NPSREC Past Topics and Winners 

2018

Topic:  My city. / Мой город.
Winners
Topic: Please write a short essay based on the following topic: “My city. / Мой город.”
 
Gold Medal (Category A, Level 1)
David Ehmcke, Columbia University
Alexander Schwennicke, Harvard University
                               
Silver Medal (Category A, Level 1)
Michael Ehart, University of Pennsylvania
Elise Schlecht, Columbia University
                               
Bronze Medal (Category A, Level 1)
Tathagat Bhatia, University of Pennsylvania
Jordana Bombi, New York University
Amee Assad, Columbia University
 
Honorable Mention (Category A, Level 1)
Ben Sorkin, Harvard University
David Christafore, Temple University
Dylan Charter, Swarthmore College
Olivia Myers, University of Mississippi
Ekaterina Vladimirova, New York University
Martin Ortiztrevino, New York University
Pu Ouyang, University of Mississippi
Julia Khan, Columbia University
Kendra Neumann, Columbia University
Teresa Tseng, Columbia University
Allison DiFilippo, New York University
Ryan Cimmino, Harvard University
Elizabeth Kolb, University of Notre Dame
Tongyu Wu, Purdue University
Alexis Ball, University of Michigan
Madeleine Scherer, College of William and Mary
 
Gold Medal (Category A, Level 2)                               
Olivia Blanchard, Harvard University
Julia Braulick, Carleton College
                               
Silver Medal (Category A, Level 2)
Alyssa Maier, Bowling Green State University
                               
Bronze Medal (Category A, Level 2)
Amy Cain, University of Mississippi
Andre Gaughan, Stetson University
                               
Honorable Mention (Category A, Level 2)
Gabriel Demes, New York University
Maddalena Bozzetti, Columbia University
Lindsey Rachel Cohen, Columbia University
Carolyn Hiller, Dartmouth College
(James) Anthony Stoner, University of Notre Dame
Dorothy Ann Janick, Columbia University
Delaney Burks, Defense Language Institute 2
Catherine Hidy, University of Notre Dame
Giacomo Ascenzi, Pomona College
Maxwell Frost, Bowling Green State University
Ethan Holmes, University of Montana
Tessa Klein, University of Notre Dame
Lauren Kimpel, Temple University
Christopher Wallace, University of Pittsburgh
                               
Gold Medal (Category A, Level 3)                               
Christopher Belnap, Birgham Young University
                               
Silver Medal (Category A, Level 3)
James A. Yeakel, Jr., Purdue University
                               
Bronze Medal (Category A, Level 3)
Andrew Pulsipher, Brigham Young University
Rosa Nielsen, Brigham Young University
Melanie Tsang, Columbia University
Meghan San Gregory, Bowling Green State University
Eric Riddoch, Brigham Young University
                               
Honorable Mention (Category A, Level 3)
Jaya Puglise, Columbia University
Cambry Slight, Brigham Young University
Forrest Hangen, University of Rochester
Tylor Le, University of California, Los Angeles
Amalia Pedersen, Rutgers University
Sebastian Reyes, Harvard University
Siobhán Seigne, University of Rochester
Isabella Chaney, Bryn Mawr College
Viviana Altieri, University of Pittsburgh
Caroline Dunbar, Smith College
Tom Fairholm, Brigham Young University
Elizabeth Culb, Haverford College
Devin Crookshank, Brigham Young University
                               
Gold Medal (Category A, Level 4)               
Hope Ovcharenko, Portland State University
                               
Silver Medal (Category A, Level 4)
Brendon Crave, Brigham Young University
Pablo Lindsey, University of Pittsburgh
Isaac Riley, Brigham Young University
               
Bronze Medal (Category A, Level 4)
Ethan Andersen, Brigham Young University
Anders Danilet, Defense Language Institute, CE, DTRA
Stefan Lehnardt, Brigham Young University
Justin Gagnon, Wheaton College
                               
Honorable Mention (Category A, Level 4)
Melvin Thomas, Georgetown University
James Browning, Harvard University
Lucie Runia, Harvard University
Andrew Kirkpatrick, Georgetown University
Pierre Alegaert, New York University
Lincoln Gee, Brigham Young University
Benjamin Wilken, Columbia University
Suzy Mihalyi, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Danielle Haroldsen, Brigham Young University
Rhett Hunt, Brigham Young University
Alienor Oudin, Harvard University
Melissa Shostak, University of Pittsburgh
Margo Gage, Barnard College
Martina Pagliari, New York University
Noa Gur-Arie, Barnard College
                               

 
 
 
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Gold Medal (Category B, Level 1)                               
Balsa Dragovic, Harvard University
                               
