To encourage and reward good writing in all disciplines, the University of Puget Sound awards Writing Excellence prizes on an annual basis, depending upon available funding.
Typically, a total of nine prizes ($250.00 each) are awarded:
- Two prizes in each category: Humanities, Social Sciences, and Natural Sciences and Mathematics
- One prize each for First-Year Seminars, Connections, and Graduate Programs
For more information, please visit University of Puget Sound - Writing Excellence Awards.
Connections
The Affliction of Mercy Short: Psychological Explanations for her Actions and Theological Interpretations of the Episodes, Megan Burgmuller
First Year Seminar
Sex, God, and Logic: The Power of John Humphrey Noyes' Defense of Bible Communism, Jack Corrigan
Restoring the Balance: Women as Gardians of Moral Boundaries in Herodotus' Histories, Arianna Scott-Zechlin
Graduate
Standard 5.2D, Abby McElligott
"I'm not a pony and I'm not a dog, I'm a dancer:" An interview with a Stripper, Leanne Schaafsma
Humanities
The Author and the Magi: Magic in the Ancient Novel and its Implications for Readership, Ian Greenfield
From Nothing to Nothing: Merton's Modern Mysticism, Jeff Merrion
Jihad and Just War: A Comparative Analysis, Nico Romerijn-Stout
Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Forward Genetics: Histidine Auxotrophs in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Mei-Lani Bixby
Stable isotope ecology of the endangered Grevy's zebra (Equus Grevyi) in Laikipia, Kenya, Lydia Kleine
Orchid Fragrance Complexity as a Mechanism for Euglossine Bee Pollinator Specialization, Lucille Moore
Social Sciences
Reframing the Reality of African American Women at Risk for HIV/AIDS Using an Ecological Model, Sara Adkins
A Landlocked Bolivia: Disputes between Bolivia, Peru and Chile, Ben Armstrong
Out of Place: Gangs Delinquency, and Identity Formation in Los Angeles and Central America, Katherine Buckley
Corruption and Consequences: Illegal Logging in Southeast Asia, Mike Knape