Frank Communications Center
  • 1st Prize: $3,000
  • 2nd Prize: $2,000
  • 3rd Prize: $1,000

Mary Thomas Prappas Ethics Essay Contest

Wilson Roorda, Mary Prappas & Dean Curt Hunter
Pictured Above: First-place winner Wilson Roorda with Mary Thomas Prappas and Dean Curt Hunter

2009 Winners

First place: Wilson Roorda

Second place: Sarah Moy

Third place: Alan Fritzler

Click on a student's name above to read their winning essay.

2010 Contest

The Tippie College encourages undergraduate business students to enter the Mary Thomas Prappas Business Ethics Essay Competition, funded through a generous contribution from business alumnus Mary Thomas Prappas. While this is a requirement for students in the Foundations of Business course, all Tippie undergraduate business students are eligible to participate.

The essays will be based on a scenario that includes an ethical situation to reflect upon. Carefully review both the scenario and the requirements of the project. Your entry should be submitted electronically to
biz-com@uiowa.edu. All submissions are due Friday, April 23, 2010, by 5 p.m. No late submissions will be accepted.

If you have questions regarding the contest, please see Pamela Bourjaily in the Frank Business Communications Center.