NPSREC 2019 Award Recipients

2019

Topic: Моя университетская жизнь. / My University Life.

Award Recipients
We are pleased to announce the award recipients of the annual ACTR National Post-Secondary Russian Essay Contest. In this year’s contest, there were 1434 essays submitted from 67 universities, colleges, and institutions across the nation. Three judges read each essay and independently ranked the top 15 to 20% of essays.

Topic: Please write a short essay based on the following topic: Моя университетская жизнь. /My University Life.
 
Gold Medal (Category A, Level 1)
Patrick Adolphus, Harvard University
Evan Lieberman, Carleton College
Gac Filipaj, Columbia University
Griffin Holt, Brigham Young University
Connor Donlen, University of Mississippi
                       
Silver Medal (Category A, Level 1)
Chelsie Sherwood, Brigham Young University
Gabriella Yusupov, Columbia University
Joseph Villafane, Columbia University
Wanting Zhu, Boston College
Kate Gannon, Temple University
Supantho Rakshit, Columbia University
Benjamin LaFond, Harvard University
Elise Liberman, Yale
Elisabeth Incardona, University of Chicago
Finley Roles, College of William & Mary
                       
Bronze Medal (Category A, Level 1)
Elaine Zhang, University of Chicago
Riley Malone, Harvard University
Nick Moore, Yale
Lizbeth Cespedes, Rutgers University
Genki Ono, Yale
Hobart Pao, Columbia University
Chang Gao, Northeastern University
Emily Salcedo-Watson, Columbia University
Eric Chang, Brandeis
Lara Hajar, New York University
Afra Ashraf, Columbia University
Cassidy Bins, Carleton College
Annette Pabello, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Charles Baird, Columbia University
 
Honorable Mention (Category A, Level 1)
Kristina Kim, University of Chicago
Marlon Paine, Columbia University
Lauren Cecchini, University of Chicago
Aleksander Cwalina, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Luke Stoerger, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Theresa Haunold, University of Chicago
Amanda Quach, Brigham Young University
Sam Wachman, Brandeis
Anne Lewandowski, Columbia University
Max Thorpe, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Andrew Chun, University of Chicago
Michelle Yan, Columbia University
Alyssa Rider, Brandeis
Amelia Catherine Fay, Columbia University
Erica Guthrie, University of Pittsburgh
Jillian Bennett, University of Pittsburgh
Alexander Anthon, BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY
Elyana Glass, Carleton College
 
Gold Medal (Category A, Level 2)
Ryan Cimmino, Harvard University
Austin Dean, Columbia University
Bruce Oliver, UCLA
Michael Ehart, University of Pennsylvania
                       
Silver Medal (Category A, Level 2)
David Ehmcke, Columbia University
Erin Slichter, Pomona College
Hunter Craft, Yale University
Pu Ouyang, University of Mississippi
Nick Rosen, Carleton College
Carrie Lasker, Defense Language Institute CE DTRA
Jennifer Kasal, Defense Language Institute CE DTRA
Skye Savage, Columbia University
                       
Bronze Medal (Category A, Level 2)
Nora Сyra, Mount Holyoke College
Michael Valentekovic, UCLA
Nazpari Sotoudeh, Columbia University
Elien Yang, Columbia University
Benjamin Leehan, United States Military Academy-West Point
Maria Pondikos, Columbia University
Thomas Toghramadjian, Boston College
Elise Schlecht, Columbia University
Olivia Myers, University of Mississippi
Savannah Eller, Dartmouth College
Teresa Tseng, Columbia University
Jack Smolenski, Bowling Green SU
Jilian Ran, Boston College
Savannah Miller, Dartmouth College
Shuyang Meng, Boston College
Matthew Elliott, Columbia University
Griffin Sides, Pomona College
 
