Julianna Evans of Jim Thorpe, Pa., Awarded Wilkes University’s Jennifer Diskin Scholarship

by Web Services August 15, 2019

August 15, 2019

Julianne Evans (right) is presented the Jennifer Diskin Scholarship by Dr. Bonnie Culver (left), co-founder and program director of the Maslow Family Graduate Program in Creative Writing at Wilkes University.

Julianna Evans of Jim Thorpe, Pa., was awarded The Jennifer Diskin scholarship on June 21, 2019. The Jennifer Diskin scholarship is awarded to a student with demonstrated need and talent and a commitment to studying poetry. It is given in honor of alumna Jennifer Diskin who passed away after a brave struggle with cancer. Started by her family, poetry faculty members nominate students who are already in the program.

Evans is pursuing her master of arts in creative writing with a concentration in poetry at Wilkes University’s Maslow Family Graduate Program in Creative Writing. Evans is working with Wilkes creative writing faculty member Rashidah Ismaili Abubakr on her creative thesis.