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John S. Knight Institute for Writing in the Disciplines
101 McGraw Hall • Cornell University • Ithaca, NY 14853 • 607-255-4061

Fall 2005 Prize Winners

Adelphic Award

This award is made for the best essay written in a First-Year Writing Seminar by a student whose native language is other than English.

Winner

  • Sou-Yoon Lee (A&S)
    • ”Plant Volatile Defenses and Communication”
    • Plant Pathology 110: Liaisons with Friends and Foes—Symbiotic Associations in Nature
    • Instructor: Sara Carpenter

Honorable Mentions

  • Stephanie Gautama (CALS)
    • “A Game of Surface and Depth: The Question of Interpreting for Meanings from The Picture of Dorian Gray”
    • Comparative Literature 103: Inner Worlds, Outer Worlds, Other Worlds: Broken Mirrors, Shattered Selves
    • Instructor: Nina Lauritzen

  • Linlin Yang (ENGINEERING)
    • “Certain about the Uncertainty”
    • English 147: The Mystery in the Story
    • Instructor: Autumn Watts


James E. Rice, Jr. Prizes

This award is offered for excellent expository writing in a First-Year Writing Seminar.

Winners

  • Christopher Quinn (Engineering)
    • "Insect Biocontrol of Aphids: A Review"
    • Plant Pathology 110: Liaisons with Friends and Foes: Symbiotic Associations in Nature
    • Instructor: Sara Carpenter
  • Peter Sullivan (Engineering)
    • "Failure of Risk Management in the 1996 Everest Disaster"
    • English 185.10: Writing About Literature: Because It's There—Mountains and Literature
    • Instructor: Alan Weber

Honorable Mention

  • Constanza Ontaneda (A&S)
    • "India Deciphered?"
    • Comparative Literature 110: Outsider Cinema: Into India, Out of India
    • Instructor: Shital Pravinchandra


The Elmer Markham Johnson Prize

This award is offered for excellent expository writing in a First-Year Writing Seminar.

Winner

  • William Price (A&S)
    • "The Gold-Collar Dilemma: Marxism as a Relevant Critique of Economic Liberalism in Modern American Society "
    • German Studies 170: Marx, Nietzsche, Freud
    • Instructor: Sean Franzel


The Spencer Portfolio Award

This prize is awarded jointly to graduate student instructor and his/her student in recognition of excellence in the development of a portfolio of the student’s essays.

Winners

  • Asad Haider, Student (A&S)
  • Instructor:John Corso (TA, History of Art)

    • History of Art 116: Writing About Performance Art

Honorable Mentions

  • Evan Rees, Student (A&S)
  • Instructor:Nicole Marafioti (TA, Medieval Studies)
    • Medieval Studies 101: Aspects of Medieval Culture: The Anglo-Saxons—Saints, Scholars, and Heroes


The Knight Prize for Expository Writing, English 288

The John S. Knight Institute for Writing in the Disciplines offers an award each semester for the best student paper written in English 288, Expository Writing.

Winner

  • Rima Turner, student (A&S)
    • "The One Who Wields the Knife"
    • Instructor: Charity Ketz

Honorable Mention

  • Craig Fischer, student (ILR)
    • "The People’s Property: An Analysis of Kelo v. New London"
    • Instructor: Tyler Thorn


Writing in the Majors Award

This award is offered each semester for the best student paper written in a course affiliated with Writing in the Majors.

Winner

  • Michel Ohmer, (CALS)
    • "DNA Barcoding as a Solution in the Speciation Debate?: The Cautionary Tale of the African Elephant"
    • Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 278: Evolutionary Biology
    • Instructor: Jamie Walters

Honorable Mention

  • Tanaz Faghri, (CALS)
    • "Socially Responsible Investing and College Endowments"
    • Applied Economics and Management 200: Contemporary Controversies in the Global Economy
    • Instructor: Christopher Barrett

Gertrude Spencer Prize

This prize is awarded jointly to a graduate student instructor and his/her student for work together as a normal part of the course that led to the student’s finished essay.

Winners

  • J. Eric Hunt, student (CALS)
  • Elana Chipman, instructor (TA, Anthropology)
    • "Dairy Farming and Interlaken"
    • Anthropology 133: Our Town: Anthropological Explorations of Community and Place

  • Matthew Kaufman, student (ILR)
  • Angela Carter, instructor (TA, ILR)
    • "Elephants Run Wild in Texas"
    • Government 100: Power and Politics: Environmental Politics through History, Theory and Action

Honorable Mention

  • Matthew Dubbioso, student (CALS)
  • Margo Hittleman, instructor (TA, Education)
    • "Problem-Posing Education Poses Problems"
    • Education 100: Recreating the World: Leadership, Education and Social Change

John S. Knight Assignment Sequence Prizes

This prize is awarded to the teacher submitting the best sequence of writing assignments for a First-Year Writing Seminar

Winner

  • Cate Mellen (TA, History)
    • History 100.31: Modern Visions of the Medieval and Renaissance World

Honorable Mention

  • Angela Carter (TA, Government)
    • Government 100.03: Power and Politics: Environmental Politics through History, Theory and Action


John S. Knight Award for Writing Exercises

This Award recognizes excellence in short exercises and/or handouts designed to improve student writing.

Winners

  • Caitlin Callaghan (TA, Medieval Studies)
    • "Writing a Modern Summa”
    • Medieval Studies 101.01: Turning the Other Cheek: Pacifism in Medieval Europe

  • Nicole Marafioti (TA, Medieval Studies)
    • Style Exercises: Textual Retellings
    • Medieval Studies 101.01: Aspects of Medieval Culture: The Anglo-Saxons—Saints, Scholars, and Heroes