2010 Writing Excellence Awards Winners
(for papers written in 2009)
CONNECTIONS CORE
Megan Burgmuller
Senior
"The Affliction of Mercy Short: Psychological Explanations for her Actions and Theological Interpretations of the Episodes"
Connections 332: Witchcraft in Colonial New England
Fall 2009
Bill Breitenbach
FIRST YEAR- SEMINARS
Jack Corrigan
Sophomore
"Sex, God, and Logic: The Power of John Humphrey Noyes' Defense of Bible Communism"
Humanities 122: Utopia/Dystopia
Spring 2009
Bill Breitenbach
GRADUATE PROGRAMS
Abby McElligott
Graduate
"Standard 5.2D"
Education 629: Seminar in Educational Experience, Context, and Meaning
Summer 2009
Amy Ryken
HUMANITIES
Ian Greenfield
English 350: Chaucer
Spring 2009
Denise Despres
Jeff Merrion
Senior
"From Nothing to Nothing: Merton's Modern Mysticism"
Religion 350: Mysticism
Fall 2009
Greta Austin
NATURAL SCIENCES
Mei-Lani Bixby
Junior
"Forward Genetics: Histidine Auxotrophs in Saccharomyces cerevisiae"
Biology 311: Genetics
Fall 2009
Mary Rose Lamb
Lucille Moore
Junior
"Orchid Fragrance Complexity as a Mechanism for Euglossine Bee Pollinator Specialization"
Independent Study in Biology/Ecology
Fall 2009
Anjali Kumar
SOCIAL SCIENCES
Katherine Buckley
Junior
"Out of Place: Gangs Delinquency, and Identity Formation in Los Angeles and Central America"
Comparative Sociology 316: Social and Cultural Change
Spring 2009
Monica DeHart
Mike Knape
Sophomore
"Corruption and Consequences: Illegal Logging in Southeast Asia"
International Political Economy 201: Introduction
Fall 2009
Bradford Dillman
