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News Release
Institute of Peace Announces State Winners of 2004 National Peace Essay Contest
May 20, 2004
WASHINGTON—Fifty-two American high school students have been named winners of the 17th annual National Peace Essay Contest, sponsored by the United States Institute of Peace. Each student will receive a $1,000 college scholarship and compete for the 2004 national first prize, a $10,000 college scholarship. A list of winners, their schools, hometowns, essay titles, and faculty coordinators follows this release. [Go to list of state winners.]
The contest, which is open to students in all American high schools, is designed to encourage serious and realistic thinking about issues of international conflict management and peacebuilding. This year, more than 1,000 students from American high schools throughout the United States and abroad submitted essays to the contest. They conducted research and prepared essays on the complex issue of “Rebuilding Societies after Conflict.” Their essays explored what happens to societies after violent conflicts end and what is necessary for post-conflict reconstruction to lead to stability.
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Learn more about the National Peace Essay Contest.
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The 52 winners will represent their states, U.S. territories, and American schools overseas in a program for state-level winners in Washington, DC from June 19-24, 2004. Students will meet with senior U.S. government and foreign embassy officials, members of Congress, and other experts involved in the making of American foreign policy. They will also assume the roles of diplomats, government officials, and members of the international community in a special three-day problem solving simulation focusing on the conflict in Sudan. The purpose of the exercise is to encourage the students to closely examine the process of post-conflict reconstruction. At week’s end, the national first-, second-, and third-place winners will be announced, and college scholarships of $10,000, $5,000, and $2,500 will be awarded at a banquet on June 23.
The late Senator Spark Matsunaga of Hawaii, one of the Institute's founders, believed that "if we want peace, we must educate people to want peace." "Nothing bears out this conviction more than the National Peace Essay Contest,” said Institute President Richard H. Solomon. "By encouraging young Americans to grapple with the challenges of converting the concept of peace into action in real world situations, the Peace Essay Contest prepares them to be ambassadors of peace for the rest of their lives."
You can keep apprised of what students are doing during their week in Washington on the Institute’s web site at www.usip.org. Additional information on this year’s state winners and the National Peace Essay Contest week, including bios and photos of the state winners, will be available online in June.
2004 National Peace Essay Contest State Winners
Alabama
Zakhar Morozov
"Peacebuilding: A Call for Flexible Approach"
Auburn High School
Auburn, Alabama
Coordinator: Cory Callahan
Alaska
Gus O'Malley
"The Hope of Stability"
A.J. Dimond High School
Anchorage, Alaska
Coordinator: Greg Brown
Arizona
Katherine Hicks
"Nicaragua and Croatia: Post-Conflict Reconstruction"
Buena High School
Hereford, Arizona
Coordinator: Lisa Adeli
Arkansas
Ann Wong
"The Role of Reconciliation in Post-Conflict Resolution: the Need for Acknowledging Human Rights Violations for Lasting Peace to Occur"
Pulaski Academy
Little Rock, Arkansas
Coordinators: William J. Topich and Ginger Kidd
California
Kevin Zhou
"Successful Post-Conflict Reconstruction Through a Transition to Democracy"