Honorable Mention (Category A, Level 2)
Jason Peluso, Columbia University
Alison Schonberg, Georgetown University
Maria Giuditta Borselli, Georgetown University
Maximilian Dunat, Georgetown University
Tathagat Bhatia, University of Pennsylvania
Christian Bone, University of Chicago
Caroline Pridgen, University of Pittsburgh
Hannah Yeager, University of Rochester
Ruth Given, Portland Community College
Brandon Royse, Brigham Young University
Alisa Boland, University of Chicago
Mariel Vahar, Umass Amherst
Ryan Kohn, University of Rochester
Jacob Samit, United States Military Academy-West Point
Julia Anna Hablak, Bryn Mawr College
Alistair Somerville, Georgetown University
Benjamin Falley, Georgetown University
Ricardo Damiani, United States Military Academy-West Point
Emily Coco, New York University
Amee Assad, Columbia University
Emily Williams, University of Chicago
                       
Gold Medal (Category A, Level 3)
Tom Fairholm, Brigham Young University  
                       
Silver Medal (Category A, Level 3)
Mason Spedding, Brigham Young University
Trey Jensen, Brigham Young University
Samuel Griffiths, Brigham Young University
Gavin Lawrence, Brigham Young University
Rebecca Deitsch, Harvard University
                       
Bronze Medal (Category A, Level 3)
Christian Amos, Columbia University
Yanliang Pan, Georgetown University
Jack Lawlor, Harvard University
Ran Zhuo, SUNY Binghamton
Rawley Gardner, University of Pittsburgh
Sasha Stott, Indiana University, Bloomington
Aaron Greenberg, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Hannah Bennet, UCLA
Ryan Tintera, Columbia University
Jacob Owen, Brigham Young University
Eduard Tataru, Vanderbilt University
                       
Honorable Mention (Category A, Level 3)
Courtney Glait, Vanderbilt University
Suzanna Diehl, Boston College
Bert McLeod, Columbia University
Thomas Radle, Brigham Young University
Ariel Ketcham-Warshaw, University Of Wisconsin-Madison
Alexis Sills, Portland State University
Ethan Holmes, University Of Montana
Mckay Gerratt, Brigham Young University
Jessica Saeli, University Of Notre Dame
Joseph Bohman, Brigham Young University
Rachael Neidinger, Harvard University
Patrick Williams, Defense Language Institute Ce Dtra
Jake Wilkins, Brigham Young University
Hannah Baughn, Vanderbilt University
Suzanne Uchytil, Brigham Young University
Tessa Klein, University Of Notre Dame
Bryce Linden, University Of Wisconsin-Madison
Sam Kramer, Brigham Young University
                       
Gold Medal (Category A, Level 4)
Stephanie Borgani, Columbia University
Emma Kaisla, Columbia University
                       
Silver Medal (Category A, Level 4)
Robert Abbott, Columbia University
Brendan Tanner, BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY
Greta Schatz, Columbia University
Ana Arquilla, Defense Language Institute CE DTRA
Kimya Jamasbi, Georgetown University
 
Bronze Medal (Category A, Level 4)
Caroline Dunbar, Smith College
Anthony Lopata, Defense Language Institute Ce Dtra
Benjamin Wilken, Columbia University
Isaac Blackburn-Johnson, Pomona College
Tyler Le, UCLA
Hyneman Andress , United States Military Academy-West Point
Sarah Wallstrom, Columbia University
Elissa Burack, Georgetown University
                       
Honorable Mention (Category A, Level 4)
Chandler Flint, United States Military Academy-West Point
Ia Tserodze, Harvard University
Owen Bates, Brigham Young University
Sara Davis, Brigham Young University
Michelle Schulte, Indiana University, Bloomington
Matthew Abrahamsen, Pomona College
Elizabeth Allegra Culp, Haverford College
Nicholas Conlon, Georgetown University
Timothy Coan, Georgetown University
Ethan Andersen, Brigham Young University
Hallie Sala, Dartmouth College
Amanda Durfee, Dartmouth College

Gold Medal (Category B, Level 1)
Lia Sokol, Indiana University, Bloomington
                       
Silver Medal (Category B, Level 1)
Bohdan Matsko, Wayne State University
                       
Bronze Medal (Category B, Level 1)
Gala Kalevic, Columbia University
                       
Honorable Mention (Category B, Level 1)
Nadiya Komzyuk, UCLA
Zaven Hamazaspyan, Temple University
Ivanna Kuz, Harvard University
 
