Sheila J. Tombe Award for Outstanding English Major Each spring, the Department of English and Theatre awards the Sheila J. Tombe Award for Outstanding English Major. This award recognizes the outstanding graduating senior in English who has maintained a strong GPA within the university and the major, and whose written work and participation inside and outside the classroom are recognized for excellence. Past recipients: 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005
Joe Vermilyea Megan Summers Heather Denardo Rebecca Varicak James McTeer Jennifer Hampton & James Frazier (co-winners)
The Tombe Award honors Dr. Sheila J. Tombe, who taught Shakespeare at USC Beaufort for many years and retired as an associate professor in 2008.