Writing Awards

2008 University Writing Awards

Creative Writing

Honorable Mention Nominated By
“I Have His Eyes”
    by Emilee Meindl Alison Townsend
“Corporate Ladder”
    by Brooke Wielgosh Alison Townsend

Research Paper

Superior Nominated By
“Freedom, Sexuality & Wealth: Free Women of Color in Spanish Colonial New Orleans”
    by Keia Wegner Seth Meisel
Outstanding
"A Humanist Under Threat: Shostakovich and the Soviet Regime"
    by Patrick Callen Jane Ferencz
"From Acoustic to Digital: A History of Electronic Music"
    by Anna Weisling Jane Ferencz
Honorable Mention
“Between Two Worlds: Homogeny, Racial Heritage, and the Quest for Identity”
    by Laura Strommen Geneva Cobb Moore
“Condemning Capitalism and Ben Jonson’s Epicoene”
    by Stephanie Lawton Elena Levy-Navarro
“Mother’s Little Helper, 1900-Present:  The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same”
    by Vickie Lubner Michael Oldani
“First Again:  Wisconsin’s Public Health Nursing Program on Native American Reservations"
    by Emily Zeien Elizabeth Hachten

Expository Essay

Superior Nominated By
“War Stories and the Necessity of Fiction
    by Holly Erickson Vu Le
Outstanding
“Downstream Democracy"
    by Patrick Broderick Seth Meisel
“Totalitarian States”
    by Holly Erickson Bert Kreitlow

Essay exam

Superior Nominated By
“From Ancient Misconceptions to an Ongoing Debate: The Evolution of Scientific Views of Women’s Bodies”
    by Stephen Bennett Elizabeth Hachten
“Societal Change and Textual Reconciliation in the Middle Ages”
    by James Gapinski Elizabeth Kim
Honorable Mention
“The Feeble Messenger: A Struggle Between Personalities Intertwined in Quality”
    by Kathryn Showers-Curtis Mark Lencho

Professional Writing

Superior Nominated By
“What Time Is It”
    by Amanda Meunier Phillip Makurat

Review or Personal Response Paper

Honorable Mention Nominated by
“Under the Knife: Interacting with Surgery Simulator”
    by Aidan White Elena Bertozzi

Other

Outstanding Nominated By
“Easter”
    by Nathan Karls Marilyn Annucci
“Combating Bulimia”
    by Patrick Davis Marilyn Annucci

Grand Prize

Keia Wegner