Three students have won top honors in this year's Thomas Jefferson Essay Competition. They are Stephanie Newbold, Daniel Callaway and Andrea Petrini.
Last night the students that participated in the Thomas Jefferson
Essay Competition were honored at our annual dinner. In addition the
three prize winners were announced.
The students who submitted essays are:
Shannon Brown
Daniel Callaway
Joshua Carver
William Duffy
Amy Miller
Elizabeth Moody
Benjamin Moody
Stephanie Newbold
Robert Patterson
Angela Petrini
Joanne Pruitt
Laura Richardson
Neil Smith
Jessica Vitak
Emily Waschak
If you are in touch with any of these students, please
congratulate them for participating. All of the essays were
excellent.
While all were excellent, three were deemed to be especially
noteworthy.
The third prize winner ($400) was Andrea Petrini, a rising sophomore
majoring in journalism from Vineland, New Jersey. The title of her
essay was “The Enlightenment of Thomas Jefferson”. Andrea’s academic
advisor is Don Grady.
Second prize ($600) was awarded to last year’s winner, Daniel
Callaway, a senior music theater major. His academic advisor is
Catherine McNeela. The title of his paper was “Thomas Jefferson:
Minister of Enlightenment”. After graduation, Dan will be moving to
London and starring in a musical version of “Little Women”.
The first prize ($1,000) was awarded to Stephanie Newbold for her
essay, “The Influential Legacy of Thomas Jefferson”. Stephanie
is working in the Chief of Staff’s office at the White House this
semester as part of her Washington Center experience. Stephanie, who
was in attendance, will graduate in May 2001. Her academic advisor is
Betty Morgan.
We congratulate Stephanie, Dan, and Andrea.
I want to thank Jim Barbour, Clyde Ellis, Joan Gundersen, Rosemary
Haskell, Richard McBride, Betty Morgan, Doni Wilson, George Troxler,
and all other faculty for their efforts with the contest this year.
All faculty who encouraged students to participate should also be
applauded. Special thanks to Mark Albertson for all his efforts and
Jane Gilliam for being the infrastructure that ties everything
together. Of course, we must also remember Philip Carret who made
this whole thing possible.
John Burbridge