First Prize in National Peace Essay Contest Awarded to Washington High School Student
June 26, 2006 Christopher Svetlik, left, Kona Shen, second from left, and Eugene Kim, far right, receive awards at the 2006 National Peace Essay Contest Awards Banquet on June 22 from Institute President Richard Solomon (center). WASHINGTON, D.C. — Kona Shen of Seattle, Washington, was awarded first prize in a nation-wide essay contest sponsored by the U.S. Institute of Peace on stemming nuclear proliferation. A student at the Northwest School, Shen received a $10,000 college scholarshi...