Sharon Walsh Essay Contest
Sharon Walsh
This student essay contest was established in honor of Dr. Sharon Walsh, a much-valued and long-time Writing Instructor in the Writing Program and English Department here at Loyola. As a teacher, Sharon maintained the highest standards, requiring that all of her students do their best possible work. She was devoted to helping her students write well and spent many hours with them in individual conferences. In addition, she conceived and for fifteen years directed the "Shared Text Project," in which students came together through shared readings and activities such as symposia and panels related to the common text.
Dr. Walsh published and distributed a collection of student essays each semester to highlight effective and engaging student writing. Sharon published three Casebooks in Argument (with Evelyn D. Asch) for composition courses with Wadsworth:
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Just War(2003) |
Civil Disobedience(2004) |
Immigration(2004) |
To continue her legacy of writing pedagogy and scholarship, the essay award was generously created by friends, colleagues, and family, in memory of Dr. Walsh's intellectual contributions and dedication to her students.
The Contest
The Sharon Walsh Essay Contest celebrates high-quality student writing produced in UCWR 110 classes. In memory of Dr. Walsh's intellectual contributions and dedication to her students, and to continue her legacy, the essay award was generously created by friends, colleagues, and family. Major essays written for a UCWR 110 class during the Fall and Spring semesters of each academic year are nominated by their instructors and judged by a committee of Writing Program faculty.