Katie Furden ’16 (Santa Barbara, MEd) has received the honor of Distinguished New Educator for her work as a fifth-grade teacher at Franklin Elementary School in the Santa Barbara Unified School District.
LeVan D. Hawkins ’11
LeVan D. Hawkins ’11 (Antioch Los Angeles, MFA) has been awarded a Pushcart Prize for his essay, “Both Sissies,” which was published in the Chicago Quarterly Review in 2021. “Both Sissies” is selected for reprint in Pushcart Prize XLV11: Best of Small Presses (2023 edition) November 2022.