Essay Contest

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2012 David A. Garfinkel Essay Competition

1st Place: Rodney Schuyler, Fulton-Montgomery Community College Mentor: Professor Theodore Marotta Essay

2nd Place: Mary E. Erckert, Erie Community College Mentor: Professor Robert J. Caputi Essay

3rd Place: Amanda Griffin, Genesee Community College Mentor: Professor Charles L. Scruggs Essay

Honorable Mention Awards
Jeremy Michael Fletcher - Onondaga Community College (Prof. Michele Ley)

Cassandra L. Grice - Genesee Community College (Prof. Charles L. Scruggs)

Megan Henry - Queensborough Community College (Prof. Christine Mooney)

Rebekah Kimble - Schenectady County Community College (Prof. Evelyn Rybaltowski)

Rachelle Lear - Onondaga Community College (Prof. David Hines)

Jordan Valerino - Onondaga Community College (Prof. David Hines)

Alexandra Woodruff - Jefferson Community College

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2011 David A. Garfinkel Essay Competition

1st Prize
Amelia Weimar, Onondaga Community College - Essay
Press Release

2nd Prize
Kevin Volk, Genesee Community College - Essay

3rd Prize
James Gerber, Borough of Manhattan Community College - Essay

Honorable Mention
James Clark, Onondaga Community College
Phyllis Washburn, Genesee Community College
Alysha Barker, Fulton-Montgomery Community College
Lana Medina, Hudson Valley Community College
Tammi Douglas, Jefferson Community College
John Wilkinson, Queensborough Community College
Maykel Farronay, Borough of Manhattan Community Col.
Elisha Zarpentine, Genesee Community College
Terrhon Vaughn, Queensborough Community College

Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Article

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2010 David A. Garfinkel Essay Competition

1st Prize
Leah Marie Reino (Essay)
Genesee Community College Press Release

2nd Prize
Kerri Pickard-DePriest

The Four Finalists
Ese Peter Abohwo, Queensboro Community College
Kerri Pickard-DePriest, Onondaga Community College
Leah Marie Reino, Genesee Community College
Phyllis A. Washburn, Genesee Community College

Honorable Mention
Christina Basdeo, Queensboro Community College
Kristen Casper, Genesee Community College
Shannon Kilner, North Country Community College
Genevieve Oliveira, Genesee Community College
John Sambucci, Queensboro Community College
Cheuk W. Shum, Queensboro Community College.