April 7, 2025
The Celebration of Scholarship Committee at 黑料社 has announced the 2025 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 Dawn Jordan for her research 鈥淯nlocking the Flow: The Power of Entrainment and the Autotelic Edge鈥.聽
The Deans鈥 Award is chosen based on faculty nominations by the Deans of the College of Health & Human Services, the College of Business & Engineering Technology, and the College of Arts & Sciences for outstanding research papers. This year鈥檚 Deans鈥 Award is presented to Ally Barber, Bekah Badgett, Allison Haines, and Merrick Clinger for their paper 鈥淭he Use of Occupation-Based Assessments for Evaluation of CMC Osteoarthritis in Appalachia: A Survey鈥.
The Poster Presentation Award recognizes outstanding displays on research topics and engaging presentations. This year鈥檚 undergraduate recipient is Annie Ucci for her poster research on 鈥淓xploring the Rural Midland Dialect of American English: A Case Study鈥. This year鈥檚 graduate recipients are Cassidy Berry, Kavita Joshi, Jonas Jividen, and Rachel Jensen for their poster presentation on 鈥淥ccupational Therapy Evaluation Findings Regarding Parent-Reported Toileting Issues in Pediatric Patients Ages Five and Above in an Outpatient Facility: A Retrospective Study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 McKenna Dunham for her project 鈥淓xamining Fermat鈥檚 Combinational Identity and Bonferroni鈥檚 Inequality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.