Allison Oster
Public Relations Manager
(626) 815-4518
Diana Glyer Honored with Undergraduate Scholarly Achievement Award
September 22, 2008
AZUSA, Calif. –
Azusa Pacific University recently recognized Monrovia, Calif. resident Diana Glyer, Ph.D., professor of English, as the recipient of the 2008 Undergraduate Scholarly Achievement Award. This award emphasizes Glyer’s excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service. She will receive $2,000 and a clock.
In addition to teaching, she has published extensively on C.S. Lewis, J.R. R. Tolkien, Joy Davidman, and the Inklings. Her book, The Company They Keep: C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien as Writers in Community, examines the influences the Inklings had on each other’s writings.
Glyer’s past achievements include receiving the Chase A. Sawtell Inspirational Teaching Award in 2002, as well as the Clyde S. Kilby Research Grant in 1997.
Glyer holds a B.S. in English and Art Education and a B.A. in English and Fine Arts, both from Bowing Green State University. She also received an M.S. in Education from Northern Illinois University and a Ph.D. in English from the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Featured in TIME magazine and ranked as one of the nation’s best by U.S.News & World Report and The Princeton Review, Azusa Pacific is a comprehensive, Christian, evangelical university, committed to God First and known for excellence in higher education. Azusa Pacific’s main campus lies just 26 miles northeast of Los Angeles in the San Gabriel Valley, while its seven Southern California regional centers bring convenience and extend quality programming. The university offers more than 60 areas of undergraduate study, 26 master's degree programs, and 7 doctorates to a total student population of more than 8,100.
