Congratulations to the Union College Board of Trustees Writing Award聽recipients for the 2014-15 school year. Each winner in four categories was announced at the Leadership Symposium chapel on Sept. 22:
- For First-Year Research Writing鈥斺淐olleges and Poster Phenomenon鈥 by聽Tori Severs
- For Creative Writing鈥斺淗er鈥 by聽Sarah Ventura
- For Expository Writing鈥斺淪earching for an Awesome God鈥 by聽Misha Darcy
- For Upper-Division Research Writing鈥斺淭he Case for Diverse Dystopian Fiction鈥 by聽Aphelandra Messer
鈥淚t was nice to be recognized,鈥 said Tori Severs. 鈥淲riting is not one of my strengths, so to be recognized for something I put a lot of effort into was cool.鈥
The awards were launched聽in 2010 by the Union College Board of Trustees to encourage students to develop their writing skills.聽Dr. Tanya Cochran, professor of English at Union and聽organizer of聽the awards, says that the program is a way to tangibly show recognition and appreciation for students strong writing and effort. The recipients receive a certificate and one-thousand dollars for their hard work.
Each entry was evaluated by a panel of judges from both on and off campus to determine the category winners.
鈥淚 am very honored to be recognised for the exposition writing category,鈥 said senior communication major聽Misha Darcy. 鈥淚t means a lot to me that it鈥檚 coming from Union College. The award did not exist聽the first time I went through school, and so it鈥檚 exciting that Union has this award available to students. I think it really strengthens聽the聽writing program.鈥
To learn more about the Union College Board of Trustees Writing Award, visit
By Alisson Knopp, student writer