"FOR NEARLY TWO YEARS STUDENTS HAVE SPOKEN OUT AND PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN THE MOVEMENT TO END GENOCIDE IN DARFUR, BUT THE SITUATION ON THE GROUND CONTINUES TO DETERIORATE. WHAT MORE CAN STUDENTS DO TO STOP THE GENOCIDE?"
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Committee on Conscience asked students to submit published op-eds explaining what more students can do to the stop genocide in Darfur. The finalists’ essays were judged by former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, Illinois Senator Barack Obama, and New York Times columnist, Nicholas Kristof.
"Stopping the genocide in Darfur is one of the great moral challenges of our time, and that's why I'm so proud that these students are taking a leadership role in that effort with these thoughtful, articulate, and insightful essays. I commend their outstanding work and will continue to stand with them as we try to bring the suffering and violence in Darfur to an end."
— Barack Obama
Winners:
Finalists:
College Participants:
Geoffrey Bridges, University of North Carolina
Jennifer Choi, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
McDevitt Cody, University of Colorado
Caitlin Eckelson, Stockton College
Matt Felzke, Truman State University
Jacqueline Ford, Stockton College
Gentae Kemp, Stockton College
Olivier Remy Tristan David Lewis, Lehigh University
Elizabeth Milligan, Lake Forest College
Jamie Kristine Mitchell, Indiana University
Randi Padavano, Stockton College
Yulietha Parra, Stockton College
Janette Peri, Utica College of Syracuse University
Hamburg Rachel, Pomona College
Joshua Schreier, University of Connecticut
Jeanne Segil, Pomona College
Jennifer "Danielle" Singleton, Georgetown University
Erin Stattel, Monmouth University
Coy Jack Whittier, Utah State University
Justin Zorn, George Washington University
High School Participants:
Kiah Abbey, Billings West High School
Whitney Adamas, John Carroll Catholic High School
Sophia Angelis, Rim of the World High School
Melissa Barber, Arcadia High School
Dara Bernstein, Roslyn High School
Matthew Theodor Biegler, Central Catholic High School
Lauren Brett, Kenston High School
Kianna Burke, Home School
Alece Bynum, New Haven Academy
Megan Cardaman, Kenston High School
Sean Cardwell, Kenston High School
Alyssa Chin, Northern Burlington County Regional High School
Caitlyn Christensen, Loudon County High School
Justin Clark, Northern Durham High School
Lizzie Cochran, Woodrow Wilson High School
Julia Coming, Kenston High School
Shannon E. Davis, Davis Home School
Janine DeFeo, Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School
Catherine DiBona, Durango High School
Jacob Dunton, Kenston High School
Katy Engle, Rim High School
Natalie Fanos, Kenston High School
Jayme Ferguson, Kenston High School
Natalia Fitzhugh, Billings West High School
Tyler Fox, The Country Day School
Emily Gallik, Kenston High School
Kimberly Gaughan, Satuate High School
Ann Gomez, Hingham High School
Jessica Gomez, John C. Fremont HS
Cara Goodman, Kenston High School
Lydia Guenther, Clackamas High School
Leni Guez, Welsh Valley Middle School
Ashley Hamzeh, Billings West High School
Laura Katherine Hansen, Jefferson County International Baccalaureate
Joshua Hernandez, Huntington Park College Ready Academy
Will Hoffman, Clay-Chalkville Middle
Cody Horst, Wenatchee High School
Katie Hunt, Highland Regional High School
Brock Jarrell, Kenston High School
Johanna Jezowski, Lexington High School
Jane Kozey, New Haven Academy
Annie Kramer, Radnor High School
John Lavanga, Upland Country Day School
Rebecca Leffler, Kenston High School
Cherrica Li, Carmel High School
Joseph Liss, Cedarbrook
Hana Low, Palo Alto High School
Vladlena Magay, Chariton High School
Katherine R. Nolan, Brattleboro Union High School
Dan Olson, Kenston High School
Cayce Pack, Donelson Christian Academy
Lindsey Pecor, Kenston High School
Anna Pomento, Athens High School
Bethany Proch, Kenston High School
Danielle Schenone, Notre Dame High School
Jon Schifferdecker, Wildwood Catholic High School
Evan D. Schwartz, St. Petersburg High School
Amanda Seman, Kenston High School
Molly Sender, Kenston High School
Sarah Sheehan, East Carteret High School
Emily Sheets, Kenston High School
A.J. Shinabargar, Lee's Summit North High School
Andrew D. Shumaker, Don Estridge High Tech Middle School
Kaitlyn Sirna, Kenston High School
Ali Slagle, Marlborough School
Jackie Smith, Conestoga Valley High School
Justin Snow, Dulaney High
Alejandro Sosa, Monroe Township High School
Alyssa Stevens, Miami Palmetto Senior High School
Christina Strasser, Saint Charles North High School
Kelsey Taylor, Upperman High School
Sarah Van Buren, George Mason High School
Melissa Velardi, New Haven Academy
Amy Williamson, John Carroll Catholic High School
Emily Yau, Palos Verdes Peninsula High School
Hewon Kari Yook, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Shawn Zubin, Kenston High School
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