- 2009 ABSTRACTS
Thank you to all the participants in the 2009 Celebration of Undergraduate Scholarship.
Board of Directors' Award Winners:
- Lauren Wolf and Susan Wiltrakis, "Interesting Reactivity of 4-(Dimethylaminomethyl)pyridine," Chemistry Dept., faculty sponsor Dr. Kevin Jantzi.
- Alexandra Faust and Kristyn Rein, "An Analysis of a Pro Bono Triadic Relationship of Corporate, PR Agency, and Nonprofit," Communication Dept., faculty sponsor Dr. Bonita Neff.
- John Linstrom, "A Savage Mountain Man and Clever Irony: A Humorist's Social Commentary in Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," English Dept., faculty sponsor Dr. David (Mike) Owens.
- Christina Roberts, "Recycling in Relation to Political Ideology, Environmental Concern, Knowledge and Beliefs," Psychology Dept., faculty sponsor Dr. Daniel Arkkelin.
- Thomas Miller and Alysse Foster, "Exploring Student Perception of the VU Honor Code: Creating an Instrument for Valid Assessment," Psychology Dept., faculty sponsors Dr. David Simpson and Dr. Angela Vernon.
- Teri Borys, Evelyn Gomez, Molly Grime, Kara Jachcinski, Julie Wingstrom, and Jenel Yoder, "Relationships among Life-style, Health Behaviors, and Health Status Outcomes for Underserved Adults," Nursing Dept., faculty sponsors Dr. Terry Kessler and Elise Alverson.
- Elizabeth Thompson, "The February 2007 'Valentine's Day Storm': Diagnosis and Impact on the Washington, DC Area," Meteorology Dept., faculty sponsors Dr. Teresa Bals-Elsholz and Dr. Bart Wolf.
Student Choice Award Winner:
Edra Jani and Rachael Steinken, "Setting Up a Bioinorganic Lab to Study the Gas-Sensing Heme Protein CooA and Its Derivatives," Chemistry Dept., faculty sponsor Dr. Robert Clark.