Essay Contest Scholarship Winners
NRA Civil Rights Defense Fund Youth Essay
Contest
For the 2017 contest, CRDF received 438 Senior entries and 16
Junior entries. The students who made the submissions were enrolled
in an elementary, junior high, or high school. Winners were
selected by a committee made up of NRA Assistant General Counsel
Skipp Galythly and Morgan Shields; Paralegals Katie Crowley, Jackie
Husar and Emily Freeman; and NRA employees Rachel Lacey and Stephen
McCormick.
Senior Category (Grades 9 through
12)
First Place
Hanfei Lin, San Diego, CA
Second Place
Joshua Kreisler, Overland Park, KS
Third Place
Alexa Hannahs, Gregory, SD
Hanfei Lin, San Diego, CA
Second Place
Joshua Kreisler, Overland Park, KS
Third Place
Alexa Hannahs, Gregory, SD
Fourth Place
Sam Walden, Conyers, GA
Sam Walden, Conyers, GA
Honorable Mentions
Elizabeth Carson, Richfield, MN
Colton Copeland, Gaston, NC
Morgan Drennan, Rossville, IL
Mitchell S. Feaga, Woodbine, MD
Hannah Hooks, Herrin, IL
Katrina Jones, Gibsonia, PA
Jonathan McCormick, Jr., Hutchinson,
MN
Tyler Palmer, Indian Trail, NC
Ashley Tartaglia, Earlimart, CA
Maxwell G. Wieboldt, Pittsburgh,
PA
Junior Category (Grades 8 and below)
First Place
Lindsay Latimer, Bolton, MA
Second Place
Zach Elder, Littleton, NC
Zach Elder, Littleton, NC
Third Place
Jesse C. James, Lake Forest, CA
Jesse C. James, Lake Forest, CA
Fourth Place
Elizabeth Ansley Bradshaw, Centreville, VA
Elizabeth Ansley Bradshaw, Centreville, VA
Honorable Mentions
Micaiah Dempsey, Oakland, CA
Madhalasa Iyer, Plano, TX
Minkyung Kim, Placentia, CA
Micaiah Dempsey, Oakland, CA
Madhalasa Iyer, Plano, TX
Minkyung Kim, Placentia, CA
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