Outstanding Student Awards
Outstanding Student Awards
Linguistics Award “The Don Weiss Award:” Max Chase
Literature Award: Camden Jones
Writing Award: Sean Tellvik
Linguistics Award “The Don Weiss Award” : Alexander J. Holmberg
Literature Award: Lauren Sundvall
Writing Award: Nicole Caldwell
Linguistics Award: Justin Nelson
Literature Award: Kimberly Gilmore
Writing Award: Stephanie Blair
Linguistics Award and Don Weiss Prize: Sydney Culpepper
Literature Award: Sadie Moses
Writing Award: Erika Fitzpatrick
Linguistics Award: Frank Asay
Literature Award: Joleen Braasch
Writing Award: Megan Clark
Literature Award: Bridget Rogers
Service Award: Cheliss Ehrlich
Writing Award: Danielle Hannan
The First-Year Writing Award for Outstanding Essay
Alex Decknadel: “Projecting Into the World of Dungeons and Dragons”
Bo Moskal: “How Big Little A Alludes to Britain’s Instability During the 1980’s”
Eddy Perez: “My Story”
Jenifer Webb: “Barista Lexicon and Its Effect on Customer Interactions”
Rumer Morrison: “Health Care Reform: Increasing Accessibility and Affordability”
Jinye Gan: “An Unforgettable Experience of Climbing Mount Tai”
Julissa Amador: “Gender Neutral Bathrooms: Peace and Safety for All”
Maddy Chapman (2nd Place): “Vaccines: Our Shield for Protection”
Emily Searls: “Combat Isn’t Ready for Women”
Taylor Bitanga: “Uncovering Writers”
Tiffany Sullivan: “How Big Is Your Electronic Tattoo?”
Baily Tarabochia
Mackenzie Bowen
Angela Lee (2nd place)
Aleisha Clark: “The Value of College Education”
Kennen Hembree: “Security for Our Troops”
Ranjit Kayastha: “High School GPA & Scores of Standardized Tests Should be Primary Factors in University Admission Decisions”
Jesse Lamb (2nd place): “Needle Exchange Programs”
Peter Sears Poetry Prize
First Prize:
Cylinda Neidenbach’s:“To Bear Arms”
Second Prize:
Cheyan Swan’s: “A Spell for Revenge”
Third Prize:
Katherine Sutton’s: “Flower Crowns”
First Prize:
Nicole Caldwell’s “Coming Home”
Second Prize:
Tricia Manzano’s, “This Too Will Take Some Time”
Third Prize:
Laura Wildfang’s, “Fly Fishing Romance”
First Prize:
Madeleine Hannah, “Sailing Stones”
Second Prize:
Kendall Cohns, “Uneaten Remains of a Horned Lark”
Third Prize:
Nichole Caldwell’s, “My Dad Appreciates a Steens Lightning Storm”
First prize:
Kathryn Sinor, “Cosmonauts”
Second Prize:
Stevie Lamica, “A Woman’s Shackles”
Third Prize:
Nicole Caldwell, “Adamantine”
