NPSREC 2021 Award Recipients

2021

Topic: Моё любимое место
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 1121 essays submitted from 49 universities, colleges, and institutions across the nation. Three judges read each essay and independently ranked the top 15 to 20% of essays. Congratulations to the award recipients listed below as well as all of our participants.
A1
Gold
Omar Wahby, Harvard University
Alek Kuzmenchuk, William & Mary
 
Silver
Olivia Young, Columbia University
Gregory Brook, Columbia University
Oliver Sherwin, Defense Language Institute
Grant Koehler, Columbia University
Noa Fay, Columbia University
Nathan Ro, Defense Language Institute
 
Bronze
Paul Lamontanaro, Columbia University
E Jen Liu, Columbia University
Jose E. Echaverry, Defense Language Institute
Annika Hugosson, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
John Santrizos, University of Rochester
Shamsiddine El Nil, Defense Language Institute
Emma Ruppert, University of Pittsburgh
John Harrington, Harvard University
Jackson McArthur, University of Mississippi
Natasha Przybylski, Portland Community College
 
Honorable Mention
Talia Abrahamson, Columbia University
Nicholas Clarizio, The University of Notre Dame
J. Kolter Stevenson, U-Montana
Bryan M. Napier, Defense Language Institute
Jamie Baker, Columbia University
Sarah Lage, William & Mary
Nirvana Khan, Georgetown University
Emily Gorny, Georgetown University
Alejandro Fuentes, Williams College
Alison Berman, Columbia University
Jonathan Belay, Harvard University
Hikaru Hatakawa, Williams College
 
A2
Gold
Sebastian Meid, Defense Language Institute (DTRA Course)
 
Silver
Hannah May, Bowling Green SU
Tyler Pruitt, University of Pittsburgh
 
Bronze
Soliday Lillian, Defense Language Institute
Joshua Koury, DLIFLC
Bethany Christie, University of Delaware
Jones Chase, DLIFLC
 
Honorable Mention
Cate Hwang, University of California, Santa Barbara
Ash Maria, Pomona College
Alexander Lee, Harvard University
Thaddeus Lipke, Columbia University
Valdes Rafael, Defense Language Institute
Kiara Larocca, University of Pittsburgh
CJ Jones, The University of Notre Dame
Carole-Louise Ashby, Columbia University
Christian Shousha, Arizona State University
Theresa Raabe, DLIFLC
Nicole Volff, Columbia University
Sara Sporkin, University of Maryland, College Park
Matt Sherman, University of Maryland, College Park
Rachel Wolf, Defense Language Institute
Christopher Walker, Georgetown University
Isaak Parlin, Columbia University
Alexander Glazier, University of Rochester
Hannah Rubenstein, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Samantha Whitehead, DLIFLC
Mason Smith, Columbia University
Madeleine Denis, Columbia University
Oscar Naramore, University of Maryland, College Park
Cody Severance, Bowling Green State University
 
A3
Gold
Zev Burton, Georgetown University
Sam Wachman, Brandeis University
 
Silver
Jackie Toben, Bryn Mawr College
Naomi Spektor, Arizona State University
Gabriela Rasmussen Diaz, University of Maryland, College Park
 
Bronze
Martha McCafferty, University of Mississippi
Wanzhen Jun, Columbia University
Olivia Myers, University of Mississippi
Anya Ireson-Janke, University of California, Los Angeles
 
Honorable Mention
Haley Zehrung, Columbia University
Joseph McDonough, Harvard University
Rhodia Eid, Georgetown University
Harper Ortlieb, Georgetown University
Yihong Zhang, University of Rochester
Eytan Goldstein, University of Pittsburgh
Gina Romanazzi, University of Rochester
Lucas Risinger, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Charles Sedore, The University of Notre Dame
Sydnee Wilke, Georgetown University
 
Honorable Mention
Levon Savonyan, Georgetown University
Alexander Mancevski, Harvard University
Hannah Faulkner, University of Pittsburgh
Jean-William Mackler, Rutgers University
Muning Wang, Pomona College
Corine Cucolo, University of Maryland, College Park
Alex Chen, Columbia University
Jack Schmeiser, University of Virginia
Brooke Tanner, Georgetown University
 
A4
Gold
Brian Blacher, Defense Language Institute (DTRA Course)
 
Silver
Christopher Belnap, Brigham Young University
Jiashi Yang, Columbia University
Jacob Martell, Defense Language Institute (DTRA Course)
 
Bronze
Elise Schlecht, Columbia University
Perry Young, Georgetown University
Tessa Klein, The University of Notre Dame
Garrison Wright, University of Kentucky
Brennon Henderson, Brigham Young University
Allison Verbil, University of California, Los Angeles
Zachary Deming, Columbia University
 
