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St. Charles Community College
4601 Mid Rivers Mall Drive
Cottleville, MO 63376 | 636-922-8000
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Experience College Abroad!

St. Charles Community College, in cooperation with the Missouri Consortium for Global Education, is offering

College Abroad at Canterbury Christ Church University for the 2010 spring semester
(January-April, 2010).


Deadline to submit $200 deposit check is Friday, November 13, 2009.

For more information about Canterbury Christ Church University in Canterbury England, call 636-922-8254 or 636-922-8255.


Annie Dillard Award

The Annie Dillard Writing Prize, named after the American Pulitzer Prize winning essayist and novelist, is an annual writing award contest sponsored by the SCC English Department.

All students enrolled in English Composition 101 and 102 courses and Literature courses are eligible to submit 1,000-1,500 word expository papers based on course assignments.

Essays are judged by full-time English Department faculty.The author of the winning paper receives:

  • an invitation to the Student Award Banquet where the winner will be awarded a personal plaque and a $100 cash prize.
  • the winner’s name inscribed on the permanent plaque displayed in the English Department offices.
  • publication of the winning paper in The Mid Rivers Review, the SCC literary magazine.
  • official announcement in the CHAZ, a bi-monthly publication of the Marketing & Communications Department at SCC for students, employees, and friends.

Flyers announcing entrance requirements and process will be posted around campus during the fall semester, or ask your English Composition 101/102 or Literature instructor for details.

Full-Time English and Literature Faculty

all are located in the Humanities Building room 203

English professor teaching studentsKaren Jones
Professor of English, Department Chair
636-922-8258

Gayle Feng-Checkett

Professor of English/ESL
ESL Program Coordinator
636-922-8574

Larry Checkett

Associate Professor of English
636-922-8296

Jacqueline Gray
Professor of English, Vice Chair
636-922-8569

Hilary Harris
Associate Professor of English
636-922-8616

Virginia Guneyli
Assistant Professor of English
636-922-8617

Michael Kuelker

Professor of English
636-922-8256

Lydia Ann Long
Professor of English
636-922-8260

John Marino
Associate Professor of English
636-922-8264

Teddy Norris
Professor of English
636-922-8407

Scottie Priesmeyer
Professor of English
636-922-8557

Heather Rodgers
Assistant Professor of English
636-922-8506

Beth Schroeder
Assistant Professor of English
636-922-8266

Part-time Faculty for the English Department can be reached through the
Division Office Coordinator at 636-922-8254/8255.