2008 Woodie Awards
Freshmen honored for writing skills
Students' writing critiqued, judged in Freshman Writing Awards
By: Anna Forder
Issue date: 4/13/06 Section: News
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The Webster Writing Center presented three freshmen with writing awards April 5 to promote a culture of writing at Webster, Fran Hooker, Writing Center Coordinator, said.
"Part of what we want to do in the Writing Center is to establish ... that writing is not separate from everything else we do," Hooker said.
The awards went to papers with three very different subjects and writing styles.
The first prize of $250 was awarded to Amanda King, a global journalism and international relations major, for a research paper titled "Inside Information." In her freshman seminar class, King was to write about a technology that may be used 50 years from now. King's paper addressed the use of Radio Frequency Identification Chips. These chips can be implanted under a person's skin and used as a tracking device. King said she became very interested in the subject as she researched.
"I think it helps to write about a subject you're interested in," King said.
King was nominated by professor Jorge Oliver. Oliver said King's paper was so well-written that he did not require her to rewrite a second draft as he does with most students' papers.
"She is such a great writer," Oliver said. "Everything was just perfect."
Second prize of $150 went to Lizhi "Cecilia" Liu, a religious studies major, for her paper "Forever Garden." Liu's paper was a memoir about a garden that she spent time in as a child in China.
Liu's paper was nominated by adjunct professor Seema Mukhi from her basic writing course.
"I know how hard Cecilia worked on it," Mukhi said. "Her hard work did not go unnoticed. The paper itself had such rich description in it."
Mukhi said that, because Liu's first language is not English, she brought another culture and richness to her use of English.
Third prize of $50 went to Amanda Kruel, a French and international relations major, for her essay "Harsh Light: An Abrasive Reflection of Truth." Kruel's paper analyzed the book "The End of Alice" by A.M. Homes.
"Part of what we want to do in the Writing Center is to establish ... that writing is not separate from everything else we do," Hooker said.
The awards went to papers with three very different subjects and writing styles.
The first prize of $250 was awarded to Amanda King, a global journalism and international relations major, for a research paper titled "Inside Information." In her freshman seminar class, King was to write about a technology that may be used 50 years from now. King's paper addressed the use of Radio Frequency Identification Chips. These chips can be implanted under a person's skin and used as a tracking device. King said she became very interested in the subject as she researched.
"I think it helps to write about a subject you're interested in," King said.
King was nominated by professor Jorge Oliver. Oliver said King's paper was so well-written that he did not require her to rewrite a second draft as he does with most students' papers.
"She is such a great writer," Oliver said. "Everything was just perfect."
Second prize of $150 went to Lizhi "Cecilia" Liu, a religious studies major, for her paper "Forever Garden." Liu's paper was a memoir about a garden that she spent time in as a child in China.
Liu's paper was nominated by adjunct professor Seema Mukhi from her basic writing course.
"I know how hard Cecilia worked on it," Mukhi said. "Her hard work did not go unnoticed. The paper itself had such rich description in it."
Mukhi said that, because Liu's first language is not English, she brought another culture and richness to her use of English.
Third prize of $50 went to Amanda Kruel, a French and international relations major, for her essay "Harsh Light: An Abrasive Reflection of Truth." Kruel's paper analyzed the book "The End of Alice" by A.M. Homes.