Gold Medal (Category B, Level 2)            
Oksana Manasserian, UCLA
 
Silver Medal (Category B, Level 2)
Oksana Honcharyk, Temple University
 
Bronze Medal (Category B, Level 2)
Tomasz Bazant, University of Rochester
           
Honorable Mention (Category B, Level 2)
Emilia McLennan, University of Chicago
Alina Arama, UCLA       
           
Gold Medal (Category B, Level 3)
Asset Alibekov, University of Rochester
                       
Silver Medal (Category B, Level 3)
Shushanik Basmajyan, UCLA
                       
Bronze Medal (Category B, Level 3)
Sinan Seyidbayli, University of Virginia
Robert Wrzesinski, Harvard University
 
Honorable Mention (Category B, Level 3)
Elen Sahakyan, UCLA
                       
Gold Medal (Category B, Level 4)
Belmergen Aigerim, UCLA
 
Silver Medal (Category B, Level 4)
Islomzhan Akhmedov , University of Rochester
 
Bronze Medal (Category B, Level 4)
Anna Nehyba, University of Wisconsin-Madison
 
Honorable Mention (Category B, Level 4)
Max Vani, Harvard University
Mariam Topeshashvili, Harvard University
                       
Gold Medal (Category C, Level 1)
Ruth Rosenblum, Brandeis
Anthony Trufanov, University of Kentucky             
                       
Silver Medal (Category C, Level 1)
Michael Barth, University of Pittsburgh
Alexander Butovetsky, Yale
Tatiana Cruikova, Yale
                       
 
Bronze Medal (Category C, Level 1)
Dalia Tabachnik, Bowdoin College
Svyatoslav Nemenko, Defense Language Institute CE DTRA
Olga Sokiran, Northeastern University
 
Honorable Mention (Category C, Level 1)
Sophia Gates, Columbia University
Arthur Azvolinsky, Yale
Leonard Ssemakula, Columbia University
Joshua Kerzhner, University of Rochester
Arina Balako, Columbia University
Lilian Shnir, Columbia University
Maysa Ashhab-Jones, Columbia University
Anastasia Velikovskaya, Columbia University
Nikole Naloy, Harvard University
Georgiy Kent, Harvard University
Margaret Koulikova, UCLA
Daniella Timofeyev, Columbia University
Alexander Kirov, Yale
Tatyana Belova, Columbia University
Katherine Mansourova, University of Notre Dame
Timur Makhauri, New York University
William Dudarov, Carleton College
                       
Gold Medal (Category C, Level 2)
Yelyzaveta Begunova, Dartmouth College  
 
Silver Medal (Category C, Level 2)
Sophie Lis, Brandeis
                       
Bronze Medal (Category C, Level 2)
Michelle Dashevsky, University of Rochester
Aleksandre Japaridze, New York University
Alexander Kokoshinskiy, Dartmouth College
                       
Honorable Mention (Category C, Level 2)
Elise Shuba, Brandeis
Oksana Kolimas, UIC
Jessica Maksimov, Georgetown University
Olga Boukhvalova, USAFA
Nick Burchuladze, UCLA
 
Gold Medal (Category C, Level 3)
Yerzhan Baigaliyev, University of Pittsburgh          
                       
Silver Medal (Category C, Level 3)
Vera Kotelnikova, Purdue University
Darya Romanova, Dartmouth College
                       
Bronze Medal (Category C, Level 3)
Daria Loginova, University of Arizona
Dmitryi Karavaikin, University of Chicago
                       
Honorable Mention (Category C, Level 3)
Anna Lee, New York University
Maria Guseva, Purdue University
 
Gold Medal (Category C, Level 4)           
Alisher Khalmukhamedov, defense Language Institute CE DTRA
Tatsiana Limtiaco, Defense Language Institute CE DTRA
                       
Silver Medal (Category C, Level 4)
Oleksandr Mikhno, Defense Language Institute CE DTRA
Ramai Narimanov, Defense Language Institute CE DTRA
                       
Bronze Medal (Category C, Level 4)
Artsem Ivashanka, Defense Language Institute CE DTRA
 
Honorable Mention (Category C, Level 4)
Sergey Pankratov, Defense Language Institute CE DTRA

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

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