2023 Winners
Capstone Project or Senior Thesis Award
First Place
Charles House
College of Arts and Letters, Romance Languages and Literatures
Coproducing Fascism: How Italy and Spain’s Cinematic Cooperation Demonstrates International Fascist Values Charles Leavitt, advisor
Second Place
Tia Williams
College of Business, Management Consulting
That Which Cannot be Washed Away: A Critical Systematic Review of New Orleans Public Education Post-Katrina Maria McKenna, advisor
Sophomore, Junior, or Senior Award
First Place
Michael Donelan
College of Arts and Letters, History
Historically Conceiving the Irrationality of Moby-Dick through Antebellum America, or: the Apotheosis of Paradox Jake Lundberg, advisor
Second Place
Connor Patrick
College of Arts and Letters, History
Fr. Sorin’s Liturgical Crown Jewel: The Basilica of the Sacred Heart High Altar Heather Hyde Minor, advisor
First Year Student Award
First Place (tie)
Bernice Antoine
College of Business, Business Analytics
Ultra-Processed Foods through an Intersectional Lens Whitney Lew James, advisor
First Place (tie)
Carter Powers
College of Engineering, Environmental Engineering
Self-Debasement and Westernization: Yu Dafu and the Development of China’s National Identity Xian Wang, advisor
Group Project Award
First Place
Rachel Salamone
College of Arts and Letters, Political Science
Piper Shine
College of Arts and Letters, Psychology
Women's Boxing at Notre Dame Katherine Walden, advisor
Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship
Award Winners
Megan Hilbert
College of Science, Environmental Sciences
Understanding controls on ammonium-N removal and reach-scale nitrification using experimental streams
Monitoring high-risk areas for agricultural impacts on stream water quality: A case study of the Michiana area
Jennifer Tank, advisor
Joseph Jegier
College of Arts and Letters, Philosophy
Exploring, Deciding, Becoming; Discernment at the University of Notre Dame Maria McKenna, advisor
Kayle Liao
College of Arts and Letters, Economics
Does Political Pressure Affect Monetary Policy? Eric Sims, advisor