July 28, 2009
For Immediate Release

RCCC Announces
Literary Competition Winners

                  SALISBURY, N.C. — The English and Communications Department at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College has announced the winners of RCCC's 4th Annual Literary Awards competition.

                   The awards are given to first- and second-year writing students who display exemplary writing skills in their composition and creative writing courses. The winners will be recognized at an upcoming Board of Trustees meeting, where they will receive a framed certificate and $50 prize.

Fiction Category

                  Clifton (Randy) Lamm earned first place for his prose, "Dear Diary." Lamm is an associate degree college transfer student from Concord, planning to major in education. He was enrolled in the Creative Writing I course, under the tutelage of instructor Jeannine Jordan Hogue.

Essay Category

                   Eva Angelisanti was selected for her prose, "The Voice Within." Angelisanti is an associate degree college transfer student from Granite Quarry. She was enrolled in Expository Writing, under the guidance of instructor Betty H. Stack.

Poetry Category

                   Kathleen Baines claimed first place for her poem, "Rest Home Grasshopper." Baines is a fine arts and general transfer major from Concord. She was enrolled in Creative Writing I, under instructor LaNita Kirby.

Honorable Mention

                   Raheed MI Hasan received an Honorable Mention Award for his work, "In American We Are Innocent." Hasan is a general education student from Salisbury. He studied writing under instructor Stack.

                   Jennifer Engelhaupt also received an Honorable Mention Award for her poem, "Ode to A Butterfly." Engelhaupt is an associate in arts major from Concord and studied in Kirby's Creative Writing I Class.

                   RCCC offers a number of writing and literature courses. For more information, see the college website at www.rowancabarrus.edu.

               RCCC is a comprehensive, community-based institution of higher learning, serving the citizens of Rowan and Cabarrus counties in North Carolina. RCCC is one of 58 colleges in the state-supported North Carolina Community College System.

                RCCC offers fully-accredited associate-degree programs in more than 40 areas of study, including arts and sciences, business, information technology, health and public services, and engineering technologies. RCCC also offers accredited diploma and certificate programs focused on career training, continuing education and basic skills education. RCCC provides a strong foundation and transferable credits for students moving on to four-year colleges and universities and helps adults get the additional training they need to start new careers.

               RCCC annually provides more than 2,000 course offerings, serving an overall enrollment of approximately 20,000 students. In addition, RCCC provides the education and job-training programs needed to meet many of the workforce demands of the North Carolina Research Campus being developed in Kannapolis. For complete details, see the RCCC website at www.rowancabarrus.edu.