Successful graduates in English

Recent graduates

• Virginia Milstead, class of 1999; serving a tour in the Peace Corps in Eastern Europe before beginning graduate work.
• Michelle Adams Keyser, class of 1994; completing master's in the Technical Writing Program, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina.
• Kyle Dickson, class of 1993; Asst. Professor of English at ACU, Ph.D. from Baylor University.
• Dene' Smith Scoggins, PhD, class of 1992; completed doctorate in comparative literature, University of Texas-Austin, 1997, now assistant professor of English, Texas Wesleyan University.
• Elizabeth Barnes Brown, JD, class of 1993; graduate of University of Minnesota School of Law, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
• William Jackson, PhD., class of 1992; completed PhD program, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan.
• Helen Vu, M.D., class of 1992; completed University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, Texas, now interning.

Prominent alumni

Since ACU's founding in 1906, graduates in English have gone on to distinguished careers in academics, writing, business, and ministry.

• Richard Shelton, class of 1956; Professor of English, University of Arizona; twice nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry.
• Dr. Timothy Summerlin, class of 1968; Chair, Department of English and Foreign Language, Lamar University
• Dr. Paul Parrish, class of 1966; former Executive Director, South-Central Modern Language Association; Associate Dean and Professor, College of Liberal Arts, Texas A&M University
• Dr. Stanton Calvert, class of 1965; Vice Chancellor for Governmental Relations, The Texas A&M University System
• Dr. Joe Cash, class of 1962; Chair, Department of Languages, McNeese State University
• J. Stephen Gilbert, staff attorney for Valero Energy Corp., San Antonio
• Dr. Jill Patterson-Baugh; Assistant Professor of English, Texas Tech University, and founding editor of The Dark Horse Literary Review
• Howard Mohr, class of 1961; writer for "The Prairie Home Companion" radio show, Cottonwood, Minnesota.
• Dr. Wilkes Berry, class of 1960; Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, Texas Woman's University
• Dr. James W. Culp, class of 1949; former Executive Secretary of the Conference of College Teachers of English; former Associate Dean of Arts and Sciences at Texas Tech University; retired ACU Distinguished Professor of English