Silver Medal (Category B, Level 1)
Tijana Stanic, Yale University
                               
Bronze Medal (Category B, Level 1)
Bartlomiej Jezierski, University of Rochester
                               
Honorable Mention (Category B, Level 1)
Emma Oechsner, Georgetown University
Marika Olijar, University of Pittsburgh
                               
Gold Medal (Category B, Level 2)                               
Anastasia Akopova, Columbia University
                               
Silver Medal (Category B, Level 2)
Michael Bulkin, Columbia University
Tomasz Bazant, University of Rochester
 
Bronze Medal (Category B, Level 2)
Kristina Pavlovic, New York University
Laurence Kosoy, Columbia University                           
 
Honorable Mention (Category B, Level 2)
Tina Bagdasaryan, University of California, Los Angeles
Stefanie Grba, University of North Texas
                               
Gold Medal (Category B, Level 3)               
Aleksandra Milcheva, Harvard University
                               
Silver Medal (Category B, Level 3)
Anja Malesevic, Columbia University
                               
Bronze Medal (Category B, Level 3)
Elizabeth Turovsky, Columbia University
 
Honorable Mention (Category B, Level 3)
Anna Nehyba, University of Wisconsin-Madison
                               
Gold Medal (Category B, Level 4)                               
Thu Nga Duong, Dickinson College
 
Silver Medal (Category B, Level 4)             
Anarsaikhan Tuvshinjargal, Swarthmore College
 
Bronze Medal (Category B, Level 4)           
Constantin Cazac, Defense Language Institute, CE, DTRA
 
Honorable Mention (Category B, Level 4)
Lesya Yarema, Georgetown University
Lilit Markosyan, University of California, Los Angeles
Stanislav Oros, Defense Language Institute, CE, DTRA
Weronika Kaczmarczyk, University of Notre Dame
                               
Gold Medal (Category C, Level 1)                               
Dorothy Madubuko, Columbia University
                               
Silver Medal (Category C, Level 1)
Elizabeth Bukingolts, Columbia University
Anna Okounkova, Columbia University
                               
Bronze Medal (Category C, Level 1)
Robert Willard, Columbia University
                               
Honorable Mention (Category C, Level 1)
Roberta Bukshtab, Columbia University
Nikita Podobedov, Columbia University
Diana Abagyan, Columbia University
Lyudmila Kirichenko, Columbia University
Dalia Tabachnik, Bowdoin College
Samuel Vasilyev, Rutgers University
Michelle Dashevsky, University of Rochester
                               
Gold Medal (Category C, Level 2)                               
Valeriya Timoshenko, Rutgers University
                               
Silver Medal (Category C, Level 2)
Vladislav Silayev, Harvard University
Elina Kent, Boston University
                               
Bronze Medal (Category C, Level 2)
Alexander Droznin, Harvard University
                               
Honorable Mention (Category C, Level 2)
Alexandra Shpitalnik, Harvard University
Nicole Bugrim, University of California, Los Angeles
Brendan Flisk, Purdue University
Rachel Kandyba, Rutgers University
Jessika Nebrat, Harvard University
Artur Kalandarov, Bowdoin College
Artiom Arutiunov, University of California, Los Angeles
                               
Gold Medal (Category C, Level 3)                               
Elena Lazareva, Carnegie Mellon University
                               
Silver Medal (Category C, Level 3)
Angelina Koliy, Purdue University
                               
Bronze Medal (Category C, Level 3)
Georgiy Makarenko, Defense Language Institute, CE, DTRA
Yasmin Chaudhary, Georgetown University
                               
Honorable Mention (Category C, Level 3)
Alisa Traskunov, New York University
Elise Shuba, Brandeis University
 
Gold Medal (Category C, Level 4)               
Sergii Kalinichenko, Defense Language Institute, CE, DTRA
                               
Silver Medal (Category C, Level 4)
Veronika Arkhipova, University of Mississippi
                               
Bronze Medal (Category C, Level 4)
Timothy Messen, Dartmouth College
                               
Honorable Mention (Category C, Level 4)
Daria Prokhorova, New York University
Mikhail Kashkin, Stetson University
 
Gold Medal (Category C, Level 5)               
Nikita Trofimov, Defense Language Institute, CE, DTRA
                               
Silver Medal (Category C, Level 5)
Yan Shneyderman, Brandeis University
                               
Bronze Medal (Category C, Level 5)
Maksym Moskalenko, Defense Language Institute, CE, DTRA
                               
Honorable Mention (Category C, Level 5)
Igor Tchekan, Defense Language Institute, CE, DTRA
Maria Shaposhnikova, Brandeis University
 
Teachers with questions about the essay contest should contact:

Jennifer Bown, PhD
Department of German and Russian
Brigham Young University
3095 JFSB
Provo, Utah 84602
801-422-3207
jennifer_bown@byu.edu