Awards flowed at the 11 th Annual Student Writing Contest – right into the waiting arms of students from Applied Science and the Center for Access and Transition. Awards were presented at a ceremony on May 14, 2008 hosted by the University of Cincinnati Committee on English Composition, University Libraries, and Just Community. Excellence in the college’s writing programs shined as 11 top awards went to Applied Science and CAT students out of the 19 presented. Applied Science and CAT faculty were also recognized as they mentored 14 of the 17 award winning composition writers. Applied Science and CAT students and their instructors capturing awards were: Preparatory Composition 1 st Place - Michael Pence, CAT with Prof. Gary Vaughn
2 nd Place – Malek Tabaja, CAT with Prof. Michelle Holley
3 rd Place – Renika Smiley, CAT with Prof. Heather Johnston
Honorable Mention - Ashley Houck, RWC with Prof. Diana Becket English Composition I 1 st Place – Hayley Wampler, A&S with Prof. Val Gerstle
2 nd Place – Evonette Nathaniel, A&S with Prof. Gary Vaughn
3 rd Place – Kaelee Mains, A&S with Prof. Patricia Houston
Honorable Mention - Zach Smith, COE with Prof. Dee Gephart English Composition II 1 st Place –Jameson Rupe, Applied Science with Prof. Jo Ann Thompson
2 nd Place – Illiana Torres, DAAP with Prof. Susan SteinKamp
3 rd Place – Phillip Sour, Applied Science with Prof. Jo Ann Thompson
3 rd Place – Shali Zhu, COB with Prof. Cynthia Ris English Composition III 1 st Place – Daniel Ward, Applied Science with Prof. Laura Wilson
2 nd Place – Aaron Hoffman, Applied Science with Prof. Laura Wilson
3 rd Place – Zach Ohmer, Applied Science with Prof. Laura Wilson McGraw Hill I-Pod Award Narrative – Daniel Sowers, CAT with Prof. Marilyn Palkovacs
Persuasive – Carlie Brush, CAT with Prof. Marilyn Palkovacs Research Award Joshua O’Neal, Dual Enrollment Program of Applied Science & Hughes High School with Prof. Grace Epstein and Carla Sarr Just Community Winner Rebecca Walz, RWC with Prof. Diana Becket Colleges Participating in the Student Writing Contest were: Center for Access and Transition Clermont College Applied Science McMicken College of Arts and Sciences Raymond Walters College • • • For more on Writing and Humanities at Applied Science - Click Here For more on Tech Expo - Click Here Applied Science www.uc.edu/cas | 
