Dr. Rachael Peckham, Assistant Professor of English, is this year’s recipient of the MU Distinguished Artists and Scholars Award for junior faculty. Please congratulate Rachael when you see her. This honor is well deserved and makes our reputation for a stellar, productive faculty even stronger.
Dr. Peckham joined the Department of English in the fall of 2009 to teach creative writing courses, specifically creative nonfiction. A recent graduate of Ohio University, Dr. Peckham received her Master of Fine Arts degree from Georgia College and State University in Milledgeville and her Bachelor’s Degree from Hope College in Holland, Michigan. Her many honors include winning the Briar Cliff Review National Contest in 2006, being a finalist in the Inkwell Poetry competition in 2008, and earning a nomination in nonfiction for the Associated Writing Programs Intro Awards, also in 2008.



