Each year our faculty nominates student work that stands out from its peers and embodies creativity and an understanding beyond the classroom. Listed below are students who have received either the Outstanding Undergraduate Contribution Award, or special recognition. We are proud to highlight them, and have provided samples of their work where appropriate. Please respect all copyright laws.

Alfred G. Meyer Award

Sonia Isard (2007/2008)

Jonathan Talbert's paper entitled "Transition Culture through a Social Lens" (2006/2007)

Garrick William's paper entitled "Georgy the Victory-Bringer: Marshal Zhukov and the Soviet High Command" (2006/2007 )

Best Paper Written in a Slavic Language

Adam Kolkman (RU451) [Read paper] (2007)

Angela Wyse (RU203/RC Langs 293) [Read paper] (2007)

Honorable Mention goes to Illiana Falkenstern (RU302) and Anna Kleppe (RU302) (2007)

Angela Karr's paper entitled "The Influence of the Soviet Union on Russian National Cuisine in the Twentieth Century" (2006)

Edward Decker (2006)

Best Paper Written in English Language

Sam Zerin (Slavic 417/Judaic 417) [Read paper] (2007/2008)

Shannon Blaney (Polish 314) [Read paper] (2007/2008)

Adam Kolkman's paper entitled "The Role of Alexander Herzen's Ideological Disillusionment and his Ensuing Novel Conception of the Future in his From the Other Shore" (2006/2007)

Honorable mentions

Ariel Schepers (Slavic 312/RC Hums 312) (2007/2008)

Alex Glowaski (Russian 348) (2007/2008)

Outstanding Students

Russian 102: Corey Kosch, Lydia Mcmullen  (2007)

Russian 301: Agnieszka Behounek, Dylon Davis, Illiana Falkenstern (2007)

Slavic Department Essay Award

Joseph Mathias, for his paper entitled "The Artist and the People in Andrei Rublev," presented in Russian Cinema [313] (2005)

Slavic Department Creative Piece Award

Elizabeth Genevieve Oetjens, for her music videos presented in Piotr Westwalewicz's course, Rock Kills Communism, (Slavic 490) (2005)

Whitney Russell, for her poetry "Cement Castle", presented in Piotr Westwalewicz's course, Rock Kills Communism, (Slavic 490) (2005)