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2009 Atlas Shrugged Contest Winners

First Place

Elizabeth Hong, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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Second Place

Shalia Sakona, American University, Washington, DC, USA
Samuel Sharp, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA
Ruth Trego, Philadelphia Biblical University, Langehorne, PA, USA

Third Place

Kristin Barker, Western State College of Colorado, Gunnison, CO, USA
Stuart Hayashi, Hawaii Pacific University, Mililani, HI, USA
Aashima Jindal, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Starlene Justice, Cal State University, San Bernardino, CA, USA
Sam Tenney, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA

Finalists

Priya Abraham, George Mason University, Alexandria, VA, USA
Kaloyan Andonov, Brooklyn, NY, USA
Jeremiah Barnes, Broken Arrow, OK, USA
Ryan Bilkie, Fort Collins, CO, USA
Kelly Cadenas, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Carrie Deakin, Phoenix College, Tempe, AZ, USA
Lindsay Estes, Rosemont College, Pottstown, PA, USA
Christopher  Ferreri, Hermitage, PA, USA
Desirae Friesen, Nyack College, Billings, MT, USA
David Gilmour, Berea College, Berea, KY, USA
Elizabeth Kendall, Seattle, WA, USA
Charmaine Kirsch, Asheville, NC, USA
Joseph Landry, Washington And Lee University, Lexington, VA, USA
Brett Langlois, London, ON, Canada
Alec Medlock, Fallbrook, CA, USA
Surabhi Mohta, Kolkata, Kolkata- 700027. W.B., India
Courtney  Murphy, University Of West Florida, Pace, FL , USA
Christina Muswieck, Central Point, OR, USA
Lucinda  O'Hair, Bowen Hills, QLD, Australia
Connie Shi, Okemos, MI, USA

Semi-Finalists

Matthew Bailin, Willamette University, Las Vegas, NV, USA
Sam Barnett, Barrington, IL, USA
Raffi Barsoumian, Pasadena, CA, USA
Evan Biggs, Ridgefield, WA, USA
G.D.  Blunt, London, United Kingdom
Brianna Byrne, Hilton, NY, USA
Christian Cook, Drury University, Springfield, MO, USA
Jaidev Deshpande, Nagpur, Maharas, India
Erin Gow, Richmond, KY, USA
Yasmin Green, Rochester, NY, USA
Zain  Karsan, Brampton, ON, Canada
Rachel Kolb, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
Anne Kreps, Ann Arbor, MI , USA
Matt Lindeman, Cottage Grove, MN, USA
Chad Mills, Redmond, WA, USA
Elizabeth Moran, University Of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
Matthew Noakes, Modesto, CA, USA
Eric Sonke, London, ON, Canada
Jacob  Stanley, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
Margaret Wray, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA