Addie Benson, author of “Old World New Girl” and an architectural studies major and sustainability minor, was chosen as the winner of the Greenblogger
Competition. The contest was a 90-day blogging in the fall 2012 semester sponsored by the Office for Sustainability and
the Quality Writing Center. Addie wrote
several blog posts about architecture, sustainability and student life.
“Her blog embodied the spirit of the competition,
focusing on writing style, the use of media, and posts that articulated the
importance of creating a sustainable future,” said Bob Haslam, a judge in the
competition and the director of the Quality
Writing Center. Steve Boss, co-director of the sustainability minor, also listed Old World New Girl at the top of his list. Addie wrote, developed and applied her
knowledge, skills and abilities learned in her architecture and sustainability
courses to further the discussion of a socially and environmentally just world.
Addie has won a $500 cash prize. Her blogging endeavor is not over, however,
and she will continue writing about old world architecture, sustainable solutions
to complicated problems, and design. You
can read her latest blog posts at Old World New Girl and you can view her
concluding video blog, or VLOG, by visiting this link.