First-year writing students honored

UNC Charlotte students were recognized recently for their writing achievement as part of the University Writing Program’s Excellence in First-Year Writing ceremony in the Atkins Library, Halton Reading Room.

“Students engage in a tremendous amount of work in first-year writing, revisiting how they think, reflecting on how language has shaped them and on what it means enter academic and other on-going conversations, meet audience expectations and find a voice,” said Joan Mullin, University Writing Program executive director. “We want to both recognize those students who effectively meet these goals and provide examples to subsequent students. The award winners, while exceptional, are not unusual; we also want the campus to see what students produce, what vocabulary they use in writing so that others can continue building on what they know students have learned.”

Amanda Withrow won Best Essay Award for “Forgotten Memories.” Recipients of prizes for honorable mention were Christopher Raia for “My Uncle and the Gay Activists Alliance” and Lawrence Lardieri for “Sunday Dinner.”

Best Portfolio winner was Katie Finch for “My Writing in a Nutshell,” and recipients for honorable mention were Dylan Crotteau for “Life in UWRT 1103″ and Kristin Smoot for “Writer’s Portfolio.”

In the Multimodal Project category, Ashley Williams won for “An Inquiry into the Process of Transitioning.” Son Huynh, “Impact of Technology,” and Diane Gromelski, “Under the Influence,” received honorable mention.