Past Essay Winners
| Year | Winner | Winning Essay |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Ian Rosenzweig | Winning Essay |
| 2023 | Justin Ahn | Winning Essay |
| 2022 | Katherine Lam | Winning Essay |
| 2021 | Mariam Parray | Winning Essay |
| 2020 | Jonas Lorincz | Winning Essay |
| 2019 | Wilson King | Winning Essay |
| 2018 | Jennifer John | Winning Essay |
| 2017 | Nicholas DeParle | Winning Essay |
| 2016 | Dylan Borne | Winning Essay |
| 2015 | Thomas Keller | Winning Essay |
| 2014 | Nitisha Baronia | Winning Essay |
| 2013 | Kailee Marie Pedersen | Winning Essay |
| 2012 | Natasha Madorsky | Winning Essay |
| 2011 | Grant Jirka | Winning Essay |
| 2010 | Evaline Bai | Winning Essay |
| 2009 | Brian Parker | Winning Essay |
| 2008 | Alicia Constant | Winning Essay |
| 2007 | Sumit Malik | Winning Essay |
| 2006 | Eva Lam | Winning Essay |
| 2005 | Allison Noll | Winning Essay |
| 2004 | Andrew Rohrbach | Winning Essay |
| 2003 | Margaret Jackson | Winning Essay |
| 2002 | Elizabeth Carlisle | Winning Essay |
| 2001 | Marguerite Gabrielle | Winning Essay |
| 2000 | Bryan Parno | Winning Essay |
| 1999 | Nicholas Bomba | Winning Essay |