News: 2023 Nan Johnson Graduate Student Travel Award Recipients

Hello Coalition!
I write to share more good news! On behalf of the Nan Johnson Outstanding Graduate Student Travel Award Committee, I am pleased to announce this year’s recipients, each of whom will receive complimentary conference registration for Feminisms and Rhetorics and a $200 stipend to help offset travel costs. Many thanks to those who served on the committee for their time and careful consideration of our many applicants! Members of the committee included Stephanie Jones, Callie Kostelich, Shirley Wilson Logan, Tara Pauliny (Chair), and Kaia Simon.

Below are the recipients, along with information about their sessions at FemRhet. Congratulations to all!

Wendy Sharer, Immediate Past President and Awards Coordinator

Marissa Boglin, wearing a turquoise blouse with pink, blue, and black floral pattern, stands in front of a grey background.

Marissa Boglin, University of Alabama

F.2, “Centering Silence and Reflection for Justice in the Writing Classroom”

Samira Grayson, wearing a white shirt with black horizontal stripes and clear-framed glasses, stands in from of a grey background.

Samira Grayson, Middle Tennessee State University

L.2, “Methods: Co-Authorship, Rhetorical Mapping, and Tools to Become Agents of Change”

Juliette Holder, wearing a gray and white striped shirt light brown blazer, stands in front of a tan wall.

Juliette Holder, Texas Women’s University

F.1, “Interrogating White Feminism”

Julie Kidder, wearing a light blue sweater with white shapes, stands in a hallway.

Julie Kidder, Carnegie Mellon University

A.2, “Critical Race Theory: Counterstory, Autoethnography, and Multiracial Bodies”

Jeanetta Mohlke-Hill, wearing a red top and tortoise shell glasses, stands in front of trees.

Jeanetta Mohkle-Hill, Michigan State University

F.4, “Finding Theory in Material Storytelling: Embodied Textile Literacies of Social Justice Quilting, Home-Making, and Yoruba Weaving Practices”

Temitope Ojedele, wearing a blue shirt and black jacket, stands in front of a white background.

Temitope Ojedele, Virginia Tech

G.6, “Transnational Feminism in Multiple Contexts and Countries in the Global South” (Roundtable)

Sidney Turner, wearing a white top with leaf embroidery, stands in from of a brick wall.

Sidney Turner, Syracuse University

G.2, “Interrogating Media Representations of the "Ideal" Feminine”