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March 22-25

2010

The Twelfth Annual

Undergraduate Expo 2010Western Carolina University

March 22-25

WelcomeThe twelfth Undergraduate Expo features 190 student presenters and 68 faculty sponsors, spread overtwenty eight departments and four days. During this week, Western Carolina University celebratesundergraduate achievement, with presentations representing the creative thinking, research, practice,service, calculation, writing, and editing that occurs every day our institution is open, in studios, labs,classrooms, and out in the field. Please take some time out this week to attend a presentation, even one that isout of your discipline, to learn more about what is taught and learned at your university.

The Expo ReceptionThe reception for students, faculty sponsors, and the community at large will begin at 5:30 p.m. onMonday, March 22, in the Grand Room at the University Center. A brief program will start at 6:00p.m. in the Grand Room, where RODIN awards will be announced.

Poster SessionThe Expo Poster Session will be held in and around the University Center Grand Room from 5:00 p.m.to approximately 6:30 p.m. on Monday, March 22.

Press Releases for Student PresentersWCU’s Office of Public Relations routinely sends news releases about student activities and honors tohometown/local newspapers. Participants in the Undergraduate Expo who wish to take advantage ofthat service can visit the Web site http://www.wcu.edu/22961.asp to fill out an online biographicalform and submit it via e-mail to the Public Relations Office.

The Public Relations Office also can send photographs of students to hometown/local newspapers toaccompany the news releases. Students who wish to take advantage of that service are invited to cometo Room 420 in H.F. Robinson Administration Building to have their photographs taken between 2and 5 p.m. on Thursday, April 22, Wednesday, April 28, or Tuesday, May 4, or make an appointmentat 828-227-3081. Students’ personal photos will be considered for use, depending on quality. Head-and-shoulders shots may be e-mailed to [email protected].

National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR)This year NCUR will be on the campus of the University of Montana, Missoula, April 15-17. Pleasecheck the program on the next page for the complete list of the 80 NCUR24 abstracts accepted; thisyear, WCU is second in the nation in the number of accepted abstracts.

AcknowledgmentsWithout students to do the work and faculty members to mentor them, there would be no Expo. Manythanks to them, and to the deans, associate deans, directors, and department heads who did so much tohelp promote the Expo this year!

National Conference on Undergraduate Research - NCUR24 - Missoula, MT, April 15-17, 2010

National Conference on Undergraduate Research 2010

Below are the projects accepted, titles, student presenters, and their sponsors for NCUR24.Funding for travel to NCUR24 was made possible by Honors College Advisory Boardmembers and assistance from the Office of the Chancellor.

AnthropologyShoo Fly Don’t Bother Me! A Study of EntomologicalActivity in Western North CarolinaStephanie Peters, presenterCheryl Johnston, sponsor

The Plague: An Extensive Look at the Etiology,Distribution, and Ramifications of One of the MostDeadly Diseases in Human History.Cayli Meizel, presenterAnne Rogers, sponsor

Buddhism and the “Third” Gender: Yesterday andTodayChristina Esmay, presenterPhilip Coyle, sponsor

BusinessInvestigating the Ethical Issues That are Present inthe Cruise Line IndustryAshley Leserra, presenterKyuho Lee, sponsor

Exploring the Difference Between the Ritz-CarltonHotel Company and Marriot InternationalYrome Graham, presenterKyuho Lee, sponsor

Investigating the Human Resource Coaching Strategyof J. Alexander’s Restaurant CorporationChristopher Govan, presenterKyuho Lee, sponsor

Investigating Corporate Social Responsibility andFront-Line Employee Involvement in the HospitalityIndustryCharity Harris, presenterKyuho Lee, sponsor

NCAA Letters of Intent: Where’s the Commitment?Mary Moore, presenterDebra Burke, sponsor

Investigating the Impact of Employee MoraleNorma Coggins, presenterKyuho Lee, sponsor

Investigating the Organized Cultured Environmentand Service Standards of the Four SeasonsHayley Duncan, presenterKyuho Lee, sponsor

Examining the Human Resource ManagementPractices of Brinker International, Inc., and HowThese Practices Have Contributed to the Firm’sAbility to Expand Despite Unfavorable EconomicConditionsHannah Armstrong, presenterKyuho Lee, sponsor

Investigation of Harrah’s Casino Efforts to ReduceProblem Gambling Within Human ResourceManagementHolly Hyatt, presenterKyuho Lee, sponsor

Investigating the Relationship Between CompanyCulture and Customer Satisfaction in the AirlineIndustryAaron Wilson, presenterKyuho Lee, sponsor

Examination of the Relationship Between Success ofFast Food in South America and Training TechniquesEduardo Moreira, presenterKyuho Lee, sponsor

Business, continued


ChemistryVariations in Lewis Acidity of Trivalent BoronSystems with AminesTyler Jones, presenterWilliam Kwochka, sponsor

CommunicationsCut and Dry: A Comparison of Male and FemaleCircumcisionRachel Sherrill, presenterBetty Farmer, sponsor

CriminologyCriminal Statutes of Limitations: Need or Nuisance?Jessica Burkley, presenterLorrie Willey, sponsor

EconomicsHealthcare Services and Its Affect on the EconomyBrodie Lowe, presenterInhyuck Ha, sponsor

An Analysis of Subprime Lending and the PolicyBehind ItHayden Smith, presenterJames Arnott, sponsor

EducationWarning! Graphic Content May Improve WritingPerformance!Emily Collman, presenterPenny Saurino, sponsor

Education in Guatemala: The Sixty-Nine PercentLiteracy Rate ExposedAmanda Smith, presenterJames Davis, sponsor

Electrical EngineeringMeta-Materials and the Speed of LightSean Reardon, presenterWeiguo Yang, sponsor

EngineeringFree Energy: 350°F Solar HeaterJoseph Schwierking, presenterWesley Stone, sponsor

EnglishShattered Borders: Josefina Niggli De-RegionalizedBobby Willover, presenterBrent Kinser, sponsor

“I Noot Not How Men Hym Calle”: The ReligiousIdentity of the Canterbury Tales’ MerchantKirsten Huscusson, presenterBrian Gastle, sponsor

Alcoholism: Curse or Cure? The Depiction ofAlcoholism in Native American LiteratureAndrew Sutton, presenterMae Claxton, sponsor

The Jig is Up: “Hills Like White Elephants” and theCase for Hemingway’s AmbiguityBobby Willover, presenterBrent Kinser, sponsor

