The Sweetland Center for Writing is pleased to announce the winners of the Sweetland Prize for Outstanding Writing Portfolio, the Matt Kelley Award for Excellence in First Year Writing, and the Sweetland Prizes for Excellence in Upper Level Writing:

 

Sweetland Prize for Outstanding Writing Portfolio

From SWC 100: Vivien Dregely, “My (Literary and College) Journey” (nominated by Matt Kelley)

 

From SWC 100, Kathy Pham, “Choreography of Words” (nominated by Delia Decourcy)

 

Matt Kelley Award for Excellence in First-Year Writing

From LHSP 125: Elizabeth Allison, “American Pride and Prejudice: Yasuhiro Ishimoto in The Family of Man” (nominated by Matt Kelley)

 

From RCCore 100: Olivia Postelli, “Moon Walk (1969)” (nominated by Virginia Murphy)

 

Sweetland Prize for Excellence in Upper-Level Writing (sciences)

From English 325: Anna Cacciaglia, “An Odd Kind of Sympathy” (nominated by Sara Talpos)

 

From MCDB 397: Aimee Vester, “Charcot-Marie Tooth Disease” (nominated by Laura Olsen)

 

Sweetland Prize for Excellence in Upper-Level Writing (social sciences)

From POLSCI 381: Anton Camaj, Eileen Divringi, Jake Gatof, Nicole Johnson, Ji Won Moon, and Azure Nowara, “Oh SNAP! The Real Cost of Cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program” (nominated by Mika LaVaque-Manty)

 

From PSYCH 391: Jennifer Sun, “English Proficiency and Spousal Support are Associated with Higher Self-rated Health in a National Sample of Asian American Immigrants” (nominated by Perry Silverschanz)

 

Sweetland Prize for Excellence in Upper-Level Writing (humanities)

From SWC 300: Deanna Willis, “A Break from Conventionality” (nominated by Matt Kelley)

 

From ENGLISH 325: Carly Friedman, “Miss Ann Philips: Via Air Mail” (nominated by Aric Knuth)

 

A special thanks to Sweetland lecturers Gina Brandolino and Alan Hogg for serving as the chairs of the Sweetland prize committee.


Please join us in celebrating these students' achievements at a reception and award ceremony on Friday April 22 at noon in Room 2435 North Quad. EDWP Writing Prize winners will also be presented, and a light lunch will be served.