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Congratulations to our 2024 Writing Contest Winners!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Ruback Prize for Distinguished Writing in Honors<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

1st<\/sup> Place:
Molly Stilling,<\/strong> “Real Butches Drink Beer: An Exploration of Gender and Sexuality Performance Through Beer Consumption<\/a>” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2nd<\/sup> Place:<\/strong>
Andersen Skeels<\/strong>, “Along the Road From Here to There<\/a>“<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Equitz Prize for Distinguished Writing in Honors 200<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

1st<\/sup> Place:<\/strong>
Courtney Morrison<\/strong>, “Power in Providence: Feminism and Spirituality in Jane Eyre<\/a>“<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2nd<\/sup> Place:<\/strong> Tie between
Haylee Jones<\/strong>, “The intersection of class and femininity as explored in ‘Jane Eyre<\/a>‘” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joy Kirk<\/strong>, “Charles Dickens’ Prescription for Apathy<\/a>“<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ruback Prize for Distinguished Writing in Honors<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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The Ruback Prize for Distinguished Writing recognizes outstanding papers written for Honors College courses on any topic. The award is named in honor of retired Associate Director Robin Ruback, who graduated from Honors College and was the Associate Director from 2009 to 2017. Winners of the award follow in the tradition of Honors College excellence fostered by Ms. Ruback during her two decades with the college as a student and staff member.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Equitz Prize for Distinguished Writing in Honors 200<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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The Equitz Prize for Distinguished Writing in Honors 200 was founded in 2022. It recognizes outstanding papers and other written works created for an Honors 200 class. Lydia Equitz was an Honors College faculty member from 1996 until her retirement in 2021. During many of those years, Lydia served as the Honors Writing Specialist, a position she both created and established as a key resource for Honors students and their writing. She also initiated the Annual Writing Contest, recognizing the need to celebrate student writing beyond the classroom. Winners of this prize are distinguished by their excellent writing in response to Honors 200 assignments, as Lydia cared about encouraging students early in their Honors careers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Submission Guidelines<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Any work written for Honors credit in 2025 is eligible, regardless of course level. Submissions are accepted on a rolling basis from March\u2013January each year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Students must be in good Honors standing at the time of the judging (February 2026) and may submit only one 200-level and one upper-level piece per year. Please send your submission in .pdf or .docx format to\u00a0honors@uwm.edu\u00a0<\/a>at any time, but the final deadline is February 20th, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Include a title page with your name, the course and semester the piece was written during, as well as a brief abstract that provides any pertinent context necessary to understanding the piece outside the classroom. In your abstract, please also answer the question: With this work, what are you contributing to current fields of study and\/or cultural, social, or political conversations?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please make sure your name is not included anywhere else on your piece. And carefully proofread and edit your submission. You can consult your instructor or Honors College Writing Specialist for editing ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A committee appointed by the Honors College Writing Specialist will select the winners. Judges may decide to withhold or share awards based on the entry pool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Previous Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Ruback Prize for Distinguished Writing<\/strong>
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  • Nadja Nordstrom\u2013 2023<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Abigail Tran \u2013 2022<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Ava Ladky \u2013 2021<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Kaden Van De Loo \u2013 2020<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Bailey Flannery \u2013 2019<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Samantha Brusky \u2013 2018<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Hugo Martin A. Ljungb\u00e4ck \u2013 2017<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

    200-Level Prize<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \n
    • Ambrose Schulte \u2013 2023<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Simeon Britz \u2013 2022<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Isabella Burkard \u2013 2021<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Naomi Raicu \u2013 2020<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Chloe Wasson \u2013 2019<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Josy Raheem \u2013 2018<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Tim Fischer \u2013 2017 (tie)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Reanna Wicker \u2013 2017 (tie)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

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