Film StudiesParallelism in Poe’s “The Fall of the House ofUsher”: A Cross Media Examination of the Man andthe MansionCayli Meizel, presenterBrian Railsback, sponsor

Sense of Self: An Exploration of Personal Identity inModern FilmJason Beck, presenterChristopher Hoyt, sponsor


Health and Human PerformanceAn Investigation into North Carolina’s Culture ofObesity.Nicole Jesserer, presenterGibbs Knotts, sponsor

Insidious Elbow Pain in a College FemaleBrandy Jones, presenterJames Scifers, sponsor

Scheuermann’s Kyphosis in a High School FootballPlayerAndrea Kaufman, presenterJames Scifers, sponsor

Acute Shoulder Injury in a Collegiate Football PlayerAmanda Taylor, presenterJames Scifers, sponsor

Cervical Fracture in a High School Football PlayerEmily Whittington, presenterJames Scifers, sponsor

HistoryWelcome to Disneyland: A Roller Coaster RideThrough HistoryMelanie Wells, presenterLaura Cruz, sponsor

The Real Housewives of the Plantation: AReinterpretation of the Antebellum Plantation WifeRachel Drawdy, presenterLaura Cruz, sponsor

The Hidden Message in a Soldier’s LettersJenny Jessup, presenterAlex Macaulay, sponsor

Grimm Reminders: A Reconstruction of GermanNational Identity Through Fairy TalesAngela Merritt, presenterLaura Cruz, sponsor

The Cross and the Compass: A Study of Masonic andChristian Relations in the Eighteenth CenturyMatthew Neely, presenterLaura Cruz, sponsor

Interdisciplinary StudiesEndometriosis and Fertility: Is Now or Never Reallythe Only Option?Shannon Owen, presenterEmily Sharpe, sponsor

LiteratureA Thirst for InnocenceKimberly Waddell, presenterCatherine Carter, sponsor

MusicMusic Theory: The Musical Elements That Give Lifeto LyricsAlyssa Gillikin, presenterTerri Armfield, sponsor

Free Masonry and Mozart: A Look at the SimpleWomanCourtney Allen, presenterMary Kay Bauer, sponsor

Fiddling Traditions of the Toe River ValleyWilliam Ritter, presenterScott Philyaw, sponsor

Computers in the Music Industry: A Critical Look atTechnology’s Effect on Artistic IntegrityRebecca Lautier, presenterMurat Yazan, sponsor

Christian Harmony: A 19th Century Tradition in the21st CenturyNicholas Gattis, presenterChristina Reitz, sponsor

History (continued)


NursingHealth Care Disparities in Rural Hospitals:Language Barriers, Caregiver Perceptions, andHealth LiteracyJessica Holland Kirby, presenterJames Davis, sponsor

PhilosophyHumans Vs. Nature: The Morality of PreservationMariah Hornby, presenterDavid Henderson, sponsor

Reason: As Defined by Film Noir and ClassicalDetective Stories.Matthew Johnson, presenterChristopher Hoyt, sponsor

Derrida’s Re-Thinking of an “Unfortunate Necessity”Marshall Solomon, presenterJohn Whitmire, sponsor

To Be, or To Become...David Young, presenterJames McLachlan, sponsor

How We Decide: John Rawls, Jurgen Habermas andthe Ethics of Public DebateDavid Young, presenterDaryl Hale, sponsor

Samsara is Nirvana: Existential Logic of theAutonomous Self in Schelling & NishidaJared Utecht, presenterJames McLachlan, sponsor

The Historiography of the Concept of Depression andits Social ConsequencesNicholas Sanford, presenterChristopher Hoyt, sponsor

The Role of Women in the Ancient Greek RealmMorgan Turner, presenterDaryl Hale, sponsor

Why Does Socrates Remain Quiet AboutImperialism, While Pericles Praises it so Highly?Morgan Turner, presenterDaryl Hale, sponsor

Second-Generation ImmigrantsRebecca Rolon, presenterChristopher Hoyt, sponsor

Zombie Chaos: An Analysis of the Evolution ofApocalyptic LiteratureMatthew Kirby, presenterJames Davis, sponsor

Political ScienceThe Media and Politics RelationshipJustin Caudell, presenterGibbs Knotts, sponsor

When Journalists Protect Their Sources, WhoProtects the Journalists?Seth Crockett, presenterJanet Ford, sponsor

Religion & Stem Cell Research: A PartnershipTravis Tallent, presenterChristopher Cooper, sponsor

Corruption, the Missing Link: The ConnectionBetween Democracy and TerrorismHayden Smith, presenterTodd Collins, sponsor

The Level of Education Spending and its Relationto Voter Turnout in the United StatesTimoteo Hines, presenterTodd Collins, sponsor

Oil and DemocracyBrad Semma, presenterGibbs Knotts, sponsor

Philosophy (continued)


Stretching the Inverted U: How Far Can CurrentInequality Theories Take Us?Phillip Matulich, presenterTodd Collins, sponsor

PsychologyDeterminants of Male Attractiveness: “Hotness”Ratings as a Function of Perceived ResourcesGregory Shuler, presenterDavid McCord, sponsor

Do Men Really Have Superior Spatial NavigationAbilities? Results of Experiment Point to No.Gregory Shuler, presenterJames Goodwin, sponsor

Religious Studies‘Go Back to the Shadow’: Augustinian Evil inTolkienJames Thomas, presenterJohn Whitmire, sponsor

Righteousness in a World of Despair: TranscendentalFilm Style in Bresson’s Au Hasard, Balthazar andJoffe’s The MissionEdwin Lohmeyer, presenterJames McLachlan, sponsor

Social WorkIs America Starving?Michael McLamb, presenterInhyuck Ha, sponsor

SociologyThe Effects of Second Home Development: Compar-ing the Community Attachment of Residents in aSmall Appalachian CommunityMorgan Childers, presenterAnthony Hickey, sponsor

A Contribution to Disproportionality in HIV Rates:Healthcare Disparities in North Carolina MinoritiesErin Gymburch, presenterMary Byrnes, sponsor

How Do Deployments Affect Military Families?Ashley Shemery, presenterPeter Nieckarz, sponsor

Towards a Modern Definition of AppalachiaKaty Elders, presenterChris Cooper, sponsor

SpanishCuba: The Forbidden CountryBrittany Bottoms, presenterDaniel Ostergaard, sponsor

ESL: The Good, the Bad, and the UglyChristine Weathers, presenterLori Oxford, sponsor

La Búsqueda Del Sueño Americano: The Pursuit ofthe American Dream as a Primary Motivation forLatino ImmigrantsMarie Rawlings, presenterMark Couture, sponsor

