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Kathleen Przybylski awarded writing scholarship at Washington University in St. Louis

2013 Aug 2

Kathleen Przybylski of Hickory Hills, Ill. (60457), recently received a Howard Nemerov Writing Scholarship from Washington University in St. Louis. Przybylski, a 2013 graduate of Amos Alonzo Stagg High School, will be a freshman in the university's College of Arts & Sciences when the fall semester begins Aug. 27.

The scholarship is awarded to incoming freshmen in the College of Arts & Sciences who demonstrate exceptional writing talent. The award is for $3,000 and is renewable for four years.

The Nemerov Scholars participate in a series of educational experiences designed to meet the needs and interests of writers, including enrollment in the Howard Nemerov Writing Seminar, submission of their work to campus publications, participation in writing-intensive group activities and the earning of a minor in English writing.

The scholarship is named after the late Howard Nemerov, the Edward Mallinckrodt Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of English in Arts & Sciences, who taught at the university from 1969 until shortly before his death in 1991. Nemerov regularly taught both undergraduate and graduate courses. He was generous with his time and talent and frequently spoke to rapt campus audiences and at community events.

During his 50 years as a writer, Nemerov wrote more than 25 books, including five novels. In 1978, he won both a Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award for his Collected Works, and he was one of 11 people awarded the National Medal of the Arts in 1987 by former President Ronald Reagan. Nemerov served as the third poet laureate of the United States from 1988 to 1990.

About Washington University in St. Louis

Washington University is counted among the world's leaders in teaching and research, and it draws students and faculty to St. Louis from all 50 states and more than 100 nations. The total student body is nearly 14,000 undergraduate, graduate and professional students.

The approximately 3,400 faculty teach in seven schools: Arts & Sciences, Brown School, Olin Business School, Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, School of Engineering & Applied Science, School of Law and School of Medicine. Twenty-three Nobel laureates have been associated with Washington University, with nine doing the major portion of their pioneering research there.

The university offers more than 90 programs and almost 1,500 courses leading to bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in a broad spectrum of traditional and interdisciplinary fields, with additional opportunities for minor concentrations and individualized programs.