Sigma Tau Delta - University of Michigan-Flint

The 2011-2012 Board of Directors
 
President: Amy Hartwig
              Vice-President: Casandra Thayer
Secretary: Tasha Williams
Treasurer: Jennifer Ross
Webmaster:
Social Media:
Advisor: Dr. Mary Jo Kietzman



New Members 2010-2011

Maryam Al-Kabour
Catherine Amboy
Scott Atkinson
Kimalee Augustine
Roger Austin
Melodie Bolt
Kevin Brouker
Dennis Brown
Bridgid Burge
Herbert Bursch
Lauren Byrd
Nicholas Custer
Michelle English
Khuloud Faraj
Amy Hartwig
Kasey Hass
Krista Heiser
Brittany Henneberry
Miyako Jones
Michael Kaminski
Natalie Kluge
Anne Lange
Abbie Lemmon
Aimee Loubert
Marlena Moore
Dorice Moylan
Shelly Nason
Jillian Norwood
Ashley Odom
Katelyn Payne
Kelli Perkins
Jennifer Ross
Aurora Sauceda
Jessica Shock
Jensie Simkins
Leila Tarakji
Casandra Thayer
Kevin Van Natter
James Whitton
Andrew Wieczorek
Caitlin Wyneken
Hannah Youn


Current Members

Katharine Adam
Melissa A. Airgood
Angela M.  Albert
Olivia Alexander-Quinn
Tamara L. Allen
Catherine Amboy
Ashley Armstrong
Scott Atkinson
Kimalee Augustine
Roger Austin
Jessica M. Balazovich
Tera K. Batey
Erin Bendall
Natalie Ann Blythe
Melodie Bolt
Christine Kay Boyd
Megan Breidenstein
Kevin Robert Brouker
Denis Brown
Bridgid Burge
Herbert W. Bursch
Lauren Byrd 
Linda Campbell
Connie Cantu
Dominic D. Cascarelli
Faustine Cavanaugh
Hattie  Christian
Bonnie  Cleffman
Wendy  Cooper
Brett J. Coron
Krystal Lynn Corwin
Patricia Coulter
Mary-Katherine Curnow
Lauren Curnutte
Nicholas Custer
Emma Davis
Donald  Dobos
Joseph W. Doherty
Michelle English
Alfred Ericksen
Erin  Erickson
Crow L. Fauth
Julie I. Ford
Jacob R. Garman
Ivana Gavroski
Leah A. Gebhart
Melissa M. Gilbert
Tyler Grove
Derek Halm
Amy June Hartwig
Kasey Hass
Troy Robert Hassell
Krista Heiser
Brittany A. Henneberry
Caleb O. Hobbs
Katie  Holmes
Alicia LaShon Jackson
Karolina Jedrzejczak
Jessica Johnson
Eric Johnston
Lisa Michelle Jones
Miyako Jones
Tammy Jordan
Alicia Kent
Gina L. Khirfan
Mary Jo Kietzman
Natalie J. Kluge
Janette Kujat
Lola Kunze
Joshua R. LaBar
Ashley LaFave
Abbie Lemmon
Judy Christine Leonard
Jessica J. Lince
David Linden
Aimee Catherine Loubert
Myron Manns 
Brandon Marks
Maryam Al-Kabour
Tari Matoff
Cherie L. Mayner
Ryan  McAvoy
Noel Merry McHardy
John McKeown III
James McTiernan
Jessica Lynn Merivirta
Lindsey  Monroe
Marlena Moore
Meghan  Mortimer
Dorice Moylan
Shanna-Marie Lyn Murray
Shelly Nason
Kevin Van Natter
Alger Newberry
Lynne Nickoloff
Jillian Norwood
Erin R. Numerick
Ashley Odom
Danielle Oland
Caitie O'Neill
Kyle Owen
Katelyn Payne
Kelli Perkins
Sarah Pugsley
Patrick R. Ranville
Michael David Roemensky
Jennifer Ross
Daniel A. Russ
Deborah Christina Ryan
Aurora Sauceda
Jane Marie Saxon
Jessica Shock
Andrea Skarsten
Lisa M. Small
Kathryn Smith
Rachael Smyczak
Kelly Anne Smyczynski
Elizabeth Sollinger
Meghan Stewart
Carol Ann Strange
Sheena Lynn Sullivan
Ryan  Tackabury
Rachel Tanis
Leila Tarakji
Casandra Thayer
Ashley Lynn Treadwell
Aaron W. Tyler
Nicholas VanRysseghem
Emily Varney
Samantha Elisabeth Vaughn
C. Johannas Verostick
Crystal Walker-Koenders
Jane Wambold
Sharon Warren
Eric J. Wascha
James C. Whitton
Andrew E. Wieczorek
Jensie Wight Simkins
Holly Marie Williams
Tasha Williams
Alyssa Wilson
Erica A.  Woodruff
Dana M. Woolcock
Cailin Wyneken
Hannah Youn
Jessica A. Zorn

 


 

President, Amy Hartwig
ahartwig@umflint.edu


Hello! My name is Amy Hartwig and I am serving as the President of Sigma Tau Delta for the 2011/2012 year. I am an English Major and a Junior at UM-Flint.

