Congratulations to our 2024 prize and award winners!
Spring 2024 Awards:
The Adelphic Award went to Hedy Song for “Chaozhou Theatre Reform and China’s Cultural Diplomacy During the Cold War.”
The Writing in the Majors Prize was awarded to Valerie Hu for “Gentrification and Housing Inequality in the Land of Unicorns.”
The James E. Rice Prizes were awarded to Ian Branigan for “Causation and Dōgen’s Uji.” Honorable mention went to Ashley Ong for “Abortion and the Southern Baptist Church.”
The English 2880, Expository Writing Prize went to Alexis Huang for “A Criticism on Research on the Role of Women in Insurgent Movements in the MENA Region.” Honorable mentions went to Emily McFadden for “A Lens Into the Life of a 19th Century Housewife: Exploring a copy of The American Frugal Housewife” and Jade Melendez for “Oriens.”
The Gertrude Spencer Prize for Students and Instructors was awarded to Itunu Adejare, student, and Rejoice Abutsa, instructor, for “Igwebuike: The Idea of Sisterhood and Women’s Narratives in Nollywood.”
The Spencer Portfolio Award for Students and Instructors went to L.C. Relleke, student, and Charline Jao, instructor, for “Spring 2024 Portfolio.” Honorable mention went to Farah Achouri, student, and Sarah Then Bergh, instructor.
The James F. Slevin Assignment Sequence Prize was awarded to Charline Jao for “The Spectator-Passenger Assignment Sequence.”
The Neil Lubow Prize was awarded to Riya Mittle for “The Caste System: An Analysis of Multiple Milennia of Marginalization.”
The John S. Knight Award for Writing Exercises and Handouts went to Sang-O Kim for “Writing Workshop-Audience Awareness.” Honorable mention went to Savannah Emmons for “Formality and Style Practice.”
Fall 2024 Awards:
The Adelphic Award went to Matthew Chen for “Writing Assignment 3: Mock Amicus Brief.” Honorable mention was awarded to Kevin Feng for “Constructing a Model for Food Choices: From Theory to Reality.”
The Spencer Portfolio Award for Students and Instructors was awarded to Rachel Adam, student, and Nic Vigilante, instructor, for “Welcome to the Plastic Beach.” Honorable mention went to Addison Morgenstern, student, and Connor Rechtzigel, instructor, for “Spencer Portfolio.”
The Writing in the Majors Prize honorable mentions went to Lea Hostetter-Habib for “Five Years Later: Assessing the Impact of China’s 2018 Ivory Ban on Illegal Trade” and Ho’ohila Kawelo for “Kawahaookamanō; Wahi Pana.”
The ENGL 2880, Expository Writing Prize went to Helen Ge for “CUT UP WORDS ALL STRUNG UP NOX.” Honorable mention went to Caleb Suh for “The Cost of Happiness: Moral Compromise and Social Responsibility.”
The Gertrude Spencer Prize for Students and Instructors was awarded to Hawon Park, student, and Nic Vigilante, instructor, for ‘Musical Layers of “Love Wins All.’” Honorable mention went to Ava Kumar, student, and Nikky Suarez, instructor, for “Arranged Marriages Within Celestial Bodies: Analyzing the Cognitive Dissonance They Produce.”
The James F. Slevin Assignment Sequence Prize was awarded to Nic Vigilante for “The Story of a Song.” Honorable mention went to Alice Wolff for “History of an Ingredient: Introduction to Primary Source Analysis.”
The Buttrick-Crippen Fellowship was awarded to Alix Choinet in Romance studies.
The Neil Lubow Prize was awarded to Taeyoung Kim for “The Strengths and Weaknesses of the Good Intention Account.”
The John S. Knight Award for Writing Exercises and Handouts went to Rajvi Thakore for “Close-viewing Wim Wenders’ Wings of Desire (1987).” Honorable mention went to Aaron Childree for “Drafting vs. Revising Lesson and Handout.”
