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College Essay Contest 2015-16
Congratulations to the following students who were selected by a panel of judges as the 2015–16 WaCLA College Essay Contest winners.
First and Second Year Students
First Place
Emily Sawan (PDF)
University of Washington
Second Place
Grace Kurtz (PDF)
Seattle University
Third and Fourth Year Students
First Place
Sarah Huffman (PDF)
Seattle University
Second Place
Lauren Moses (PDF)
University of Washington
Contest Details
The winning essays were reviewed by three panels of judges. A special thank you goes out to the panel of our finalist judges:
- Violet Boyer, President and CEO, Independent Colleges of Washington
- Noel Frame, State Representative, 36th Legislative District
- Kris Johnson, President, Association of Washington Business
- Steve Mullin, Executive Director, Washington Roundtable
The student essays responded to the following prompt, in 500 words or less:
A liberal arts education is characterized by the idea that understanding many different ways of knowing can help students learn how to be effective and responsible members of their communities. Choose a current controversial issue in your community and describe how you've come to understand that issue from different perspectives.
Michael Zimmerman
Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost
The Evergreen State College
Our Mission
The Washington Consortium for the Liberal Arts (WaCLA) is an association of Washington state public and private higher education institutions, organizations and individuals promoting the value of a liberal arts education to the people and communities of the state.