Per a press release issued by UW Whitewater – The following students were selected as recipients of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater University Writing Awards.

Whitewater, Wisc. — Veronica Johnson, majoring in Communication Sciences and Disorders, has received the Distinguished award in the Group Projects category or categories for the piece titled An Evaluation of Real-Time Captioning Applications in Simulated Classroom Environments.

Whitewater, Wisc. — Jessica Boegel, majoring in psychology, has received the Superior award in the Critiques or Reviews category or categories for the piece titled Brokeback Mountain Final.

“Each year, instructors nominate outstanding work in a wide variety of genres ranging from essays and research papers to business emails, poetry and personal reflections,” said Elizabeth Hachten, assistant dean of the College of Letters and Sciences. “This year, the Writing Awards Selection Committee’s task was particularly difficult as we received a record 56 submissions. In the end, 22 students were chosen to receive awards in nine categories: creative writing, expository essay, group projects, journalistic writing, professional writing, personal reflection, research paper, reviews and critiques and first-year writing.”

“We congratulate this year’s winners on the effectiveness of their writing and encourage them to continue polishing their skills in the years to come,” said Hachten.