Honorable Mention
Anna Wagner, University of Kentucky
Dylan Charter, Swarthmore College
Lena Steinbach, Bryn Mawr College
Patrick Ambrogio, Columbia University
Mira Wroblewski, William & Mary
Rawley Gardner, University of Pittsburgh
Anna Jantzen, Georgetown University
Yanliang Pan, Georgetown University
Tina Dolbaia, Georgetown University
Mark Hoskins, University of Kentucky
Brady Wegner, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Natalie Hall, Columbia University
Conrad Salonites, University of California, Los Angeles
Shastia Azulay, Smith College
Chloë Edgington, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Abigail Anderson, The University of Notre Dame
Jennifer Bassett, Brigham Young University
Nicholas Conlon, Georgetown University
Natalia San Antonio, Bryn Mawr College
B1
Gold
Kalina Mladenova, Yale University
 
Silver
Karina Bundy, University of Mississippi
 
Bronze
Alice Litvak, Yale University University
 
Honorable Mention
Tony Bodulovic, Columbia University
Ketevan Tchiokadze, Temple University
 
B2
Gold
Daniil Tourashev, United States Air Force Academy
 
Silver
Laura Grunenkovaite, Brandeis University
 
Bronze
Emma Larson, Williams College
 
Honorable Mention
Narek Grigorian, University of Maryland, College Park
Nadya Ellerhorst, University of Delaware
 
Honorable Mention
Joseph Kuliyev, University of Maryland, College Park
B3
Gold
Alek Gozman, Georgetown University
 
Silver
Meri Makuryan, University of California, Los Angeles
Edgar Babayan, Defense Language Institute (DTRA Course)
 
Honorable Mention
Nikoleta Steblak, Defense Language Institute (DTRA Course)
Martin Adamian, University of California, Los Angeles
 
B4
Gold
Valeriy Opanasenko, Defense Language Institute (DTRA Course)
 
Silver
Timur Mustafayev, Defense Language Institute (DTRA Course)
Arina Popovich, Defense Language Institute (DTRA Course)
 
Bronze
Aigerim Toleukhanova, University of California, Los Angeles
 
Honorable Mention
Lia Gugava, University of California, Los Angeles
Indira Chalmers, Defense Language Institute (DTRA Course)
Mariam Khakhutaishvili, University of Rochester
 
C1
Gold
Anna Charnyshou, Georgetown University
Ksenia Vasilyev, United States Air Force Academy
 
Silver
Daria Macauslan, University of California, Los Angeles
David Belkin, University of Rochester
Polina Petrov, Carnegie Mellon University
Anna Igaunis, Rutgers University
Alina Shcherbakova, UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA at Chapel Hill
Rachel Kodysh, University of Delaware
 
Bronze
Julia Michelle Denissenko, New York University
Sophia Wilbourn, University of Virginia
Olga Kiyan, Harvard University
 
Honorable Mention
Rachel Bitutsky, Yale University
Veronika Silkin, Harvard University
Aleksander Dorfman, Carnegie Mellon University
Sergei Eliseev, University of Rochester
Nicole Bloshtein, University of California, Los Angeles
Alexander Warden, Rutgers University
Abigail Isakov, Haverford College
Margaret Michelle Kukuyeva, Temple University
Moisey Alaev, University of California, Los Angeles
Viktor Kagan, Yale University
Anna Baker, Yale University
 
C2
Gold
Timothy Dobretsov, United States Air Force Academy
 
Silver
Abby Harris, University of Pittsburgh
 
Bronze
Sofia Doroshenko, Georgetown University
 
Honorable Mention
Jessica Maksimov, Georgetown University
Philipp Verpukhovskiy, University of California, Los Angeles
Arina Prakapenka, University of Pittsburgh
Renata Sakaeva, Georgetown University
Joseph Matveyenko, University of California, Los Angeles
Louis Gosart, University of California, Los Angeles
Jaden Riveles, Rutgers University
Alexander Dudkin, University of Maryland, College Park
 
C3
Gold
Anna Sharudenko, University of California, Los Angeles
Dmitriy Rukodanov, University of California, Los Angeles
 
Silver
Kirill Bor, Arizona State University
 
Bronze
Serafima Kosacheva, New College of Florida
 
Honorable Mention
Boris Ardemasov, Bowdoin College
Irina Shakurova, Arizona State University
 
C4
Gold
Dimitri von Witte, Defense Language Institute (DTRA Course)
 
Bronze
Elizaveta Belaya, Rutgers University
 
Silver
Aleksey Vyatkov, Defense Language Institute (DTRA Course)
 
Honorable Mention
Helen Hopersky, Rutgers University
Nikolay Gubarev, Defense Language Institute (DTRA Course)
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