The Undergraduate Research Program Advisory Committee has selected the 2004-2005 Rawls ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈ. These awards are intended to support ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈ research in any discipline, and are available from an endowment established in 2001 from the estate of Virginia Riddick Rawls, the wife of the late Japheth E. Rawls. A Rawls Student may choose to receive the award as a scholarship, a research grant or as some combination of the two.
This year’s awards go to:
Amy Cowan (Independent major, “Ethiopian Jewry,” mentor: Prof. Ken Hassell)
Jackie Nelson (Psychology major, “Parental Guidance in Literacy and Play Activities,” Mentor: Prof. Maureen Vandermaas-Peeler)
Adam Smith (Communications major, “AIDS in the Media: Are Journalists Covering the Right Angles?” Mentors: Profs. Connie Book and Brooke Barnett)
Neeley House (History/Film major, “The Black Mountain College Research Project,” Mentor: Prof. Ray Johnson)
Erin Keys (Religious Studies major, “The Impact of Feminist Theology,” Mentor: Prof. Toddie Peters)
Geoffrey Lynn (Chemistry major, “Elucidating the Mechanism of Periodic Precipitation Reactions,” Mentor: Prof. Joel Karty)
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S ! ! !