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David Beck
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David A. Beck
Senior Lecturer Emeritus in English
Department: English
dabeck@iu.edu
Education
Education
BA Indiana University 1990
MA Indiana University 2000
Teaching
Teaching
W 131 – Elementary Composition I
W 132 – Elementary Composition II
L 115 – Introduction to Literature
L 204 – Introduction to Fiction
W 313 – The Art of Fact
L 495 – Independent Study in Literature
Awards
Awards
IUPUI Favorite Professor Award (2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2013)
The Society of Professional Journalists Awardest Criminal Justice Story (2007)
The Society of Professional Journalists Award for Best Sports Reporting (2003 and 2005)
Liberal Arts Faculty Medal for Academic Distinction 1990-1991
Rebecca Pitts Short Story Award 1988
Sigma Tau Delta International English Honor Society
Academic Interests
Academic Interests
Composition and Literature
Contemporary American Literature – especially Walker Percy