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Ward Prize in Writing Recipients Announced for 2024-2025

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Students, Writing Center

The Writing and Rhetoric Program and the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Research celebrated first-year writers with the Ward Prize on Monday, January 12 at 4:30 pm in the Axinn Center.

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2024-25 Ward Prize recipients with professors Melissa Hammerle (left) and Shawna Shapiro (right). (Credit: Amy Morsman )

The Paul W. Ward ‘25 Memorial Prize competition recognizes annually those first-year students who are judged by the faculty to have produced outstanding writing in writing classes during that academic year. 

Academic Year 2024-2025 nominees and award recipients celebrated at a reception on January 12, 2026 at 4:30 pm in the Axinn Center. Recipients this year include:

David Fadem
Holly Mattson
Emily Libby
AJ Jacobs
Aisha Rozi
Oriana Gutierrez
Page Sparks

Find photos, links to digital books of writings, and nomination information for the Ward Prize at go.middlebury.edu/ward.