NPSREC Past Topics and Winners 

2015 

Topic: A very interesting day in my life. / Очень интересный день в моей жизни.

Winners

Gold Medal (Category A, Level 1)
Amin Ghadimi, Harvard University

Silver Medal (Category A, Level 1)
Jonathan Epstein, New York University
Sean Hall, American University
Hoa Nguyen, Mount Holyoke College

Bronze Medal (Category A, Level 1)
Nicolas Campos, Harvard University
Isabel Murphy, Harvard University
Blake Patterson, Indiana University
Rachel Valentina Sommers, Columbia University

Honorable Mention (Category A, Level 1)
Masha Abarinova, Bryn Mawr College
Gray Brakke, Brown University
Rachel Burman, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Shubhankar Chhokra, Harvard University
Abby Davis, University of Notre Dame
Catherine DeLaura, New York University
Alina Teresa Dunlap, Columbia University
Nicole Edwards, Columbia University
Andrew Hise, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Eric Kim, Harvard University
David Kurkovsky, Yale University
Rachel Murgo, Mount Holyoke College
Anne-Everett Renner, Columbia University
Nihal Shetty, Columbia University
Anton Tokman, Yale University
Robert Tosswill, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Marina Waggoner, Portland State University
Moonlit Wang, Harvard University
Keith Wiley, University of Rochester

Gold Medal (Category A, Level 2)                      
Emily Efland, Yale University

Silver Medal (Category A, Level 2)
Jorge Anaya, Portland Community College
Thomas Elvins, University of Pittsburgh
Dovydas Sakinis, Dartmouth College
Emma Santelmann, Harvard University

Bronze Medal (Category A, Level 2)
Aldo Arellano, Dartmouth College
Michael Hemphill, University of Kansas
Cody Lake, Temple University
Benjamin Marakowitz-Svigals, Kenyon College

Honorable Mention (Category A, Level 2)
Alex Braslavsky, Columbia University
Paul Chouchana, Columbia University
Philip Gray Clark, Kenyon College
Seth Harrison Farkas, Columbia University
Justin Gagnon, Wheaton College
Myles Garbarini, Yale University
Jenna Glatzer, University of Rochester
Ping Hu, Brown University
Preston Tracey, Portland Community College
Scott Treiman, Kenyon College
Sophie Claire Rupel Wilkowske, Columbia University
Eleanor Woodward, Yale University

Gold Medal (Category A, Level 3)                      
Isaac Riley, Brigham Young University

Silver Medal (Category A, Level 3)
Joshua Altman, Yale University
Ty Bodily, Brigham Young University

Bronze Medal (Category A, Level 3)
Kelly Butler, Brigham Young University
Benjamin Cohen, Pomona College
Irene Yuan Lo, Columbia University
Kate Lyn Seidel, Columbia University

Honorable Mention (Category A, Level 3)
Andrew Brod, Yale University
Harrison Cole, Portland State University
Joseph Davison, Brigham Young University
Ian Delbridge, University of Rochester
Brittney Grandy, Brigham Young University
Mitchell Henderson, Brigham Young University
Max Daniel Lawton, Columbia University
Almeda Moree-Sanders, Carleton College
Jessica Resvick, University of Chicago
Sagatom Saha, American University
Michelle Schulte, Kenyon College
Jacob Spear, Carleton College

Gold Medal (Category A, Level 4)          
Stephanie Morris, Indiana University

Silver Medal (Category A, Level 4)
Linda Kleinfeld, Sewanee: The University of the South
Zackary Suhr, Indiana University

Bronze Medal (Category A, Level 4)
Raul Cancinos, Defense Language Institute
Juan del Valle Coello, Indiana University

Honorable Mention (Category A, Level 4)
Chris Anthony, Brigham Young University
Caleb Foust, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Ainsley O. Katz, Barnard College
Kaylin Land, Carleton College
Sharisa Nay, Brigham Young University
Kent Romney, United States Air Force Academy
Quin Stack, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Gold Medal (Category B, Level 1)                      
Szymon Zuberek, University of Illinois at Chicago

Silver Medal (Category B, Level 1)
Weronika Kaczmarczyk, University of Notre Dame
Uros Randelovic, Brandeis University

Bronze Medal (Category B, Level 1)
Paulina Sumara, University of Illinois at Chicago

Honorable Mention (Category B, Level 1)
Victoria Cummings, Boston University
Jason Mielczarek, The College of New Jersey
Aleksandra Wec, Rutgers University

