English
2011-2012 Winners
In February 2012, the following essays written in 2011 were selected as winners of the Leland Essay Contest to be honored at English Awards Night in April 2012. Click the link to read the winning essays in a .pdf of this year's Western Voices publication.
ENG 100
First place: "Epidemic of Bullying" by Meghan Garman (Instructor: Jacque Wilson-Jordan)
Second place: "Not Just a Pole" by Dwight Field (Instructor: Jacque Wilson-Jordan)
Third place: "Red Hot" by Mia McLemore (Instructor: Jacque Wilson-Jordan)
ENG 180
First place: "Letter to Superintendent Koch" by Charles Thomas
Second place: "Define Me" by Chelsea Townsend
Third place: "The Cycle" by Kate Gehn (Glenn)
ENG 280
First place: "A Library for the Digital Age" by Matthew Gustafson
Second place: "Art vs. Crime" by Elana Katz
Third place: "Romeo and Juliet: A Real-Life Tragedy" by Hannah Feldhaus
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