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2002-2003 ILONA KARMEL WRITING PRIZES

Photographs of 2002-2003 Awards Dinner


THE BOIT MANUSCRIPT PRIZE

Category: Drama

First Prize
Three Struggles by
Daniel Katz, a Senior in Mathematics and Theater Arts
Second Prize
Enchantment by
Kaia Dekker, a Freshman in Physics
Honorable Mention
Surface of the Water by
Max Goldman, a Junior in Mathematics

Category: Essay

First Prize
Tales of Toast and Tea by
Jolene Singh, a Sophomore in Biology
First Prize
A Journey Through China by
Jeffrey D. LeBlanc, a Senior in Mathematics
Second Prize
Don't Throw Away Face by
Margaret Shyr, a Senior in Chemical Engineering
Honorable Mention
An Exercise in Fortitude by
Marissa Raymond, a Senior in Brain and Cognitive Science

Category: Poetry

First Prize
The Orange Sun Captured Inside the Mango by
Arthus Musah, a Junior in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

 

DEWITT WALLACE PRIZE FOR SCIENTIFIC WRITING FOR THE PUBLIC

First Prize
As Prescribed on T V by
Nnennia Ejebe, a Junior in Chemical Engineering
Second Prize
Misconceptions of the Mexican American Family - A Case of the Misuse of Cultural Competency by
Marissa Raymond, a Senior in Brain and Cognitive Science

ELLEN KING PRIZE FOR FRESHMAN WRITING

First Prize - Short Story
Monkeys Upstairs by
Kaya Shah, a Freshman in Architecture and Physics
Second Prize - Essay
AmeXican by
Alma E. Rico, a Freshman in Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences
Honorable Mention - Essay
Behind The Beauty by
Brian Goodness, a Freshman in Economics
Honorable Mention - Drama
The Women's Room by
Ingrid E.B. Lawhorn

 

PRIZE FOR WRITING SCIENCE FICTION

First Prize
How to Become a Galaxy Class Poker Professional by
Wendy Cook, a Senior in Engineering
Second Prize
Heaven, Hell, and Love: A Parable by
Burhanuddin A. Baki, a Senior in Mathematics
Honorable Mention
Beta by
Alison Klesman, a Senior in Physics

 

THE ROBERT A. BOIT WRITING PRIZE

Category: Essay

First Prize
Grandma's Story by
Deborah Pan, a Senior in Chemistry
Second Prize
Mosquito by
Ruimin He, a Junior in Electrical Engineering
Third Prize
present absence by
Amy Fisher, a Sophomore in Brain and Cognitive Science
Honorable Mention
Small Friends by
Michael Wongchaow art, a Junior in Biology

Category: Poetry

First Prize
Staying the Night by
Daria Lymar, a Senior in Electrical Engineering
Second Prize
Identity by
Sarah Shin, a Junior in Architecture and Urban Planning
Third Prize
In Search Of by
Anna Kuperstein, a Sophomore in Writing and Mathematics

Category: Short Story

First Prize
Outliving Liz by
Michelle A. Naderman, a Junior in Mathematics
Second Prize
ACCRA by
Arthur Musah, a Junior in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Third Prize
Short Story about Fire by
Burhanuddin A. Baki, a Senior in Mathematics
Honorable Mention
pieces by
Amy Fisher, a Sophomore in Brain and Cognitive Science

 

S. KLEIN PRIZE FOR SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL WRITING

First Prize
Biosociality & Usenet: A Dialogue of Cyberculture by
Sameer Shah, a Senior in Science, Technology and Society and Mathematics
Second Prize
Studies on the Causes of Homosexuality and Their Influences on Gay and Lesbian Law by
Derrick Carpenter, a Junior in Mathematics and Computer Science
Honorable Mention
Mechanisms of Learning and Memory: Involvement of the Primary and Supplemental Motor Cortexes, the Cerebellum
and REM Sleep in Motor Learning
by
Alexis Dieter, a Senior in Brain and Cognitive Sciences

 

WRITING AND HUMANISTIC PRIZE FOR ENGINEERING WRITING

First Prize
Program Management for Small Embedded Hardware by
Luxiou Chen, a Senior in Computer Science
Second Prize
Frequency and Behaviour of Action Potentials in Response to a Long Duration Membrane Current in the
Hodgkin-Huxley Model
by
Aadel Chaudhuri and Ragunath Vijaykumar, both Seniors in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Honorable Mention
Verification of a Correlation Between Total Resistance to Heat Transfer and Flow Rate in a Double Pipe Heat Exchanger
by
Margaux Daly, a Senior in Chemical Engineering

 

VERA LIST PRIZE FOR VISUAL ARTS

First Prize
Artistic Vision as the Key to Kafka's The Trial And Woolf's To The Lighthouse by
John Wallach, a Senior in Chemistry
Second Prize
Transcending Time by
Evan Pruitt, a Sophomore in Architecture

 


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