Awards
Maxine Hairston is considered one of the architects of contemporary rhetoric and composition. She served as UT Austin's Director of Composition in the early 1970s.
The Maxine Hairston Prize for Excellence in Teaching
Awarded each year to an outstanding graduate student instructor. Previous winners:
1993-1994 - Christy Friend
1994-1995 - Daniel Anderson
1995-1996 - Bret Benjamin
1996-1997 - Andrew Osborn
1997-1998 - Robert Hornback
1998-1999 - Erik Lupfer
1999-2000 - Vimala Pasupathi
2000-2001 - Peter Caster
2001-2002 - Leta Deitholf
2002-2003 - Lee Rumbarger
2003-2004 - James Warren
2004-2005 - Zachary Dobbins
2005-2006 - Lacey Donohue
2006-2007 - Joey Taylor
2007-2008 - Michelle Neely
2008-2009 - Anna Stewart
2009-2010 - Sean McCarthy
2010-2011 - Connie Steel
2011-2012 - Chris Ortiz y Prentice
2012-2013 - Rachel Mazique
2013-2014 - Kendall Gerdes
2014-2015 - Dustin Hixenbaugh
2015-2016 - Laura Thain
2016-2017 - James Garner
2017-2018 - Amrita Mishra
2018-2019 - Jessica Rubin
2019-2020 - Rosy Mack
2020-2021 - Aycan Ackamete
2021-2022 - Hannah Hopkins
2022-2023-Autumn Reyes
2023-2024 -Alexandra Gunnells
James Kinneavy taught at UT Austin for 33 years in the Departments of English and Curriculum and Instruction, as well as the Division of Rhetoric and Composition.
James L. Kinneavy Prize for Scholarship in Rhetoric and Composition
This award encourages excellent scholarship from those preparing to study and teach rhetoric and composition. It honors the substantial contributions of James Kinneavy to rhetorical and composition theory, to the revitalization of these disciplines nationally, and to the study and practice of rhetoric and composition at The University of Texas.
Previous winners:
1997-1998 - Joanna Wolfe
1998-1999 - Michael Erard
1999-2000 - David Gold
2000-2001 - Julia Garbus
2002-2003 - Robert Brown
2003-2004 - Jenny Edbauer
2004-2005 - Sue Mendelsohn
2005-2006 - Jan Fernheimer
2006-2007 - James Warren
2007-2008 - Jim Brown
2008-2009 - Rodney Herring
2009-2010 - Dale Smith
2010-2011 - Andrew Rechnitz
2011-2012 - Megan Eatman
2012-2013 - Doug Coulson
2013-2014 - Eric Detweiler
2014-2015 - Mary Hedengren
2015-2016 - Kendall Gerdes
2016-2017 - James Garner
2017-2018 - Jake Cowan
2018-2019 - Justin Hatch
2019-2020 - Tristin Hooker
2020-2021 - Stephen Dadugblor and Matthew Breece
2021-2022 - Maclain Scott
2022-2023-Kimberlyn Harrison
2023-2024-Tristan Hanson
John Slatin was a professor of English and Rhetoric & Writing who served as the first Director of the Digital Writing and Research Lab. His scholarship and teaching not only examined inventive and accessible media but helped cultivate practices that produced them.
John Slatin Prize for Electronic Media in Education
The Slatin Prize recognizes assistant instructors—both lab staffers and graduate students teaching RHE courses in/around DWRL classrooms—who have designed accessible and inventive teaching and learning activities. Previous winners:
2003 - John Pedro Schwartz
2004 - Olin Bjork and Matthew Russell
2006 - John Pedro Schwartz
2007 - John Jones, Nathan Kreuter, Tim Turner, and Vessela Valiavitcharska
2008 - Nathan Kreuter and Jillian Sayre
2009 - Sean McCarthy
2010 - Matt King
2011 - Marjorie Foley, Scott Nelson, Chris Ortiz y Prentice, Andrew Rechnitz, and Cleve Wiese
2012 - Will Burdette
2013 - Steven LeMieux
2014 - Lily Zhu
2015 - Rhiannon Goad
2016 - Lily Zhu
2017 - Caroline Barta & Amy Vidor
2017-2018 - Justin Hatch
2018-2019 - Amy Tuttle
2019-2020 - Sarah Welsh
2020-2021 - Matthew Breece
2021-2022 - Hannah Hopkins
2022-2023-Jo Hurt
2023-2024-Kimberlyn Harrison