NPSREC 2022 Award Recipients

2022

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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 973 essays submitted from 58 universities, colleges, and institutions across the nation. A HUGE thank-you goes to this year's judges, who, despite having fled Russia shortly after the invasion of Ukraine, heroically stepped in on short notice to read and rank all of the essays. 

Congratulations to the award recipients listed below as well as to all of our participants!
A1
Gold
Aeryn Rowe, Brandeis University
Alicia Tu, Brandeis University
Elizabeth Tully, Columbia University
 
Silver
Candace Bowers, Columbia University
Cindy Ge, Williams College
Sasha Karamyshev, Vanderbilt University
Alexandra Runnels, Pomona College
Monica Sullivan, William & Mary

Bronze
Charles Bonkowsky, Columbia University
Christopher Brown, Columbia University
Ellie Brown, Dartmouth College
Suzanna Frazier, Columbia University
Autumn Hakes, Brigham Young University
Dillon Marsden, Brigham Young University
Jaden McQuivey, Brigham Young University
Yesukhei Munkhbat, United States Air Force Academy
 
Honorable Mention
Elizabeth Aley, Portland Community College
Alexander Azar, Dartmouth College
Jakob Becker, Arizona State University
Celia Colon-Fernandez, Defense Language Institute, Foreign Language Center, UCR School
Joseph Evans, Defense Language Institute, Foreign Language Center, UCR School
Samantha Fidler, William & Mary
Nina Hollin, Smith College
Alexander Joel, Dartmouth College
Matthew Leboeuf, University of Delaware
Brooke Manning, Arizona State University
Ioannis Mavridis, Davidson College
Chase Merritt, Arizona State University
Natalie Lake Owen, Pomona College
William Walton, William & Mary
Anna Davis, Defense Language Institute
 
A2
Gold
Grant Benjamin Drotts Koehler, Columbia University

Silver
Heather Drury, Defense Language Institute
Sarah Lage, William & Mary
Paul Thomas Lamontanaro, Columbia University
 
Bronze
Ella Grace Denham, Defense Language Institute
Phineas Donohue, Georgetown University
Amel Hickey, Arizona State University
Anna Rumpz, University of Arkansas
 
Honorable Mention
Grace Elizabeth Clifford, Columbia University
Teresa Davison, University of Pittsburgh
Cassidy Durland, Arizona State University
Courtney Alyssa Ellis, Vanderbilt University
Charlotte Maren Grandon, Columbia University
Aleksandr Kuzmenchuk, William & Mary
Izabella Martinez, William & Mary
Mikolaj Mikolajewski, Pomona College
Lily Nemirovsky, Mount Holyoke College
Hannah Ray, William & Mary
Olivia Rose Young, Columbia University
 
A3
Gold
Cate Hwang, University of California, Los Angeles
Ricards Umbrasko, Harvard University
 
Silver
Sophie Goulding, Brigham Young University
Erin Magill, Brandeis University
Eric Wagner, Arizona State University
 
Bronze
Ralph Archbold, Brigham Young University
Christian Packer, Brigham Young University
Christopher Walker, Georgetown University
Julia Woolley, Brigham Young University
 
Honorable Mention
Alexander Bills, Brigham Young University
Tessa Conrardy, Harvard University
John Demir, New York University
Jasmine Ding, Vanderbilt University
Amelia Fay, Columbia University
Avery Houle, University of Delaware
Boyang Liu, Pomona College
Guanyu Lu, Harvard University
Reina Nakamura, Columbia University
Susie P. Williams, Bucknell University
Kaichen Ying, University of California, Los Angeles
 
A4
Gold
Grace Sewell, Swarthmore College

Silver
Alexis Evelyn Hill, University of California, Los Angeles
Jackie Toben, Bryn Mawr College
 
Bronze
Nathan Dinehart, Brigham Young University
Lily Mcbeath, University of California, Los Angeles
Haley Zehrung, Columbia University

Honorable Mention
Gabrielle Baker, Brigham Young University
Nathan Hansen, University of Utah
Mark E. Hoskins, University of Kentucky
Andrew Monta, Indiana University
Truman Perry, Brigham Young University
B1
Gold
Carol Plakk, New York University

Silver
Elisabeth Schmeissner, Columbia University

Bronze
Julius Nedzinskas, New York University

Honorable Mention
Nicolas Ouporov, Columbia University

B2
Gold
Tony Bodulovic, Columbia University

Silver
Gregory Ray Brook, Columbia University

Bronze
Nicole Dorjma Balsirow, Columbia University

Honorable Mention
Viktor Chanchykov, University of California, Los Angeles
Sara Levin, Columbia University

B3
Gold
Nathan Syvash, Dartmouth College

Silver
Daniil Tourashev, United States Air Force Academy

Bronze
Gayane Simonyan, University of California, Los Angeles

Honorable Mention
Faith Hall, Brigham Young University
Meri Makhmuryan, University of California, Los Angeles

B4
Gold
Niles Herrod, Brigham Young University

Silver
Aleksander Cwalina, University of Wisconsin - Madison

C1
Gold
Yekaterina Shulgina, Harvard University

Silver
Jake Korf, University of California, Los Angeles

Bronze
Nataliaâ Vasylyk, Columbia University
 
C2
Gold
Ksenia Vasilyev, United States Air Force Academy

Silver
Michelle Zvansky, University of California, Los Angeles

Bronze
Ivana Prokopenko, Portland Community College

Honorable Mention
Maria Yampolsky, Carnegie Mellon University

C3
Gold
 Yevheniia Dubrova, Dartmouth College

Silver
 Marta Hulievska, Dartmouth College

Bronze
 Timothy Dobretsov, United States Air Force Academy

Honorable Mention
 Anastasia Izmailova, University of California, Los Angeles
Sophia Kogan, Portland State University

C4
Gold
Latif Adurzada, Purdue University
 
Silver
Stogniy Sasha, University of Georgia
 
Bronze
Asset Alibekov, University of Rochester
 
Honorable Mention
Helen Hopersky, Rutgers University
Serafima Kosacheva, New College of Florida

C5
Gold
Artem Rossin, University of California, Los Angeles
 
C6
Gold
Anna Sharudenko, University of California, Los Angeles
 
Silver
Yadviga Tischenko, University of Notre Dame
 
Bronze
Daria Krylova, University of Rochester
 
Honorable Mention
Emiliya Lytvynova Mullerman, University of Rochester
Yury Uspenskiy, Rutgers 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