GANNON UNIVERSITY POETRY CONTEST 2019
Undergraduate Category
First Place: “The night my dad put his fist through the living room wall”
by Nicole Borro
Junior, English
Second Place: “Dahlia Daydream”
by Alex Stauff
Junior, Biology
Third Place: “Esoterically Arcane”
by Vera Ampadu
Sophomore, Nutrition and Human Performance
Honorable Mentions: “As Hemingway Intended”
by Julia Fulton
Senior, English
“The Life of a Snowflake”
by Petra Shearer
Sophomore, English/Theatre Performance
NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL POETRY CONTEST 2019
First place: "August Elegy"
by Jonathan Chen,
Livingston High School
Livingston, NJ
Second place: "pretty boy"
by Grace Bragdon,
St. Mary's Academy
Portland, OR
Third place: "Sweetener"
by Hope Winger
Venango Catholic High School
Oil City, PA
Honorable Mentions: "Crape Myrtle"
by Benjamin Mathios
Northern Highlands Regional High School
Allendale, NJ
"And Nobody Knows What Dinosaurs Really Sounded Like"
by Corina Robinson
Oak Park and River Forest High School
Oak Park, IL
"Love Goes Down" by Victoria Choe
Livingston High School
Livingston, NJ
"Museum of My Own History, Age 16"
by Jeffrey Liao
Livingston High School
Livingston, NJ
PETER C. BRAEGER AWARDS FOR RESEARCH WRITING 2019
GRADUATE CATEGORY
First Place: “The Politics-Administration Dichotomy”
by Mary Mullings
Master of Public Administration program
Second Place: “Is there Evidence for Exposure to Endocrine Disruptors and Reproductive Effects in Women? A Focus on Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)”
by Rachel Smith
Third Place: “Ready or Not? Entry-Level OT Readiness for Interprofessional Collaboration”
by Mary M. Iwanenko, MS, OTR/L
Post-Professional Occupational Therapy Doctorate program
UNDERGRADUATE CATEGORY
First Place: “Chronic Wasting Disease: CWD Transmission Throughout Ecological Levels and Possible Management Solutions”
by Joseph Lueck & Yasmin Mamani
Junior, Biology
Second Place:“Arabic Sociolinguistic Traditions and Male Power Structures”
by Renée Laufer
Junior, Psychology
Third Place: “The North American Free Trade Agreement – Why Did the United States Enter into NAFTA and has NAFTA Benefitted the United States?”
by Marc Robin Gruener (Exchange Student)
Senior, International Management
Honorable Mention: “A Review of Tricuspid Atresia”
by Molly Minko
Junior, Physician Assistant
“An Analysis of the Representation of Artificial Intelligence in Four Contemporary Films: Her, Transcendence, Singularity, and Ex Machina”
by Abigail Ritchie
Senior Communications Arts
“Dominion: Factory Farmed Meat, Eggs, and Dairy on Christian Plates”
by Alex Stauff
Junior, Biology
FRESHMAN CATEGORY
First Place: “The Economic Value of Bitcoin versus Fiat and Metallic Backed Currencies”
by Timothy Caulfield
Sophomore, Finance and Supply Chain Management
Second Place: “The Watson-Curtze Mansion Through a Different Lens”
by Olivia Archer
Freshman, Legal Studies
Third Place: “Efficiency of Occupational Therapy for Those with Parkinson’s Disease in the United Kingdom”
by Kathryn DeDionisio
Freshman, Occupational Therapy /Psychology minor
Honorable Mention: “Inheritance, Detection/Determination, and Treatment of Mutations inPatients with Retinitis Pigmentosa”
by Allison Walbridge
Freshman, PCOM 3+4 Health Science
JOURNALISM CONTEST 2019
News
First Place: “Gannon removes name of former bishop”
by Veronica Kowalski
Senior, Journalism Communication
Second Place: “Changes come to Baskets of Blessings for 2018”
by Harlee Boehm
Senior, Journalism Communication
Third Place: “Gannon unveils cyber programs, I-HACK Center”
by Veronica Kowalski
Senior, Journalism Communication
Features
First Place: “No such thing as offseason at Presque Isle State Park”
by Julia Fulton
Senior, English
Second Place: “Greek life becomes a part of Gannon University culture”
by Olivia Hahner
Sophomore, Journalism Communication
Third Place: “Students shimmy to annual Homecoming dance competition”
by Maddy Bruce
Freshman, English
Op-Ed
First Place: “Learning to cope with anxiety can be important for students”
by Olivia Hahner
Sophomore, Journalism Communication
Second Place: “Respectful, peaceful protests will always work best”
by Harlee Boehm
Senior, Journalism Communication
Third Place: “Adam Savage inspires editor”
by Benjamin Haylett
Sophomore, Physician Assistant
Reviews
First Place: “’Trojan Women’ premieres at Schuster Theatre”
by Alex Stauff
Junior, Biology
Second Place: “’Bumblebee’ to roll out of theaters soon”
by Benjamin Haylett
Sophomore, Physician Assistant