The Second Siege of Savannah: Sigma Tau Delta in Savannah, 2000

Back once again in the beautiful town of Savannah, the Phi Xi chapter managed to win a couple of nice awards at the 2000 International Convention:

• Michel Aaij won the Henry Regnery Endowed Scholarship (00-01),
• was a winner in the Convention Essay Competition (and you can read Only Connect online),
• and won first prize for Best Personal Website
• Allen Gamel was a runner up for the Senior Scholarship (00-01)
• Heather Fann was 2nd alternate for the International Future Teacher Award (00-01),
• and won the Convention Award for Best Poetry
• and her poem Conception was chosen by Mark Doty for a public workshopping session
• David Hodnett was a finalist for the Convention Award for Best Personal Essay, and you can read Unpacking online
• Christina Rauh was a finalist for the Convention Award for Best Poetry, and you can read Deaf, Window Seat, For Richard G. Morin, and A Far Cry from Ruth online
• Jesse O'Reilly was a finalist for the Convention Award for Best Poetry
• Our website was runner up in the Best Chapter Website Competition
• Bob Halli swore to uphold the Sigma Tau Delta legacy--as President of the National Organization! Congratulations!

Then, as former Phi Xi member Zac Showers, now at the University of Florida, would say, we give a shout out to two of our good friends: Zac himself was a finalist for Convention Award for Best Poetry, and Greg Brown, from the University of Mississippi, was a finalist in the same category, a runner up for the Graduate Scholarship, and runner up for Best Personal Website. Finally, let's hear it for Shawn Rider from the Eta Chi chapter at the University of Idaho, runner up in the Best Chapter Website competition.