Funded by the Chynn Family Foundation
2017 Essay Contest
Best Essay ($1,000)
Sharon Lee (Lehman College/Macaulay Honors College)
Recollections on my Father: Courage in a Hospital Room
First Runner-up ($300)
Petrilia Tsegue Fisher (Medgar Evers College)
The Responsibility of Courage
Second Runner-up ($200)
Ishraq Khan (City College of New York)
My Father’s Son
Second Runner-up ($200)
Benjamin Bernstein (City College of New York)
Honor Beyond Obedience
Honorable Mention (Last Name Order)
Reginald Bray (College of Staten Island)
Sarah Feliciano (John Jay College)
Niria Hall (Queensborough Community College)
Aldi G. Kuri (Queensborough Community College)
Yulia Kuzmina (Borough of Manhattan Community College)
Eunice Lee (John Jay College)
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The CUNY Ethics and Morality Essay Contest is funded by an endowment gift of $100,000 to the City University of New York by Dr. K. York Chynn and his wife Noelle Chynn. This annual award is intended to promote and stimulate thinking by college students at CUNY about the topic of ethics, morality, and virtuous behavior in their lives. More than ever, these issues arise not only in the personal relationships of individuals and family and friends, but also in the context of corporate, government, and social responsibility, whether it is about treating others fairly and honestly, or food safety.
The Asian American / Asian Research Institute will award the top three essays, selected by the Selection Committee, the following prizes at its 16th Annual Gala in Fall 2017:
- Best Essay ($1,000)
- First Runner-up ($300)
- Second Runner-up ($200)