Monte Vista High School
Danville, California
Coordinator: Leslie Savage
Colorado
Justin Krause
"Rethinking Post-Conflict Reconstruction"
Steamboat Springs High School
Steamboat Springs, Colorado
Coordinator: Kelly Erickson
Connecticut
James Hill
"Successful Reconstruction is Conducted with Regard to the Nation's Perspective"
Robert E. Fitch, Sr. High School
Groton, Connecticut
Coordinator: Nicholas Evento
Delaware
Kaitlin Prendergast
"Reconstruction Case Study: East Timor & Iraq"
Archmere Academy
Chester, Delaware
Coordinator: John Buggeln
Florida
Gregory Goldgof
"Principles of Reconstruction"
Hillsborough High School
Lutz, Florida
Coordinator: Dmitry Goldgof
Georgia
Maria Khodorkovsky
"The Helping Hand in Post-Conflict Reconstruction"
Centennial High School
Roswell, Georgia
Coordinator: Katie Moss
Hawaii
Michael Nagamine
"Post-War Reconstruction: Learning from Japan and Yugoslavia"
Hawaii Baptist Academy
Honolulu, Hawaii
Coordinator: Diane Hom
Idaho
Ciara Huntington
"A Lasting Peace"
Timberline High School
Boise, Idaho
Coordinator: Rosemary Huntington
Illinois
Tyler Tappendorf
"Rebuilding from Past Conflicts"
Belleville East High School
Shiloh, Illinois
Coordinator: Sheila Misselhorn
Indiana
Kevin Schaeffer
"Political Reconstruction: Planting Democracy and Stability for the Next Generation"
Canterbury School
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Coordinator: Eric G. Wehrli
Iowa
Matt Bachman
"Successful Reconstruction: The Elementary Tenets"
Ankeny High School
Ankeny, Iowa
Coordinator: Kurt Bachman
Kansas
Amber Schmitt
"Super America"
Beloit Jr. - Sr. High School
Beloit, Kansas
Coordinator: Jo Dean
Kentucky
Angela Ellison
"Comparative Study of Failed and Successful Post-Conflict Reconstruction Plans"
Notre Dame Academy
Park Hills, Kentucky
Coordinator: Diana Timmerding
Louisiana
Jenny Howell
"The First Steps in the Reconstruction Process"
Pineville High School
Pineville, Louisiana
Coordinator: Jane Bacot Texada
Maine
Cara Pavlak
"Methods of Post-Conflict Reconstruction Examined Through Rwanda and Burundi"
Saint Dominic Regional High School
Auburn, Maine
Coordinator: Rosanne Ducey
Maryland
Ian Oppenheim
"African Reconstruction Efforts after Violent Conflict"
Walter Johnson High School
Kensington, Maryland
Coordinator: Theisen Healey
Massachusetts
Sung June Park
"Rebuilding Nations: Lessons from Bosnia-Herzegovina and Angola"
Northfield Mount Hermon School
Northfield, Massachusetts
Coordinator: Gary Partenheimer
Michigan
Lisa Kulwicki
"Post-Conflict Reconstruction in Lebanon and El Salvador"
Detroit Country Day School
Troy, Michigan
Coordinator: Donald B. Corwin
Minnesota
Anna Carpenter
"A Photograph of War's Inhumanity: Analysis of Reconstruction Strategies From the Persian Gulf War and the War in Bosnia-Herzegovina"
Edina High School
Edina, Minnesota
Coordinator: Rachael Pream Grenier
Mississippi
Marielle Dirkx
"Nation Building in Germany and Afghanistan: A Study in Contrasts"
Madison Central High School
Madison, Mississippi
Coordinator: Susan Shivers
Missouri
Ashley Price
"Reconstructing a Nation"
Lee's Summit
Notre Dame de Sion, Missouri
Coordinator: Bill Gullier
Montana
Daniel Boyce
"Democratization and Its Role in Post-Conflict Reconstruction"
Fergus High School
Lewistown, Montana
Coordinator: Kelly W. Elder
Nebraska
Joy Wilson
"Restoration of Societies"
Alliance High School
Alliance, Nebraska
Coordinator: Edward Foy
Nevada
Erik Lin-Greenberg
"Rebuilding the Balkans: Greek and Bosnian Reconstruction"
Valley High School
Henderson, Nevada
Coordinator: Jean S. Lawrence
New Hampshire
Shannon Guy
"From Dictator to Democracy: Post-Conflict Reconstruction in Haiti and the Philippines"
Phillips Exeter Academy
