NPSREC Past Topics and Winners 

2014 

Topic:  An important decision in my life. / Важное решение в моей жизни.

Winners

Gold Medal (Category A, Level 1)
Cara Ehlenfeldt, Swarthmore College
Noel de Sa e Silva, Harvard University

Silver Medal (Category A, Level 1)
Paul Hoehn, Kenyon College
Lizzy Carp, Bryn Mawr College
Benjamin Marakowitz-Svig, Kenyon College

Bronze Medal (Category A, Level 1)
Lupita Barrientos, Swarthmore College
Nina Prasad, Pomona College
Grant Farnsworth, Brigham Young University
Cody Lake, Temple University

Honorable Mention (Category A, Level 1)
Shreya Vardhan, Harvard University
Alexander Harrover, Kenyon College
Alison Kelly, Brigham Young University
Miles Garbarini, Yale University
Rebecca Mahany, Columbia University
Francis Simms, Williams College
Kalea Power, Princeton University
Ramsey Reyes, University of Pennsylvania
Yennie Jun, Tufts University
Andrew Brod, Yale University
Hana Lethen, Princeton University
Rebekah Heckler, Indiana University
Caleb Foust, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Krista Kohler, Columbia University
Seth Reichert, Kenyon College
Gerald Anders, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Nate Garrett, Brigham Young University
Lily Tyson, Swarthmore College
Allison Shely, Boston College
Sarah Brettin, University of Mississippi
Eleanor Woodward, Yale University
Kate Forrester, University of Chicago
Brent Eubanks, University of Mississippi
Charles Moser, University of Mississippi
Alexandra Grimm, Harvard University
Joshua Altman, Yale University
Paul Cresecenta, Pomona College
Winnie Thaw, Kenyon College
Juliette Cremel, Harvard University
Nicholas Nardini, Harvard University
Kate Seidel, Columbia University
Emily Efland, Yale University
Christian Williams, Boston University
Scott Treiman, Kenyon College

Gold Medal (Category A, Level 2)             
Joshua O'Brien, University of Notre Dame

Silver Medal (Category A, Level 2)
Christian Felt, Purdue University
Stewart Pollock, Kenyon College

Bronze Medal (Category A, Level 2)
Raul Aguilar, Rutgers University
Jacob Seidman, Columbia University
Andrew Stockburger, University of Chicago
Alexandra Vreeman, Pomona College
Brian Astrachan, Williams College

Honorable Mention (Category A, Level 2)
Sydney Stotter, Bryn Mawr College
Elizabeth Tolley, Swarthmore College
Miranda Lupion, University of Pennsylvania
Eleanor Lopatto, Kenyon College
Michael Lam, Yale University
Jason Adams, United States Military Academy
Michelle Mayro, Columbia University
Molly Petchenik, Swarthmore College
Micah Butler, College of William and Mary
Cole Hickman, Columbia University
Jennifer Doyle, Bowling Green State University
Martin Crosby-Arreaza, The College of New Jersey
Tasha  Courtney, Indiana University
Michael Kosowsky, The State University of New York at Binghamton
Lauren Beck, Columbia University
Keru Cai, Harvard University
Joseph Weber, Boston University
Brenda Tinoco, University of California, Los Angeles
Dylan Ogden, Kenyon College
Alexander Demetriades, Miami University
Barrett Ziegler, Dickinson College
Alexander Freeburg, Yale University
Ian Delbridge, University of Rochester
Jacob Spear, Carleton College
Gretchen Fernholz, Carleton College
Sarah Wall, College of William and Mary
Kristi Lew, Portland Community College
Michelle Schulte, Kenyon College
Kaia Hodgson, Brigham Young University
Austen Dowell, Dickinson College
Quin Stack, University of Wisconsin-Madison
John Lyons, Middlebury
Sean Frazzette, Harvard University

Gold Medal (Category A, Level 3)             
Brad Gordon, University of Mississippi
Cameron Bell, Brigham Young University
Joseph Haberman, Yale University

Silver Medal (Category A, Level 3)
Dakota Whisler, University of Montana-Missoula
Joseph Haberman, Yale University
Jordan Hussey-Andersen, Indiana University
Zhihao Wang, University of California, Los Angeles

Bronze Medal (Category A, Level 3)
Nick Prestwich, Brigham Young University
Caroline Elkin, Dickinson College
Alina Capanna, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Leslie Martin, Kenyon College
Richard Wess, University of Pennsylvania
Dyer Pierce, Kenyon College

Honorable Mention (Category A, Level 3)
Madeleine Steup, Indiana University
Erik Sohlden, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Claire Fisher, Harvard University
Alexandra Henriques, Columbia University
Taylor Lain, College of William and Mary
Tiara Luckiesh, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Richard Ruda, University of Maryland, College Park
Kevin Hazlett, Harvard University
Jessica Hardin, Georgetown University
Linda Kleinfeld, Sewanee-The University of the South
Kaylin Land, Carleton College
Garrett McClintock, Brigham Young University
Simon Hoellerbauer, Kenyon College
Amanda Marshall, University of California, Los Angeles
Brittany Belkiewitz, Indiana University
Jesse Kruschke, University of Wisconsin-Madison
James Browning, Carleton College
Peter Jensen, Indiana University
Annie Sundelson, University of California, Los Angeles

Gold Medal (Category A, Level 4) 
Sarah Vitali, Harvard University
                 
Silver Medal (Category A, Level 4)
Jonathan Mahoney, Brigham Young University
Koji Takagi, Brigham Young University
Juan Jose del Valle Coello, Indiana University

