The William Van O'Connor Library
Creative Writing Master's Theses 1985-1989
1985
Ingrid M. Arnesen, M.A. 1985
Thesis: First Snow (Poetry)
Thesis Committee: Sandra Gilbert, Marijane Osborn, David Robertson
Lynda Suzanne Felder, M.A. 1985
Thesis: The Fisherman's Wife (Novel)
Thesis Committee: Robert Wiggins, Jack Hicks, William Baker
Merri Lisa Formento, M.A. 1985
Thesis: Tule Fires (Novel)
Thesis Committee: Jack Hicks, Karl Zender, William Baker
Russell Howard Holder, M.A. 1985
Thesis: Echolocation (Poetry)
Thesis Committee: Karl Shapiro, Karl Zender, Sandra Gilbert
Mary Louise Hower, M.A. 1985
Thesis: The Flat Land (Poetry)
Thesis Committee: Alan Williamson, Karl Shapiro, Sandra Gilbert
Gary Paul Konas, M.A. 1985
Thesis: Stages and Stories (Drama/Short stories)
Thesis Committee: Max Byrd, Jack Hicks, William Baker
Barbara Jean Lowry, M.A. 1985
Thesis: A Novel: Sugar and Spice (Novel)
Thesis Committee: William Baker, Karl Zender, Elliot Gilbert
Sarah-Hope Parmeter, M.A. 1985
Thesis: Naming the Angels (Poetry)
Thesis Committee: Karl Shapiro, Marijane Osborn, Sandra Gilbert
Naomi Schwartz , M.A. 1985
Thesis: Night Moves (Poetry)
Thesis Committee: Alan Williamson, Sandra Gilbert, Elliot Gilbert
Scott Reid Serkes, M.A. 1985
Thesis: Off The Diving Board (Poetry)
Thesis Committee: Sandra Gilbert, Karl Shapiro, Alan Williamson
Sharon Ardith Waechter, M.A. 1985
Thesis: Dancing in Circles (Short stories)
Thesis Committee: William Baker, Karl Zender, Elliot Gilbert
Denise Ann Wunibald, M.A. 1985
Thesis: The Push and Pull of It (Short stories)
Thesis Committee: William Baker, Elliot Gilbert, Alan Williamson
Alan H. Zeitlin, M.A. 1985
Thesis: What was Done With Othello and Other Stories (Short stories)
Thesis Committee: Robert Wiggins, William Baker, Peter Hays
1986
Michael Alan Korson, M.A. 1986
Thesis: Daily Payments (Poetry)
Thesis Committee: Alan Williamson, Sandra McPherson, Elliot Gilbert
Victoria Lynn Mamin, M.A. 1986
Thesis: Inhabiting the Garden (Novel)
Thesis Committee: Thomas Hanzo, Alan Williamson, William Baker
Carlos Rodriguez, M.A. 1986
Thesis: Recognition (Poetry)
Thesis Committee: Sandra McPherson, Alan Williamson, Elliot Gilbert
John Philip Rosewall, M.A. 1986
Thesis: Ruins (Short stories)
Thesis Committee: William Baker, Jack Hicks, David Robertson
Charles Wheeler, M.A. 1986
Thesis: Snakewalk (Novel)
Thesis Committee: Jack Hicks, William Baker, Marijane Osborn
Leonore Marie Wilson, M.A. 1986
Thesis: Without Choice (Poetry)
Thesis Committee: Sandra McPherson, Alan Williamson, William Baker
1987
Douglas Broyles, M.A. 1987
Thesis: In the Teenage Vehicle (Novel)
Thesis Committee: Jack Hicks, Robert Wiggins, Michael Hoffman
Scott Allen Campbell, M.A. 1987
Thesis: Who's Who (Novel)
Thesis Committee: Diane Johnson, Sandra McPherson, William Baker
Susan Pamela Edwards, M.A. 1987
Thesis: Migrations (Poetry)
Thesis Committee: Sandra McPherson, Gary Snyder, Alan Williamson
