Monday, March 07, 2011

John Stigall Poetry Contest Winners Read in the Library!

On March 23rd at 4:00 winners of the second annual John Stigall Poetry Contest will read their winning entries at a public gathering in the library.  This event is a memorial tribute to the life of former Chattanooga State English professor and poet John Stigall, and the library is pleased to be able to host the readings.

Congratulations to this year's first, second, and third place prize winners:

1st place winner – Charles Williams - $150

2nd place winner – William M. Brown - $75

3rd place winner – Savannah Mazda - $25

Other students and/or faculty may also want to participate in the seminar. If so, they should contact English professor Deborah Rudd by e-mail (deborah.rudd@chattanoogastate.edu) or phone (697-2459).

We hope you will plan to attend this important event and help us recognize and celebrate the accomplishments of our creative students, while remembering a teacher who inspired many.

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