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