Honors Symposium Fall 2007
November 16, 2007

The Carolyn M. Small Honors Program provides opportunities for engagement excellence. For information on how to become a member of the Honors Program please contact Mary Ann Studer (419) 783-2555, email mstuder@defiance.edu or contact the McMaster School for Advancing Humanity at (419) 783-2552.

Throughout the program members of the Carolyn M. Small Honors Program are designated with an *.

Oral Presentations

8:00 a.m.
Serrick Center Room 121
Jennifer Spray, Eric Stricklin*, Staci Williams
Exploring Trends in Leadership

Serrick Center Room 123
Rachel Flad*, Austin Klemen, Kristy Davenport*, Sara Weiland, Kristina Goodland
Organic Chemistry 233 – Lab Presentation

8:30 a.m.
Serrick Center Room 121
Grace Powers*
“Underwater” Forensics

Serrick Center Room 123
Dave Cleland, Jimmie Phillips, Bailey Long
The Face of Freedom: Is America Ready to Exercise its Power  of Choice?

9:00 a.m.
Serrick Center Room 121
Ashley Brown, Joe Kime, Cindy Toth
Trash Talk

Serrick Center Room 123
Sarah Manes*
“Edith Abbott: A Social Worker Pioneer”

9:30 a.m.
Serrick Center Room 121
Megan Crouch, Kevin Beier, Eddie Mason, Charlene Williams
China’s Explorations and World Views prior to 1500 C.E

Serrick Center Room 123
Jenna Deskins, Alex Bonilla, Josh Wade, Elle Champlin
Put a Wall on Exploration: Ancient China’s World

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10:00 a.m.
Serrick Center Room 121
Sarah Stopke*
Subprime Mortgage Lending Crisis

Serrick Center Room 123
Robin Diers*, Stephanie Lieto*
The Evolution of Echolocation

10:30 a.m.
Serrick Center Room 121
Kim Gieras*
What Causes Allergies?

Serrick Center Room 123
Kelsi Moore, Troy Correll, Greg Harter, Phil Powell
The Bigger You Are The Harder You Fall: The Fall of the Roman Empire

11:00 a.m.
Serrick Center Room 121
Katlin Switzer, Jordan Stinson, Andrea Algire, Becca Zebrowski
Byzantium-opoly: The Game Justinian and Theodora Played

Serrick Center Room 123
Melissa Alston, Kodey Keck, Zach Cooper, Troy McMaster
The Fall of the Roman Empire: National or External

11:30 a.m.
Serrick Center Room 121
Sara Porter, Nicole Fresorger, Kelsey Fergoson
Agriculture

Serrick Center Room 123
Brian Gerrier, Jacob Booing, Nathan Renollet
Roman Entertainment

12:00 p.m.
Serrick Center Room 121
Corynne Long*
Engaging in Mathematics

Serrick Center Room 123
Andrew Pratt*
Post Colonialism and Nationalist Representations

12:30 p.m.
Serrick Center Room 121
Derek Jones, Justin Fowler, Ryan Mullholand
The First Samurai: Was He Zen Buddhist?

Serrick Center Room 123
Suzi Herman*, Celisa Hardesty*, Nigel Hogon, Zach Brandy
Emperor on Trial: The State VS. Justinian and Theodora

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Serrick Center Room 123
Katrina Saultz, Alex Alltop, Matt Joy, Chad Long, Ricky Heber
Ancient Rulers

Serrick Center Room 123
Christine Rawlins, Paula Dysinger, Eric Phillips, Kathy Smith, Debbie Lundy
Organic Chemistry 233 – Lab Presentation

2:00 p.m.
Serrick Center Room 121
Candice Schmitt*
Family of Smokers

Serrick Center Room 123
Lyle Estes, Austin Fletcher, Elizabeth Lucas
Zen Buddhism: The Way of the Samurai Warrior

Serrick Center Room 123
Kaitlin Studer*
It’s All About Integration - Internship, McMaster, Capstone

