PAST COOPER-BING COMPETITION FINALISTS
2024
- Maggie Reneé
- Daniel Rich
- Mack Wolz
- Olivia Johnson
- Cumhur Görgün
2023
- Gabrielle Beteag
- Ruby Dibble
- Kevin Godínez
- Changdai Park
- Kimberli Render
2022
- Alex DeSocio
- Aaron Crouch
- Wooyoung Yoon
- Nicole Woodward
- Sophie Michaux
2021
- Alice Chung
- Edwin Jhamal Davis
- Joseph Leppek
Audience choice: Adia Evans
2020
- Alexandra Nowakowski
- Gillian Lynn Cotter
- Jemeesa Yarborough
- Teresa Castillo
- Terrence Chin-Loy
Audience choice: Jemeesa Yarborough
2019
- Lindsay Kate Brown
- Ethan Vincent
- Derrek Stark
- Reginald Smith, Jr.
- Jesse Donner
Audience choice: Reginald Smith, Jr.
Encouragement Award: Elena Villalón
2018
- Anne Marie Stanley
- Murrella Parton
- Jesse Donner
- Hunter Enoch
- Helena Brown
Audience choice: Hunter Enoch
Finalists: Kelly Glyptis, Chonghwa Kim, Ashley Fabian, Kathleen Shelton, Kara Dugan
Encouragement Award: Rachel Ballitch
2017
- Kidon Choi
- Jessica Faselt
- Mathilda Edge
- Christine Lyons
- Joowon Chae
Audience choice: Kidon Choi
Encouragement Award: Autum Cochran-Jordan
2016
- Alyssa Martin
- Andrew Manea
- Olivia Vote
- Jihee Kim
- Joshua Lovell
Audience choice: Andrew Manea
Encouragement Award: Elizabeth Blanquera
2015
- Antonina Chekhovskaya
- Andrew Bogard
- Rhys Talbot
- Sam Jew Kim
- Johnathan Riesen
- Aurelie Veruni
Audience choice: Andrew Bogard
Encouragement Award: Bethany Post
2014
- Talya Lieberman
- Melody Wilson
- Brent Turner
- So Young Park
- Ray Chenez
Audience choice: So Young Park
Encouragement Award: Joshua Cook
2013
- Lisa Chavez (mezzo-soprano)
Audience choice: Lisa Chavez
Encouragement Award: Michaella Cipriani
2012
- Li Yi
- Margaret Mezzacappa
- Eric Jurenas
- Nian Wang
Audience choice: Li Yi
Finalists: Emma Char, Karen Chia-Iing Ho, Sarah Larsen, and Reginald Smith, Jr.
2011
- Xi Wang
- Thomas Florio
- Audrey Walstrom
- Chabrelle Williams
Audience choice: Calvin Griffin
Finalists: Cameo Humes, Calvin Griffin, Karen Jesse, and Lara Lynn Cottrill-Nelson
2010
- Danielle Talamantes
- Nathan Stark
- Craig Verm
Honorable Mention: Chelsea Friedlander
Audience choice: Danielle Talamantes
Diction: Nathan Stark
Finalists: Allen Boxer, Edward Mout, and Tania Mandzy
2009
- Joseph Barron
- Jenifer Forni
- Katherine Lerner
Honorable Mention: Catherine Martin
Audience choice: Jennifer Forni
Diction: Nathan Stark
Finalists: Katherine Tombaugh, Elizabeth Baldwin, Kevin Ray, and Carolina Castells
2008
- Jonathan Beyer
- Hein Jung
- Jose Alvarez
Honorable Mention: Joshua Kohl
Audience choice: Eleni Calenos
Diction: Jonathan Beyer
JUNIOR DIVISION
- Paul Scholten
- Samuel Levine
- Katherine Tombaugh
Honorable Mention: Andrea Shokery
Diction: Andrea Shokery
2007
- Kathyrn Leemhuis
- Nicholas Pallesen
- Audrey Luna
Honorable Mention: Meredith Hansen
Audience choice: Audrey Luna
Diction: Kathryn Leemhuis
JUNIOR DIVISION
- Jennifer Forni
- Andrea Shokery
- Caitlin Andrews
Honorable Mention: Brent Turner
Diction: Brent Turner
2006
- Lucas Meachem
- Caitlin Lynch
- Deborah Selig
Honorable Mention: Mary Elizabeth Williams
JUNIOR DIVISION
- Edward Parks III
- Andrea Shokery
- Nicholas Nesbitt
Honorable Mention: Jennifer Braun
2005
- Sean Anderson
- Emilio Jimenez Pons
- David Babinet
Honorable Mention: Brian Banion
Diction: Brian Banion
JUNIOR DIVISION
- Shaina Taelman
- Paul Scholten
- Paulette Maria Penzvalto
Honorable Mention: Megan Brus
Diction: Shaina Taelman
2004
- Laura Hynes Smith
- Tamara Regensberger
- Benjamin Bunsold
Honorable Mention: Adam Schultz
Audience choice: Laura Smith
Diction: Laura Smith
JUNIOR DIVISION
- Kathryn Leemhuis
- Matthew Pena
- Heidi Wells
Honorable Mention: Elizabeth Baldwin
Diction: Marie Masters
2003
- Liora Grodnikaite
- Malia Bendi Merad
- Chia-wei Lee & Charlene Canty (tie)
Honorable Mention: Tamara Regensberger
Audience choice: Malia Bendi Merad
Diction: Anissa Hartline
