For the best paper by a first year essayist

2024

Estefania Gil Diaz, First Prize

James Gomez Faulk, Second Prize

Spencer Richman, Third Prize

2023

Mariana Parilli-Castillo, First Prize

Cilla Nee, Second Prize

Hayden Ma, Third Prize

2022

Ethan Teel, First Prize

Mishaal Omer, Second Prize

Zachary Treseler, Third Prize

2021

Aman Kapoor, First Prize

Yiwen Gao, Second Prize

Maggie Bounds, Third Prize

2020

No award this year.

2019

Victoria Lai (1st place)

Jessica Bumgarner (2nd place)

2018

Jackson Rudoff (1st place)

Harrison Bloom (2nd place)

2017

Katherine Thompson (1st place)

2016

Christina Gallishen (1st place)

2015

Jessica Chalas (1st place)

2014

Yuta Takano (1st place)

2013

1st Prize (tie) Matthew Hadiono

1st Prize (tie) Devin Herlihy

2012

1st  Prize Alberto L. Rodriguez

 2011                                                                                                     2010                                        

No prize awarded                                                                                  No prize awarded                                       

2009                                                                                                     2008

Hannah Thomas-Holland                                                                       Julia Jarrell

Yashar Niknafs

2007                                                                                                     2006

Sarah Seward                                                                                       No award given

2005                                                                                                     2004

No award given                                                                                     Hanna Park

2003                                                                                                     2002

No award given                                                                                     Pete Garrison

2001                                                                                                     2000

Jonathan Skindzier                                                                                Phil Fijalkovich

1999                                                                                                     1998

Elizabeth Whalen                                                                                  No Award given

Ahalya Viswanathan

1997                                                                                                     1996

Elyse Pine                                                                                             Josefa Steinhauer

Adam Grauer

Michael Perlman

1995                                                                                                     1994

No award given this year                                                                        Donnah L. Mathews

1993                                                                                                     1992

Jennifer Corning                                                                                    Matthew M. Pohlman

1991                                                                                                     1990

Victor Hollender                                                                                     Gabrielle S. Moses

Lily Ann T. Yuzon

1989                                                                                                     1988

Information Not Available                                                                       James Wilson

1987                                                                                                     1986

Krishna Rao                                                                                          No award given

Fiona Somerset 

1985                                                                                                     1984

No award given                                                                                     Timothy Puin

1983                                                                                                     1982

Oanh Loi                                                                                               Mark Kirin

Tushar Patel

1981                                                                                                     1980

No award given                                                                                     Diana Scharenberg

Daryl Sweeton

Sheldon Tetewsky

1979                                                                                                     1978

Thomas Higgins                                                                                    Thomas Higgins

1977                                                                                                     1976

Kelly Laminski                                                                                       Ingrid Bensinger

Scott Braunlich

Linda Decker

Alan Larsen

1975                                                                                                     1974

Christina Moore                                                                                     Eric Henning 

1973                                                                                                    

Jay Rice