2025 Jessie O'Kelly Freshman Essay Award Winners Announced
The English Department and the Program in Rhetoric and Composition announced the 2025 winners of the annual Jessie O'Kelly Freshman Essay Award.
Top winners include Lilli Timpe, Mercedes Drummond, and Noah Whitlow for their essays written in Composition I or II classes during the 2024 spring and fall semesters.
- Lilli Timpe, a chemical engineering student, won the $500 scholarship award for her paper "Can Psychedelic Drugs Replace Anti-depressants?"
I enjoyed my composition courses at the University of Arkansas, especially working hands-on with my peers and instructor, Mitch Carabio.
Author's summary: Winners of the 2025 Jessie O'Kelly Freshman Essay Award announced.
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