These award recipients were selected from a pool of 53 applicants by a panel of judges who come from all walks of life. They dedicated countless hours to thoroughly reviewing each application and curating valuable feedback for each applicant. That panel of judges included: Julie Bittner, Aleah Vaske, Stacey Cale, Courtney Greene, Jennifer Hahn, Jill Crosser, Joey Spivey, Jennifer Sorensen, Madison Melohn, Ashton Bierman, Eric Shepard, Gilmara Mitchell, Samantha Wepking, Lindsay Rone, Mary Core, Stacey Kimberlin, Moriah Morgan, Erin Kim Cho, Jerrica Marshall, Bobbi Segura, Ida Wood.
