President’s Academic Showcase of Undergraduate Research

2008 Award Winners

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Left photo: Kelly Warneke, a senior Christian Education Leadership and English major, is named the 1st place winner of the 2008 President's Academic Showcase. Right photo: Finalists of the 2008 President's Academic Showcase.

TIER ONE - FIVE FINALISTS

First Place: Kelly Warneke
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Craig Molitoris
Project Title: Go and Make Disciples…in 2 weeks: An Analysis of the Origins, Reasons, and Recommendations for Short-Term Missions

Second Place: Megan Pagelkopf
Faculty Mentor: Dr. John Kenney and Dr. Michael Young
Project Title: Solvent Perturbations of the Electronic Absorption Spectra and Photodynamic Inactivation of C. albicans Utilizing Magnesium Tetrabenzoporphyrin

Third Place: Jennifer Wolf
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Dan VanVoorhis
Project Title: The Convergence of the Macabre & Catholicism: The Correspondence and Self Portrayal of Flannery O’Connor

Honorable Mention: Lauren Brighton, Ashley Perkins, Kiana Jackson and Jessica Steege
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Roberto Flores de Apodaca
Project Title: Environmental Factors Involved in Fatal School Shootings

Honorable Mention: Vanessa Clairmont
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Tammie Burkhart
Project Title: Earnings Management

TIER TWO RESULTS

First Place: Jocelyn Post
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Adam Lee and Prof. Jonathan Ruehs
Project Title: Purpose Driven Christianity:Characteristics of Enduring Christian Writing

Second Place: George Allen
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Korey Maas
Project Title: A Reformation in Education

Third Place: Melissa Dean
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Patricia Hoffman
Project Title: The Negative Effects of Disney Films on Children

BEST POSTER

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Faculty Mentor: Dr. Melinda Schulteis
Project Title: How to Become "Set for Life"