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Dr. Ashley Lawson, an English professor at West Virginia Wesleyan College, received the 2026 Award for Exemplary Teaching during the college’s Founders Day celebration in Wesley Chapel.
“[Lawson] is everything a teacher strives to be: creative and challenging, while also deeply understanding and committed to nurturing the individual talents of every student,” Provost Dr. Lynn M. Linder said in a release from the college.
“I feel truly honored to receive this award. Wesleyan is a school that has high standards for its faculty when it comes to our work in the classroom, so to be acknowledged as standing out within this group of stellar teachers really means a lot,” Lawson said in the release.
At Wesleyan, she has served as English department chair, honors program director and faculty senate chair.
Her courses cover American literature, gender studies, gothic literature and composition.
“I’ve been affiliated with WVWC in some form for 20 years, and I’ve been back in the English Department continuously since 2012,” Lawson said. “What I most like about my job is that I can create unusual classes on topics that I am passionate about and that I get to share my scholarly interests with so many smart, thoughtful students.”
