Sonlighter Wins Writing Excellence Award

Houghton College recently presented Sonlight alumni Spencer Kyle Johnson a Faculty Excellence Award for his essay "Religion for Couch Potatoes." Houghton's English Department will publish his work, which earned second place standing, in an awards booklet and will honor Kyle and the other award-winners at a ceremony on Tuesday, April 28 at the college.

Johnson is a 2008 Sonlight Scholarship Winner and is a freshman at Houghton College. For more information about the Sonlight Scholarship program, visit www.sonlight.com/scholarships.html.

Writing 212 Faculty Excellence Awards Winners, 2009

First Place: Laura Jackson, "Corporal Punishment" ($50.00 cash prize plus publication in awards booklet)

Second Place: S. Kyle Johnson, "Religion for Couch Potatoes" (publication in awards booklet)

Third Place: Megan Toombs, "Grandma" (publication in awards booklet)