Library Prize Winners & Nominees

About the Library Prize for First-Year Seminar Students

2022-23 Winners

• First Place: Mallory Nowicki / Ms. Margaret Martin / Food on the Move
• Second Place: Stephen Carbone / Ms. Kelly Austin / Growing Pains
• Third Place: Alex Smith / Ms. Madeleine Mitchell / Art of Expression

 

 

 

 

 

2022-23 Nominees

• Stephen Carbone / Ms. Kelly Austin / Growing Pains
• Ellie Flaherty-Lovy / Ms. Madeleine Mitchell / Art of Expression
• Katrina Kauffman / Ms. Kelly Austin / Growing Pains
• Mallory Nowicki / Ms. Margaret Martin / Food on the Move
• Maya Pickett / Dr. Jagan Jacob / No Stupid Questions
• Sophia Preisler / Dr. Randy Browne / Uprisings
• Belle Schmid and Harrison Taylor / Ms. Kelly Austin / Growing Pains
• Alex Smith / Ms. Madeleine Mitchell / Art of Expression

 

2021-22 Winner

• First Place: Carley Ryan / Ms. Kelly Austin / Growing Pains

Carley Ryan

2021-22 Nominees

• Mary McMurray / Dr. David Reid / Rereading Frankenstein
• Jack O'Brien / Ms. Kelly Austin / Growing Pains
• Carley Ryan / Ms. Kelly Austin / Growing Pains
• Katie Solinsky / Ms. Kelly Austin / Growing Pains

 

2020-21 Winners

• First Place: Luke Denecker / Ms. Margaret Martin / Food on the Move
• Second Place: Aaron Ripley / Ms. Jane Conzett / Metaphor, Memes, and the Power of Language
• Third Place: Sam Skelley / Dr. Marita von Weissenberg / Marriage: Crisis and Renewal

Luke Denecker, Aaron Ripley, and Sam Skelley

2020-21 Nominees

• Emma Bredemeyer / Ms. Margaret Martin / Food on the Move
• Kathleen Cagle / Ms. Madeleine Mitchell / The Art of Expression
• Alise Chavis / Dr. ShaDawn Battle / State-Sanctioned Violence
• Caroline Colby / Ms. Madeleine Mitchell / The Art of Expression
• Madeline Cutinello / Dr. Marita von Weissenberg / Marriage: Crisis and Renewal
• Elizabeth D'Arpa / Ms. Madeleine Mitchell / The Art of Expression
• Luke Denecker / Ms. Margaret Martin / Food on the Move
• Caitlin Diamente / Ms. Margaret Martin / Food on the Move
• Julianne Hahn / Ms. Jane Conzett / Metaphor, Memes, and the Power of Language
• Sam Kohlhepp / Dr. Graley Herren / Bob Dylan
• Joey Jacob / Ms. Jane Conzett / Metaphor, Memes, and the Power of Language
• Imani Joshi / Ms. Jane Conzett / Metaphor, Memes, and the Power of Language
• Anna Kahle / Dr. ShaDawn Battle / State-Sanctioned Violence
• Olivia Pendleton / Ms. Madeleine Mitchell / The Art of Expression
• Aaron Ripley / Ms. Jane Conzett / Metaphor, Memes, and the Power of Language
• Sophia Schutte / Ms. Madeleine Mitchell / The Art of Expression
• Sam Skelley / Dr. Marita von Weissenberg / Marriage: Crisis and Renewal
• Makayla Wilson / Ms. Madeleine Mitchell / The Art of Expression
• Jenna Wood / Ms. Madeleine Mitchell / The Art of Expression

 

2019-20 Winners

• First Place: Nora Krukowski / Dr. Renee Zucchero / Should We Treat Mental Illness?
• Second Place: Madison Martinez / Dr. Jodi Wyett / Pride and Prejudice
• Third Place: Emily Massey / Dr. David Reid / It's Alive! Rereading Frankenstein

Nora Krukowski, Madison Martinez, and Emily Massey

2019-20 Nominees

• Dee Corcoran / Dr. David Reid / It's Alive! Rereading Frankenstein
• Abbigail Davis / Fr. Nathan Wendt, S.J. / Locked-up Living
• Nora Krukowski / Dr. Renee Zucchero / Should We Treat Mental Illness?
• Madison Martinez / Dr. Jodi Wyett / Pride and Prejudice
• Emily Massey / Dr. David Reid / It's Alive! Rereading Frankenstein
• Tom O'Callaghan / Dr. Graley Herren / Bob Dylan
• Austin Parkes / Fr. David Inczauskis, S.J. / Movies and Their Meaning
• Margaret Schroeder / Dr. Niamh O'Leary / Villains and Antiheroes
• Adeyah Shine / Dr. Marita von Weissenberg / Marriage
• Natalie Toweson / Fr. Nathan Wendt, S.J. / Locked-up Living
• Karolina Zawadzka / Fr. David Inczauskis, S.J. / Movies and Their Meaning

 

2018-19 Winners

• First Place: Olivia Pletcher / Mr. Don Prues / Borderlands of Being Human
• Second Place: Sarah Ray / Dr. Renea Frey / Personal Writing, Public Good
• Third Place: Sophie Boulter / Dr. Timothy Brownlee / Catastrophe

