May 2014 Honors Program Graduates

The Honors Program celebrated the commencement of this year's twelve graduating Honors Program seniors with this afternoon's cording ceremony.

Joshua Allman

Cum Laude

Major: Biotechnology

Minor: Mathematics

Honors Capstone Project: Alpha-crystallin Expression and Compensation Patterns in Zebrafish

Mentor: Dr. Mason Posner

Samantha Diemer 

Summa Cum Laude

Majors: Psychology, Criminal Justice

Minor: Mathematics

Honors Capstone Project: Is the Defendant Guilty? The Effects of Perception of Aggression on Juror Decision Making

Mentor: Dr. Diane Bonfiglio

Spencer Dolezal

Magna Cum Laude

Major:  Integrated Language Arts Education

Honors Capstone Project: McCarthy’s Fatherhood: An Examination of Fatherhood in The Road

Mentor: Dr. Daniel Lehman

Naomi Eberly

Magna Cum Laude

Major: English

Minor: History

Honors Capstone Project: Manning the Empire: The Pedagogical Function of Sherlock Holmes and Phileas Fogg in the Late-Victorian Period

Mentor: Dr. Sharleen Mondal

Erika Gallion

Magna Cum Laude

Majors:  English, Creative Writing

Honors Capstone Project:  Lullabies and Sleepless Nights

Mentor:  Dr. Joe Mackall, Dr. Linda Joyce Brown

Joseph Griffith

Summa Cum Laude

Major:  Political Science and History

Honors Capstone Project: Lincoln's Use of Scripture and Biblical Allusions in the Gettysburg Address and the Second Inaugural

Mentor: Dr. Schramm

Alicia Hilmoe

Summa Cum Laude

Major: Early Childhood Education with grades 4-5 endorsement

Minors: Spanish, History

Honors Capstone Project: Integrating ESL Teaching Techniques and Curriculum into the Mainstream Classroom: How to Fully Include English Language Learners in a Classroom Community

Mentor: Dr. Carla Abreu-Ellis

Morgan Mirtes

Magna Cum Laude

Majors: Computer Science, Mathematics

Minor: Music

Honors Capstone Project: Rubik’s Cubes: A Study of the Mathematics behind Them and the Development of a Rubik’s Cube Solving Android Application

Mentor: Dr. Paul Cao

Amanda Mosley

Summa Cum Laude

Major: Psychology

Minor: Marketing

Honors Capstone Project: Embodied Relationships: Does the Act of Hugging Influence an Individual’s Feelings toward His or Her Romantic Partner, Family, or Friends?

Mentor: Dr. Brent Mattingly and Dr. Diane Bonfiglio

Alicia Myatt

Magna Cum Laude

Major:  Biology

Minors: Chemistry, Religion

Honors Capstone Project: An Olfactory Enrichment Study at the Ashland Cat Shelter            

Mentor: Dr. Mason Posner and Dr. Richard Stoffer

Alexander Sheil

Magna Cum Laude

Major:  Sport Management

Minors: Business Administration, Coaching

Honors Capstone Project:  Leadership in Sport

Mentor:  Dr. Jennifer Parsons

Stefanie Stoops

Summa Cum Laude

Majors: French, Spanish

Minor: International Business

Honors Capstone Project: Social Business in Guatemala

Mentor: Professor Kristen Hovsepian

The Honors Program is excited to announce that two graduates have been awarded the Howard O. Rowe scholarship. The 2013/2014 winners of the scholarship are December 2013 graduate Anna Falls and May 2014 graduate Naomi Eberly. The award is given to the student whose Honors Capstone Project is considered to be the best among his/her peers.

Congratulations to the May 2014 Honors Program graduates! Good luck with all of your future endeavors!