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Linda Bergmann

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Dr. Linda S. Bergmann, PhD
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"Dr. Linda Bergmann was a Professor in the Rhetoric and Composition Program at Purdue, where she directed the Purdue Writing Lab and its world-famous OWL. Her works include "Academic Research and Writing: Inquiry and Argument in College" (2009) and Composition and/or Literature: The End(s) of Education (edited with Edith M. Baker). Lind was also part of a team that received a $1.5 Million dollar Gates foundation grant for online writing instruction. Her research interests included WPA, WACD, Writing Centers, and online writing instruction. Linda's legacy lives on through her students, many of whom now direct writing programs, teach, and engage in research."''

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The Writing Lab at Purdue University was awarded one of eleven Writing Program Certificates of Excellence in 2004 (the first year the awards were given) at the Conference on College Composition and Communication. This award required an extensive application process, including writing a narrative and collecting supporting materials.

Florence Howe Award of the Women’s Caucus for the Modern Languages, for “Widows, Hacks, and Biographers: The Voice of Professionalism in Elizabeth Agassiz’s Louis Agassiz: His Life and Correspondence,” 1996

Booz-Allen & Hamilton Award for Excellence in Teaching and Service, Illinois Institute of Technology, 1995

Faculty Service Award, African American Students United, Hiram College, 1991 University of Chicago, Humanities Division Fellowships, 1973-76

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