Mudibu Nsumbu Designated 2012-2013 Campbell-Lacy Creative Writer by Hardin-Simmons University

2013 May 24

Mudibu Nsumbu of Fort Worth, Texas, was named a Campbell-Lacy Creative Writer for the 2012-2013 academic year at the Hardin-Simmons University English Department's annual awards reception, April 29, 2013.

Campbell-Lacy Creative Writers are chosen by Dr. Bob Fink, W.D. Hollis R. Bond Professor of English and Director of Creative Writing. In addition to being recognized, the recipients of the award read 3 of their poems at the reception.

About Hardin-Simmons:

HSU has an enrollment of approximately 2,300 undergrad and graduate students from 29 states and 19 countries. HSU has a 13:1 student faculty ratio with a campus that sits on 220 acres. Eighty percent of HSU's faculty members hold the highest degree in their field.

The university is named by U.S. News and World Report as one of the best universities in the western region of the United States and is listed by The Princeton Review as a Top Ten Best in the West University. It is a member of the Colleges of Distinction, the Chronicle of Higher Education named HSU to its honor roll of Great Colleges to Work For, and G.I. Jobs listed HSU as a Military Friendly School. HSU was also named to the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll.

Seven undergraduate degrees encompass 70 major fields including: athletic training, criminal justice, social work, counseling, sociology, psychology, molecular biology, biochemistry, environmental science, religion, music, art, theatre, teaching, communications, business administration, accounting, and management. Ten graduate degrees, encompassing 26 programs, include the Doctor of Ministry, Doctor of Education in Leadership, and the Doctor of Physical Therapy.

International study programs include England, Austria, Hong Kong, Spain, and Australia.

Hardin-Simmons University, founded in 1891, is a private Christian liberal arts university, and has been affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas (Texas Baptists) since 1941.