Theatre/DramaThe Actor and the Tattoo: Worst Enemies to BestFriendsRebecca White, presenterSusan Brown-Straus, sponsor

Women’s StudiesShattered Innocence: An Examination of GlobalHuman TraffickingAmanda Bienhaus, presenterMichelle Scifers, sponsor

Philosophy (continued)

Undergraduate Expo 2010 - Western Carolina University - SMURCHOM - Saturday, March 20

The Fifth Biennial Smoky Mountain Undergraduate Conferenceon the History of Mathematics

March 20, 2010Niggli Theater, Stillwell Building, Western Carolina University

Poster: Napier’s Logarithms and the PublicStudent Presenter: Jennifer Annas................................................. Faculty Sponsor: Sloan Despeaux

Poster: Harriot: Father of Modern NotationStudent Presenter: Layla Biddix ..................................................... Faculty Sponsor: Sloan Despeaux

Poster: Decline of the 20th Century: American Women in MathematicsStudent Presenter: Roxy Boone ..................................................... Faculty Sponsor: Sloan Despeaux

Poster: How did Robert Recorde change the way mathematics was taught in England?Student Presenter: Darci R. Brush ................................................. Faculty Sponsor: Sloan Despeaux

Poster: Alice’s Adventures in WonderlandStudent Presenter: Erica Byrd......................................................... Faculty Sponsor: Sloan Despeaux

Talk: History of the Construction of Regular PolygonsStudent Presenter: Craig DeFelice ................................................. Faculty Sponsor: Sloan Despeaux

Talk: E.T. Bell — Now that’s Entertainment!Student Presenter: Sal Frontauria .................................................. Faculty Sponsor: Sloan Despeaux

Poster: The Moore Genealogy ProjectStudent Presenter: Samantha Hodge ............................................. Faculty Sponsor: Sloan Despeaux

Poster: Kepler’s Harmonice MundiStudent Presenter: Melody McDaniel ............................................ Faculty Sponsor: Sloan Despeaux

Poster: Blaise Pascal: A Defense For ReligionStudent Presenter: Ashley McLendon............................................ Faculty Sponsor: Sloan Despeaux

Poster: How did politics affect calendrical reform?Student Presenter: Drew E. Miller ................................................. Faculty Sponsor: Sloan Despeaux

Poster: Galileo and His Support for HeliocentricityStudent Presenter: Jenna Reese ..................................................... Faculty Sponsor: Sloan Despeaux

Poster: Hilbert’s AxiomsStudent Presenter: Lindsey M. Robinson ...................................... Faculty Sponsor: Sloan Despeaux

Poster: Treatment of Women in Flatland.Student Presenter: Sarah Swartzel .................................................. Faculty Sponsor: Sloan Despeaux

Poster: “Pythagorean” Theorem, Western World vs. ChineseStudent Presenter: Christine Wilson ............................................. Faculty Sponsor: Sloan Despeaux

Poster: How did the use of mathematics in navigation aid the age of discovey?Student Presenter: Elizabeth Witt .................................................. Faculty Sponsor: Sloan Despeaux

Undergraduate Expo 2010 - Western Carolina University - Poster Session - Monday, March 22

Poster Session5:00 - 6:30 PM -- University Center Grand Room & Lobby

College of Arts and Sciences

Anthropology & Sociology* The “Third” Gender of BuddhismStudent Presenter: Christina EsmayFaculty Sponsor: Philip Coyle

BiologyResearch in Sustainable BeekeepingStudent Presenters: Jeremiah Faw and JasonWolfeFaculty Sponsor: Christopher Coburn

Chemistry/PhysicsInhibition of Superoxide Dismutase by Low Molecu-lar Weight Compounds.Student Presenter: Ben HickmanFaculty Sponsor: Jack Summers

Isolation and Characterization of AntitumorCompounds from Arnoglossum atriplicifoliumStudent Presenter: Rachel M. BleichFaculty Sponsor: Jason A. Clement

Surface Adsorption of Cetylpyridinium Chloride toSilica GelStudent Presenter: Jessica SpearFaculty Sponsor: Carmen Huffman

Geosciences and Natural ResourcesReflected Light Image Analysis Method: Applicationto Magnetic SPO MeasurementsStudent Presenter: Tiffany LinerFaculty Sponsor: Cheryl Waters-Tormey

Mathematics and Computer ScienceDisjoint Monochromatic Circuits in CompleteGraphsStudent Presenter: Gregory FerrinFaculty Sponsor: Risto Atanasov

Graph Lineage and Graph GenerationStudent Presenter: Ben CassesFaculty Sponsor: Risto Atanasov

Political Science & Public AffairsAn Investigation Into North Carolina’s Culture ofObesityStudent Presenter: Nicole JessererFaculty Sponsor: Giggs Knotts

Undergraduate Expo 2010Presentations will be held at Western Carolina Univesity, March 22-25, according to college anddepartment. Below are the project titles, presenters, sponsors, time, and place of presentation.

* -- denotes a presentation also selected for NCUR24

Monday, March 22, 2010

Students are invited to set up posters in the Grand Room after 4:00 p.m.

Undergraduate Expo 2010 - Western Carolina University - Poster Sessions - Monday, March 22

College of Business

Forecasting CPI Inflation for 2010-2011Student Presenter: Mike BeardFaculty Sponsor: Robert F. Mulligan

Forecasts of the Unemployment Rate for 2010-2011Student Presenter: Lauren NixonFaculty Sponsor: Robert F. Mulligan

A Look at the North Carolina Film Making TaxIncentive and Its Effect on the State’s EconomyStudent Presenter: Brooke BantherFaculty Sponsor: Inhyuck Ha

A Structural Change of a Local Economy: CatawbaCounty, North CarolinaStudent Presenter: Charles PowellFaculty Sponsor: Inhyuck Ha

An Economic Impact of the Maryland Inter-CountyConnectorStudent Presenter: Ashley WildFaculty Sponsor: Inhyuck Ha

Carolina Veterans - Proposal to New MLB FranchiseStudent Presenter: Jake StryjewskiFaculty Sponsor: Inhyuck Ha

Consumer Price Index ForecastStudent Presenter: Jessica MartinFaculty Sponsor: Robert F. Mulligan

Forecast of Unemployment Rate for 2010 and 2011Student Presenter: Ashley WildFaculty Sponsor: Robert F. Mulligan

Forecasting the Inflation RateStudent Presenter: Jeremiah SatterfieldFaculty Sponsor: Robert F. Mulligan

