Michael Adams
Michael
Adams, a Kentucky native, is a Junior English major with a concentration
in literature at Berea College. During the regular year, he works as
a peer consultant at the college’s Learning Center. He is a member
of Berea’s Vincit Qui Patitur honor society and a 2006 recipient
of the Dr. William Taylor Center Memorial Award for writing. Michael
is a poet who, after graduation, would like to write and teach, preferably
at the college level.
Mary Rush
Mary
Rush, from Lorain, OH, is a senior English major with a concentration
in writing at Berea College. For the 2006-2007 school year, Mary is working
as the student editor of BCnow,
Berea College's online news portal. Mary is active in the Black Music
Ensemble and was a member of Berea’s 2005 intercollegiate volleyball
team. She has made the Dean’s List several times, and is a member
of Berea College’s Fleur de Lis and Vincit Qui Patitur honor
societies, as well as the National Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi.
Mary’s post-graduation plans are yet to be determined, but she
would like to pursue a career in technical writing or business communications.