Ellsworth Hagen was a Drake science teacher for 30 years. Ellsworth, a gentleman and a scholar, was president and longtime board member of the Drake Scholarship Foundation.

Previous Winners:
2008 - Gavin Front
2007 - Rebecca Baumsteiger
2006 - Erica Eggers
2005 - Douglas Tischer
2004 - Veronica Park
2003 - Devin Neal
2002 - Sarah Burke-Gorewitz
2001 - Andrew Hagen
2000 - Christine Franks
1999 - Sarah Sheviakov
1998 - Kacia Castelli
1997 - Johanna Buchignani
1996 - Jacob Levine
1995 - Mai Grant