Impact of Tractor Supply On Local Economy inHaywood County, NCStudent Presenters: Darren Caudle and LukeFleshmanFaculty Sponsor: Inhyuck Ha

Accountancy, Finance, Information Systems and EconomicsImproving Resource Allocation in HospitalsStudent Presenter: Brodie LoweFaculty Sponsor: Inhyuck Ha

Is America Starving?Student Presenter: Michael McLambFaculty Sponsor: Inhyuck Ha

The Impacts of the NC 107 Connector on WNC:The Light Rail Alternative Approach toTransportationStudent Presenters: Ryan Sims and CharlesParrishFaculty Sponsor: Inhyuck Ha

The Importance of Revitalization of Old CullowheeStudent Presenters: Patrick Buckley and ScottLundgrenFaculty Sponsor: Inhyuck Ha

Unemployment Rate ForecastStudent Presenter: Jennifer BlantonFaculty Sponsor: Robert F. Mulligan

Business Administration and LawChristians v. the Lions: Conflict Between Freedom ofReligion and Association and Non-DiscriminationPolicies on Public College CampusesStudent Presenter: Rachel BleichFaculty Sponsor: Janet Ford

Global ManagementConsulting Project for Macular DegenerationFoundationStudent Presenters: Jessica Ball, JonathanBillings, Kelly Huffman and Antonio VelazcoFaculty Sponsor: Daniel Ostergaard

The Carr Research and Development InstituteStudent Presenters: Brittany Bottoms, WhitneyHughes, Robby Reeves and Melvin VanVelthovenFaculty Sponsor: Daniel Ostergaard


College of Education and Allied Professions

College of Fine and Performing Arts

Health, Physical Education, and RecreationACL Injuries in Female AthletesStudent Presenter: Heather SwayneFaculty Sponsor: Maridy Troy

PsychologyWhat is a Pet?Student Presenter: Samantha StrazanacFaculty Sponsor: Hal Herzog

School of Art & Design - Interior Design

College of Health and Human Sciences

Criminology & Criminal JusticeA Look Inside: A Study of Departments in Local LawEnforcementStudent Presenter: Regina ClineFaculty Sponsors: Cyndy Caravelis Hughes

Crime and The Nature/Nurture DebateStudent Presenter: Alindrea RawlinsonFaculty Sponsors: Stephen Brown and JamieVaske

Does Rehabilitation Reduce Criminal RecidivismRates?Student Presenter: Hannah MacCallFaculty Sponsors: Stephen Brown and JamieVaske

Female Offenders and Strain: Increasing Self-efficacyand Coping through MindfulnessStudent Presenter: Heather E. CavalierFaculty Sponsor: Jamie Vaske

Hunter Library DesignStudent Presenters: Derek Brown, BridgetOprean, Jessica Sullo and Heather ProvenzanoFaculty Sponsor: Jane L. Nichols

Hunter Library DesignStudent Presenters: Jessie Deshong, KellyRoberson and Linsey WilsonFaculty Sponsor: Jane L. Nichols

Hunter Library DesignStudent Presenters: Danielle Shaurette, NickSavell and Shanna BeamFaculty Sponsor: Jane L. Nichols

Hunter Library DesignStudent Presenters: Nicole Smathers, OliviaBanks, Joseph Deese and Melody UpdykeFaculty Sponsor: Jane L. Nichols

Hunter Library DesignStudent Presenters: Hannah Sult, Stacy Carterand Heather KrauseFaculty Sponsor: Jane L. Nichols

Residential Interior Design - The Neville ResidenceShotgun Home AdditionStudent Presenter: Danielle ShauretteFaculty Sponsor: Candace Roberts

The Leibbrandt Family: Double Shotgun HouseDesignStudent Presenter: Jessica SulloFaculty Sponsor: Candace Roberts

Stage and ScreenRetratosStudent Presenters: Amanda Pisano, EricaWellbem and Karah GarrisonFaculty Sponsor: Glenda Hensley


Higher Education and Law EnforcementStudent Presenter: Jaered SheltonFaculty Sponsor: Jamie Vaske

The CSI Effect in the Courtroom, Law Enforcement,and AcademeStudent Presenter: Courtney DameronFaculty Sponsors: Stephen Brown and JamieVaske

School of Health Sciences - AthleticTraining* An Acute Shoulder Injury in a Collegiate FootballPlayerStudent Presenter: Amanda TaylorFaculty Sponsor: Jill Manners

Cervical Fracture of a High School Football PlayerStudent Presenter: Frank BakerFaculty Sponsor: Ashley Long

* Insidious Elbow Pain in a College FemaleStudent Presenter: Brandy JonesFaculty Sponsor: James Scifers

* Scheuermann’s Kyphosis in a High School FootballPlayerStudent Presenter: Andrea N. KaufmanFaculty Sponsor: James Scifers

School of Health Sciences -Emergency Medical Care ProgramThe Right ComplicationStudent Presenters: Amanda Rogers andChelsey DychesFaculty Sponsor: David Trigg

School of Health Sciences -Environmental Health ProgramComparing Integrated Sampling and PhotoionizationDetector Results to Encourage Real-time Monitoringof SolventsStudent Presenter: Candice WaldronFaculty Sponsor: Tracy Zontek

Evaluation of Formaldehyde Concentrations inCadaver LabStudent Presenter: Drew CraigFaculty Sponsor: Burton Ogle

Hazard Evaluation and PPE Assessment at StudentHealth ServicesStudent Presenter: Armelja SanxhakuFaculty Sponsor: Burton Ogle

Is the New Smoking Policy at Western CarolinaUniversity Effective?Student Presenters: Jessica Stevenson andAnnaleise LysenFaculty Sponsor: Tracy Zontek

Personal Protective Equipment Selection andTraining Program for Janitors, Custodians, andHousekeepers at Western Carolina UniversityStudent Presenter: Neil HenryFaculty Sponsor: Burton Ogle

Using Movable Control Areas to Comply withInternational Building Code Chemical StorageLimitsStudent Presenter: Anna L. VoncannonFaculty Sponsor: Tracy Zontek

School of Health Sciences - LiberalStudiesUsing the Socio-Ecological Model to UnderstandFood Choices Among Western Carolina UniversityStudentsStudent Presenter: Katlyn BurchardFaculty Sponsor: April Tallant

School of Health Sciences -Nutrition and Dietetics ProgramA Cost Comparison of Some Common WeightReduction DietsStudent Presenter: Stephanie PixelyFaculty Sponsor: Wayne Billon

