Congratulations to all of our winners!
A special thanks from the committee chair to all of the faculty who volunteered to judge entries:
Ibrahim Alaswad
Tom Bonfiglio
Scott Caddy
Laura Cruser
Sarah Dean
Andrea Dickens
Valerie Fazel
Kerry Fine
Richard Hart
Michael Hatch
Joshua Horton
Heather Hoyt
Sarah Hynes
Elizabeth Lowry
Jeremy Meyer
Sam Ruckman
Jennifer Waters
Ashley Yuill
The winners who sign a release form will have their papers published here. You can click on the links on the left as they are added to access those papers. The instructors of the student winners are listed in parentheses.
2019 Writers’ Place Awards Winners
English 101
1. Valentina Rivera, “This is America” (Nate Bump)
2. Lindsay Mosher, “Mean Girls and Self-Objectification” (Alexandra Comeaux)
3. Patrick Pagnozzi, “Consent is the New Black” (Alexandra Comeaux)
English 102
1. Odin Poilvos, “A Need for Refugee Trauma Research” (James Neel)
2. Valentina Rivera, “What Could Happen if the Garden State Legalizes Recreational Marijuana?” (Dana Tait)
3. Danilo Hidalgo-Putnam, “South Tucson: The City Within the City’s Struggle” (Nate Bump)
WAC 101/English 101 Stretch
1. Alexandria Acosta, “Reader Response to ‘Is Google Making Us Stupid?’ by Nicholas Carr” (Andrea Dickens)
2. Judymar Figueroa, “Shoe Memorial in Puerto Rico” (Elena Oliynyk)
3. Timothy Yun, “Free to Think Like a Human” (Jennifer Waters)
English 105
1. Nathaniel Belcher, “Nacho Lifestyle? Think Again: The Spread of Poverty to Suburban Houston” (Nate Bump)
2. Scott Wisnom, “The Darkest Ride at Disneyland” (Nate Bump)
3. Ariz Chang, “On Automation, Job Loss, and Poverty: A Pathway to a Hopeful Future” (Nate Bump)
WAC 107/English 107 Stretch
1. Jiaping Lin, “My Response to Lean In” (Sarah Hynes)
2. Yu Shu, “A Memoir: Being a Volunteer in the Hospital” (Valerie Fazel)
3. Yu Shu, “A Rhetorical Analysis of Manhola Dargis’ Film Review of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” (Valerie Fazel)
English 108
1. Yu Tzu Chang, “Proposition Solution to Public Fountains at ASU” (Valerie Fazel)
2. Rahaf Kabbarah, “Proposal Solution: Elevated Cycling Path” (Valerie Fazel)
3. Lei Zhang, “Acculturation Problems for International Students” (Valerie Fazel)
English 215
1. Emily Ibarra, “Who is Really Behind the Trigger?” (Brandon Whiting)
2. Naomi Clawson, “Creative Influences on Artemisia Gentileschi’s 1620 Judith Slaying Holofernes” (Brandon Whiting)
3. Victoria Smith, “Teaching Disability Awareness Through Literature” (Brandon Whiting)
English 217
1. Victoria Smith, “Option for Adoption” (Nanette Schuster)