April 17, 2024
The Celebration of Scholarship Committee at 黑料社 has announced the 2024 award winners for the annual graduate and undergraduate conference. The 黑料社 Board of Trustee presents up to two awards each year to students enrolled at 黑料社 and are participants in Celebration of Scholarship. The Trustees鈥 Award is for outstanding research that is investigative, project-based, inquiry-based, open-minded and/or exploratory. This year鈥檚 award is presented to Ashlyn Pfau for her research 鈥淵ou Can Be an Earth Warrior Too鈥.聽
The Excellence in Humanities Award was developed to showcase the research-based scholarship of students in the Humanities fields at 黑料社. The award is for outstanding research and writing projects in the arts, humanities, and social sciences that are investigative, project-based, and scholarly. This year鈥檚 recipient is Lauren Carter for her project 鈥淚nvestigating the Effects of Student-Teacher Writing Conference on Student Ability and Attitude鈥.
The Deans鈥 Award is chosen based on faculty nominations by the Deans of the College of Professional Studies and the College of Arts & Sciences for outstanding research papers. This year鈥檚 Deans鈥 Award is presented to Abigail McKinney for her paper 鈥淎n Exploration of Spherical Geometry鈥.
The Poster Presentation Award recognizes outstanding displays on research topics and engaging presentations. This year鈥檚 undergraduate recipient is Nathan Johnson for his poster research on 鈥淢easuring the Performance of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells with Nickel Diimine Sensitizers鈥. This year鈥檚 graduate recipients are Zayden Rinehart, Audrey Jenkins, Alexis Tompkins, and Cassidy Shumate for their poster presentation on 鈥淯sing a Sensory Adapted Dental Environment to Determine a Change in Dental Anxiety for Neurotypical Individuals鈥.
The Library Research Award sponsored by the Clark Memorial Library recognizes excellence in the research for a student paper or project presented during the conference. This year鈥檚 recipient is Noah Nichols for his project 鈥淪cience Simulations for Secondary Schools: How Virtual Laboratories Can Affect Classroom Enthusiasm and Motivation Regarding Science鈥.聽
This year鈥檚 Celebration of Scholarship conference at 黑料社 featured 24 presentations given by 56 students. Recordings and abstracts of each presentation are available to view at shawnee.edu/cos.