fosters success.

SCHOLARSHIPS

Sigurd and Vivian D. Anderson (for undergraduates excelling in the study of literature and grammar)
Betty Beasom Crew (for students with high academic achievement)
John G. Dow (for the senior with the best knowledge of English diction)
English Department Memorial (for students who inspire others in English and contribute to departmental publications)
Thomas and Alice Gasque (for an undergraduate studying in the British Isles)
Archer B. Gilfillan (for undergraduates who show the greatest promise and ability in creative writing)
Gertrude B. Gunderson (for an undergraduate with outstanding writing accomplishments)
Alvina and Robert Hall (for deserving undergraduates)
Elbert W. and Marjorie Harrington Book Award (for a deserving student)
Gladys J. Hasse (for students writing original poetry)
Wayne S. and Esther M. Knutson (for students writing original drama)
Margaret B. Sanger (for deserving undergraduates)
Dorothy Baisch Selz (for students with high GPA)
Elizabeth Shreves (for deserving female students)