At the end of each school year, the English department honors its graduating seniors with a celebratory dinner. (Visit our alumni page to see what they're up to now.) Here are some of last year's highlights:

Cocktail hour
Dr. Jadwin and Shanthi Karthikeyan	Danielle Podlucky and Professor Iuppa
Dr. Uman and Tim Thomas	Shanthi, John Snyder, and Dr. Delmendo
Dr. Brauer, John, Dr. Delmendo, and Leigh Graziano	Eric Parkison and Professor Rich
Audra Conway, Laura Dever, and Carrie Ann Nicchi	Nicole Gaulin and Carie Muratore
Elizabeth Martinez and Dr. Nichols	Leigh and Dr. Waddell, who was her thesis advisor (excellent thesis, Leigh)
Professor Bissonette and Dr. Sanders	Carie posing reluctantly with Dr. Bloom
Danielle and Dr. Waddell	Professor Rich, Danielle, Alexandra Palmieri, and Cassie Moyers
Audra and Professor Iuppa	Tim and Shanthi
Professor Freligh and Cassie compare cool hair.	Leigh and Dr. VanderBilt
After dinner, we honor our students' achievements with the writing prizes and with the Sigma Tau Delta cord. Then we share memories, anecdotes, and readings.
John won the Davis prize for critical analysis, and Erin Hurd won the Amann award for creative writing. Leigh was recognized for her honors project. Dr. Sanders awarded the honors.	Elizabeth Martinez received her Sigma Tau Delta cord from Dr. VanderBilt
Carrie Ann, Laura, Vassana Praseutsinh,	and Nicole listen to Dr. Sanders recite poetry
"So it wasn't that I wasn't fascinated..."	"but has anyone else ever fallen asleep in class?"
Tim threatens to read all of Paradise Lost...	to an appreciative audience.
Tom Tharp sings an Irish drinking song.	Erin and Professor Bassett