By Michelle Hines, University Relations
Contact: 336-334-5371
Posted 4-15-11
GREENSBORO, NC – UNCG held its 49th Annual Student Honors Convocation April 6. Graduate and undergraduate students were recognized for excellence in research and teaching.
OUTSTANDING DISSERTATION AWARD
Jennifer McVay of Raleigh, a doctoral student in psychology, received the Outstanding Dissertation Award for “The Mediating Role of Mind Wandering in the Relationship between Working Memory Capacity and Reading Comprehension.”
OUTSTANDING THESIS/MASTER’S PRODUCTION AWARD
Molly Armistead Walsh of Greensboro, a graduate student in psychology, received the Outstanding Thesis/ Master’s Production Award for "Looking for Bipolar Spectrum Psychopathology: Identification and Expression in Daily Life.”
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH AWARDS
Undergraduate researchers in several fields were honored with Undergraduate Research Awards.
Behavioral, Economic, Education and Social Sciences
First place, Sabrina Epps, psychology, “Effects of Source Information on Children's Explicit Fear Beliefs and Behavioral Avoidance,” Valdese.
Second place, Amy Albright, psychology, “The Effects of Personality on Juror Sentencing Decisions,” Winston-Salem.
Third place, Erik Farrell, anthropology, “Beyond Visual: Chemically Identifying Colonial NC Glaze Types,” Seagrove.
Humanities
First place, Thomas A. Liles, music and German, “The Politics of Turbo-folk: Music, Nationalism and the State in 1990s Serbia,” Asheboro.
Second place, Veronica Allen, music, “La musica y la mujer: The Connection between Drugs, Women and Naroccoridos in Mexico,” Burlington.
Third place, Lauren Hill, classical studies, “Re-use and Continuity in Post Palatial Crete,” Wake Forest.
Life, Mathematical and Physical Sciences
First place, Richard Bell, kinesiology, “A Collagen Gene Variation Previously Associated with ACL Injury is also Associated with Knee Joint Laxity,” Durham.
Second place, Alan Jarmusch, biochemistry, “The Development and Implementation of a novel APP-LC-MS2 Method for the Analysis of Ergot Alkaloids in Achnatherum robustum,” Kernersville.
Third place, Laura White, biology, “Evaluation of Four Models of Mosquito Traps for the Surveillance of LaCross Enchephalitis Vectors in Western North Carolina,” Greensboro.
University Libraries
Sonia Haga, history, “A Comparative Study of the Perception of German POWS in North Carolina, Greensboro.
OUTSTANDING GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANT AWARDS
Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Awards were presented to:
North Carolina (by county)
Guilford County
Belinda Walzer, English, Greensboro; Boja Kragulj, music, Greensboro; Ty-Ron Douglas, educational studies, High Point; Tim Jacks, information systems and operations management, Greensboro
Out of State
Louisiana
Victoria Kintner-Duffy, human development and family studies, Shreveport, La.
Pennsylvania
Christopher Seitz, public health, Hanover, Penn.
STUDENT EXCELLENCE AWARDS
Student Excellence Awards went to 40 undergraduates this year. Excellence Awards, awarded through the Lloyd International Honors College, are UNCG’s highest academic awards to undergraduates. To qualify, students must be seniors, must have a GPA of 3.7 or greater, and must be nominated by an academic department or interdisciplinary major.
2011 Excellence Award winners are:
North Carolina (by county)
Burke County
Allison P. O'Leary, psychology, Morganton
Buncombe County
Anna E. Godden, art, Asheville
Durham County
Mira J. Eng-Goetz, interior architecture, Durham
Guilford County
Hannah G. Bridges, sociology and psychology, Greensboro; Sonia Haga, history, Greensboro; Lauren R. Ling, art, Greensboro; Casey M. Mann, communication studies, Greensboro; Peyton D. Mansure, economics, Greensboro; Avis A. Murphy, nutrition and dietetics, High Point; Saed A. Qunbar, psychology, Summerfield; Benjamin J. Wyatt, computer science, Greensboro
Forsyth County
Luke Dixon, biology, Kernersville
Johnston County
Nicholas E. Rich, music, Clayton
McDowell County
Rachel G. Cross, speech language pathology, Marion
Mecklenburg County
Jessica L. Flanagan, consumer apparel and retail studies, Charlotte
Montgomery County
Katherine E. Watkins, political science, Troy
Moore County
Rebecca A. Stone, elementary education and dance studies, Robbins
Randolph County
Thomas A. Liles, music and German, Asheboro
Rockingham County
Ashton B. Cuttris-Curtis, biology, Reidsville
Rowan County
Kelsey J. Maher, international and global studies, Salisbury
Stanly County
Brieanna K. Porter, kinesiology, Albemarle
Wake County
Sarah H. Bogardus, music education, Holly Springs; Christopher R. DiMassimo, music education, Raleigh; Emelia P. Downs, business administration, Raleigh; Sarah C. Griffin, media studies, Cary; Kaitlin A. Vohwinkel, theatre, Raleigh
Watauga County
Lauren T. Foster, interior architecture, Boone
Wilkes County
Darren L. Shumate, anthropology, Moravian Falls
Out of State
California
Glynnis E. Brown, birth to kindergarten, Newbury Park, Calif.
Connecticut
Gloria M. Amerson, French, Ledyard, Conn.; Nicholas P. Saggese, chemistry, Trumbull, Conn.
Florida
Alexandra L. Creola, archaeology, Port St. Lucie, Fla.; Amber B. Weller, classical archaeology, Palm Bay, Fla.; Erica M. Yeager, music, Palm City, Fla.
Maryland
Antonio A. Castro-Ossorio, music, Gaithersburg, Md.; Karesa R. Edwards, kinesiology, Brooksville, Md.; Kerri L. Lindberg, nutrition and dietetics, Middletown, Md.
New Jersey
Rachel E. Durso, philosophy and class studies, Englewood, N.J.
Oregon
Mikayla M. Rogers, media studies, Salem, Ore.
Pennsylvania
Sarah E. Fulcher, speech language pathology, New Holland, Penn.
