The first Master's Student Showcase was held in April 2015. This event, which includes elevator pitch session as well as oral and poster presentations, celebrates the research of Wayne State's Master's students. Cash prizes were awarded to the top presenters in each category.

Elevator Pitch

Place	Awardee	College	Department
First	Labreonna Bland	College of Liberal Arts and Sciences	Criminal Justice
Second	Amanda Pruehs	College of Liberal Arts and Sciences	Geology
Third	Melanie Hendrick	College of Liberal Arts and Sciences	Roman Languages

Oral Presentation

Place	Awardee	College	Department
First	Amanda Pruehs	College of Liberal Arts and Sciences	Geology
First	Sylvia Tatman-Burruss	College of Liberal Arts and Sciences	Urban Planning
Second	Amanda Levitt	College of Liberal Arts and Sciences	Sociology
Second	Arun Nag Santhosh Mallapareddi	School of Medicine	Family Medicine and Public Health
Third	Jonathan Hunter	College of Liberal Arts and Sciences	History
Third	Lonya Humphrey	College of Liberal Arts and Sciences	Political Science

Poster Presentation

Place	Awardee	College	Department
First	Alison Holt	College of Liberal Arts and Sciences	Political Science
First	Denise Bergeron and Daniela Bravo-Corona	College of Nursing	College of Nursing
Second	Heena Purkait	College of Engineering	Biomedical
Seond	Sukhesh Sudan	School of Medicine	Family Medicine and Public Health
Third	Sathish Rao	College of Engineering	Civil and Environmental
Third	Kahtleen Gersky	College of Liberal Arts and Sciences	Sociology