Assistant Library Director Alison Morgan, Olivia Pletcher, and Don Prues

 

Sarah Ray, and Dr. Renea Frey

 

Assistant Library Director Alison Morgan, Sophie Boulter, and Dr. Timothy Brownlee

 2018-19 Nominees

• Sophie Boulter / Dr. Tim Brownlee / Catastrophe
• Meghan Graber / Mr. David Reid / Rereading Frankenstein
• Tyler Krol / Ms. Daphne Miller / Capital Punishment
• Shane Leonard / Dr. Frank Rzeczkowski / Confederate Monuments
• Roark Lundal / Dr. Rachel Chrastil / Paris
• Nick Merk / Dr. Martin Madar / God on Trial
• Samantha Mossing / Dr. Bill Madges / Can Only One Religion Be True?
• Olivia Pletcher / Mr. Don Prues / Borderlands of Being Human
• Eliot Pulling / Dr. Graley Herren / Bob Dylan
• Sarah Ray / Dr. Renea Frey / Personal Writing, Public Good
• Aaron Ticknor / Mr. Christian Sheehy / Non-linear Storytelling
• David White / Dr. Jill Segerman / Happiness
• Hayden Ybarra / Dr. Jodi Wyett / Hamilton: Then and Now

 

2017-18 Winners

• First Place: Sarah Dempsey / Dr. Marcus Mescher / Beyond Hookup Culture
• Second Place: Aileen Romano / Ms. Anne Davies, Ms. Anne Ryckbost, Ms. Alison Morgan / Exploring Xavier's History
• Third Place: Adams Freeman / Dr. Graley Herren / Bob Dylan

Adams Freeman, Sarah Dempsey, and Aileen Romano

2017-18 Nominees

• Sarah Dempsey / Dr. Marcus Mescher / Beyond Hookup Culture
• Adams Freeman / Dr. Graley Herren / Bob Dylan
• Peter Korchak / Dr. Miti vonWeissenberg / Marriage: Crisis and Renewal
• Haley Welch / Dr. David Reid / Rereading Frankenstein
• Aileen Romano / Ms. Anne Davies, Ms. Anne Ryckbost, Ms. Alison Morgan / Exploring Xavier's History
• Danielle Stone / Dr. Marcus Mescher / From Service to Solidarity
• Colin Terry / Dr. Niamh O'Leary / Villains and Antiheroes

 

2016-17 Winners

• First Place: Molly Onders / Dr. Marcus Mescher / From Service to Solidarity
• Second Place: Maggie Mahoney / Dr. Gabe Gottlieb / Karl Marx and the Communist Revolution
• Third Place: Sydney Sanders / Dr. Graley Herren / Bob Dylan

 

Library Director Ken Gibson, Sydney Sanders, and Dr. Graley Herren

2016-17 Nominees

• Kinzie Baker / Dr. Jodi Wyett / Adapting Jane Austen
• Gina Deaton / Dr. Richard Polt / Critics of the Digital
• Maggie Mahoney / Dr. Gabe Gottlieb / Karl Marx and the Communist Revolution
• Catherine Martini / Dr. Jaylene Schaefer / Healthcare: Privilege or Right?
• Molly Onders / Dr. Marcus Mescher / From Service to Solidarity
• Giselle Relic / Dr. Rachel Chrastil / Paris
• Sydney Sanders / Dr. Graley Herren / Bob Dylan
• Derek Seifert / Dr. Rebecca Todd / Real and Imagined Places
• Anthony Zajac / Dr. Elizabeth Groppe / Biodiversity and the Greater Good

 

2015-16 Winners

• First Place: Pat Tilden / Dr. Graley Herren / Bob Dylan
• Second Place: Angela Provenzano / Dr. Chris Anderson / Popular Culture and the Civil Rights Movement
• Third Place: Eric Egan / Dr. Marita von Weissenberg / Marriage: Crisis and Renewal

Pat Tilden, Angela Provenzano, and Eric Egan

2015-16 Nominees

• Ryan Caliguri / Dr. Amy Whipple / Gimme More: A History of Stuff
• Eric Egan / Dr. Marita von Weissenberg / Marriage: Crisis and Renewal
• Caroline Gosser / Dr. Marcus Mescher / Technology: Help or Hurt?
• Yan Idrissov / Dr. Tom Strunk / Caesar: Tyranny and Political Violence
• Kyle Kazanfer / Dr. Jaylene Schaefer / Is Healthcare a Right?
• Hannah Lankswert / Dr. Elizabeth Groppe / Endless Forms Most Beautiful: Biodiversity and the Greater Good
• Hannah Lodin / Dr. Renee Zucchero / Should We Treat Mental Illness?
• Angela Provenzano / Dr. Chris Anderson / Popular Culture and the Civil Rights Movement
• Mikayla Smith / Dr. Rachel Chrastil / Paris
• Nick Talbot / Dr. Niamh O'Leary / Villains, Vigilantes, and Anti-Heroes
• Nicholas Tarnowski / Dr. Julia O'Hara / The Aztecs and Mexico City
• Pat Tilden / Dr. Graley Herren / Bob Dylan
• Clayton Traylor / Dr. Tim Brownlee / Inequality