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

Prize Winners Spring '00

James E. Rice, Jr.

Winners
Simon Leet (A&S)
"Pokémon Consumer Culture"
Asian Studies 107: Japanese Popular Culture
Instructor: Joshua Young

Serendipity Rinonos (A&S)
"The Violin Over Brain and Body"
English 132: The Personal Essay
Instructor: Jasper Bernes

Honorable Mention
Chris O’Brien (A&S)
"An Examination into the Peace Process in Northern Ireland"
Government 100.3: Nationalism in the Celtic Periphery of Great Britain
Instructor: Sydney A. Van Atta

Adelphic Award

Winner
Katia Yurguis (A&S)
"The Dark Gift: Vampires in the AIDS Era "
Anthropology 178: The Anthropology of Death and Dying
Instructor: Thamora Fishel

English 289, Expository Writing Prize

Winner
Sunny Wong (A&S 2000)
"The Perfect Family"
Instructor: Mary Gilliland

Honorable Mention
Kathryn Morgan, ALS, 2000
"Sweet Flower of Spring"
Instructor: Justine Dougherty

John S. Knight Assignment Sequence Prizes

Winner
Nancy November
"Exploring the Writer’s Voice"
Music 111.3: Genius, Fantasy, and Reverie – Music History Through Myths and Legends

Honorable Mention
Marianne Tettlebaum
German Studies 109: From Fairy Tales to the Uncanny:
Exploring the Romantic Unconsciousness

Gertrude Spencer Prize

Winners
Katia Yurguis, student (A&S)
Thamora Fishel, instructor
"The Dark Gift: Vampires in the AIDS Era"
Anthropology 178: The Anthropology of Death and Dying

Honorable Mention
Elizabeth Vassallo, student (ALS)
Rebecca Ferguson, instructor
"The Raped Are Silenced Without Their Songs"
Music 111.1: The Value of Virtuosity

Spencer Portfolio Prizes

Winners
Ben Timerman, student (ALS)
Jasper Bernes, instructor
English 132: The Personal Essay
Jennifer Feldman, student (ALS)

Billie Jean Isbell, instructor
Anthropology 171: Questioning Humanity – Contemporary Discourses and Actions on Human Rights in Latin America

I Hua Hsieh, student (HumEc)
Judith Pierpont, instructor
English 138: Writing in the University

Recognition of Achievement in Teaching

Winner
Genevieve L. Love
Department of English

Teaching Portfolio Award

Winner
Genevieve L. Love
Department of English