Details of the James G. Jameson First-Year Writing Contest
Please join us in celebrating the winners of the James G. Jameson First-Year Writing Contest. This contest recognizes outstanding research papers written in ENGW 103/104.
The James G. Jameson First-Year Writing Award, Fall 2021
- Ruth Chinn, “Engaging Emerging Adults and Fostering Faith through Ecumenism”
- Elise Peterson, “Do Not Be Afraid: Addressing the Christian Nationalists’ Response to COVID-19”
- Becca Sowers, “The Role of Christians in the Repatriation of Stolen Art”
- Susanna Spacek, “Just as I Have Loved You: Political Engagement with the Nativity Scene”
- Stephen Watson, “Advocating for a Measured Approach to Olympic Athlete Activism”
- Aiden West, “The Formalist Model of Art Criticism: Incorporating Contexts and Subjectivity into an Objective Model”
- Jadon Yeager, “The Implications of China’s Religious Persecution”
Outstanding Paper Awards, Spring 2020
- Dontay Givens, “‘You Wouldn’t Hurt a Lady?’: The Construction of the Southern Lady and the Forgotten Narratives of Enslaved Cooks Behind It”
- Evan Guthrie, “Driver-Assistance Systems: Wreck Avoidance or Reckless Habits?”
- Sarah Harville, “Adulthood and the Consequences of Divorce”
- Annie Rhodes, “Technology Hurts: The Negative Effects of Smartphones and Screens on Childhood Development”
- Carrie Snodgrass, “Pro-anorexia Websites: The Entanglement of Harm and Benefit through Online Community and Isolation”
The James G. Jameson First-Year Writing Award, Spring 2020
- Daniel F. Casey, “The Unique Experience of Eating Disorders within the Male Population: A Review of Existing Stigma, Knowledge Gaps, and Gender Bias within their Recognition, Diagnosis, and Treatment”
Outstanding Paper Awards, Fall 2019
- Bella Galloway, “Violence as a Vessel of Grace: The Fiction of Flannery O’Connor”
- Sarah Gencarella, “The Role of Sports Dentists in the Oral Health of Athletes: The Effects of Nutrition, Prevention, and Education on Oral Health and Performance”
- Katherine Hoppe, “Pass the Chicken Tenders: Impacts of External Eating Cues on College Students’ Food Consumption”
- Madeline Joy, “Compulsory Te Reo Māori Education: The Death of the Language?”
- Jack Ryken, “Does Food Insecurity Exist? A Wheaton College Case Study”
- Samuel Whatley, “A Tale of Food Cities: Gastronomy and Community Identity in an Urban Work Environment”
The James G. Jameson First-Year Writing Award, Fall 2019
- Annalise Chelsen, “Ecotheology: An Opportunity for Transformed Evangelical Environmental Vision”
All recipients of the James G. Jameson First-Year Writing Award will have their work published in the Wheaton Writing: An Online Journal of Academic Essays.