I am so excited to be a part of Sigma Tau Delta! I hope this year can be one in which the club and its members are very active. I’m looking forward to the 6th Annual Writing Conference and other fun activities throughout the year.

In addition to classes, I work full time at a small magazine in Fenton. In my free time I enjoy reading (lately I've been into graphic novels), video games, and planting things and then cooking them. This summer I discovered the joys of home renovation and mastered the fine art of drywall.

After graduation I plan to find a job in publishing – hopefully one which allows me to stay in Michigan.

If you have ideas for the club or any questions, I hope you will send me an email or come to a meeting. Let’s make this a great year!

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Vice-President, Casandra Thayer

Hello, my name is Casandra Thayer and I am a senior double majoring in English and History with the Teacher’s Certificate Program. I plan on graduating within the next few years and becoming a high school teaching both History and English Literature. In my free time I enjoy reading, hanging out with my family and friends, and watching movies. I have been a member of Sigma Tau Delta since spring 2010, and this is my second year as an officer. My goal with Sigma Tau Delta is to work with current and past members to spread awareness of the subject of English and to also partner with other campus organizations to promote exemplary models academic writing among graduate and undergraduate students.

 


 

 

Secretary,  Tasha Williams
tashaw@umflint.edu

Hi, my name is Tasha Williams and I am the Secretary of Sigma Tau Delta. I am an English major, scheduled to graduate in May 2012. After graduation, I would like to pursue a Masters in English with a concentration in writing at the University of Michigan-Flint.

I became involved with Sigma Tau Delta because I wanted to connect with fellow members and to help promote Sigma Tau Delta as a friendly and welcoming organization open to all members and future members.
 
Some of professional goals include, working in the media, at the American Cancer Society or at a local library. My ultimate professional goal is to become a published author. I would like to write books for women and young girls who have lost their mothers to cancer. I would also like to write trashy romance novels as well.

Some of my hobbies include; spending time with family and friends, reading, cooking, watching movies and playing sports.  I am looking forward to a fun and productive year.

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Treasurer, Jennifer Ross

Hello! My name is Jennifer Ross. I am senior at the University of Michigan - Flint earning two degrees in Honors English and History and two minors in Spanish and Creative Writing. I have been a member of Sigma Tau Delta since 2009 and this year I am treasurer for the second year running. I believe Sigma Tau Delta is an excellent resource for English students, and I would like to make available to interested students conference and scholarships opportunities. Outside of Sigma Tau Delta, I am also the Vice President of Honors Student Council, and a member of both the Phi Alpha Theta and Golden Key International Honor Societies. After I graduate, I plan to attend graduate school in English at the University of Michigan - Flint as well as enroll in undergraduate studies in Biology and Dance.

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Webmaster, Dana Woolcock
daschlos@umflint.edu


Hello, my name is Dana and I am currently a Senior here at UM-Flint.  I am an English major with a writing specialization and a Computer Science minor. I love to write and spend time with my family.  I am very interested in the field of technical writing and hope to continue moving in the direction of becoming a technical writer.  I also enjoy customer service and assisting with teaching technology.

I have been a member of Sigma Tau Delta for roughly 3 years now and enjoy being around people with similar interests.  I look forward to meeting everyone this year and hope that we have another great year!

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Social Media, Katie Curnow
mcurnow@umflint.edu

My name is Katie Curnow and I am a graduate student seeking an MA in English Language and Literature. I am the social media specialist at a marketing company in Shiawassee County, and I really love connecting with communities online and assisting others with the giant, sometimes misunderstood, world of social media.

I collect old typewriters. I plan to clean them up and display them in some other location besides my basement but it always gets pushed back on my to-do list. I recently took a letterpress class in Ann Arbor, and I see this activity moving to the top of my list within the next year.

I have been member of Sigma Tau Delta for 5 years. I presented at our annual writing conference my first year, then a few years later, was able to plan it from beginning to end. I am a huge supporter of the writing conference and look forward to helping this year make it a success.

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Advisor, Dr. Mary Jo Kietzman

 

Dr. Mary Jo Kietzman, an Associate Professor in the English Department, received her Ph.D from Boston College.  She teaches Shakespeare and a range of other courses in Early-Modern English Literature.  She also teaches English Travellers to the Middle East: Cross-Cultural Perspectives (which crosslists with Middle-Eastern Studies and Global Studies) as well as Greek and Roman Classical Literature.  She has published a biography of the Restoration woman criminal and author, Mary Carleton, as well as articles on the work of William Shakespeare, John Milton, Daniel Defoe, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, and the Nobel-Prize winning Turkish novelist, Orhan Pamuk.  Dr. Kietzman’s current work is on Shakespeare’s acting theory; her essay on Twelfth Night, “Will Personified:  Viola as Author-Actor” is forthcoming in the journal, Criticism.  Dr. Kietzman has also taught overseas in Ankara, Turkey and, most recently, in Semey, Kazakhstan.  She received a Fulbright teaching fellowship to work in Kazakhstan where she taught courses in travel literature and American immigrant literature.  She also worked with a drama club to rewrite and stage a version of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.  Dr. Kietzman hopes to publish an account of this experience; moreover, she hopes to continue integrating international perspectives and experimental pedagogies into her courses at the University of Michigan-Flint.


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