The Robert F. Panara Haiku Contest Winners at NTID
The National Technical Institute for the Deaf and Tsukuba College of Technology conducted a haiku competition at their respective institutions in 2001. The contest was named for Dr. Robert F. Panara, a renowned deaf poet, actor and educator. Professor Jerome Cushman of NTID and Professor Midori Matsufuji of TCT were the faculty leaders of the competition. The winning poems can be viewed by pointing and clicking on the images presented below.
Jessica Mckinney - First Place
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Rita DeSarkar - Second Place
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Sam Sepah - Second Place
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Danielle Rogers - Third Place
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Christine LaFrance - Third Place, Signed by Aaron Weir
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Sam Sepah - Fourth Place
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Rita DeSarkar - Honorable Mention
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Raquib Din - Honorable Mention
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Jonathan Ricks - Honorable Mention
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