Award Winners

First Place
Matthew Fante
Pets Over Profits: Why Your Next Dog Should be a Shelter Dog

Second Place
Mackenzie Emily
The Difference Between Life and Death: CPR Training For Youth

Third Place: Tie
Macy Funk
Equality: The Monetary Struggle for Women in Professional Sports

Samuel Haney
The Perks of Saving Pets: Reasons You Should Foster Animals

Fourth Place: Tie
Hannah Brown
The Mental Challenge: The Negative Impacts of Social Media

Courtney Kessinger
Best Buddies: Inclusion Revolution

First Place
Noah Barnes
Procrastination Doesn’t Pay: The Benefits of Investing Early

Second Place
Kelly Sutton
Decreasing Stress One Note at a Time

Third Place
Ysabel Fox
The Pollution Pandemic

Fourth Place
Grace Kaine
The Most Stoppable Epidemic

Fifth Place
Tera Sigafoos
Mandatory Voting: Use Your Voice

First Place
Tatum Gregory
Saving Our World One Step at a Time

Second Place
Amanda Tewell
Change the Stereotype: Finding Your Best Friend

Third Place
Christie Schuessler
Sun Protection: Reducing Your Risk of Skin Cancer

Fourth Place
Zamia Torres
Meatless Monday: Reducing Our Meat Consumption

Fifth Place
Adam Isaac
Disliked: The Unethical Data Collection of Facebook

First Place
Emily Cain
Child Abuse: An Overlooked Epidemic

Second Place
Rena Andrews
Tackling Cyberbullies from Your Own Keyboard

Third Place
Emily Bealer
Buying Local: Benefitting You and Your Community

Fourth Place
Belen Gregory
Giving Back: The Community Kitchen

Fifth Place
Megan Johnson
"To Be or Not To Be" Informed: The Fight Against Art Censorship

Sixth Place
Hunter Holloway
Slowing Down Our Fast Food Consumption

First Place
Michael Onstott
Brain Talk: What You Need to Know about Multiple Sclerosis

Second Place
Hannah Duffy-Dries
The Importance of Young Voters in Local Elections

Third Place
Mikayla Minton
Saving Lives: One Organ at a Time

Fourth Place
Dan Schoenfelder
Feeding His Sheep

Fifth Place
Megan Fleetwood
You are Someone's Type

Sixth Place
Kelly Hartley
Using Your Resources to Help the Homeless

First Place
Jenna Bieker
The Need for Increase in Mental Health Awareness

Second Place
Sami Davis
Saving Snoopy: Finding Freedom for Laboratory Beagles

Third Place
Holly Sewell
Do You Speak English?: Why ESL and Bilingual Programs Need Our Help

Fourth Place
Kendra Stevens
The Benefits of Starting a 401K Early

Fifth Place
Micah Schuchardt
The Breakdown of Communication: Where Did We Go Wrong?

First Place
Joseph Olin
Eat More Organic Foods

Second Place
DeAnna Collins
What We Remember

Third Place
Kenda Eley
Investments in Agriculture

Fourth Place
Kalynn Cox
Unlocking Our Future: The Keystone Pipeline

Fifth Place
Korey Scarborough
Organ Donation: Register Today, Tomorrow May Be Too Late

First Place
Ben Schroering
The Plight of the Orphans

Second Place
Brianna Drake
Deciding to Eat In or Dine Out

Third Place
Bryson Mills
Cancer Research Institute: Exceptional Foundation, Worthy Donation

Fourth Place
Ashley Ricks
Cancer Awareness: Everyone Deserves to Win the Battle

Fifth Place
Maria Torres
St. Marks Soup Kitchen

First Place
Krystal Gilbert
Sleeping with Strangers

Second Place
McKayla Phillips
The Care Act of 2011: Losing Farm Kids, Shutting Down Family Farms, and Taking Food Off Your Plate

Third Place
Christopher Morris
Keeping the Music Alive

Fourth Place
Rose Goodwin
Prevent Internet Addiction

Fifth Place
Eric Caudill
The Easiest Fifteen Pounds You Will Ever Lose