College of Health and Human Sciences (continued)Criminology and Criminal Justice (continued)


Kimmel School of Construction Management and TechnologyConstruction ManagementRadon and Indoor Air QualityStudent Presenter: Anthony SolaryFaculty Sponsor: George Ford

Engineering & TechnologyA BTU Meter, It Just Doesn’t Measure Temperature!Student Presenter: Timothy RussellFaculty Sponsor: Brian Howell

A One-Octave Musical Keyboard from ScratchStudent Presenter: Benjamin RudolphFaculty Sponsor: Paul Yanik

Carolina Rehab: Rugby WheelchairStudent Presenter: Trent KillianFaculty Sponsor: Ronald Bumgarner

CAT Ring Seal Container, Improve ErgonomicsStudent Presenters: Oscar Holcombe, BrianThompson and Travis SilversFaculty Sponsor: Robert Anderson

Engine Replacement Frame for USCG HU 25FalconStudent Presenters: Colinda Petrus, TimFroning, Danny Rice and Christian BethuneFaculty Sponsor,: Chip Ferguson and Aaron Ball

Evergreen Packaging: “PLC: Next Generation ofControls”Student Presenters: Justin Cabe, William Galland T.J. GilbertFaculty Sponsor: Ken Burbank

Frequency DetectorStudent Presenters: Gui Min Wu, BrittanyYoung and John KerrFaculty Sponsor: Peter Tay

Head Immobilization for Radiation TherapyStudent Presenters: Nathan Wetmore andStephon J. MooreFaculty Sponsor: Chip Ferguson

Kimberly-Clark Control PanelStudent Presenters: Kayla Sanders and MikeRameyFaculty Sponsor: Paul Yanik

* Meta-MaterialsStudent Presenters: Sean Reardon and AllenLockeFaculty Sponsor: Weiguo Yang

Mud SkipperStudent Presenter: James WyattFaculty Sponsor: Chip Ferguson

Solar HeaterStudent Presenter: Sean ShropshireFaculty Sponsor: Wes Stone

SWAT Entry MonitorStudent Presenters: Kristen Rivers, DavidMcRell and Shante BarnesFaculty Sponsor: Robert Adams

Ulcer Prevention Training MannequinStudent Presenters: James Ashworth, IsaacCrisp, Andrew York and Brandon EllingtonFaculty Sponsor: Phil Sanger

Vehicle and Residential Emergency Power SystemStudent Presenters: Ian Luther and JohnShronceFaculty Sponsor: Robert Adams

Laser Tracking System for Radiation TreatmentStudent Presenter: Kris EricksonFaculty Sponsor: Weiguo Yang

The Effects of Diabetes Education on Patient Self Monitoring of Blood Glucose LevelsStudent Presenter: Sherry April InnisFaculty Sponsor: Wayne Billon

School of Health Sciences - Nutrition and Dietetics Program (continued)

Undergraduate Expo 2010 - Western Carolina University - Monday, March 22

College of Arts and SciencesHistoryTime: 8:30 AM Place: McKee 209An African American Family OdysseyStudent Presenter: Jonathan Christian-HodgesFaculty Sponsor: Elizabeth Gillespie McRae

Time: 10:00 AM Place: McKee 112“Necessity Knows No Law,” The Freedman’s Bureauin North Carolina: Their Accomplishments and WhyThey Eventually FailedStudent Presenter: Zachary WilliamsFaculty Sponsor: Richard Starnes

Time: 10:00 AM Place: McKee 112A Case of Mistaken Identity: Homosexuals in theHolocaustStudent Presenter: Michelle A. SmileyFaculty Sponsor: Richard Starnes

Time: 11:00 AM Place: McKee 112Indentity and Literacy: The Legacy of Constantine-Cynl and Methodius in Slavic CultureStudent Presenter: Ari RocchioFaculty Sponsor: Richard Starnes

Time: 11:00 AM Place: McKee 112The Whip of God: Attila the Hun and the WhoreNamed RomeStudent Presenter: Jared UtechtFaculty Sponsor: Vicki Szabo

Time: 11:00 AM Place: between NS &Hunter Library outdoorsThe Physics of Medieval TrebuchetsStudent Presenter: Adam RayFaculty Sponsor: Laura Cruz

Time: 12:00 PM Place: McKee 220* Grimm Reminders: Reconstructioning GermanNationalism Through Fairy TalesStudent Presenter: Angela MerrittFaculty Sponsor: Laura Cruz

Time: 12:00 PM Place: McKee 220* The Cross and the Compass: A Study of Masonicand Christian Relations in the Eighteenth CenturyStudent Presenter: Matthew NeelyFaculty Sponsor: Laura Cruz

Time: 2:00 PM Place: McKee 220The Gateway to English Exploration: The Legacy ofthe TudorsStudent Presenter: Phoebe C. RaulstonFaculty Sponsor: Richard Starnes

Time: 3:00 PM Place: McKee 220At the Mast: Weathering the Economic Tides ofApplachian History (1906-2006)Student Presenter: Justin HinsonFaculty Sponsor: Laura Cruz

Time: 3:00 PM Place: McKee 220* The Real Housewives of the Plantation: AReinterpretation of the Antebellum Plantation WifeStudent Presenter: Rachel DrawdyFaculty Sponsor: Laura Cruz

Time: 3:00 PM Place: McKee 220* Welcome to Disneyland: A Roller Coaster RideThrough HistoryStudent Presenter: Melanie WellsFaculty Sponsor: Laura Cruz

Modern Foreign LanguagesTime: 11:15 AM Place: McKee 133* La Búsqueda del Sueño Americano: The Pursuitof the American Dream as a Primary Motivation forLatino ImmigrantsStudent Presenter: Marie RawlingsFaculty Sponsor: Mark Couture

Monday, March 22, 2010Presentations


Philosophy & ReligionTime: 10:00 AM Place: Stillwell 225MacIntyre’s Critique of Modern LiberalismStudent Presenter: Marshall SolomonFaculty Sponsor: Daryl Hale

Time: 3:45 PM Place: McKee 223* To Be or To BecomeStudent Presenter: Dave YoungFaculty Sponsor: James McLachlan

Time: 4:15 PM Place: McKee 223* Righteousness in a World of Despair:Transcendental Film Style in Bresson’s Au hasardBalthazar and Joffe’s The MissionStudent Presenter: Eddie LohmeyerFaculty Sponsor: James McLachlan

Political Science & Public AffairsTime: 4:30 PM Place: Stillwell 348* The Level of Education Spending and its Relationto Voter Turnout in the U.S.Student Presenter: Timoteo HinesFaculty Sponsor: Todd Collins

