The Independent Women’s Forum is pleased to announce the twenty-five finalists for the 2009-2010 essay contest. These outstanding essays were chosen from over 700 submitted entries from around the world. The contest was open to full-time, female undergraduate students and first prize is $5,000.
The finalists’ essays have been forwarded to our prestigious panel of judges who will award the prizes among this group. Winners will be announced in the coming weeks and the winning essays will be featured on IWF’s website.
Shelle Barnes, Kaplan University
Romina Boccia, George Mason University
Tess Brewer, Florida State University
Ana Butler, Florida State University
Alana Goodman, University of Massachusetts
Elizabeth Griffith, Cedarville University
Joanna Griffith, Patrick Henry College
Yueyue Guo, Dartmouth College
Yangyang Guo, Duke University
Dafina Hulaj, George Mason University
Madeline Kane, New York University
Sophia Kang, University of Southern California
Kelly King, International Academy of Design and Technology
Marina Lauck, Florida Atlantic University
Abby Miller, Northwestern College
Paige Miller, University of Minnesota
Vasiliki Mitrakor, Northwestern University
Michele Patrusevich, MIT
Arthi Rabbane, University of Texas
Marina Resciniti, University of Scranton
Ashley Reynolds, Oklahoma State University
Caroline Strasz, University of Detroit
Anna Swartz, Hillsdale College
Renee Szostak, Indiana University
Lauren Vally, UCLA