English

2017-2018 Winners

In February 2018, the following essays written in 2017 were selected as winners of the Leland Essay Contest to be honored at English Awards Night in April 2018. Click on the links to read each of the winning essays!

ENG 100

First place: "BFC Pathfinders" by Judson Henry (Instructor: Jacque Wilson)
Second place: "Never Good Enough" by Jeresha Davenport (Instructor: Jacque Wilson)
Third place: "The Inside Scoop on Air Force Conversations" by Asya Morrison (Instructor: Jacque Wilson)

Judged by: Bill Knox, Brenda Porter, and Kristin Sheppard

ENG 180

First place: "Literacy Narrative" by Kaleb Wadsworth (Instructor: Brenda Porter)
Second place: "Opioid Epidemic in Illinois" by Andrea Przybylski (Instructor: Jose Fernandez)
Third place: "My Journey of Self-Awareness" by Kelli Thompson (Instructor: Barbara Ashwood)

Judged by: Penny Clause, Jacque Wilson, and Bonnie Sonnek

ENG 280

First place: "Is the U.S. Government Illegitimate?" by Frankie Alexander (Instructor: Kathleen O'Donnell-Brown)
Second place: "Rebellions, Sexuality, and Advertising" by Ryan Zurek (Instructor: Merrill Cole)
Third Place: "America did Right by Interning Japanese" by Lauren Wood (Instructor: Marjorie Allison)

Judged by: Barbara Lawhorn, Bill Thompson, and Jared Worley

Photo of Judson Henry, Inst. Jacque WilsonJudson Henry, Inst. Jacque Wilson

Photo of Lauren Wood, Inst. Marjorie AllisonLauren Wood, Inst. Marjorie Allison

Photo of Kaleb Wadsworth, Inst. Brenda PorterKaleb Wadsworth, Inst. Brenda Porter

Photos of Frankie Alexander, Inst. Kathleen O'Donnell-BrownFrankie Alexander, Inst. Kathleen O'Donnell-Brown