Shakierah Smith wins writing award

2017 Apr 26

Rochester Institute of Technology's College of Liberal Arts honored student achievement in writing on Friday with the presentation of the 2017 Henry and Mary Kearse Distinguished Lecture and Student Writing Awards.

Shakierah Smith won for “Pimp-Controlled Prostitution: Nonverbal Communication as a Means of Control and Dominance.”

It was the 37th year the awards have been presented. Faculty committees in each department within the College of Liberal Arts select student awardees from a variety of disciplines whose work embodies the ideals and standards of excellence, creative endeavor and scholarship.