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NEW YORK, NY (MAY 31, 2006) – On May
31st, the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
announced the winners of the 2006 Civil War Essay Contest.
The contest, open only to students in Gilder Lehrman
schools, is designed to enhance knowledge of the Civil
War era and reward outstanding research and writing.
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and
the Civil War Round Table of New York sponsor the contest,
which is in its eighth year. Winners were selected by
a panel of jurors from both organizations based on use
of primary sources; clearness and originality of thesis;
organization of the essay; correct documentation of
sources; and quality of writing. 147 students from 14
Gilder Lehrman schools participated in the contest.
The following prizes will be awarded: First Prize ($1,000);
Second Prize ($750); Third Prize ($500); Honorable Mention
($100). The school of the First Prize winner will receive
a $500 honorarium.
First Prize: Jean Dahlquist, Milwaukee
High School of the Arts (WI),
“The Monitor, the Merrimac, and the Martyr”
Second Prize: Catherine G. Clark,
Milwaukee High School of the Arts (WI),
“Rebels Among Rebels: Southern Unionists in the
Civil War”
Third Prize: Christina Maldonado,
Notre Dame School (NY),
“Ulysses S. Grant: The Rise, Fall and Resurrection
of an American Hero”
Honorable Mention: (in alphabetical
order)
Samantha O. Alcala, Notre Dame School (NY),
“Education v. Ejookashun”
Yusuke Asai, Academy of American Studies (NY),
“Confederate Strategy During the Civil War”
Kim Bruno, Patchogue-Medford High School (NY),
“Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address”
Ashley Nelson, Academy of American Studies (NY),
“The Civil War and the Documentation of History”
Tina Olayimika, Eleanor Roosevelt High School (MD),
“The Emancipation Proclamation: Lincoln’s
Stand Against Slavery”
Jillian Schofield, Glen Este High School (OH),
“The Women Behind the War: Female Spies in the
Civil War”
Drew Williams, Milwaukee High School of the Arts (WI),
“Friend, Mascot, Hero: The Role of the Animal
in the Civil War”
The First, Second, and Third Prize winners will be
flown to New York City in June for the Civil War Essay
Contest Award Dinner.
“It’s wonderful to see the next generation
become interested in history – especially the
Civil War,” said Conrad Eberstein of the Civil
War Round Table of New York.
“These students have shown their passion and skill
as researchers and writers of American history,”
said Lesley Herrmann, Executive Director of the Gilder
Lehrman Institute of American History.
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History sponsors
31 history schools and 14 Saturday academies nationwide.
Gilder Lehrman history schools are rigorous, college-preparatory
schools centered on American history. They have a track
record of raising test scores and sending more than
90 percent of graduating seniors to college. At the
core of these schools is a four-year sequence of courses
in American history. In many of these schools, the entire
student body participates in the Gilder Lehrman program.
In other schools, a select portion of the student body
participates.
Founded in 1994, the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American
History promotes the study and love of American history.
Increasingly national and international in scope, the
Institute targets audiences ranging from students to
scholars to the general public. It creates history-centered
schools and academic research centers, organizes seminars
and enrichment programs for educators, partners with
school districts to implement Teaching American History
grants, produces print and electronic publications and
traveling exhibitions, and sponsors lectures by eminent
historians. The Institute also funds awards including
the Lincoln, Frederick Douglass and George Washington
Book Prizes and offers fellowships for scholars to work
in history archives, including the Gilder Lehrman Collection.
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