College of Business

Business Administration and LawTime: 4:00 PM Place: Forsyth 307* NCAA Letters of Intent: Where’s the Commitment?Student Presenter: Katie MooreFaculty Sponsor: Debra Burke

Time: 4:15 PM Place: Forsyth 307What You Should Know About WhistleblowingStudent Presenter: Antonitte M. BurrellFaculty Sponsor: Lorrie Willey

Time: 4:30 PM Place: Forsyth 307Who Audits the Auditors? A Look at the PCAOBStudent Presenter: Karen ErlacherFaculty Sponsor: Lorrie Willey

Time: 4:45 PM Place: McKee 223* Samsara is Nirvana: Existential Logic of theAutonomous Self in Schelling & NishidaStudent Presenter: Jared UtechtFaculty Sponsor: James McLachlan

Time: 5:00 PM Place: McKee 223* Zombie Chaos! An Analysis of the Evolution ofApocalyptic LiteratureStudent Presenter: Matt KirbyFaculty Sponsor: James McLachlan

College of Sciences (continued)



School of MusicTime: 2:30 PM Place: Coulter 351A Brief History of the Study of Symmetry in MusicStudent Presenter: Renee MorganFaculty Sponsor: Jason Solomon

Time: 3:00 PM Place: Coulter 351The Clarinet Music of Johannes BrahmsStudent Presenter: Billie Jeanne CurnsFaculty Sponsor: Christina Reitz

Time: 3:30 PM Place: Coulter 351Philip Glass and Minimalism: A Bridge to the Futureof Orchestral MusicStudent Presenter: Parker CoxFaculty Sponsor: Christina Reitz

Time: 7:30 PM Place: Coulter 358* Christian Harmony: A 19th Century Traditionin the 21st CenturyStudent Presenter: Nicholas GattisFaculty Sponsor: Christina Reitz

Time: 8:00 PM Place: Coulter 358Bluegrass: An Appalachian TraditionStudent Presenter: Jessica PalmerFaculty Sponsor: Christina Reitz

Time: 8:30 PM Place: Coulter 358* Fiddling Traditions of the Tow River ValleyStudent Presenter: William RitterFaculty Sponsor: Scott Philyaw

Undergraduate Expo 2010 - Western Carolina University - Tuesday, March 23

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

College of Business


Mathematics and Computer ScienceTime: 2:00 PM Place: Stillwell 424Factoring Polynomials of Type (x-a• )(x-a‚ )…(x-an)±1Student Presenter: Stephen NanneyFaculty Sponsor: Risto Atanasov

Business Administration and LawTime: 10:10 AM Place: Forsyth 213Truth in Advertising: Fact or Fiction?Student Presenter: Jody OwensFaculty Sponsor: Lorrie Willey

Time: 2:00 PM Place: Forsyth 214Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990Student Presenter: Bryan David DeBlakerFaculty Sponsor: Lorrie Willey

Interdisciplinary StudiesWomen’s IssuesTime: 9:30 AM Place: UC Conference Room 322* Endometriosis and Fertility: Is Now or Never Really the Only Option?Student Presenter: Shannon OwenFaculty Sponsor: Emily Sharpe

Time: 2:15 PM Place: Forsyth 214Energy, Environmentalism, and CommunityDevelopmentStudent Presenter: Mitchell RosewallFaculty Sponsor: Lorrie Willey

Time: 2:30 PM Place: Forsyth 214Gambling as it Relates to Sport; and Sport Gamblingas it Relates to SociologyStudent Presenter: Justin CrawleyFaculty Sponsor: Lorrie Willey

Honors College

Undergraduate Expo 2010 - Western Carolina University - Wednesday, March 24


Wednesday, March 24, 2010

College of Business

Anthropology & SociologyTime: 12:15 PM Place: Mckee 110* A Contribution to Disproportionality in HIVRates: Healthcare Disparities in NC MinoritiesStudent Presenter: Erin GymburchFaculty Sponsor: Mary Byrnes

Time: 12:15 PM Place: McKee 110* The Plague: An Extensive Look at the Etiology,Distribution, and Ramifications of One of the MostDeadly Diseases in Human HistoryStudent Presenter: Cayli MeizelFaculty Sponsor: Anne Rogers

Accountancy, Finance, Information Systems and EconomicsTime: 9:05 AM Place: Killian 111Forecasts of Unemployment and GDP with the Phillips CurveStudent Presenter: Amber SpantonFaculty Sponsor: Robert F. Mulligan

Business Administration and LawTime: 12:20 PM Place: Forsyth 115When Doctors Cause Injury: Medical MalpracticeStudent Presenter: Daniel BakerFaculty Sponsor: Lorrie Willey

Time: 2:05 PM Place: McKee G09AgeismStudent Presenter: Larry DavisFaculty Sponsor: Marilyn Chamberlin

Undergraduate Expo 2010 - Western Carolina University - Wednesday, March 24


Health, Physical Education, andRecreationTime: 10:10 AM Place: Reid 109The Modern Paddler of Western North CarolinaStudent Presenters: Nathan Golder and DavidWallaceFaculty Sponsor: Ben Tholkes

Time: 10:25 AM Place: Reid 109Crowding in Outdoor RecreationStudent Presenters: Ian Harwell, Milas Dyer andBlake JenkinsFaculty Sponsor: Ben Tholkes

Time: 11:30 AM Place: Reid 109Sport EquityStudent Presenters: Kellie Oberholtzer andHayley BonvillainFaculty Sponsor: Ben Tholkes

Time: 11:45 AM Place: Reid 109High School Drags Business PlanStudent Presenter: Trevor LemonFaculty Sponsor: Debby Singleton

School of MusicTime: 2:30 PM Place: Coulter Recital Hall“Mozart, Anton Stadler, and the Clarinet”Student Presenters: Ashley Danielle Jonas, TabithaStinson and Tripp LewisFaculty Sponsor: Shannon Thompson

PsychologyTime: 2:05 PM Place: Killian 338The Relationship Between Sexual Behavior andThree Dimensions of DisgustStudent Presenter: Michael McGathyFaculty Sponsor: Hal Herzog

Parks and Recreation ManagementTime: 11:00 AM Place: Reid 109The Effects of an all Women’s Workshop onClimbingStudent Presenters: Tiffany Ashley and KatieMoserFaculty Sponsor: Maurice Phipps


