2017 Winners
Senior/Honors Thesis
First Place

Maria Mendoza
Political Polarization in Venezuela under Hugo Chávez Political Science, College of Arts and Letters Michael Coppedge, advisor
Second Place

Luke Donahue
Writing of Paradise: The Marian Prayers Composed by the Franciscan Tertiary Sisters of the Pütrich Regelhaus Found in Cgm 4484 and Their Historical Context German and Theology, College of Arts and Letters Clair Taylor Jones, advisor
20000-40000 Level Course
First Place

Victoria Erdel Garcia
Oliver Twists or Fagins?: Child Beggars in the UK in the 17th Century and Present Day Sociology, College of Arts and Letters Mariana Candido, advisor
Second Place

Jarek M. Jankowski
"Sehet! – Wen? – den Bräutigam!": Matthew's Jesus as Bridegroom in the Matthäuspassion of J.S. Bach Philosophy and Program of Liberal Arts, College of Arts and Letters David Lincicum, advisor
10000 Level Course
First Place

Alice Reid
Hesburgh's Relationships: The Success Story of the Tantur Ecumenical Institute Accounting and Applied and Computational Math and Statistics, Mendoza College of Business Arnaud Zimmern, advisor
Second Place

Sarah Maazouz
A Woman's Manifesto: Effects of the Perceptions of Women in Society Chemistry and Computing Pre-Professional, College of Arts and Letters Erik-john Fuhrer, advisor