News Release
June 2005
Bethlehem, Pa., June 20, 2005—Moravian College recently announced
the winners and honorable mentions for the 2004-2005 Lebensfeld Student Writing Prize.
The prize winners are selected by a team of Moravian College alumni who work in the
fields of writing, publishing, and communications.
The winner for the Best Academic/Scholarly Essay was Rachel Hogan ’06, Easton,
Pa., for her work entitled, “A Seat at the Table: The Overlooked Role of Women
in the Fight for Food and Drug Regulation in the United States,” and Honorable
Mention was awarded to Kate Helm ’05, Easton, Pa., for “When the Mighty Fall:
Okonkwo in Achebe’s Things Fall Apart,” and to Regina LaCaruba ’05,
Bloomfield, N.J., for “The Microbiology of Bioremediation: The Mitigation of Toxic
Wastes and Contamination.”
Brendan J. Wright ’05, Horsham, Pa., received the Poetry award for “Flinch.” Recipients
of Honorable Mention were Rachel Hogan ’06, Easton, Pa., for “Rope the Moon” and
Alexis Vergalla ’06, Glen Gardner, N.J., for “small town in Massachusetts.”
Winner of the Short Story category was Alexis Vergalla ’06. Glen Gardner, N.J.,
for “Sprain” and Sara Suleman ’05, Pakistan, received Honorable Mention
for “Finding the Right Man.”
Sarah B. Wagenseller ’05, Levittown, Pa., was recognized as the winner of the
Personal Essay for “Why I’m Afraid of Zombies” and Honorable Mention
given to Peter Cunha ’07, Milford, N.J., for “A Woman is a Soldier.”
Ian Maynard, Bethlehem, Pa., won for “A Beautiful Day” in the Fall Writing
100 competition while Krystle Willing ’08, Lansford, Pa., received Honorable Mention
for “Freedom: The Price of Liberty.”
The Spring Writing 100 prize was awarded to Jessica Bodine ’08, Moorestown, N.J.,
for “Rejected,” and Honorable Mention to Danielle Corvacchioli ’08,
Collegeville, Pa., for “Adapting Literature to Film: Preserving Elements of Story
in The Quiet American
The Lebensfeld Prize is sponsored by the Moravian College Writing
Center and funded through the support of the Lebensfeld Foundation of Jersey City,
New Jersey. Prizes are awarded each year for both the fall and spring semesters for
the Best Writing 100 Essays. Faculty members who teach Writing 100 in the spring and
fall semesters select the winning essays. All essays are then "published" in
a collection called THE BEST WRITING 100 ESSAYS and a cash prize of $50 is also awarded
to the student winner. The prize-winning works will also appear on the Moravian College
Writing Center's Web page (accessible through the English Department Web page) soon.
Moravian College is a private, coeducational, selective liberal arts college located
in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Tracing its founding to 1742, it is recognized as America's
sixth-oldest college. Visit the Web site at www.moravian.edu.