Gillian Clare Gard Kendall, M.A. 1987
Thesis: Learning American (Short stories)
Thesis Committee: Jack Hicks, William Baker, Diane Johnson
David Norling, M.A. 1987
Thesis: Opium Weather (Short stories)
Thesis Committee: William Baker, Elliot Gilbert, Jack Hicks
Timothy Ernest Palethorpe, M.A. 1987
Thesis: Sins Of The Son (Novel)
Thesis Committee: Jack Hicks, Max Byrd, Peter Hays
Stuart Edwin Pierce, M.A. 1987
Thesis: A Black Sheep and Other Stories (Short stories)
Thesis Committee: William Baker, Jack Hicks, Diane Johnson
Janine Louise Schenone, M.A. 1987
Thesis: Improvisations (Novel)
Thesis Committee: Karl Zender, Jack Hicks, Alan Williamson
1988
Joseph Lawrence Abbott, M.A. 1988
Thesis: State Fair and Other Stories (Short stories)
Thesis Committee: William Baker, Elliot Gilbert, Michael Hoffman
Jan Delayne Barber, M.A. 1988
Thesis: Narrative Changes (Poetry)
Thesis Committee: Gary Snyder, Sandra McPherson, Alan Williamson
Elizabeth Anne Durbin, M.A. 1988
Thesis: Rich in Clay (Poetry)
Thesis Committee: Sandra McPherson, Alan Williamson, Gary Snyder
Brian Knave, M.A. 1988
Thesis: Between the Lights (Poetry)
Thesis Committee: Alan Williamson, Sandra McPherson, Gary Snyder
Janina Lynne, M.A. 1988
Thesis: A Bed in the Street and Other Poems (Poetry)
Thesis Committee: Alan Williamson, Sandra McPherson, Michael Hoffman
David Richard Masiel, M.A. 1988
Thesis: Flatland (Novel)
Thesis Committee: Jack Hicks, Diane Johnson, William Baker
Joan Adelle McChesney, M.A. 1988
Thesis: The Next Best Thing (Short stories)
Thesis Committee: William Baker, Linda Morris, Robert Wiggins
Charles L. Post, M.A. 1988
Thesis: The Suits We Dress Our Hearts In (Novel)
Thesis Committee: Max Byrd, Jack Hicks, William Baker
Laurence Michael Sherman, M.A. 1988
Thesis: The Stone's Story (Poetry)
Thesis Committee: Alan Williamson, Gary Snyder, David Robertson
Joan Maureen Stockbridge, M.A. 1988
Thesis: A Dream of Fruitfulness (Poetry)
Thesis Committee: Gary Snyder, Sandra McPherson, Alan Williamson
Robert Clark Young, M.A. 1988
Thesis: Green River (Novel)
Thesis Committee: Jack Hicks, William Baker, Elliot Gilbert
1989
Sara Backer, M.A. 1989
Thesis: Godzilla and the Creosote Women (Short stories)
Thesis Committee: Jack Hicks, Robert Wiggins, Peter Hays
Sara L. Dawson, M.A. 1989
Thesis: Dime-White Air (Poetry)
Thesis Committee: Sandra McPherson, Gary Snyder, Alan Williamson
Richard Dean Drager, M.A. 1989
Thesis: Max Golly (Novel)
Thesis Committee: Max Byrd, Jack Hicks, Peter Hays
Theresa Marie Love, M.A. 1989
Thesis: Things That Can't Be Said (Poetry)
Thesis Committee: Sandra McPherson, Gary Snyder, Alan Williamson
Brian Theodore McClure, M.A. 1989
Thesis: Spew And Other Observations (Poetry)
Thesis Committee:Sandra McPherson, Gary Snyder, William Baker
Gregg Rugolo, M.A. 1988
Thesis: Reason to Suspect (Poetry)
Thesis Committee: Sandra McPherson, Gary Snyder, David Robertson
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