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Library Prize Winners & Nominees

About the Library Prize for First-Year Seminar Students

2023-24 Winners

First Place: Maggie Costello / Dr. Miti von Weissenberg / Marriage: Crisis and Renewal
Second Place: Gavin Steele / Ms. Margaret Martin / Food on the Move
Third Place: Devon Hage / Ms. Kelly Austin / Growing Pains

2023-24 Nominees

Kate Alt / Ms. Kelly Austin / Growing Pains
Kate Bettlach / Ms. Kelly Austin / Growing Pains
Sam Blair / Ms. Madeleine Mitchell / Art of Expression
Abby Bocian / Dr. Miti von Weissenberg / Marriage: Crisis and Renewal
Emily Boggs / Ms. Madeleine Mitchell / Art of Expression
Leo Coletta / Ms. Kelly Austin / Growing Pains
Maggie Costello / Dr. Miti von Weissenberg / Marriage: Crisis and Renewal
Devon Hage / Ms. Kelly Austin / Growing Pains
Mahala Henderson / Dr. Miti von Weissenberg / Marriage: Crisis and Renewal
Olivia Kirk / Ms. Kelly Austin / Growing Pains
Camille McKoy / Ms. Madeleien Mitchell / Art of Expression
Olivia Munson / Ms. Madeleine Mitchell / Art of Expression
Maame Osei-Owusu / Ms. Madeleine Mitchell / Art of Expression
Gavin Steele / Ms. Margaret Martin / Food on the Move
Maci Taylor / Ms. Kelly Austin / Growing Pains
Abby Tigar / Ms. Madeleine Mitchell / Art of Expression
Anna Woeste / Dr. Miti von Weissenberg / Marriage: Crisis and Renewal

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

Margaret Martin and Mallory Nowicki

Stephen Carbone and Kelly Austin

Alex Smith and Madeleine Mitchell

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 holding her award smiling next to Dr. Renea Frey in an aisle of books in the Xavier University Library 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, Molly Onders, and Dr. Marcus Mescher smiling together as Molly holds her award — *Library Director Ken Gibson, Molly Onders, and Dr. Marcus Mescher*

Library Director Ken Gibson, Sydney Sanders, and Dr. Graley Herren smiling together in the Xavier University Library. Gibson and Sanders are holding the award together.

Pat Tilden, Angela Provenzano, and Eric Egan smiling together as they hold their awards