Senior Seminar Essay Award
2014 Senior Seminar Essay Award Winners Dylan Nugget and Lisa Taylor.
The Kroc Institute’s Senior Seminar Essay Award is awarded each year during Commencement Weekend to two graduating peace studies students who have demonstrated excellence in peace studies research and academic writing.
Any peace studies senior who completes a section of the foundational course IIPS 43101 Peace Studies Senior Seminar is eligible for the award. The instructor of each seminar nominates the single paper judged to be the strongest example of peace studies scholarship from that section. A committee of peace studies faculty reviews the nominated papers and selects first place and second place recipients.
The award winners are announced to students and guests at the Kroc Institute’s graduation reception and presented with award certificates. Both recipients also receive a monetary award, and their essays are used by the program as models of good undergraduate scholarship in peace studies.
Essay Award Recipients
2017
Dominique Duverney (First place)
Danielle Aase (Second place)
2016
Theresa Rinaldo (First Place)
Teresa Kennedy (Second Place)
Huili Chen (Honorable Mention)
2015
Elizabeth Spesia (First Place)
Brenna Gautam (Second Place)
2014
Dylan Nugent (First Place)
Lisa Taylor (Second Place)
2013
Athena Hughes (First Place)
Suzanna Pratt (Second Place)
2012
Melissa Wrapp (First Place)
Catherine Latell (Second Place)
2011
Kaitlyn Kiger (First Place)
Colin Littlefield (Second Place)
2010
Sarah Kettler (First Place)
Kristi Haas (Second Place)
2009
Christina Partyka (First Place)
Maureen Howard (Second Place)
Contact
To meet with the director of undergraduate studies, email:
Ernesto Verdeja
Associate Professor of Political Science and Peace Studies
Director of Undergraduate Studies
everdeja@nd.edu
To learn more about the program or declare a major or minor in peace studies, email:
Anna Van Overberghe
Assistant Director for Academic Administration and Undergraduate Studies
vanoverberghe.11@nd.edu