English Department

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Emily Haddad, Chairperson
212 Dakota Hall
(605) 677-5229
english@usd.edu

FACULTY:

Professors:

Brian Bedard, Creative Writing, 20th-Century American Fiction
Susan Wolfe, Linguistics, Gender Studies, Gay/Lesbian Studies

Associate Professors:

Edward Allen, Creative Writing, 20th-Century American Literature
James Balakier, 17th- and 18th-Century British Literature, Modernism, Business Writing
John Dudley, 19th- and 20th-Century American Literature, Race and Gender Studies
Emily Haddad, 19th-Century British Literature, Modernism
Lee Ann Roripaugh, Creative Writing, 20th-Century American Poetry
Dennis Sjolie, English as a Second Language, Second Language Pedagogy
Clyde (Skip) Willman, Critical Theory, 20th-Century American Literature

Assistant Professors:

Amanda Emerson, Colonial & Antebellum American Literature
J. Christopher Ervin, Composition Pedagogy, Technology and Writing
Laura Szanto, Native American Literature, 20th-Century American Literature

Instructors:

Patricia DiMond, Composition, Literature
Michelle Rogge Gannon, Composition, Literature, Technology and Writing
Kenneth Green, Composition, Literature (Sioux Falls)
Mary Honerman, Composition, Literature (Sioux Falls)
Kevin Magee, Composition, Literature (Sioux Falls)
M. Suzanne Radigan, Composition, Literature, Grammar
Marcella Remund, Composition, Literature
Melanie Wood, Composition, Literature

MAJOR: ENGLISH, (B.A./B.S.)
MINOR: ENGLISH
EMPHASES:

SECONDARY TEACHING
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 English 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)
Dorothy Mortimer Dunlap (for a female student entering her junior year)
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 current and incoming students)
Dorothy Baisch Selz (for students with high GPA)
Elizabeth Shreves (for deserving female students)

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