Reilly Prize
The Reilly Prize is given to selected rising fifth-year Reilly Scholars to specially recognize and honor their personal excellence. Reilly Prize winners receive a $1,000 award and receive public recognition at Commencement. Selections are made during spring of the fourth year.
Deadline
Sunday, March 15, 2020
Submit your application now!
Selection Criteria
- Commitment to the Reilly Center mission of “science and technology in the service of human dignity and the common good”
- Special embrace of the spirit toward conversation, integrity, and “constructive and critical engagement with the whole of culture” that define the Notre Dame mission
- Academic achievement
- Extracurricular achievement
Application
Download the Reilly Prize Application 2020. Applicants must submit all application materials to ageltzer@nd.edu by 11:59 PM on March 15, 2020.
Past Winners
2019 Reilly Prize Winners
- Prathm Juneja (Computer Science and Political Science)
- Adam Wiechman (Environmental Engineering and Political Science)
2018 Reilly Prize Winners
- Senay Argaw Tilahun (Mechanical Engineering and Design)
- Pierce Witmer (Sociology and Electrical Engineering)
2017 Reilly Prize Winners
- Patrick Ntwari (Aerospace Engineering and French and Francophone Studies)
- Bryan Ricketts (Chemical Engineering and Political Science)
- Jean-Pierre Vertil (Electrical Engineering and Economics)
- Rachel Wallace (Environmental Engineering and Philosophy)
- Ian Tembe (Chemical Engineering and Philosophy)
2016 Reilly Prize Winners
- Huili Chen (Computer Science and Psychology)
- Rose Doerfler (Chemical Engineering and East Asian Languages and Culture)
- Alison Leddy (Mechanical Engineering and Sociology)
- Camilla Tassi (Computer Science and Music)
2015 Reilly Prize Winners
- Christopher R. Andrews (Chemical Engineering and Theology)
- Waleed E. Johnson (Computer Engineering and Art Studies)
- Julia Teixeira (Civil Engineering and Anthropology)
2014 Reilly Prize Winners
- Michael “Mitch” S. Kochanski (Mechanical Engineering and Political Science)
- A. James Schmidt (Mechanical Engineering, Mathematics, and Philosophy)
- Jonathan Schommer (Chemical Engineering and Program in Liberal Studies)
- Vanessa Steger (Mechanical Engineering and History)
2013 Reilly Prize Winners
- Patrick Conry (Civil Engineering and Greek & Roman Studies)
- Antwane Mason (Computer Science and Japanese)
- Breanna Stachowski (Mechanical Engineering and Design)
- Julie Wamser (Computer Science and French)
2012 Reilly Prize Winners
- John J. Gallagher (Mechanical Engineering and Philosophy)
- Catherine A. Mikkelsen (Mechanical Engineering and Psychology)
- Odaro A. Omusi (Electrical Engineering and Economics)
- John Plunkett (Electrical Engineering and Design)
2011 Reilly Prize Winners
- Rosary Abot (Chemical Engineering and Philosophy)
- Santiago Garcés Escobar (Electrical Engineering and Political Science)
- Robert Jones III (Electrical Engineering and Philosophy)
2010 Reilly Prize Winners
- John Burke (Electrical Engineering and Psychology)
- Sarah Keithley (Civil Engineering and Theology)
- Michael Petrongolo (Mechanical Engineering and Philosophy)
2009 Reilly Prize Winners
- Craig Borchard (Civil Engineering and Theology)
- Evan Lintz (Electrical Engineering and Economics)
- Jon Strong (Electrical Engineering and Music Theory)
2008 Reilly Prize Winners
- Andrew Crutchfield (Mechanical Engineering and Philosophy)
- Robert Melly (Mechanical Engineering and Philosophy)
- Casie Sweeney (Civil Engineering and Studio Art)
2007 Reilly Prize Winners
- Rebecca Ladewski (Chemical Engineering and Philosophy)
- Andrew Magee (Computer Science and Music)
2006 Reilly Prize Winners
- Paul Dockery (Mechanical Engineering and Philosophy)
- Mary Ann Jentz (Chemical Engineering and Psychology)
- Stephen Schwall (Mechanical Engineering and Design)
2005 Reilly Prize Winners
- Teresa Bloemker (Aerospace Engineering and Spanish)
- Michael Heilman (Computer Science and Japanese)
- Walter Pruchnik III (Computer Science and Theology)
- Lance David Gallop
2004 Reilly Prize Winners
- Thomas Haight (Mechanical Engineering and History)
- Caitlin Kilroy (Chemical Engineering and Political Science)
- Daniel Masse (Mechanical Engineering and French)
2003 Reilly Prize Winners
- David Saracino (Computer Science and History)
- Jennifer Spanbauer (Mechanical Engineering and German)
2002 Reilly Prize Winners
- Timothy Brick (Computer Science and Psychology)
- Lloyd Cassidy (Electrical Engineering and Philosophy)
2001 Reilly Prize Winners
- Christopher Russo (Electrical Engineering and Philosophy)
- Mario Suarez (Computer Science and Government and International Studies)
2000 Reilly Prize Winners
- Leonard Conapinski (Mechanical Engineering and Government and International Studies)