Two Students Presented with Writing Department Composition Awards
For 14 years, the Writing Department has acknowledged outstanding student work with composition awards. Writing faculty, Dr. Richard Matzen, says the awards are also important because they 鈥渕ake the larger university community aware of the exemplary writing occurring across subjects at the university that merit recognition.鈥�
This year鈥檚 winners were David Cameron, who won the First-Year Composition Award, and Daniel 鈥淒anny鈥� Kummer, who won the Advanced Writing Award. Runners up for the First-Year Composition Award are America Bravo and Jose Reyes. Runners up for the Advanced Writing Award are Misael Rojas and Lanceperry 鈥淟ance鈥� Maniquis.
Writing Awards Committee member Laurel DiGangi observes, 鈥淒avid Cameron displayed a strong talent for describing and analyzing both poetry as well as visual art.鈥� David鈥檚 three essays centered on the work of Black poet Claudine Rankine鈥檚 “Citizen,” and included an analysis of an untitled work by Black artist Glenn Ligon. Danny Kummer鈥檚 鈥淚nto the Circle: The Adventure Between Discourse Communities,鈥� was about his transition into a discourse community of punk rockers, as seen through the lens of mythologist鈥檚 Joseph Campbell鈥檚 鈥渉ero鈥檚 journey.鈥�
鈥淭he piece was both entertaining and original, yet academically sound,鈥� DiGangi observes. 鈥淩eading Danny鈥檚 essays as a judge inspired me to interview him as a potential Writing Center tutor, and I eventually hired him. He鈥檚 working for us, both on-premises in Whitten Hall and also online through TEAMS.鈥� Runner up Jose Reyes is now also working as a Writing Center tutor. Congratulations to all the winners!
Last Updated on October 11, 2021.聽