English
2018-2019 Winners
In February 2019, the following essays written in 2018 were selected as winners of the Leland Essay Contest to be honored at English Awards Night in April 2019. Click on the links to read each of the winning essays!
ENG 100
First place: "Anorexia Tendencies" by Christina Ann Liber (Instructor: Jacque Wilson)
Second place: "No Filter at the Table" by Devin Torres (Instructor: Jacque Wilson)
Third place: "My Pops My OG" by Jovanni Montalvo (Instructor: Jacque Wilson)
Honorable Mention: "First Generation Student" by Brandon Villa (Instructor: Jacque Wilson)
Judged by: Tim Helwig, Brenda Porter, and Kristin Sheppard
ENG 180
First place: "Reflections from the Navy" by Brandon Oleson (Instructor: Magdelyn Helwig)
Second place: "Gone Girl: The Loss of Identity in the Social Hierarchy of America" by Manuel Luna (Instructor: Tim Helwig)
Third place: "The Negative Effects of Mass Incarceration" by Judson Henry (Instructor: Jose Fernandez)
Honorable Mention: "A Rough Start as a Writer" by Lenora Wildermuth (Instructor: Magdelyn Helwig)
Judged by: Kathleen O'Donnell-Brown, Jacque Wilson, and Dan Barclay
ENG 280
First Place: "America's Future Consumers: Regulating Advertising/Marketing to Children" by Sofija Micevic (Instructor: Tim Helwig)
Second Place: "The Bottom: An Analysis on Class Differences Displayed on Netflix's Orange is the New Black" by Gracie Richardson (Instructor: Tim Helwig)
Third Place: "The Genre System of Appealing Property Taxes" by Kelly Joiner (Instructor: Dan Barclay)
Honorable Mention: "Fallout 4's Class Portrayals: A Target for Future Developers" by Reilly Bacorn (Instructor: Tim Helwig)
Judged by: Jose Fernandez, Bill Knox, and Nick Nusbaumer
Manuel Luna, Inst. Tim Helwig
Sofija Micevic, Inst. Tim Helwig
Gracie Richardson, Inst. Tim Helwig
Kelly Joiner, Inst. Dan Barclay
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