Shakespeare Fellowship Announces Winners of 2003 Essay Contest
The Shakespeare Fellowship Essay Awards Committee, after extensive deliberation, is pleased to announce the following winners in the 2003 Fellowship Essay Contest:
Senior Division (11-12th Grades):
First Place — Mary Allison Taylor, Fort Worth TX for “Edward de Vere: The True Bard”
Second Place — Aaron Michael Lemmon, Johnstown PA
Third Place — Marie Erichsen, Montgomery AL
Honorable Mentions:
Cortney Breitschwerdt, Harwood MD
Josh Dzieza, Olympia WA
Brooke Erspamer, Corbett OR
Gabe Martin, Ashland OH
Koki Momose, Bloomfield Hills MI
Amy Troeger, Elkhart IN
Sijia Wang, Beavercreek OR
Kelly Whitebread, Sugar Land TX
Aaron Yazzie, Holbrook AZ
Jenny Zhang, Athens GA
Junior Division (9-10th Grades):
First Place — Jenny Mahlum, Provo UT, for “A Custom More Honored in the Breach Than the Observance: Revenge and Hamlet.”
Second Place — Kirsten Callahan, Pearl MS, for “Hamlet: Current and Undercurrent”
Third Place — Monika Grzesiak, Macomb Township MI, for “The Irony of the Flower”
Honorable Mention — James Dong, Pearland TX, for “The Misconceptions of Identity in Twelfth Night”
Honorable Mention — Jordin Saunders-Jensen, Puyallup WA, untitled essay on the problem of evil in Othello.
Congratulations, to all these successful entrants.