A Piece of the Past Museum Essay Contest

HCU A Piece of the Past Essay Contest
“A Piece of the Past” Museum Essay Contest was inaugurated in 2010-2011 to encourage student research into the artifacts of the Dunham Bible Museum, the Museum of American Architecture and Decorative Arts, and the Museum of Southern History.

Funding for the contest has been generously provided by The Joella and Stewart Morris Foundation and Mr. Isaac Heimbinder.

2022 Piece of the Past Award Winners

Piece of the Past Winners with Dr. Napper, Sharon Saunders, Lisa Simon, Dr. Stewart Morris, Sue Sloan, and Dr. Robert Sloan

Southern History/American Architecture and Decorative Arts

1st Place ($500) – Tyler Christian Brogan, “David Stone Martin’s Above and Beyond the Call of Duty”

2nd Place ($250) – Robert Walter, “A Lonely Cannonball and the Battle of Galveston”

Dunham Bible Museum

1st Place ($500) – Catie Wuensche, “Hezekiah’s Tunnel: Examining the Siloam Inscription”

2nd Place ($250) – Cameron Morvant, “Medieval and Modern: Illuminating Creation in the St. John’s Bible”

Art Museums

1st Place ($500) – Cole Funston, “Chagall’s Exodus: Biblical and Modern”

2nd Place ($250) – Brandon Yu, “Influencing the Last Judgment”

Freshman/HCU Academy

1st Place ($500) – Lauryl Corrine Brogan, “William Holman Hunt’s Light of the World: Midnight Visitor”

2nd Place ($250) – Lily Clardy,

“When Wax Distracts From Your Impact: The Emma Richardson Cherry Portrait”

Grand Prize Winner

($1500) – Aja Jones, “‘A Credit to My Race’: The Hattie McDaniel Doll and the Boundaries of Black performance”

Honorable Mention

($50) – David Aguilera Brayden G. Byrne Ben Caton Leah Cepeda Tyler Ambrose Dizon Dillon Etter Madison Gamboa Caleb A. Guajardo Noah Hlavinka Viviane Huara Van Mawi Iang Aeriel Kwan Katherine Lazor Veronica Long David Mallory Stephanie Martinez Evelyn Montes Jasmin Nelson Mason Robertson Robeao Ban Santos Cullen J. Spadachene Thi Vu Trinity Walker Julia Wise Leo Yerena

UNIVERSITY MUSEUM ESSAY CONTEST***ALL-TIME EARNINGS LIST***TOP TEN

1.Nicholas Van Cleve $3,000 (2012-2015)

2. Jonathan Richie $2,500 (2015-2017)

3. Andrew S. Jimenez $2,250 (2013-2014)

3. (tie) Corrie McCloy $2,250 (2016-2018)

5. Katrina Bolman $1,550 (2018-2019)

6. Victoria Thorpe $1,500(2019)

7. Katie L. Kuhlman $1,100 (2011-2014)

8. Emma Perry $1000 (2019-2021)

8. (tie) Alexander B. Hale $1,000 (2016-2017)

9. Andrew W. Adler $750 (2011-2012)

9. (tie) Kyra Brown $750 (2014-2015)

10. Cody Pepper $600 (2013)