English
2013-2014 Winners
In February 2014, the following essays written in 2013 were selected as winners of the Leland Essay Contest to be honored at English Awards Night in April 2014. Click on the links to read each of the winning essays!
ENG 100
First place: "Fragile" by Audrey Tonkinson (Instructor: Dr. Jacque Wilson-Jordan)
Second place: "Home is Where the Heart was..." by Branson Frazier (Instructor: Branda Porter)
Third place: "My Brother's Keeper" by Falonda Goodman (Instructor: Jacque Wilson-Jordan)
ENG 180
First place: "Music Therapy Solutions" by Kristen Mahannah (Instructor: Nicole Hagstrom-Schmidt)
Second place: "Everything Happens for a Reason" by Mary Callaghan (Instructor: Jacque Wilson-Jordan)
Third place: "Political Socialization" by Haley Smothers (Instructor: Rebekah Buchanan)
ENG 280
First place: "Creating a Better County, One Raise at a Time" by Kayla Steil (Instructor: Timothy Helwig)
Second place: "Film, Drama, and How One Ring Cycle is Like Another" by A.J. Rocca (Instructor: Rick Clemons)
Third place: "Real Food" by Kevin Karaffa (Instructor: Bill Knox)
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