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MISES 2025 MÜNDLICHE PRÜFUNG
PRIZE WINNERS
UNIVERSITY Mises U always concludes with the Mündliche Prüfung,

an optional oral exam in which faculty challenge students
For almost 40 years, students from with rigorous questions about what they learned over the
around the world have attended course of the week. The students exhibiting a superior
Mises University, a unique program understanding of the lectures are awarded cash prizes.
in which undergraduate students
learn the foundations of Austrian First place: Adam Morys of University of St. Thomas
economics while developing received the $2,500 Douglas E. French Prize
lifelong relationships with peers Second place: Ryan Turnipseed of Oklahoma State
and faculty. In 2025, our program University received the $1,500 Kenneth Garschina Prize
imparted the core principles of
Austrian economics to 94 students, Third place: Gabriel França de Almeida of
who were taught by 19 renowned Universidade Federal da Bahia received the $750
Mises Institute scholars. Students’ Kenneth Garschina Prize
favorite talks included Dr. Tom
Woods’s opening address, “Austrian
Economics in the Age of MAGA,”
Drs. Shawn Ritenour and Paul
Cwik’s presentation on the growth
of the Austrian School, and Drs. Bob
Murphy and Jonathan Newman’s
presentation on the myths of
modern monetary theory.

Visit mises.org/MU for more information
on this outstanding program.

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