English

2005-2006 Winners

Western Voices 2025 CoverIn February 2006, the following essays written in 2005 were selected as winners of the Leland Essay Contest to be honored at English Awards Night in April 2006. Read below the titles and names of the winning essays and writers. Copies of essays are currently unavailable for reading.

ENG 100

First place: "Worst Day" by Michael Bachner
Second place: "The Chase" by Jason Nuccio
Third place: "The Crash" by Jared Williams

ENG 180

First place: "Love in an Elevator" by Dustin Heimer
Second place: "Transforming Bureaucracies into Communities" by Shannon Durward
Third place: "Binge Drinking on College Campuses" by Abigail Klokkenga

ENG 280

First place: "Bridging the Gap of Religious Diversity" by Justin Bartlett 
Second place: Dreams, Memories, & Remembering" by Robert Deveraux
Third place: "Zero Tolerance" by Jane Woerly