College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

• May 1, 2007

• Four ISU students awarded prizes for Western European Studies Program essay contest

• Four students at Iowa State University have been awarded prizes for the second annual Western European Studies Program essay contest in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

  Peter Bovenmyer, a senior art and design major, won first place and $150 for his essay, "The Soul's Depiction in Medieval Art." Second prize went to senior history major Emily Lowry for "Lesen als Leben (Reading as Life)". She won $100.

  Two students tied for third place and each received $50 including Darin Hayne, "Perpetua and Tacitus as Historians" and Jessica Nanke, "Finding Swift in a Divine Setting: Cadenus and Venessa." Hayne is a junior history major, while Nanke is a senior English major.

Front row, left to right, Peter Bovenmyer, Darin Hayne, Emily Lowry and Jessica Nanke. Back row, Chad Gasta, associate professor of world languages and cultures; LAS Dean Michael Whiteford; and John Monroe, assistant professor of history.

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