Gold Medal (Category B, Level 2)                       
Iryna Varshchuk, University of Maryland
Ivana Velkova Bolcheva, University of California, Los Angeles

Silver Medal (Category B, Level 2)
Stefan Curcic, United States Air Force Academy

Bronze Medal (Category B, Level 2)
Angelika Kropiowski, University of Rochester
Weronika Pasciak, Boston University

Honorable Mention (Category B, Level 2)
Dominika Dzierzynski, Lewis and Clark College
Maria Skibniewska, University of Maryland
Anna Vasylytsya, American University

Gold Medal (Category B, Level 3)           
Marta Pysak, Brown University

Silver Medal (Category B, Level 3)
Jana Lohrová, Yale University

Bronze Medal (Category B, Level 3)
Dominica Iszczek, American University
Brina Malachowski, American University
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Gold Medal (Category B, Level 4)                       
Vladislav V. Petkov, Barnard College

Silver Medal (Category B, Level 4)          
Bogdan Shevchuk, Portland State University

Bronze Medal (Category B, Level 4)         
Alexander Strzelecki, Brown University

Honorable Mention (Category B, Level 4)            
Hristiana Petkova, University of California, Los Angeles
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Gold Medal (Category C, Level 1)                       
Daria Farris, Georgetown University

Silver Medal (Category C, Level 1)
Natan Belchikov, Columbia University
Vladislav Korobkin, University of Chicago

Bronze Medal (Category C, Level 1)
Hannah Germaine, Brandeis University
Kristina Alexandra Makarian, Columbia University

Honorable Mention (Category C, Level 1)
Max Abugov, University of Pennsylvania
Valeryia Aksianiuk, University of Pennsylvania
Dimitry Apollonsky, Rutgers University 
Leeza Rachel Gavronsky, Columbia University
Alexander Glebov, University of Rochester
Demetre Klebaner, Yale University
Benjamin Isaac Oreper, University of California, Los Angeles 
Eduard Reznik, Columbia University
Anton Tokman, Yale University
Enkhe-Tuyaa Montgomery, University of Chicago
Andrey D. Znamensky, Columbia University

Gold Medal (Category C, Level 2)                       
Olga Dovhanyuk, Rutgers University                

Silver Medal (Category C, Level 2)
Ruslan Lucero, University of Notre Dame
Breanna Vizlakh, Brandeis University
 
Bronze Medal (Category C, Level 2)
Yekaterina D. Gofman, University of Illinois at Chicago
Dina Peck, University of Chicago

Honorable Mention (Category C, Level 2)
Alan Baranov, Dartmouth College
Artem V. Potemkin, University of Illinois at Chicago
Nikita Pozdnikov, University of Mississippi
Christina Ungureanu, University of Illinois at Chicago

Gold Medal (Category C, Level 3)                       
Arturas Karizskis, Defense Language Institute

Silver Medal (Category C, Level 3)
Yan Shneyderman, Brandeis University

Bronze Medal (Category C, Level 3)
Maria Shaposhnikova, Brandeis University
Elizaveta Talantova, College of Charleston

Honorable Mention (Category C, Level 3)
Yekaterina Belikov, University of California, Los Angeles
Thomas Danilenko, United States Military Academy
Elizabeth Ivanov, New York University
David Shiryayev, Portland State University

Gold Medal (Category C, Level 4)           
Mikayel Yeghiazaryan, University of California, Los Angeles

Silver Medal (Category C, Level 4)
Tatiana Denisova, Pomona College

Bronze Medal (Category C, Level 4)
Aleksandr Didarov, Defense Language Institute
Polina Porotskaya, Columbia University

Honorable Mention (Category C, Level 4)
Lilit Bagumyan, University of California, Los Angeles
Mar Nikiforova, Rutgers University
Mikhail Vysotsky, Pomona College

Gold Medal (Category C, Level 5)           
Alexandra Mayn, Carleton College

Silver Medal (Category C, Level 5)
Ilya Marchenko, Defense Language Institute

Bronze Medal (Category C, Level 5)
Sergey Bespalov, Defense Language Institute

Honorable Mention (Category C, Level 5)
Tatiana Bereznikova, Rutgers University
Almaz Jamankulov, Defense Language Institute
Mark Knisely, Bowling Green State University
Krystyna Rastorguieva, College of Charleston
Ilya Volovik, 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
jennifer_bown@byu.edu

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