First Place – “The Face of Mental Illness,” Mary Schuler
Second Place – “The Screams of You, The Words Never Said,” Nilofar Khanbhai

Honorable Mention – “Rebecca’s Color Personality in Sky Patterns,” Paige Linback

FRESHMAN/SOPHOMORE ESSAY (The Mary Kilgallen Award)

First Place – “One Minute and Seventeen Seconds,” Audrey Hesson
Second Place – “Emelia Rae,” Alyssa Toth

FRESHMAN/SOPHOMORE RESEARCH PAPER

First Place – “Alaska’s True Gold,” Connor Anderson
Second Place – “Hereditarianism,” Sarah Hidey

Honorable Mention – “Stricter Laws for All Child Performers,” Ebony Morrissette

JUNIOR/SENIOR ESSAY

First Place – “Edna St. Vincent Millay’s ‘I Being Born a Woman and Distressed’: A Critical Analysis,” Caryn Mehler

JUNIOR/SENIOR RESEARCH PAPER

First Place – “The Sacred and Profane: Dichotomy in James Joyce’s ‘Araby’,” Caryn Mehler
Second Place – “An Inquiry into the Impact of Technology on the Social Work Profession,” Casey Cooper

Honorable Mention – “Glitz Beauty Pageants,” James Young

POETRY

First Place – “Hwael,” Sadie Dart
Second Place – “Pie Charts Never Made Sense Anyway,” Haille Bernson

Honorable Mentions

“Creativity,” Connor Anderson
“Addiction,” Breanna Kozan

SHORT FICTION

First Place – “Rat Pack,” Brett Bohan
Second Place – “The Nightmare Within,” Alicia Jaimes

TECHNICAL, PROFESSIONAL, OR SCRIPT WRITING

First Place – “Feasibility on the Selection of a 3D Printer for QT Automotive,” Eric Hemker

Thanks again to everyone who entered. Remember, submissions are now open for the 2016 PRISM Contest, deadline in March of 2016