Bronze Medal (Category A, Level 4)
Brenda Seah, Yale University
Jesse Vincent, Pomona College
Anthony Betts, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Joshua Prince, Brigham Young University
Alexander Hayes, Defense Language Institute

Honorable Mention (Category A, Level 4)
Henry Misa, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Sophia Davis, Carleton College
Casey Connolly, University of Notre Dame
Tom Liles, Harvard University
Brian Kimball, University of New Hampshire
Lia Kapanadze, Mount Holyoke College
Devin Hess, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Carson Fish, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Anna Sophia Ziton, Kenyon College
Setsen Altan-Ochir, Cornell College
Nathaniel Erb-Satullo, Harvard University
Lauren Goff, Harvard University
Danielle Smith, Dartmouth College
Azeem Zaman, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Gold Medal (Category B, Level 1)              
Dina Difort, University of Montana-Missoula

Silver Medal (Category B, Level 1)
Nadiya Chuchvara, Rutgers University

Bronze Medal (Category B, Level 1)
Alex Braslavsky, Columbia University
Damian Weikum, Yale University
Justin Bleuel, Columbia University

Honorable Mention (Category B, Level 1)
Joanna Antoniuk, United States Air Force Academy
Stefan Curcic, United States Air Force Academy
Patrick Parlej, Rutgers University
Jessica Dabrowski, Tufts University
Andre Ivankovic, Yale University

Gold Medal (Category B, Level 2)              
Oleg Didovets, University of Rochester

Silver Medal (Category B, Level 2)
Jana Lohrova, Yale University

Bronze Medal (Category B, Level 2)
Carolyn Czarnecki, Rutgers University

Honorable Mention (Category B, Level 2)
Rebecca Shipler, Boston University
Filip Duz, Boston College

Gold Medal (Category B, Level 3)  
Edward Danilyuk, Temple University
Solomiya Stebelska, Rutgers University

Silver Medal (Category B, Level 3)
Maria Lechtarova, Columbia University
Marcin Swieczkowski, Boston University
Vladislav Petkov, Columbia University

Bronze Medal (Category B, Level 3)
Ivan Kolobaric, Yale University
Vicky Radenkova, Lewis & Clark College
Emma Difort, University of Montana-Missoula

Honorable Mention (Category B, Level 3)
Weronika Kucharska, Drew University
Hristiana Petkova, University of California, Los Angeles
Bogdan Shevchuk, Portland State University

Gold Medal (Category B, Level 4)              
Michelle Cerna, Tufts University
Christopher Blackwood, Tufts University
Gold Medal (Category C, Level 1)             
Theodore Darenkov, Boston University

Silver Medal (Category C, Level 1)
Dina Peck, University of Chicago
Elena Nikonova, University of Pennsylvania
Michael Starr, Columbia University

Bronze Medal (Category C, Level 1)
Yekaterina Kovalyova, Columbia University
Dalia Wolfson, Yale University
Marina Shayevich, Rutgers University
Rachel Vasilyev, Boston College
Anna Volski, Rutgers University
Yelyzaveta Prysyazhnyuk, Columbia University

Honorable Mention (Category C, Level 1)
Ronen Shor, Rutgers University
Igor Berman, Brandeis University
Michael Boutoussov, Rutgers University
Anna Kushnir, Rhodes College
Rachel Komich, Ohio University
Christina Sadoma, University of California, Los Angeles
Mark Solovey, University of California, Los Angeles
Natalia Johnson, Lewis & Clark College
Nikita Turley, Princeton University
Mayia Kapelnikova, Columbia University
Dennis Artischev, University of Mississippi

Gold Medal (Category C, Level 2)             
Andrei Didenko, Tufts University
Maya Shumyatcher, University of Pennsylvania

Silver Medal (Category C, Level 2)
Anna Bruzgulis, University of Chicago
Maksimilian Sklyarov, University of California, Los Angeles
Yekaterina Belikov, University of California, Los Angeles

Bronze Medal (Category C, Level 2)
Dave Benger, Brandeis University
Karina Panyan, University of Maryland, College Park
Lioudmila Zaitseva, Harvard University
Kseniya Rogulina, Boston University
Kristina Clinton, Purdue University

Honorable Mention (Category C, Level 2)
Nina Shevzov-Zebrun, Harvard University
Maria Alkhasova, Brandeis University
Izabella Kovalchuk, University of California, Santa Barbara
Mitchell Revitch, University of Notre Dame
Daniel Shor, Brandeis University
Anastasia Austin, Brandeis University
Alla Avakova, Northeastern University
Marina Bolotnikova, Harvard University
Robert Svechin, Rutgers University

Gold Medal (Category C, Level 3)             
Masha Nikolski, University of Pennsylvania
Arpi Grigoryan, University of Mississippi

Silver Medal (Category C, Level 3)
Ecaterina Toutok, University of Rochester

Bronze Medal (Category C, Level 3)
Yelena Guseva, University of Maryland, College Park

Honorable Mention (Category C, Level 3)
Valeriya Tatisheva, Dartmouth College
Miriam Goldman, Portland State University
Margarita Brown, Rutgers University

Gold Medal (Category C, Level 4) 
Oleg Oleinic, Defense Language Institute

Silver Medal (Category C, Level 4)
Mariam Agaeva, University of Chicago

Bronze Medal (Category C, Level 4)
Iulia Bardareanu, Rutgers University
Krystyna Rastorguieva, College of Charleston
Andrei Tarasevich, Defense Language Institute

Honorable Mention (Category C, Level 4)
Tatiana Bereznikova, Rutgers University
Saida Khamidova, American University
Dmitry Styrkas, Rutgers University
Ruslan Khushenazarov, Defense Language Institute    

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
[email protected]

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