Annual Lincoln Contest
Annual Lincoln Contest
Since 1977, the Lincoln Foundation has underwritten a contest in oratory, art, and essay writing on a Lincoln-related theme.
The contest, held each spring, is administered by the School of Arts and Letters.
Listed below are the essay and oratory winners from 1977 through the current year, as well as a sampling of art winners.
Essay Contest
Senior Division
Pat Haile (1)
Michael Hagen (2)
Elise Hughes (3)
Junior Division
Joe Dugan (1)
Teresa Amidei (2)
Dan Maestas (3)
Senior Division
Pat Haile (1)
Kitti Carriker (2)
Junior Division
Karen Collins (1)
Donna Bahara (2)
Senior Division
Bruce Castle (1)
Richard White (2)
Mary Tinsley (3)
Junior Division
Debra Lawrence (1)
Jeff Wiesemann (2)
Sarah Watson (3)
Senior Division
Linda Trimmer (1)
Riley Ellerbusch (2)
Phyllis L. Shackett (Special Award)
Junior Division
Sherry Simpson (1)
Steve Davis (2)
Pam Brooks (3)
Senior Division
Kathy Carson (1)
Sanford Bittle (2)
Jill Smith (3)
Junior Division
Kevin Harrelson (1)
Bruce Schmitter (2)
Maricoe Travis (3)
Senior Division
Tamara Casady (1)
David Penrod (2)
Beth Harvey (3)
Junior Divison
Verna Elrod (1)
Tim Van Huss (2)
Kelly Roberts (3)
Senior Division
Janet Yearns (1)
Michael O’Gorman (2)
Lois Mayes (3)
Junior Division
Garth Silvey (1)
Jeff Kerby (2)
Justin Tallman (3)
Senior Division
Michael McClaskey (1)
Rebecca J. Sutherland (2)
Michael J. O’Gorman (3)
Junior Division
Joleigh Cornine (1)
Senior Division
Dan Baldwin (1)
Kim Sage (2)
Nancy Molnar (3)
Junior Division
Joleigh Cornine (1)
Senior Division
Laura Edge (1)
Teri Mayhew (2)
Mary Ann Shramek (3)
Junior Division
Kim Vonnahme (1)
David Dufur (2)
Senior Division
Todd Wolfe (1)
Margaret K. Blouin (2)
Koleta Schoenig (3)
Junior Division
Susan Kimble (1)
Janeen Kent (2)
Kristi Hall (3)
Senior Divison
Jeff Baxendale (1)
Todd Wolfe (2)
Koleta Schoenig (3)
Junior Division
None
Senior Division
Beverly Roling (1)
Piroska Szucs (2)
Joan Newland (3)
Senior Division
Paul Fensterman (1)
Ann Hinch (2)
Kevin Ball (3)
Senior Division
Connie Rost (1)
Junior Division
Kristin Huber
Senior Division
Lauri Spurlock (1)
DeAnn K. Malone (2)
Junior Division
Christy L. Comstock
Senior Division
Tracy D. Christeson (1)
Mike Blotevogel (2)
Junior Division
Byron Neighbors (1)
Jessica Neighbors (2)
Tamara Brunick (1)
Harry Burson (1)
Emily Ward (1)
Kevin Hulcer (1)
Myra Milam (2)
Kira Gresoski (1)
Dominic Zi Yin Teoh (1)
Amanda Chua (1)
Forest Wilsey (1)
Korbin Keller (2)
Korbin Keller (1)
Dallas Grier (2)
Korbin Keller (1)
No Contest Held
Artist Unknown
Darren Cooper
“Traveling the Circuit”
Honorable Mention, Junior Division, n.d.
