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    Honors Competition Winners

     

    2009 Honors Project Competition Winners

    First Place ($500)

    Shannon Pauly, “A Comparison of Aerobic Bacterial Oral Flora of Captive Venomous and Non-Venomous Reptiles and Possible Implications for Prevention and Treatment of Secondary Infections from Snake and Lizard Bites.” (Microbiology)
                -Jeanelle Boyer, faculty advisor.
     
    Second Place ($250)
    Brandon Garvin, “Exploring Nursing Education.” (Nursing)
                -Laurie Simmons, faculty advisor.
     
    Third Place ($125)
    Jonathan Burian, “In-Distinction.” (Philosophy)
                    -Chris McCord, faculty advisor.
    Lisa Bonar, “Morality and the American Diet.” (Philosophy)
         -Bob Sessions, faculty advisor.


                            2008 Honors Project Competition Winners


    First Place Winners ($200)  

    Garry Bryan, “Apollo’s Forgotten Lyre” and “Building a Kithara” (English: Sondra Gates)

    Henry Von Ruprecht, “English Spelling Reform” (English/Linguistics: Olga Petrova)

    Della-Lynne Hofmeister, “Variables of Success: An Examination of the Lives, Minds, and Gender Relationships of Female Scientists of the Enlightenment” (History: Thomas Flagel)

    Holly Berkowitz, “Valuing Photographs: Factors that influence monetary values (and selection) of Photographs” (Photography: Helen Grunewald) 

    Tara Brady, “Teen-Dating Violence” (Sociology: Jennifer Meehan-Brennom)


    Honorable Mention

    Gabriela Torres, “Smiles Across the Americas” (Dental Hygiene: Lisa Hebl)

    Melanie Dean, “The Transformation of Joceline” (English/Writing: Steve Price)

    Zadok Nampala, “Alleviating Suffering, Supporting Self-Dependency and Enhancing Regeneration in the Turkana District of Kenya” (Environmental Science: Elizabeth Maas)

     



     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    2010 Kirkwood Honors Competition Winners

     

    First Place ($400)

    Chris Brown, “John Rawls’s Theory of Justice and No-fault Divorce”—Philosophy, Bullwinkle

     

    Evelyn Cardenas, “The Communication Challenges: Emerging from a Globalized Society”—Spanish, Heath

     

    Second Place ($200)

    Jennifer Newman, “Sex and Ethics: From Equality of Opportunity towards an Equality of Honor”—Philosophy, Samuelson