NPSREC 2024 Award Recipients

2024

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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 XXX essays submitted from XX universities, colleges, and institutions across the nation. 

Congratulations to the award recipients listed below as well as to all of our participants!

A1
Gold
Matthew Fassett, University of Montana
 
Silver
Emma Clute, Ohio State University
Amelie Wilson Bivera, Georgetown University

Bronze
Rian Finn, Georgetown University
Ruth Vesta-June Gale, Pomona College
Rebekah Zimmerman, Portland Community College
 
Honorable Mention
Hannah  Brewer, Portland Community College
Amandine  de Simone, Mount Holyoke College
Marjolaine de Simone, Mount Holyoke College
Gareth Gao, Brandeis University
Bill Hartt, Arizona State University
Edward Hayward, Carleton College
Hugh Kane, Williams College
Craig Kimball, University of Montana
Owen Tilman, Yale University
James   Tyler, Yale University
Alexander Wallis, Dickinson College
Julia Wickman, University of Georgia

 
A2
Gold
Mathew Kropp, Defense Language Institute

Silver
Roshni Chakraborty, Harvard University
John Dinh, Portland Community College
Libbie Larsen, Georgetown University
 
Bronze
Alex Gottes, Columbia University
Huesler Reiner, Defense Language Institute
Lauren Strobl, Georgetown University
 
Honorable Mention
Keller Elizabeth, Columbia University
Annabel Hou, UC Berkeley
Katherine McPhie, Harvard University
Rocka Moragne, UC Berkeley
Thomas Musser, Brandeis University
Safwat  Omar, UC Berkeley
Bodine Steven, Defense Language Institute
Werner Tyler, Defense Language Institute
Peter Vantas, Portland Community College
Trevor White, UC Berkeley
 
A3
Gold
Nina Dinan, UCLA
 
Silver
Aimma Farooqui, Ohio State University
Andro Gogorishvili, Pomona College
 
Bronze
Angel Cramer, University of Pittsburgh
Demetrius Merkey, Penn State
John Thatcher, Rutgers University
 
Honorable Mention
Heather Bittle, University of Georgia
Joseph  Brady, University of Montana
Morgan Emery, University of Pennsylvania
Anna Gamburd, Harvard University
Ava Giles, Columbia University
Lucas Hendley, DLIFLC DTRA
John Herath, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Aeryn Rowe, Brandeis University
Alexandra Runnels, Pomona College
Michael Westermeyer, Portland Community College
Michaela White, Georgetown University

 
A4
Gold
Anna Shenogina, Ohio State University

Silver
Tessa Conrardy, Harvard University
 
Bronze
Blake Bullock, Brigham Young University
Clay Wolfe, DLIFLC DTRA

Honorable Mention
Erin Hardy, University of Utah
Mark Hoskins, University of Kentucky
Isaac Kendell, University of Utah
Joshua Silver, Ohio State University

B1

Honorable Mention
Lilia Bowers, Brigham Young University
Katarina Bursac, University of Denver
Aijla Dizdarevic, Vanderbilt University
Raisa Effress, Columbia University
Feya Epel, Carnegie Mellon University
Eric Frank, Temple University
Elizabeth Kushelevsky, Columbia University
Daniela Marekova, Columbia University
Lizzie Melashvili, Columbia University
Stirling Rose, Columbia University
Sasha Sauciur, UC Berkeley
Hannah Tchetchko, Carnegie Mellon University



B2
Gold
Nickolena Kolev, Columbia University

Silver
Nicholas Kovalenko, Rutgers University
Alyssa Skorodinsky, Temple University

Bronze
Alexander Dorfman, Carnegie Mellon University
Jackson Freeman, Brigham Young University
Mia Knezevic, Boston University
Alexander Sick, The U.S. Air Force Academy

Honorable Mention
Tobey Austin, Columbia University
Alyssa Gorny, University of Rochester
Anthony Malysz, Harvard University
Stewart Maya, Columbia University
Nicolas Ouporov, Columbia University
Alex Ramoya, Bucknell University
Max Shushkovsky, Carnegie Mellon University
Alissa Skakalskaya, Rutgers University