Undergraduate Expo 2010 - Western Carolina University - Thursday, March 25

Thursday, March 25, 2010

EnglishTime: 9:30 AM Place: Coulter 304* Parallelism in Poe’s “The Fall of the House ofUsher”: A Cross Media Examination of the Man andthe MansionStudent Presenter: Cayli MeizelFaculty Sponsor: Brian Railsback

Time: 9:30 AM Place: Coulter 304* Shattered Borders: Josefina Niggli De-RegionalizedStudent Presenter: Bobby WilloverFaculty Sponsor: Brent Kinser

PsychologyTime: 2:05 PM Place: Killian 338Effects of Hunger on Mate Preferences in MalesStudent Presenter: Christopher J. HoldenFaculty Sponsor: Hal Herzog

Time: 2:05 PM Place: Killian 338Effects of Hunger on Mate Preferences in MalesStudent Presenters: Jenifer Taylor andChristopher J. HoldenFaculty Sponsor: Hal Herzog

Health, Physical Education, andRecreationTime: 10:45 AM Place: Reid 109Indoor Soccer- An Alternative to IntrumuralsStudent Presenters: William Higbe and WillMayseFaculty Sponsor: Maurice Phipps

Time: 11:15 AM Place: Reid 109Smokey Bear Fire PreventionStudent Presenters: Jackelyn Hastings andKeith WighamFaculty Sponsor: Maurice Phipps

Criminology & Criminal JusticeTime: 4:00 PM Place: Belk 412Texts from Last Night: What They Really MeanStudent Presenter: Samantha MossFaculty Sponsor: Jamie Vaske

Time: 4:00 PM Place: Belk 412Study of Violence and ReligionStudent Presenter: James Alexander BerryFaculty Sponsor: Douglas J. Dallier

Time: 4:00 PM Place: Belk 412Volunteers as a ResourceStudent Presenter: Nancy ColtrinFaculty Sponsor: Robert T. Berry

College of Arts and SciencesTime: 9:30 AM Place: Coulter 304* The Jig is Up: “Hills Like White Elephants”and the Case for Hemingway’s AmbiguityStudent Presenter: Bobby WilloverFaculty Sponsor: Brent Kinser

Modern Foreign LanguagesTime: 2:15 PM Place: McKee 133Una obra de investigacion que se enfoca en “Laalfabetizacion visual” y la orientacion de losestudiantes adultos en la aplicacion de unasegunda lenguaStudent Presenter: Patricia H. GrahamFaculty Sponsor: Lori Oxford


College of Health and Human Sciences

Undergraduate Expo 2010 - Western Carolina University - Thursday, March 25

School of Health Sciences -Emergency Medical Care ProgramTime: 1:30 PM Place: Moore 212The Right ComplicationStudent Presenters: Amanda Rogers andChelsey DychesFaculty Sponsor: David Trigg

School of Health Sciences -Environmental Health ProgramTime: 12:30 PM Place: Moore 212Container-Inhabiting Aedes Mosquitos on WCU’sCampusStudent Presenter: Jamie WyattFaculty Sponsor: Brian Byrd

Time: 12:30 PM Place: Moore 212Molecular and Morphological Identification of Aedesatlanticus and Aedes tormentorStudent Presenter: Charlie SitherFaculty Sponsor: Brian Byrd

Time: 12:30 PM Place: Moore 212Molecular Identification of Container-InhabitingAedes MosquitoesStudent Presenter: James Alan GogginsFaculty Sponsor: Brian Byrd

Time: 12:30 PM Place: Moore 212Preliminary Studies of the Oviposition Behavior ofAedes atropalpusStudent Presenter: Samantha E. Kunze GarciaFaculty Sponsor: Brian Byrd

Time: 12:40 PM Place: Moore 212Hazard Evaluation and PPE Assessment at StudentHealth ServicesStudent Presenter: Armelja SanxhakuFaculty Sponsor: Burton Ogle

Time: 12:45 PM Place: Moore 212Evaluation of Formaldehyde Concentrations inCadaver LabStudent Presenter: Drew CraigFaculty Sponsor: Burton Ogle

Time: 12:50 PM Place: Moore 212Comparing Integrated Sampling and PhotoionizationDetector Results to Encourage Real-time Monitoringof SolventsStudent Presenter: Candice WaldronFaculty Sponsor: Tracy Zontek

Time: 1:00 PM Place: Moore 212Using Movable Control Areas to Comply withInternational Building Code Chemical StorageLimitsStudent Presenter: Anna L. VoncannonFaculty Sponsor: Tracy Zontek

Time: 1:10 PM Place: Moore 212Is the New Smoking Policy at Western CarolinaUniversity Effective?Student Presenters: Jessica Stevenson andAnnaleise LysenFaculty Sponsor: Tracy Zontek

Time: 1:20 PM Place: Moore 212Personal Protective Equipment Selection andTraining Program for Janitors, Custodians, andHousekeepers at Western Carolina UniversityStudent Presenter: Neil HenryFaculty Sponsor: Burton Ogle

School of Health Sciences - LiberalStudiesTime: 9:30:00 AM Place: McKee 223* Shattered Innocence: An Ethical Examination ofGlobal Human TraffickingStudent Presenter: Amanda BienhausFaculty Sponsor: Michelle Scifers

School of Health Sciences -Nutrition and Dietetics ProgramTime: 12:00 PM Place: Moore 101Student Health Initiative for Nutrition Education(SHINE)Student Presenter: Jennifer TrippeFaculty Sponsor: April Tallant

College of Health and Human Sciences (continued)

Undergraduate Academic Project Grants Awarded 2009-2010

Undergraduate Academic Project GrantsAwarded 2009-2010

Initiated by Chancellor John Bardo in 1996, the Undergraduate Academic Projects GrantProgram funds a variety of student projects. The committee awarded over $9,250 this year.Members of the UAPGP Committee areGary Jones ...................................................................................................................BusinessHal Herzog...........................................................................Education and Allied ProfessionsKatherine Mathews ......................................................................................Arts and SciencesJohn Schweikart ........................................................... International Programs and ServicesDouglas Kinard................... Kimmel School of Construction Management and TechnologyTracy Zontek ...............................................................................Health and Human SciencesBrian Railsback .............................................................................................. Honors College

Anthropology & Sociology

The Effects of Second Home Development andTourism on a Small Appalachian Community: Issuesof Social Capital, Community Attachment, andAttitudesStudent Recipient: Morgan A. ChildersFaculty Sponsor: Anthony Hickey

Biology

Using DNA Sequencing to study Genetic Variationin River CaneStudent Recipients: Ashley Malone and ChrystalLashleyFaculty Sponsor: Katherine Mathews

