Fall 2009 Conference of Honors

Date/Time Student Name Title Mentor

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1 (Otto M. Budig Theatre)

2:00 - 2:20 Donald Graven Education across Hemispheres: The Sociological Aspects of Education in New Zealand David Bishop
2:25 - 2:45 Hannah Wheatley Hannah's Greece Belle Zembrodt
2:50 - 3:10 Elizabeth Thatcher Materializing a Dream: Becoming a Film Critic John Alberti
3:15 - 3:35 Courtney Bowman Funds for Fitness Belle Zembrodt
3:40 - 4:00 Michael Fuehner Structural and Magnetic Studies of Cobalt-ferrite for Potential Pressure Sensor Applications Wayne Bresser
4:05 - 4:25 Rachel Warden Fractal Geometry: A Useful Introduction for the Secondary Classroom Bethany Noblitt
4:30 - 4:50 Audrey Kinney Children of the Third World: A Look at Non-Profit Organizations Sara Eisenhardt
4:55 - 5:15 Tiffany Little Textiles in Everyday Colonial American Life: An Examination of Household Cloth Products Judy Voelker
5:20 - 5:40 Jessica Baumann Modified Strategy for Transition Metal/Pi-conjgated Polymer "Molecular Wire" Synthesis Keith Walters

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2 (Otto M. Budig Theatre)

2:00 - 2:20 Morgan Ross Defining and Evaluating Teacher Dispositions: What makes an Effective Teacher? Mark Wasicsko
2:25 - 2:45 TuNice Masden Bibliotherapy for Elementary School-Aged Children Belle Zembrodt
2:50 - 3:10 Jessica Flake Non-academic Factors Predicting Student Success in Higher Education Jim Thomas
3:15 - 3:35 Amanda Kay Of the Outside, From the Inside Mark Bardgett
3:40 - 4:00 Kathleen Ingalls Theatre as a Tool in a Globalized Classroom Michael Hatton
4:05 - 4:25 Kiboni Yarling Alternative Energies Rebecca Kelley
4:30 - 4:50 Stephanie Isaacs Gender Representation in Electoral Politics: Systems, Strategies, and Realities Kimberly Weir
4:55 - 5:15 Julie Franks Colors, Motion and the Brain Jessica Park
5:20 - 5:40 Brian Wedig Almost Vegas Denis Mueller