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3:00 p.m.
Serrick Center Room 121
Anna Turturillo, Mark Stalker, Alex Timofeev, Amy Worchuck     
Child Bearers and Corset Wearers: Women of the Renaissance

Serrick Center Room 123
Andy Kohls* Luke Caliguire*, Matt King*
World War II 

Serrick Center Room 123
Pamela Gibson*, Laurel Smith*, Michael Rostocil*
Forensic Entomology

Serrick Center Room 123
Sarah Busch*
Caffeine Addiction

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Poster Presentations

10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Serrick Center – Cultural Arts Center

 Miles Byrne, Brittany Helberg, Grant Barbour
 Ancient Armor

 Jessica M. Conley, Cara Hughes, Josh Calame, Jace Neal
Rafts and Logboats of the Ancient World

 Alyssa Mohr, John Stocker, Shane Pica, Terri Woodey 
Lighting and Heating of the Ancient World

 Sara Wlasiuk 
 Freshman Adjustment to Defiance College

Marah Robinson, Natosha Eyer
Twins before the 1500’s

Jenna Samuels-Lutz
Ways of the Egyptian People

 Dan Waidelich
 Egyptian People

Tim Henneman, Zach Cavley, Alex Gotman
Religion in the year 1000

 Eric Stricklin* 
 John Rawis and Our War on Drugs

Amanda Losby
Ancient Board Games

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Serrick Center – Cultural Arts Center

 Emily Cole, Tony Hemment, Brittany Riggleman, Emily Sanders
 Glass in Native American Art

 Amy Nile, Justin VanDen Bossche, Danielle Frey, Troy Secrest, Amy Nile
 A Tasteful Project

 Nathan Helton 
 Copper, Bronze, Gold, and Silver

 Jason Nicely, Kim Stewart, Sara Langley, Juan Garza
 Ancient Textiles and Weaving

 Nathan Fitton *
 Methicillin – resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

 Jennifer Creighton *
 Human Trafficking and the Sex Trade in Cambodia; What is Being Done?

 Samantha Higdon*
 The Legend of Troy

 Torin King
Graphic Design Portfolio Presentation

 Andrea Slattery 
 Graphic Design Portfolio Presentation

 Matt Kaighin, Danielle Fahy, Rodney Donald
 Ancient Animal Domestication

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1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Serrick Center – Cultural Arts Center

Adam Paul 
Ancient Weapons or Weapons before 1500

 Diane Perkins* 
The Virology of Cytomegalovirus

 Douglas Haggadone, Jeff Meyer, Zach Spain, and Ryan Wiegel 
 Battle of Thermopylae

 Phil Cosner 
 Graphic Design Portfolio Presentation

 Kirsten Harmon*
 Folic Acid and Pregnancy

 Jennifer Workman 
Senior Graphic Design Portfolio

 David Hammersmith* 
 Differences in Attitude Toward Victims of Rape

 Ashlee Rager
 Well-being of College Students

2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Serrick Center – Cultural Arts Center

Charli Scantlen, Angie Honaker, Niki Bare, Allison Henderson 
Egypt

Ryan Rothermel  
Religion and Academic Performance
 
Nicole Vayda 
Survey of Relationships – Comparison of Personality types

 Kacy Shelton 
Does Sleep Deprivation Addect Cognitive Performance?

Siobhon Smith
Graphic Design Presentation

 Sarah Sutter
 Female Juvenile Delinquents: Family Structure and Self-Mutilation

 Nikole Kandel
Organ Donation and Myths in the Media

Adrianna Gerding
Graphic Design Portfolio Presentation

3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Serrick Center – Cultural Arts Center

Bruce Miller 
Slavery in Egypt

Theron Gammon 
Egypt – Agriculture

Joshua Brumfield 
Egypt – Pharoahs

Daniel Samuels 
Religion in Egypt

Tiffany Baum* 
Poison Oak, Ivy and Sumac: Differentiation and Treatment

Katie Carunchia, Amber Mansfield, Corey Wholf, Nick Shufflin
Ancient Pottery

Joseph Hart *
 Manhunt 2: The Double Standard of Video Censorship

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