Business Administration & Law

Arbitrator’s Fees in Agreements to Arbitrate:Unconscionability as a Defense?Student Recipient: Devon GreenFaculty Sponsor: Debra Burke

Engineering & Technology

Mudskipper 2010Student Recipient: Joe SchwierkingFaculty Sponsors: Chip Ferguson and BrianHowell

English

We Got Books Out Here, Too: Strategies forPromoting Lifelong Reading in Rural High SchoolsStudent Recipient: Candice BrownFaculty Sponsor: Brian Lawrence

We Got Books Our Here, Too: Strategies forPromoting Lifelong Reading in Rural High SchoolsStudent Recipient: Earl KingFaculty Sponsor: Catherine Carter

Faculty Center

Mast General Store: Surviving the Tide ofCommercial EnterprisesStudent Recipient: Justin HinsonFaculty Sponsor: Laura Cruz

Undergraduate Academic Projects Grants Awarded 2009-2010

Geosciences and Natural ResourcesManagement

Analysis of a Headwaters Stream System in theSouthern Appalachians, Cullowhee, NC, Part A:Setting and Stream GeomorphologyStudent Recipients: Andrew Allen, RachaelTury, Jesse Buchanan, Jenny McKibben, KurtRemington and Cory SillsFaculty Sponsor: Mark Lord

Assessing Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa unbellus)Populations and habitat at Balsam MountainPreserveStudent Recipient: Kyle UnderwoodFaculty Sponsor: Ronald Davis

Development: Mass Movement and WeatheringProfiles: A Slow Moving Weathered Rock Slide inWestern North CarolinaStudent Recipient: Preston JacobsenFaculty Sponsors: David Kinner and CherylWaters-Tormey

Carbon Sequestration Rates of Different MarshZones in the Schoodic Marsh of Acadia NationalPark, MaineStudent Recipient: Lee Matthew SorrellFaculty Sponsor: Mark Lord

Analysis of a Headwaters Stream System in theSouthern Appalachians, Cullowhee, NC, Part B:Groundwater-Stream Water Interaction and StreamHydrologyStudent Recipients: Davey Walsh, Seth Goad,Steven Evans, David Stainback and JohnHaynesFaculty Sponsor: Mark Lord

Political Science

Corruption: The Missing Link betweenDemocracy and TerrorismStudent Recipient: Hayden SmithFaculty Sponsors: Kristen Flanagan and ToddCollins

Psychology

Christian Beliefs and Egalitarian Goal Activationin Response to HomosexualsStudent Recipients: Dustin Callahan, MichaelMcGathy and Sara JenningsFaculty Sponsor: Tom Ford

School of Art and Design

BFA portfolioStudent Recipient: Sarah BonnerFaculty Sponsor: Cathryn Griffin

The GhostStudent Recipient: Thomas SmithFaculty Sponsor: Marya Roland

Portrait of Josefina NiggliStudent Recipient: Traci PierceFaculty Sponsor: Joan Byrd

Undergraduate Academic Project Grants Awarded 2009-2010

Honors College International Travel Grants

These grants are possible due to a fund established by Honors College Advisory Board membersE.J. Tarbox and Mark and Kathy Whitehead.

School of Health Sciences, AthleticTraining Program

Acute Shoulder Injury in a Collegiate Football PlayerStudent Recipient: Amanda TaylorFaculty Sponsor: Jill Manners

Thoracic Spine Pain in a High School Football PlayerStudent Recipient: Andrea KaufmanFaculty Sponsor: Jill Manners

Insidious Elbow Pain in a College FemaleStudent Recipient: Brandy JonesFaculty Sponsor: Jill Manners

Traumatic Knee Injury in a Collegiate Women’sSoccer PlayerStudent Recipient: Bryan FletcherFaculty Sponsor: Jill Manners

Cervical Fracture in a High School Football PlayerStudent Recipient: Emily WhittingtonFaculty Sponsor: Jill Manners

School of Health Sciences,Environmental Health Program

Molecular Studies of the North American WyeomyiaStudent Recipient: Bill WisemanFaculty Sponsor: Brian Byrd

Container Inhabitind Aedes Mosquitoes on WesternCarolina’s Campus, Additional MorphologicalCharacters to separate Damaged Adult FemaleContainer Mosquitoes, and Molecular studies of theNorth American WyeomyiaStudent Recipient: James Alan GogginsFaculty Sponsor: Brian Byrd

Additional Morphological Characters to separateDamaged Adult Female Container Mosquitoes, andMolecular studies of the North American WyeomyiaStudent Recipient: Mike SingletonFaculty Sponsor: Brian Byrd

Study Abroad GermanyStudent Recipient: Tatjana MoffittFaculty Sponsor: Brian Railsback

Study Abroad GermanyStudent Recipient: Taylor MendelsohnFaculty Sponsor: Brian Railsback

Study Abroad IrelandStudent Recipient: Bethel BowerFaculty Sponsor: Brian Railsback

Study Abroad IrelandStudent Recipient: Elaine TolbertFaculty Sponsor: Brian Railsback

Study Abroad JapanStudent Recipient: Levi MinesFaculty Sponsor: Leonardo Bobadilla

Study Abroad KoreaStudent Recipient: Cati BrantonFaculty Sponsor: Brian Railsback

Study Abroad KoreaStudent Recipient: Andrea RawlinsonFaculty Sponsor: Brian Railsback

Study Abroad KoreaStudent Recipient: Tristen HambyFaculty Sponsor: Brian Railsback

The Honors CollegeAd vitam paramus

Western Carolina UniversityHC 101 Balsam Hall

Cullowhee, NC 28723828-227-7383

Dr. Brian E. Railsback, DeanJ. Steven Carlisle, Associate Dean

Emily A. Sharpe, Director of Honors Advisingand Pre-Professional Programs

Bonnie J. Beam, Executive Assistant

The Honors College MedallionTo commemorate the tenth anniversary of The Honors College, the studentBoard of Directors led the creation of a College medallion. The pen and inkrendering of Reynolds Hall was done by Asheville artist Lee Panthas and themedal’s graphic design was completed by Loretta Adams.The medallion is worn at Commencement by students who complete the Honorscurriculum, the dean, and in rare cases by special friends of The Honors College.The medallion replaced the purple cord Honors graduates have worn atcommencements since 1997.

Documents

The Twelfth Annual Undergraduate · PDF fileCase for Hemingway’s Ambiguity Bobby ... Parallelism in Poe’s “The Fall of the House of Usher”: A Cross Media Examination ... Undergraduate