Our very own Anne Nybo (’07) recently placed first in national undergraduate essay competition!
Allegheny College students Annie Nybo and Julie Ropelewski have placed first and second, respectively, in a national undergraduate essay competition sponsored by the Jane Austen Society of North America.
Nybo, a senior from Encinitas, Calif., is a double major in English and history. She recently completed a senior project for both majors titled “Manipulating the Margins: The Social and Historical Relevance of Jane Austen’s Widow Figures.”
She spent a semester at the Jane Austen Centre in Bath, England, in spring 2010. She also interned with Penguin Group USA, a major publishing firm, during summer 2010.
A graduate of San Dieguito High School, she also has participated in the College Chorus, Alpha Delta Pi sorority and Phi Alpha Theta history honor society.
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