Phoenix, New Hampshire
Coordinator: Nita G. Pettigrew
New Jersey
Edward Fu
"Second-Guessing Iraq"
Sayreville War Memorial High School
Sayreville, New Jersey
Coordinator: Frank M. Ortiz
New Mexico
Christopher Paulson
"Somalia and Grenada: Effectiveness of United States Endeavors to Reconstruct Societies"
Los Alamos High School
Los Alamos, New Mexico
Coordinator: Nancy Schick
New York
Vivek Viswanathan
"Establishing Peaceful and Stable Postwar Societies Through Effective Rebuilding Strategy"
Herricks High School
New Hyde Park, New York
Coordinator: Melissa Jacobs
North Carolina
Mary Bowden
"Remembering Horrors, Looking for Hope: Post-Conflict Reconstruction in the Balkans and Sierra Leone"
Mount Tabor High School
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Coordinator: Warren Hierl
North Dakota
Amy Vibeto
"Retrospection"
Magic City Campus School
Minot, North Dakota
Coordinator: Marj Bubach
Ohio
Harrison Crumrine
"Cuba and Kuwait: Case Studies of the Post-Conflict Reconstruction Process"
Hoover High School
North Canton, Ohio
Coordinator: Wrenn H. Nicodemo
Oklahoma
David Leimbach
"Attempts at Sustainable Progress Following Conflict: East Timor and Cambodia"
Jenks High School
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Coordinator: Eric Fox
Oregon
Alexander McCrum
"Peace After Occupation: Japan and Iraq"
Waldport High School
Waldport, Oregon
Coordinator: Kathleen Ritman
Overseas Schools
Jessica Letchford
"Rebuilding the East and West"
Rift Valley Academy
Chamba Valley, Lusaka
Coordinator: Susan R. Long
Pennsylvania
Nadine Foik
"The Lessons of US Reconstruction Efforts in Germany and Iraq"
Huntingdon Area High School
Huntingdon, Pennsylvania
Coordinator: Linda Reilly
Puerto Rico
Andres Berry
"The Road to Peace in Lebanon and El Salvador"
Academia del Perpetuo Socorro
Carolina, Puerto Rico
Coordinator: Marie Gillette
Rhode Island
Brenna Anatone
"Reconstruction Under Construction: Bosnia-Herzegovina and Kosovo"
Lincoln High School
Lincoln, Rhode Island
Coordinator: Anne-Marie VanNieuwenhuize
South Carolina
James McSpadden
"Rebuilding Societies: Reconciliation, Action and Aid"
North Western High School
Rock Hill, South Carolina
Coordinator: Kay McSpadden
South Dakota
Adam Hofer
"Rebuilding Societies After Conflict"
St. Thomas More High School
Rapid City, South Dakota
Coordinator: Ann M. Trucano
Tennessee
Tara Daniel
"Rwanda, Azerbaijan, and Implementing a Post-Conflict Reconstruction Program"
Rossview High School
Adams, Tennessee
Coordinator: Angela Smith
Texas
Ryan Guerrero
"Mending the Wounds of War"
Stephen F. Austin High School
Sugar Land, Texas
Coordinator: Melinda Sloan
Utah
Jessica Dunn
"Rebuilding Toward Peace"
Layton High School
Layton, Utah
Coordinator: Lark Woodbury
Vermont
Kate Dannies
"Building Peace: Post Conflict Reconstruction in Eritrea and El Salvador"
Champlain Valley Union High School
Williston, Vermont
Coordinator: William Mares
Virginia
Sylvia Lee
"Reconstruction: The Renewal of an International Promise of Peace"
Centreville High School
Centreville, Virginia
Coordinator: Lawrence Roe Buchanan
Washington
Sarah Armo
"Realistic Expectations for Post-Conflict Reconstruction"
Lakeside School
Seattle, Washington
Coordinator: Nancy Armo
West Virginia
Szymon Plucinski
"Importance of Economic Security in Rebuilding Societies"
The Linsly School
Glendale, West Virginia
Coordinator: William L. Brubaker
Wisconsin
Sara Siegmann
"Retaining the Peace: An Examination of the Aftermath of Civil War"
McFarland High School
McFarland, Wisconsin
Coordinator: Audrey Damon-Wynne
Wyoming
James Kindle
"Time to Evolve: Post-War Reconstruction"
Riverton High School
Riverton, Wyoming
Coordinator: Kristy Richmond
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