Diana McDonald, a retired composition instructor, has awarded essays that display a strong voice and unique perspective, written with precise word choice, clear organization, and grammatical and mechanical correctness. For more information, contact Seth Mendelowitz.

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2024 Award

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The American Dream is Still Real, Julia Wang

2023 Award

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A Plague on Both Our Houses, Matthew Carley

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Out With the Old and In With the New: Something Museums Always Do, Chloe White

2022 Award

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A Formative Memory, Ashlynd Norvask

2021 Award

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Poverty, Privilege, Success, and Our Government, Zane Krile

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Anguish, Abandonment, Despair: Existentialism’s Promise of Hope in a Time of Crisis, William Penne

2020 Award

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Captain America Chopsticks, Jenna San Diego

2019 Award

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Gut Feeling: Good Food, Good Mood, Asia Battle

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The Implications of ACE Science: A Call to Respond, Valerie Norcross

2018 Award

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Mastering Languages, Kennedy Coffie

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Moving up the Ladder, Sami Issa

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A Necessary Evil, Kaitlyn Marsh

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America's Immigrant Dream, Elie Ngandu

2016 Award

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The Commercialization of Incarceration in the Land of the Free, Christian Chaille

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The Children Left Behind, Emma Gray

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The Beneficial Amalgamation of Technology and Neurology, Danielle Long

2015 Award

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Fall 2015 Award Winner: The Power of Novels, Huizi Hu