The Tredway Library Prize for First-Year Research recognizes an outstanding research paper written by a first-year Augustana student for a class in the Liberal Studies or Honors sequence. The award promotes students' active engagement in the processes of library research and encourages them to synthesize library research skills with the reading, writing and critical thinking skills developed in the first-year sequence.
Winner from 2023
AI Art: Artists’ Best Friend or Mortal Enemy?, Ethan Gabrys
Winner from 2022
When Numbers Lie, Brandon Johnson
Winner from 2021
Queer Even in Safe Spaces: Homelessness, Shelter Failures, and the Queer Community, Kara West
Winner from 2020
Relationship Counseling for the U.S.: Understanding White America's Role in Asian American Experiences, Alison N. Lawrence
Winner from 2019
Looking Beyond Binaries to Avoid Polarization in the Sex Work Debate, Laura Keenan
Winner from 2018
Asexuality: To Include or Not to Include a Slice of Cake in the LGBTQ+ Community, Devin Oliva-Farrell
Winner from 2017
The Power of Queer Representation in the Media, Jack Harris
Winner from 2016
Life Projects: Passion versus Rationality, Robert J. Williams
Winner from 2015
Battle of the Streets: Food Cart Edition, Ninna Mendoza
Winner from 2013
The Cultural Manifestations of Anorexia Nervosa, Aaron Volk
Winner from 2012
A Spoonful of Sugar, Natali Bode
Winner from 2011
Why the Greater Good is Good: Lessons from Harry Potter, Maureen Zach
Winner from 2010
Household Compost in Rock Island, Scott J. Fick