Since 1998, the Marquette University Raynor Memorial Libraries has sponsored the Maria Dittman Library Research Competition , a research/term paper competition to recognize the importance of effective library research.
The competition honors librarian Maria Dittman, who served the MU community for over 25 years and was responsible for teaching thousands of students library research skills.
Submissions from 2017
Impact of Tuberculosis on Victorian England, Cara Caputo
Ethnic Identity Statuses and Latino/a Mental Health Outcomes, Roselee Ledesma
Submissions from 2016
The reliability and validity of functional brain connectivity compared to a self-reported measure of pain, Ali Alsouhibani
Breaking the Cycle: An Examination of Environmental, Cognitive, and Emotional Factors of Intimate Partner Violence Victim, America Davila
Challenging Classical Legacy: Virginia Woolf' Mythical Method in To the Lighthouse, Alex Rucka
Submissions from 2015
Bursting the Marquette Bubble, Kimberly Baker
Physiological and Self-Report Instruments to Measure Fatigue in Older Adults, Christopher Sundberg
Submissions from 2014
Racism in The Hole Book, Emily Butler
Beautiful Disease: The Story of Angelina Jolie’s Mastectomy in the American Media, Angie Michel
Submissions from 2013
Hwang Jini: An Examination of Life as a Joseon Kisaeng, Kayley Edgin
The Influence of Cytokines on Obesity-Associated Pain, Stacy Stolzman
Submissions from 2012
Virginia Pomeroy: A Public Defender’s Story, Kathryn Jackan
The Disadvantages of a Disparate Health Care System: A Spatial Analysis, Anne C. Richmond
Alaric: King of the Visigoths and Tool of the Romans, Katie Sass
Submissions from 2011
Opt-In or Opt-Out?, Rachel Bernstein
The Culpability of Fiction: Readings and Reception of Charles Brockden Brown, John Kilbane
The Origins of Modern International Chemical Weapons Law, Albert H. Rivero
Submissions from 2010
Fun, Fun, Fun Till the Waters Take the Beaches Away, Briana Ellis
Quel Horreur!: Violence in Reformation France, Christopher M. McFadin
Submissions from 2009
The Golden Age of Comic Books: Representations of American Culture from the Great Depression to the Cold War, Mark Kelley
Does Plasma ß-Endorphin Influence Exercise-Induced Hypoalgesia in Healthy Adults?, Kathy Lemley