Established by the family of Mrs. J.D. Clement for the best essay written by a member of the first-year class.
Sophomores,
Do you remember the best essay you wrote when you were a first-year student? Please think about submitting it for consideration for the OM Allen Prize. This cash prize is presented each fall at Honors Day Convocation and is awarded for the best essay a continuing student wrote when they were a member of the first-year class.
Watch this space for the 2021 submission deadline in September of 2021.
Entries should include a cover page with your name, contact information, essay title, and the course you wrote it for. Leave your name off the other pages of the submission.
2020 Winner: Shanon Brown
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Abigail Cadieux and Jessica Chaidez
Avani Ashtekar and Ynika Yuag
Paige Coffing
Kate Kreiss
Elise Houcek
Sara McKinney
Mallory McClure
Allison Kennedy
none
none
none
Emily France
Laura Fox
Kathryn Prout
Emma Perry
Michael White
Meridel Thompson
William Miller
Joseph Tracz
Michael Gouin, Sara Wiener
Melissa Fox
Meital Fried
Jennifer Bontrager, John Cunningham
Sara Rivara
Sharalynn Cromer, Jeffrey Grisenthwaite, Shondra Kruger
Thomas Bourguignon, Shannon Coleman, Nichole Miller
Michael Bak, Jessica Walsh
Matthew Kandell, Michael Wells
Bethany Pagel
Andrew Sherrod
Susan Thomas
Josephine Rood
Amolak Singh
Laura Behling
Mark Crilley
Tina Stoecklin
Catherine Laurent
Kathleen Kiersey
Linda Craig
Tad Schmaltz
Timothy Schroder
Katherine Ralowsky
Martin P. Greydanus
Patricia Gossman
Margaret Springer
Richard Anzinger
Guy Calcerano
No Award
Philip Scruton
Barbara Boyle
No Award
Ann Towsley
Leon Raikes
Evelyn J. Form, Catherine Gaetjens
Michael Saxby
Bruce Stewart