JUNIOR DIVISION
- Margaret Heffner
- David McFerrin Lemly
- Susan Musselman
Honorable Mention: Deborah Selig
Diction: Deborah Selig
2002
- Andrew Wilkowske
- Christopher Hutton
- Jodi Karem
Honorable Mention: Brian Banion
Audience choice: Marcia Porter
Diction: Marcia Porter
JUNIOR DIVISION
- Liora Grodnikaite
- Jesse Blumberg
- Alyson Cambridge
Honorable Mention: Elizabeth De Shong
Diction: Liora Grodnikaite
2001
- Jason Budd
- Helen Allen
- John Wade Thomas
Honorable Mention: Esther Hyun Nam
Audience choice: Helen Allen
Diction: Jason Budd
JUNIOR DIVISION
- Andrew Garland
- Sarah Lewis Jones
- Linda Fluck
Honorable Mention: Timothy Oliver
Diction: Linda Fluck
2000
- Carolyn Redman
- Alexander Puhrer
- Daniel Weeks
Honorable Mention: Scott LeGradd
Audience choice: Coral Owdom
Diction: John Wesley Wright
JUNIOR DIVISION
- Laurie Rubin
- Adam Schultz
- Marcia Davis
Honorable Mention: Laura Portune
Diction: Adam Kirkpartick
1999
- Teresa Dody
- Sarah Yorke-Lyke
- Samuel Smith
Honorable Mention: Hsai-Chun Tai & Sandra Dugan
JUNIOR DIVISION
- Megan Frank
- Michael Slattery
- Carolyn Betty
Honorable Mention: Eliza Warner
1998
- Elena Kolganova
- Janice Creswell
- Jennifer Davis Jones
Honorable Mention: Gustav Andreassen
Diction: Karen Driscoll
JUNIOR DIVISION
- Martha Guth
- Mark Mulligan
- Abra Bush
Honorable Mention: Jennifer Bromagen
1997
- Laura Pederson
- Heawon Moon
- Ruthann Manley
Honorable Mention: David Templeton
Audience choice: Dina Kuznetsova
1996
- Helen Todd
- Diana Heldman
- Robert Barefield
Honorable Mention: Jennifer Goodstein & David Michael
JUNIOR DIVISION
- Kerri Marcinko
- Rebecca Pitcher
- Kristi Matson
Honorable Mention: Andrew Nolen
1995
- Frank Hernandez
- Amy Cochrane
- Elizabeth Graham
Honorable Mention: Adele Karam
JUNIOR DIVISION
- Nicole Heaston
- Kerri Marcinko
- Kristi Matson
Honorable Mention: Lynette Borman
1994
- Susan Wallin
- Amy Cochrane
- Elizabeth Miller
Honorable Mention: George Cordes & Samuel Smith
JUNIOR DIVISION
- Kelly Harrier
- Kristi Matson
- Melinda Green
Honorable Mention: Clinton Campbell
1993
- Todd Thomas
- Theresa Cincione
- Diana Heldman
Honorable Mention: J.R. Fralick
JUNIOR DIVISION
- Jennifer Carnahan
- Elizabeth Graham
- Kelley Mack
Honorable Mention: Lori Wilson
1992
- Lori McCann
- Maria Caruso
- Jody Kidwell
Honorable Mention: Stephanie Johnson
JUNIOR DIVISION
- Stephani Bissinger
- Lyn Jacobson
- Tamara Watson
Honorable Mention: Kenya Amburgey
1991
- John Koch
- Bonnie Hoke
- Diana Heldman
Honorable Mention: Lori McCann
JUNIOR DIVISION
- Cheryl Smith
- Andrea Saposnik
- Robert McDonald
Honorable Mention: Jeanne Stein
1990
- Denyce Graves
- Richard Zeller
- Stephan Gould
JUNIOR DIVISION
- Heidi Rose Skok
- John Hines
- Theresa Williams
Honorable Mention: Connie Coffelt
1989
- Steffanie Pearce
- Walter Pool
- Robert Chafin
Honorable Mention: Lee Starr & Lori Wyant
JUNIOR DIVISION
- Dennis Jesse
- Laura Pedersen
- Elaine Couch
Honorable Mention: Rachel Inselman, Marlie Millit, and Stephanie Summers
1988
- Richard Paul Fink
- Richard Rebilas
- Steffanie Pearce
Honorable Mention: Mark A. Baker and Daniel May
JUNIOR DIVISION
- A. Craig Montgomery
- Randall Turner
- Randa Rouweya
Honorable Mention: Charles Eversole
1987
- Stephanie Carter
- Judy Berry
- Lynda Keith
Honorable Mention: Richard Rebilas and Kathy Radcliff
JUNIOR DIVISION
- Stephanie Johnson
- Anne Richie
- Mark Baker
1986
- Stanford Olsen
- William Florescu
- Hillary Nicholson & Dale Travis
JUNIOR DIVISION
- Katherine Keen
- Sarah Wilson
- Mark Baker
1985
- Jocelyn McDonald
- Lynda Keith
- Jeffrey Martin
Honorable Mention: Kim Kodes
JUNIOR DIVISION
- Susan Foster
- Janet Wilson
- Cecilia Wasson
Honorable Mention: Sarah Wilson
1984
- Stephen Lusman
- Steffanie Pearce
- Marjorie Bennett
JUNIOR DIVISION
- Clara O’Brien
1983
- Peter Loehle
- Sandra Moon
- Young-Ae Cho