Annual Essay Contest

Keeping with our mission to connect, inform and inspire, The Economic Club of Grand Rapids works with The Seidman College of Business, Grand Valley State University each year to sponsor a high school economic essay contest. This contest helps bring interest to the relevant topics of economics to our community’s high school students as well as investment in our future leaders’ careers.

The Grand Rapids Economic Club Charitable Foundation, a non-profit charitable foundation instituted in 1994, was established to finance the awards for the contest winners and support the Scholarship Fund. Through our members’ unwavering support of this worthwhile endeavor, we continue to provide successful programs year after year!

Congratulations to the Winners!

Ace Arms, Byron Center High School

Anaka Armstrong, East Kentwood High School

Bomin Koo, Jenison High School

Anish Kulkarni, City High Middle School

Krishna Mano, City High Middle School – SECOND PLACE 

Evan Mattson, Cedar Springs High School

George Minor, Grand Rapids Christian High School – THIRD PLACE

Danna Peralta Rodriguez, West Ottawa High School

Ruthie Radgens, Grand Rapids Catholic Central

Colt Rockwell, Grand Rapids Catholic Central

Thomas Tamae, Grand Rapids Catholic Central

Peter Vu, Grand Rapids Catholic Central – FIRST PLACE

Isabel Williamson, City High Middle School