NPSREC Past Topics and Winners 

2016 

Topic: An incident that changed my life / Случай, который изменил мою жизнь.

Winners

Gold Medal (Category A, Level 1)
Catherine Ambler, Columbia University
Kim Min, Harvard University
                       
Silver Medal (Category A, Level 1)
Devin Brown, Brigham Young University
Alwin Franke, Columbia University
Stephanie Borgani, Columbia University
Alessandra Gest, Columbia University
Evan Funatake, Portland State University
                       
Bronze Medal (Category A, Level 1)
Susan Mihalyi, University of Wisconsin at Madison
Archil Cheishvili, Harvard University
Craig Smith, Georgetown
Alaina Richert, Harvard University
Alexandra Fay, Columbia University
 
Honorable Mention (Category A, Level 1)
Doria Killian, Georgetown University
Octav Dragoi, Harvard University
Dorothy Janick Columbia University
Sarah Wallstrom, Columbia University
Benjamin Chen, Harvard University
Alexandra Melishkevich, Williams College
Thalia Wells Ertman, Columbia University
David Han, Williams College
Waverly Wentworth, Harvard University
Brett Sokol, Amherst College
Yaroslava Tingle, Indiana University
Yasmeen Duncan, University of Pennsylvania
Elizabeth Turovsky, Columbia University
Rebecca McHale, College of William and Mary
Connor Duffy, Pomona College
Soo Jung Yeom, University of Mississippi
Maree Herron, University of Montana
Divya Ryan, Pomona College
Berkay Adanali, Pomona College
Virginia Manoyan, New York University
Claire Rivkin, Harvard University
 
Gold Medal (Category A, Level 2)
Forrest Hangen, University of Rochester
Amin Ghadimi, Harvard University
Blake Patteson, Indiana University            
 
Silver Medal (Category A, Level 2)
Andrew Postovoit, Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center UEL
Jordan Lian, New York University
Gabriella Hoffman, Portland Community College
Robin Stark, Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center UEL
Bret Wisecup, Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center UEL
                
Bronze Medal (Category A, Level 2)
Rochelle Teeny, Portland Community College
Nicholas Akst, University of Pennsylvania
Grady Vaughan, Rhodes College
Julia Isacson, Dickinson College
Nicolas Campos, Harvard University
Henry Meger, University of Wisconsin at Madison
James Drumm, Northeastern University
Hope Ovcharenko, Portland Community College
                      
Honorable Mention (Category A, Level 2)
Ryan Conley, Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center, UEL
Jacob Fluech, University of Arkansas
Jacob Rauh, Dartmouth College
Tianjia Liu, Columbia University
Alexander Gurvets, Amherst College
Natali Hall, University of Arkansas
Isaac Hung, Harvard University
Shub Chhokra, Harvard University
Eric Kim, Harvard University
Michelle Brosnan, University of Notre Dame
                       
Gold Medal (Category A, Level 3)                      
Stephan Lehnardt, Brigham Young University
                     
Silver Medal (Category A, Level 3)
Isaac Riley, Brigham Young University
Clara Fridman, Indiana University
Jared Routsong, Brigham Young University
                       
Bronze Medal (Category A, Level 3)
Liam Dixon, New York University
John Oldroyd, Brigham Young University
Jack Luke, Brigham Young University
Van Walter, Defense Language Institute Continuing Education
Austin Baum, Brigham Young University
Rachel Van Horn, Harvard University
Zach Davis, Brigham Young University
                       
Honorable Mention (Category A, Level 3)
Hunter Hill, Brigham Young University
Garrett Bergeson, Brigham Young University
Brett Jaynes, Brigham Young University
Boguang Yang, University of Rochester
Austin Braun, Brigham Young University
Joseph Epstein, Columbia University
Mary Chestnut, Rhodes College
Alina Dunlap, Columbia University
                     
Gold Medal (Category A, Levels 4 and 5)
Grace Mitchell, University of Chicago
                      
Silver Medal (Category A, Levels 4 and 5)
Emma Santelmann, Harvard University
Almeda Moree-Sanders, Carleton College
Colton Hennick, Portland State University
Henry Misa, University of Wisconsin at Madison
Melvin Thomas, Georgetown University
           
Bronze Medal (Category A, Levels 4 and 5)
Zachary Suhr, Indiana University
David Nelyubin, Indiana University
Michael Girardi, Defense Language Institute
Julie Ammons, University of Montana
Grant Schutzman, Dartmouth College
               
