Fourteenth Annual ACTR National Post-Secondary Russian Essay Contest

Congratulations to Ed Hicks, winner of the Fourteenth Annual ACTR National Post-Secondary Russian Essay Contest in the Non-Heritage Learners, Level 4 category!


Congratulations as well to the following students of Russian who placed second

  • Christian Millian (Non-Heritage Learners, Level 1 category)
  • Claire Atwood (Non-Heritage Learners, Level 4 category)
  • Tanya Avilova (Heritage Learners, Level 3 category)

The following students of Russian received Honorable Mention in the contest

  • Tanner Strickland (Non-Heritage Learners, Level 1 category)
  • Patrick Johnson (Non-Heritage Learners, Level 1 category)
  • Jacqueline Lender (Non-Heritage Learners, Level 2category)
  • Lilian Langford (Non-Heritage Learners, Level 2 category)
  • Marta Burova (Non-Heritage Learners, Level 4 category)
  • Erin Hutchinson (Non-Heritage Learners, Level 4 category)
  • Kei Sato (Non-Heritage Learners, Level 4 category)


The contest received 946 essays from 57 universities. Harvard students received 11 awards - the most awards from among all universities.