English
2016-2017 Winners
In February 2017, the following essays written in 2016 were selected as winners of the Leland Essay Contest to be honored at English Awards Night in April 2017. Click on the links to read each of the winning essays!
ENG 100
First place: "Lace Up for Reality" by Daniel White (Instructor: Jacque Wilson)
Second place: "Inspiration" by Margaret Voss (Instructor: Jacque Wilson)
Third place: "Open Letter" by Andrea Przybylski (Instructor: Jacque Wilson)
ENG 180
First place: "How Pen Met Paper and Fell in Love" by Apryl Moore (Instructor: Tim Helwig)
Second place: "Field Analysis Assignment" by Faith Buie (Instructor: Jacque Wilson-Jordan)
Third place: "The Color Green" by Samantha Pryor (Instructor: Magdelyn Helwig)
ENG 280
First place: "Unspoken Words: What Our "Friends" Say About Us" by Kelly Crowley (Instructor: Tim Helwig)
Second place: "Racial Categorization and its Effects on the Multiracial Populace" by Lisa Crawford (Instructor: Penny Clause)
Third place: "Cell Phones and Social Effects" by Adena Ruckoldt (Instructor: Penny Clause)
Andrea Przybylski, Inst. Jacque Wilson
Apryl Moore, Inst. Tim Helwig
Inst. Jacque Wilson-Jordan, Faith Buie
Samantha Pryor, Inst. Magdelyn Helwig
Kelly Crowley, Inst. Tim Helwig
Lisa Crawford, Inst. Penny Clause
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