Academic Librarians Assembly: Dittman Paper Competition

About the Competition

Staff of the University Libraries conceived the competition in 1997 to honor retiring instruction librarian Maria Dittman, who taught research skills to thousands of students in her 25+ years at the university. The first awards were made in 1998, funded entirely by the Librarians' Assembly. An elected committee of librarians and support staff now organize the annual competition and award process. When Maria Dittman passed away in 2005, her family designated the Dittman Competition for memorial gifts, ensuring a long future for the competition.  A permanent plaque for the award was commissioned and hangs near the entrance to the bridge between Raynor Memorial Libraries.

The competition invited Marquette students to submit a recent A-grade paper and a one-to-two-page description of the research process. After twenty years of recognizing student research excellence, the award was sunsetted in 2017.

Award Winners

To view the official news story for any of the annual competitions, click on the date.

2014

Emily Butler: undergraduate

Angela Michel: graduate/professional

2013

Kayley Edgin: freshman/sophomore

Michael Haen: junior/senior

Stacy Stolzman: graduate/professional

2012:

Katie Sass: freshman/sophomore

Anne Richmond: junior/senior

Kathryn Jackan: graduate/professional

2011:

John Kilbane: junior/senior

Rachel Bernstein: graduate/professional

Albert Rivero: freshman/sophomore

2010:

Briana Ellis: freshman/sophomore

Christopher McFadin: Junior/Senior

Lincoln Rice: graduate/professional

2009:

Mark Kelley: undergraduate

Kathy Lemley: graduate

2008:

Christina Jahnke: freshman/sophomore

Sarah Kirby: junior/senior

Keriann Conlon: graduate

2007:

Kaye Wierzbicki: freshman/sophomore

James Conway: junior/senior

Abby Matson: graduate

2006:

Joanna Burgarino: freshman/sophomore

Elizabeth Wawrzyniak: junior/senior

Lisa Stephenson: graduate

2005:

Jennifer E. Bustamante: freshman/sophomore

Diana Boras: junior/senior

Aaron Stockham: graduate

2004:

Latina Quinn: freshman/sophomore

Cody Smedsrud: junior/senior

Jin Seong Park: graduate

2003:

Sarah Balus: freshman/sophomore

Kerry Olivetti: junior/senior

Sonika Saddar: graduate

2002:

Stephanie Noll: undergrad

Steven Burk: graduate

2001:

Cheran K. Dollard: undergrad

Christopher Miller: graduate

2000:

Lisa Brennan-Lundqvist: undergrad

Michael Doughery: graduate

1999:

Jill Stukenberg: undergrad

Lee Hildebrand: graduate

1998:

Olivia Gatti Taylor: undergrad

Robert Nohr: graduate