Amy Fister
Untitled
2nd Place, Senior Division, 1978
Patrick O’Brien
Untitled
3rd Place, Senior Division, 1979
Linda Winkler Herman
Untitled
3rd Place, Junior Division, 1986
Cindy (Comstock) Middleton
Untitled
Honorable Mention, Junior Division, 1988
Chad Odgers
Untitled
Senior Division, 1996
Tim Curtis
Untitled
1st Place, Junior Division, 2005
Artist Unknown
Becky (Hill) Tucker
Untitled
Junior Division, n.d.
Steve Davis
Untitled
Junior Division, 1979
Derek Porter
Untitled
1st Place, Junior Division, 1985
Shannon Quinn
“Address to the Indiana Regiment”
Junior Division, 1987
Tony Potts
Untitled
1st Place, Senior Division, 1988
John Garton
Untitled
Overall Winner, Senior Division, 1997
Alan Prater
“Headshot”
1st Place, 2008
Oratorical Contest
Senior Division
Keith Syberg (1)
Gina Borg (2)
Robert Brunk (3)
Junior Division
Gloria Harrison (1)
Mike Ramsey (2)
Rodney Harlan (3)
Senior Division
Jani Spurgeon (1)
Tim Agan (2)
Robert Brunk (3)
Junior Division
Patsy Wedding (1)
Carol Wise (2)
Senior Division
Susan Brenneman (1)
Bob Steffes (2)
Tracy Waldeck (3)
Junior Division
Sarah Watson (1)
Carol Manno (2)
Pam Upton (3)
Senior Division
Mary Tinsley (1)
Suzanne Houchins (2)
Brenda Pruner (3)
Junior Division
Lisa Baragiola (1)
Sarah Watson (2)
Verna Elrod (3)
Senior Division
Kay Rehfuss (1)
Kathy Lindsey (2)
David Gregory (3)
Mark Gadient (3)
Junior Division
Ryan Boland (1)
Tod Raibble (2)
Sarah Watson (3)
Senior Division
Steve Bowles (1)
Charles Scalise (2)
Junior Division
Julie Moore (1)
Missy Edgar (2)
Kevin Steele (3)
Senior Division
Margaret Claypool (1)
Karen Metzgar (2)
Ed Noble (3)
Junior Division
Sara Neisen (1)
Beth Kempe (2)
Senior Division
Michael J. O’Gorman (1)
Louis Cohn (2)
Karen Metzgar (3)
Junior Division
Agnes Weber (1)
Senior Division
Lora Wollerman (1)
Louis Cohn (2)
Cindy Eubank (3)
Junior Division
Christi Davidson (1)
Rebecca Horn (2)
Gerry Tritz (3)
Senior Division
Louis Cohn (1)
Koleta Schoenig (2)
Stephen Martin (3)
Junior Division
Carla Bates (1)
Tasha Cogan (2)
Rusty Henke (3)
Senior Divison
Jeffrey Baxendale (1)
Koleta Schoenig (2)
Cheuk Kwan Harry Law (3)
Senior Division
Jeff Baxendale (1)
Sally Kuehn (2)
Koleta Schoenig (3)
Junior Division
Starla Green (1)
Leigh Galliher (2)
Angel Stott (3)
Senior Division
Peggy Buckardt (1)
Koleta Schoenig (2)
Douglas Erwin (3)
Junior Division
Kelli Norris (1)
Debbie Maubach (2)
Senior Division
Jeff Rohrick (1)
Sally Carter (2)
Senior Division
Kelly Watson (1)
Senior Division
Andrew Grojean (1)
Natalie Graf (2)
Abigail Parra (3)
Samantha Pernicka (1)
Chris Schneider (2)
Megan Hoffman (2-tie)
Jessica Petrie (1)
Danny Giddings (2)
Andrew Schwartz (2)
Priscilla Parisa (1)
Blake Bixler (2)
Audrey Masek (1)
Tarren Cruey (2)
Allison Bright (1)
Leo Carroll (2)
Spencer Foust (1)
Schelleen Gottman (1)
Jennifer Seithel (1)
Riley Bess (2)
No Contest Held