English department

Arthur DeLong Writing Award

Since 1980, the professors of Expository Writing have selected the best student essays to publish as a collection of writing samples called Exposition. Thanks to a gift — from his friend, alumna Doris Wade Rupe — honoring Arthur DeLong, the English department selects two to three authors who receive a cash prize for their award-winning essay. For information on the DeLong Writing Award and Exposition anthologies contact Beth Martin Birkey at bethmb@goshen.edu.

The DeLong Writing Award winners include:

Exposition 21 (2001)

1st Place	(2001):	Deanna Fecher, "On the Head of First Crick"
2nd Place	(2001):	Sara Penner, "Barbie: Independent Woman or Damaging American Icon"
3rd Place	(2001):	Tim Nafziger, "U.S. News Coverage of Indigenous Uprising in Ecuador"
1st Place	(2000):	Anne Waltner, "Coming of Age"
2nd Place	(2000):	Peter Gaff, "Dueling Views from the Bottom"
3rd Place	(2000):	Jessica Meyers, "Divine Wit"

Exposition 20 (1999)

1st Place	(1999):	Abbie Landis, "Cycles" (personal essay)
2nd Place	(1999):	Christopher Kennel, "A Matter of Context?" (comparison-contrast essay)

Exposition 19 (1998)

1st Place	(1998):	Lisa Koop, "Snapped Roots" (comparison-contrast essay)
2nd Place	(1998):	Peter Sabath, "Eccentric Addictions: A Table Fan, A Night Light, and Bottles of Sea Breeze" (personal essay)
3rd Place	(1998):	Peter Scott, "Pictures for Pay" (personal essay)

Exposition 18 (1997)

1st Place	(1997):	Tim Godshall, "Wal Mart: Wolf in sheep's clothes" (documented argument essay)
2nd Place	(1997):	Obie Diener, "Jesus Used and Outhouse" (comparison-contrast essay)
3rd Place	(1997):	Minda Kauffman, "Mennonite or Hillbilly" (comparison-contrast essay) and Kenton Lobe, "Beyond the Mountains" (personal essay)

Exposition 17 (1997)

1st Place	(1997):	Kathy Glick, "A Handful of Nothingness" (personal essay)
2nd Place	(1997):	Hannah Sommers, "Suitcase" (comparison-contrast essay)
Honorable Mention	(1997):	Mara Kaufman, "Simply Bliss" (personal essay) and Deborah Loh, "Socialization" (comparison-contrast essay)