Published on February 22, 2011  

English Department Chair Mark Baggett was honored with the Samuel and Lizette Mitchell Award for Service to The Association of College English Teachers of Alabama Feb. 19. Baggett is a former president of ACETA and longtime editor of The Light, ACETA's newsletter.

 
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