{"id":7135,"date":"2015-04-27T11:57:42","date_gmt":"2015-04-27T18:57:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/collinsunbound\/?p=7135"},"modified":"2015-04-28T10:20:06","modified_gmt":"2015-04-28T17:20:06","slug":"2015-book-collecting-contest-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/collinsunbound\/2015-book-collecting-contest-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"2015 Book Collecting Contest Winners"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-7135 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/collinsunbound\/2015-book-collecting-contest-winners\/winner1_jessalyn\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/collinsunbound\/files\/2015\/04\/Winner1_Jessalyn-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7145\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/collinsunbound\/files\/2015\/04\/Winner1_Jessalyn-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/collinsunbound\/files\/2015\/04\/Winner1_Jessalyn.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7145'>\n\t\t\t\t<p>Jessalyn Kreutzer, <\/br>Best Essay Award<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/collinsunbound\/2015-book-collecting-contest-winners\/winner2_krista-silva\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/collinsunbound\/files\/2015\/04\/Winner2_Krista-Silva-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7146\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7146'>\n\t\t\t\t<p>Krista Silva, <\/br>Single Collector Award<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/collinsunbound\/2015-book-collecting-contest-winners\/winner3_alicia-matz\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/collinsunbound\/files\/2015\/04\/Winner3_Alicia-Matz-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7147\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7147'>\n\t\t\t\t<p>Alicia Matz, <\/br>Collins Choice Award<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"attachment_7172\" style=\"width: 353px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/collinsunbound\/files\/2015\/04\/1-WEB-6-students.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7172\" class=\"wp-image-7172\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/collinsunbound\/files\/2015\/04\/1-WEB-6-students.jpg\" alt=\"Zeb Howell, Krista Silva, Louisa Raitt, Cassandra Childs,  Alicia Matz, Jessalyn Kreutzer\" width=\"343\" height=\"252\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7172\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zeb Howell, Krista Silva, Louisa Raitt, Cassandra Childs, Alicia Matz, Jessalyn Kreutzer<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The winners of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pugetsound.edu\/academics\/academic-resources\/collins-memorial-library\/book-collecting-contest\/book-collection-and-the-2015-winners-are\/\">2015 Book Collecting Contest<\/a>, sponsored by the Collins Library and the Book Club of Washington were announced April 23, 2015. The aim of the contest is to encourage full-time students at Puget Sound to read for enjoyment and to develop personal libraries throughout their lives, to appreciate the special qualities of printed or illustrated works, and to read, research and preserve the collected works for pleasure and scholarship. Collections can be on any subject and this contest is open to all full time students.\u00a0 The <a href=\"http:\/\/bookclubofwashington.org\/\">Book Club of Washington<\/a> generously funds two cash awards for student winners &#8211; $750 to a single collector and $500 for best essay. A third award of $250, the Collins Choice Award, is sponsored by the Collins Library.<\/p>\n<p>The winners are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Jessalyn Kreutzer<\/strong> (Junior), <em><em>Liberation in Literature: Lesbian Ecofeminism<\/em><br \/>\n<\/em>The award for best essay goes to Jessalyn Kreutzer for her essay, \u201cLiberation in Literature: Lesbian Ecofeminism\u201d\u00a0 Jessalyn\u2019s essay and collection truly reflect her journey to discover herself and her place in society.\u00a0 She purposefully centered her essay around her definition of selfhood, while cohesively weaving her plurality of interests around that theme and welcoming and encouraging others to have the courage to take a similar journey.\u00a0 Congratulations to Jessalyn.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Krista Silva<\/strong> (Senior), <em>The Wonderful World of Whedon: A Collection of Texts Celebrating Joss Whedon and His Works<br \/>\n<\/em>The first place award, or single collector award, acknowledges an excellent, integrated and comprehensive essay, a well annotated bibliography, images, and wish list. This year the first place award goes to Krista Silva for her collection, \u201cThe Wonderful World of Whedon: A Collection of Texts Celebrating Joss Whedon and His Works.\u201d\u00a0 Krista demonstrated a holistic, broad minded and informed approach to her collection, specifying as she did so the importance of a collection as a symbol of personal meaning.\u00a0 She showed how a collection is more than a group of objects, it is rather a gathering of portals of experience.\u00a0 Additionally, her essay exuded the depth and breadth of the Whedon universe in a variety of ways which showcased an imaginative, thorough approach to her collection.\u00a0 Congratulations to Krista.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Alicia Matz<\/strong> (Senior), <em><em>Epics, Myth &amp; Modern Magic: Where Classics &amp; Fantasy Collide<br \/>\n<\/em><\/em>The Collins Choice Award recognizes a student whose collection illustrates the hallmarks of a liberal arts education.\u00a0 This year, for our inaugural award, the Collins Choice Award goes to Alicia Matz, for her collection, \u201cEpic, Myth, and Modern Magic: Where Classics and Fantasy Collide.\u201d\u00a0 Alicia&#8217;s collection immediately stood out as a truly interdisciplinary demonstration of learning. Her collection reveals a broad integration of different disciplines woven together to form a whole.\u00a0 Grounded in her understanding of classics, her collection ventured into new territory, asserting connections and gathering meaning, all with a deep appreciation for her books as portals to knowledge. Ultimately, an exceptional collection and a rich topic for further study.\u00a0 Congratulations Alicia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_7150\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/collinsunbound\/files\/2015\/04\/2015_6-students.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7150\" class=\"wp-image-7150 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/collinsunbound\/files\/2015\/04\/2015_6-students.jpg\" alt=\"2015 Book Collecting Contest participants\" width=\"400\" height=\"295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/collinsunbound\/files\/2015\/04\/2015_6-students.jpg 400w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/collinsunbound\/files\/2015\/04\/2015_6-students-300x221.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7150\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">2015 Book Collecting Contest participants<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Congratulations to all the students who participated in the contest:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cassandra Childs<\/strong><br \/>\nImagining New Worlds: A Fantasy Collection<\/p>\n<p><strong>Zeb Howell<\/strong><br \/>\nFar Far Away and Further: The <em>Star Wars<\/em> Expanded Universe<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jessalyn Kreutzer<\/strong><br \/>\nLiberation in Literature: Lesbian Ecofeminism<\/p>\n<p><strong>Alicia Matz<\/strong><br \/>\nEpics, Myth and Modern Magic: Where Classics and Fantasy Collide<\/p>\n<p><strong>Louisa Raitt<\/strong><br \/>\nTacoma, Havana, Iberia, and Beyond: A Personal Art [History &amp; Critique] Collection<\/p>\n<p><strong>Krista Silva<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Wonderful World of Whedon: A Collection of Texts Celebrating Joss Whedon and His Works<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The winners of the 2015 Book Collecting Contest, sponsored by the Collins Library and the Book Club of Washington were announced April 23, 2015. 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