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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 '07

Adelphic Award

Winner: Eugene H. Kim (A&S)
“Storytelling: The Finder of True Native American Identity”
Engl 170. Linked Stories
Instructor: Autumn Watts           

Hon Mention:Gary Ji Won Ri (A&S)
“Historical Changes and Continuity”
Engl 270. The Reading of Fiction
Instructor:  Cynthia Chase

James E. Rice, Jr. Prizes

Winner: Tobias Huttner (A&S)
“Nonsense in Wonderland”
ComL 103.  Inner Worlds, Outer Worlds, Other Worlds:
Philosophy as Theodicy or Writing as Deception           
Instructor:  Juan Sierra

Winner: Jenna Tynan (HE)
                        “The Anchoress and the Self-Proclaimed Prophet:
Medieval Female Writers inEcclesiastical Society”
Medvl 101.  Aspects of Medieval Culture: Writing Women in the Middle Ages
Instructor:  Jamie Friedman

Hon Mention: Brandon Imp (A&S)
“The Microwave—Common Appliance or New Futurist Device?”
Music 111. Sound, Sense, and Ideas: Futurist Music and Technology
Instructor:  Emily Green

Hon Mention: Benjamin Solomon (A&S)
“Embracing Identities”
Engl 170. Linked Stories
Instructor:  Autumn Watts

Gertrude Spencer Essay Prize

Winner: Lee Gerwitz, student (A&LS)
Dana Koster, instructor (English)
“Hal vs. L.B Jeffries”
Engl 108. Fiction into Film: Based on the Book

            Hon Mention: Benjamin Finkle, student (A&LS)
                        Tsveta Petrova, instructor (Government)
“A Cause for Concern:  Why Registered Voters do not Turn out
to the Polls on Election Day”
Govt 100. Power and Politics: Political Participation

Gertrude Spencer Portfolio Award

Winner: Eric Young, Student (ENG)
                        JIMMY NORIEGA, Instructor  (Theatre)                        
Thetr 176. Reservations, Resistance, and Representation:
Native American Drama and Performance

James Slevin Assignment Sequence Prizes

Winner: Stephanie gehring (English)
“Literary Detection”
Engl 147. The Mystery in the Story

Winner: Emelie Peine (Development Sociology)
“Writing for the Real World: Composing a Letter to the Editor”
D Soc 111. Corporate Controversies: Exploring Big Scandals in Big Business

Winner: Bev Thurber (Theoretical and Applied Mechanics)
“Three Types of Scientific Writing”
TAM 175. Writing about Engineering Problems

Honorable Mention: Alan Weber (English)
“The Story of Medicine:  Medical Rhetoric Throughout History”
Engl 185. Writing About Literature: The Story of Medicine

Knight Award For Writing Exercises

Winner: Nicole Marafioti (Medieval Studies)
                        “Clarity, Concision, and Introductory Paragraphs”                       
Medvl 101.  Aspects of Medieval Culture:
Barbarian Kings and Kingdoms—The Franks in the Early Middle Ages

Winner: Andrew Yeo (Government)
                        “Styles of Writing and the Afghanistan Model”                       
Govt 100.  Power and Politics:  Power, Tragedy, and Honor—Three Faces of War

Honorable Mention: Jamie Friedman (Medieval Studies)
“Guidelines for a Focused Thesis”
Medvl 101. Aspects of Medieval Culture: Writing Women in the Middle Ages

Honorable Mention: Kristie Wang (A&S)
“Cultural Studies Handouts”
Engl 168. Knight Award for Writing Exercises

The Knight Prize For Expository Writing, ENGLISH 289

Winner:Alexander Terepka
“McCleskey V. Kemp, the 21st Century, and Equal Protection”
Instructor:  Joseph Carello, “Constitutional Law and the Media”

Honorable Mention: Caroline Gonzalez
“Ironic Apathy and Carnivalesque Activism in Watchmen and Super Flat Times”                                                                       
Instructor:  Trevor Kearns, “Endsight: Apocalyptic Fictions”

Writing In The Majors Award

Winner:Julia Adolphe (A&S)
"The Physical Spell of Gregorian Chant"
Instructor:  Robert Fulbright
Physics 204. Physics of Musical Sound

Recognition of Achievement in Teaching Award

Winner: Hilary Emmett

Department of English