B3
Gold
Rene Strezenicky, Columbia University

Silver
Alice Shpak, Georgetown University

Bronze
Emily Gorny, Georgetown University

Honorable Mention
Nicholas Doblosky, Rutgers University
Kuba Grudzien, UC Berkeley
Noah Hebdon, Brigham Young University
Zachary Lech, Harvard University
Logan Stats, Brigham Young University
Elizabeth Vershkov, University of Georgia


B4
Gold
Ada Vucenovic, Brigham Young University 

Silver
Larissa Foley, University of Wisconsin - Madison

Bronze
Katya Leek, University of Wisconsin - Madison


C1
Gold
Leeza Pesok, Columbia University

Silver
Evita Griskenas, Columbia University

Bronze
Gohar Veziryan, UC Berkeley 

Honorable Mention
Julius  Arolovich, Carnegie Mellon University
Rachel Boroda, Columbia University
Lev Kruglyak, Harvard University
Sasha Maroulis, Columbia University
Katya Moeller, Columbia University
Allen Resnick, Temple University
Solomon Zhukovskiy, Brandeis University
 
C2
Gold
William Slabodkin, Ohio State University 

Silver
Vera Mazeeva, Carnegie Mellon University
Elizabeth Phillips, Carnegie Mellon University
Evelina Tyan, Ohio State University

Bronze
Anna Alaverdian, UC Berkeley
Ruthan Petrsoky, Penn State
Camilla Vaynberg, Rutgers University

Honorable Mention
Jessica Goldring, Carnegie Mellon University
Valeria Krokhmalyuk, University of Rochester
Sara Levin, Columbia University
Elizabeth Masyukova, Carnegie Mellon University
Sasha Shefter, Carnegie Mellon University
Ilya Yudkovsky, Georgetown University
Michael Yudovich, Carnegie Mellon University

C3
Gold
Nika Gladkov, UCLA

Silver
Veniamin Kulish, DLIFLC DTRA

Bronze
Roksana Gabidullina, Georgetown University

Honorable Mention
Sasha Roumyantseva, Bucknell University
Kathy Roytman, Brandeis University
Sasha Rudakov, UC Berkeley
Tiran Sargystan, UCLA
Daniel Vicich, Georgetown University

C4
Gold
Helen Hopersky, Rutgers University
 
Silver
Ksenia Vasilyev, The U.S. Air Force Academy
 
Bronze
Gayane Khachatryan, UCLA
 
Honorable Mention
Nicole Asiryan, Harvard University
Berta Muza, Brandeis University
Kuzma Shepelev, Georgetown University

C5
Gold
Alisa Cherkashina, Carleton College

Silver
Stanislav Vakulenko, Pomona College

Bronze
Anna Burnett, DLIFLC DTRA

Honorable Mention
Aleksandr Bodin, Portland State University
Dmitry Burstein, DLIFLC DTRA
Valery Lyssyakevich, Rutgers University
Vadim Rakitskii, Boston University

 
C6
Gold
Yuliya Brazina, DLIFLC DTRA
 
Silver
Eleonora Kotlyar, DLIFLC DTRA
Viacheslav Kozlov, DLIFLC DTRA
 
Bronze
Marta Kondratiuk, Carleton College
Volodymyr Palko, DLIFLC DTRA
Siuzanna Shaanian, UCLA 
 
Honorable Mention
Efim Golovaty, Boston University
Grigory Levadnyy, DLIFLC DTRA
Emiliya Lytvynova Mullerman, University of Rochester
Ilona Nechai, UCLA 
Alima Salimbaeva-Smith, DLIFLC DTRA
Lisa Tiutiunnik, UCLA
Anatoliy Warren, DLIFLC DTRA 
Sultim Zhamyanov, DLIFLC DTRA

Teachers with questions about the essay contest should contact:

Raquel Greene
Associate Professor
Grinnell College
greener at grinnell.edu

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