Jimmy Award Recipients

The 2022 Jimmy Award Recipients are Announced and Celebrated

by Casey Gauntt 2022 Recipients

On Monday evening May 9, the USC English Department hosted the 13th annual James Gauntt Memorial Award dinner and bestowed “the Jimmy” to seven more outstanding graduating seniors majoring in English, Creative Writing or Narrative Studies. After two years of suspending the dinner because of the pandemic, this year the celebration was held on campus […]

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The 2023 Jimmy Award Recipients Announced and Celebrated on Campus

by Casey Gauntt 2023 Recipients

On Monday evening May 1, the USC Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and the English Department hosted the 14th annual James Gauntt Memorial Award dinner. “The Jimmy” was bestowed upon six outstanding graduating seniors majoring in English, Creative Writing or Narrative Studies. Also in attendance to receive his Jimmy awarded […]

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Tinna Flores

by Casey Gauntt 2023 Recipients

Majors: Narrative Studies; Literary Editing & Publishing2023 Jimmy Award Recipient Graduating from USC felt like an impossible dream to me. I am profoundly grateful to have had the opportunity to study under such a distinguished faculty and staff and to learn alongside so many talented students. I graduated with a Bachelor’s in narrative studies, which […]

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Anthony Alyassi

by Casey Gauntt 2023 Recipients

Major: EnglishMinors: Cinematic Arts; Screenwriting2023 Jimmy Award Recipient Though my freshman-self imagined it would never happen, my time at USC comes to a close and thus I look back with fondness over how I spent my years at the esteemed university. Not only have I taken classes from world-renowned professors on a variety of topics, […]

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Laura Wencel

by Casey Gauntt 2023 Recipients

Major:  English (Creative Writing); Communication 2023 Jimmy Award Recipient Studying English (creative writing) at USC was transformative. My professors tore down the walls I built up against a career in academia, encouraging me with positive feedback to continue exploring my interests and pour myself into my writing as much as I could. The dreaded expectation […]

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Rachel Cassar

by Casey Gauntt 2023 Recipients

Major: English (Creative Writing)Minors: Education and Society; Psychology2023 Jimmy Award Recipient My objective is to become an English Language Arts educator. Upon graduation from USC, I’ve been accepted at Stanford University to work towards completing a one-year dual credential and Masters of Education program. My desire to teach English stems from the ways my world […]

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Enrique Martinez

by Casey Gauntt 2023 Recipients

During my first semester at USC, I took Playwriting I, an upper-division theatre elective and my first-ever Narrative Studies class. On the first day, our professor asked us to share why we wrote. When she said this, I immediately wanted to drop the course. I had never really written anything beyond the five-paragraph high school […]

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Andrew Avalos

by Casey Gauntt 2023 Recipients

Majors: English (Creative Writing) and Spanish2023 Jimmy Award Recipient My interest in the literary arts has held for years, and upon entering college, I knew I wanted to invest my course of study in literature, so I majored in both creative writing and Spanish. I specialize in the short story and am continuously compelled by […]

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Lauryn Jones

by Casey Gauntt 2022 Recipients

Major: EnglishMinor: Songwriting2022 Jimmy Award Recipient I was drawn to USC because of the campus’ proximity to my extended family. Although I was born in Inglewood, CA, my family moved to rural Texas when I was young, and I often lost the ability to visit family due to financial struggles. My time at USC was […]

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Benjamin Parkhill

by Casey Gauntt 2022 Recipients

Major: Narrative StudiesMinor:  LGBT Studies2022 Jimmy Award Recipient I used to be a professional child actor. I started doing theater in elementary school but transitioned into professional shows around Chicago starting in 5th grade. I quit right before high school. I chose USC to be a screenwriter. I love movies and film criticism, and the […]

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