Honorable Mention (Category A, Levels 4 and 5)
Andrew Spaulding, Defense Language Institute Continuing Education
Sydney Stotter, Bryn Mawr
Mitchell Mundorff, University of Kentucky
Cyrus Newlin, Swarthmore College
Samantha Peatross, Defense Language Institute
Gabrielle Cornish, University of Rochester
Gheorge Cormos, Defense Language Institute Continuing Education
Joseph Millman, Swarthmore College
Adam Stevens, Defense Language Institute
Tiara Luckiesh, University of Wisconsin at Madison
                   
Gold Medal (Category B, Level 1)
Max Kuhelj Bugaric, Harvard University                

​Silver Medal (Category B, Level 1)
Lesya Yarema, Georgetown University
 
Bronze Medal (Category B, Level 1)
Aleksandr Vladicic, Princeton University
Bogdana Bartkiv, Rutgers University

Honorable Mention (Category B, Level 1)
Alexandra Peterson, Georgetown University
Michael Korta, U.S. Air Force Academy
Mina Antic, Brandeis University

Gold Medal (Category B, Level 2)                      
Weronika Kaczmarczyk, University of Notre Dame
           
Silver Medal (Category B, Level 2)
Paulina Sumara, University of Illinois Chicago
           
Bronze Medal (Category B, Level 2)
Luka Pejanovic, Dartmouth College
           
Honorable Mention (Category B, Level 2)
Alexandra Norden, Georgetown University
Uros Randelovic, Brandeis University
   
Gold Medal (Category B, Level 3)          
Diana Helwink, University of Illinois Chicago
           
Silver Medal (Category B, Level 3)
Alex Braslavsky, Columbia University
           
Bronze Medal (Category B, Level 3)
Angelika Kropiowski, University of Rochester
Cristina Ungureanu, University of Illinois Chicago
    
Gold Medal (Category B, Level 4)                      
Julia Shkunda, Defense Language Institute Continuing Education
 
Silver Medal (Category B, Level 4)         
Stefan Curcic, U.S. Air Force Academy
 
Bronze Medal (Category B, Level 4)        
Lidzia Rubanava, Boston University
 
Honorable Mention (Category B, Level 4)           
Liana Ghahramanyan, University of California Los Angeles
Anna Wolfs, Georgetown University
   
Gold Medal (Category C, Level 1)
Michelle Printsev, Yale University            
 
Silver Medal (Category C, Level 1)
Lev Roshal, University of Rochester
Anna Bisikalo, Wesleyan University
                      
Bronze Medal (Category C, Level 1)
Alexandra Nuzhdin, Columbia University
Arina Bykadorova, Yale University
                      
Honorable Mention (Category C, Level 1)
Helen Kogan, Columbia University
Alexandra Sofine, Columbia University
Elizabeth Karnaukh, Columbia University
Andrew Gorin, University of California Los Angeles
Maria Markina, Columbia University
Uliana, Certan Brandeis University
 
                       
Gold Medal (Category C, Level 2)                      
Yulia Batalina, University of Arkansas
                       
Silver Medal (Category C, Level 2)
Kristina Krasnikova, University of California Santa Barbara
Daniel Kats, Rutgers University
                     
Bronze Medal (Category C, Level 2)
Michael Zak, Indiana University
David Lysenko, Georgetown University
Jessika Nebrat, Harvard University
                     
Honorable Mention (Category C, Level 2)
Nicole Bugrim, University of California, Los Angeles
Greta Fritz Lawrence University
David Pecar, Indiana University
                      
Gold Medal (Category C, Level 3)
Anna Osatuke, Miami University              
  
Silver Medal (Category C, Level 3)
Timothy Messen, Dartmouth College
  
Bronze Medal (Category C, Level 3)
Nicole Kogan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
           
Honorable Mention (Category C, Level 3)
Michael Arutyunov, New York University
Alexander Smolentsev, University of California, Santa Barbara
Alan Baranov, Dartmouth College
Erina Taradai, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
 
Gold Medal (Category C, Level 4)          
Mykhailo Iakovenko, Wesleyan University
           
Silver Medal (Category C, Level 4)
Christopher Hodgman, University of Rochester
                      
Bronze Medal (Category C, Level 4)
Yelizaveta Layer, American University
           
Honorable Mention (Category C, Level 4)
Ven Vizlakh, Brandeis University
Anna Lyubarskaya, Defense Language Institute Continuing Education
Breanna Vizlakh, Brandeis University
 
Gold Medal (Category C, Level 5)          
Delila Zharylgapova, University of California, Santa Barbara
                    
Silver Medal (Category C, Level 5)
Elena Pilikina, Defense Language Institute Continuing Education
Olga Messier, Defense Language Institute Continuing Education
                       
Bronze Medal (Category C, Level 5)
Farida Hazanova, University of North Texas
                       
Honorable Mention (Category C, Level 5)
Maria Kononova, University of North Texas
Evgeniy Pilikin, Defense Language Institute Continuing Education 
    

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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