Jewett Prize Winners at Marietta College
A prize is given annually to a member of the graduating class whose oration, in competition with other aspirants, is judged most excellent in composition and delivery. Starting in 1972, a prize was also awarded to the second-place winner. The prizes were established by the will of the late Milo Parker Jewett, a teacher in the Marietta Collegiate Institute from 1833-35, Professor of Rhetoric in the College from 1835-38, and later the first president of Vassar College.
Names link to their respective speech when available.
| Past Jewett Prize Winners |
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| 1906 — Walter Carl Kelley |
| 1907 — George Selden Humphrey, Harry Frank Mautz |
| 1908 — William Edward Byers, William Ferdinand Bonar |
| 1909 — No Jewett Prize awarded |
| 1910 — David Rees Williams |
| 1911 — Alice May Crone |
| 1912 — William MacKay |
| 1913 — No Jewett Prize awarded |
| 1914 — Harry Alden Blankenship |
| 1915 — Harold Steen Coil |
| 1916 — Ralph Newton Ogdin |
| 1917 — Melvin J. Haire |
| 1918 — Fred Glenn Jackson |
| 1919 — William Karl Beaver |
| 1920 — Edgar William Norris |
| 1921 — Helen Catherine Beltz |
| 1922 — Kenneth Reppert Ward |
| 1923 — Helen Sprague Newton |
| 1924 — Samuel Newton Dicken |
| 1925 — Roselyn Henrietta Beltz |
| 1926 — Arthur Allen Schoolcraft |
| 1927 — Ida Blanche Hoskin |
| 1928 — Alsoph Henry Corwin |
| 1929 — Ronald Claire Stillman |
| 1930 — Lincoln Gustav Schmidt |
| 1931 — Homer James Hall |
| 1932 — Lucy Andalona McKibben |
| 1933 — Marion Bradford Sloan |
| 1934 — Virginia Lee Neptune, Brooks Edward Wigginton |
| 1935 — Ainslie Burke Miner |
| 1936 — Charles Victor Renner |
| 1937 — Carl Dean Gramlich |
| 1938 — Kathryn Kirby Dedman |
| 1939 — Elinor Imogene Ayers |
| 1940 — Arthur Bartels Logan |
| 1941 — Dorothy Irene Hupp |
| 1942 — Lucy Roberta Holland |
| 1943 — Ontario Horia Nestor |
| 1944 — Virginia Mary Meister |
| 1945 — Gertrude Bigelow Baker |
| 1946 — Robert Louis Strecker |
| 1947 — David Robert Rood |
| 1948 — Harry Robinson, Jr. |
| 1949 — Barbara Ann Beiser |
| 1950 — Melvin Paul Mohn |
| 1951 — Edith Elizabeth Bohrer |
| 1952 — Alice Alta Press |
| 1953 — John Sylvester Finlayson |
| 1954 — John Cameron Ahart |
| 1955 — Robert Francis Goreth |
| 1956 — Robert George Finney |
| 1957 — Kenneth Wayne Wall |
| 1958 — Ruth Eleanor Grogg |
| 1959 — Carolyn Lee Griffith |
| 1960 — Nancy Jane Callander |
| 1961 — Judith Ellen Youmans |
| 1962 — Victor Dale Powell |
| 1963 — Judythe Anne Stephan |
| 1964 — Dorothy Sharon Montgomery |
| 1965 — John Edward Hopkins |
| 1966 — Blair Phillips Friederich |
| 1967 — Charles Bernard Shafer |
| 1968 — Valerie Ann Voorhees |
| 1969 — Pamela Sue Ritch |
| 1970 — David Henry Wendelken |
| 1971 — David Alan Goldsmith |
| 1972 — 1. Donna Schelling Carson, 2. Ellen Jo Emerson |
| 1973 — 1. Ernest James Hartong, Jr., 2. George Joseph Cosenza |
| 1974 — 1. Alfred Joseph Bennington, Jr., 2. Maryanne Therese Roque |
| 1975 — 1. Mary Beth Rhoads, 2. Martin Reid Klingeman |
| 1976 — 1. Nancy L. Dare, 2. Kevin J. O'Brien |
| 1977 — 1. Nancy O. Scranton, 2. Charlene C. Samples |
| 1978 — 1. Joseph E. Quinn, 2. Martha M. Kushner |
| 1979 — 1. Dennis J. Murphy, 2. Cynthia A. Klingemier |
| 1980 — 1. William M. Lucas, 2. Kimberly A. Ludwig |
| 1981 — 1. Cornelius Hamel, 2. Debra R. Kline |
| 1982 — 1. Rick E. Eckstein, 2. Duke A. Weller |
| 1983 — Lisa Ann Weekley |
| 1984 — 1. Kathyrn L. Ash, 2. Edward Kirchdoerffer |
| 1985 — Melanie Ruscitti |
| 1986 — 1. Kristina M. Belanger, 2. (tie) Linda S. Holbrook, Charisse L. Linke |
| 1987 — 1. Walter J. Kandel, 2. Sheila Norman |
| 1988 — 1. Brent S. Phipps, 2. Diane Smith |
| 1989 — * N. Chris Armistad, Karen Bond Coriell |
| 1990 — 1. Michael Royse Moran, 2. Katherine Ann Smith |
| 1991 — 1. Susannah Frances Rohrs, 2. Richard Anton Nouza, |
| 1992 — 1. Millard W. Draudt, 2. Tamara S. Jacoby |
| 1993 — 1. Quimby Barrett Williams, 2. Linda Jean Branner, |
| 1994 — 1. Linda Lou Boron, 2. Nora Jane Cox |
| 1995 — 1. Anna Lynn Custer, 2. Jennifer Rebecca Pesci |
| 1996 — Heather D. Hall |
| 1997 — 1. Jason Constantino, 2. Holly Denise Bowen, |
| 1998 — 1. Johnny Cruz, 2. Martha Jamieson Alarie |
| 1999 — 1. Heather V. Taylor, 2. Danielle Boettcher |
| 2000 — 1. Devin Cogswell 2. Benjamin Allen, |
| 2001 — 1. Caroline Guhde, 2. Anthony Higgins |
| 2002 — 1. Jennifer Band, 2. Matt Majzun |
| 2003 — 1. Kristin Pottmeyer, 2. Kasey Drennen |
| 2004 — 1. Elizabeth Schultz, 2. Patricia Bailey |
| 2005 — 1. Carrie Lang, 2. Melissa Yusko |
| 2006 — 1. Harry Antonio, 2. Megan Schreck |
| 2007 — 1. Dan May, 2. Craig D. Sundstrom |
| 2008 — 1. Rosa Hanks, 2. Nicholas Aylward |
| 2009 — 1. Jakob Loukas, 2. Heather Boomer |
| 2010 — 1. Katy Black, 2. Michael Cress |
| 2011 — 1. Scott Burnham, 2. Derek Ensinger |
| 2012 — 1. LaTisha Taylor, 2. Ryan Nolen |
* Researching to determine the order of finish
Learn more about the guidelines for the Jewett Competition.