2015 Spring Showcase

From top to bottom;  on the left:  Ashley Huhman, Chase Tillar, Rachel Nicholas, John Dale, Zach Garcia, and Darby Heard; in the middle:  Linzi Thompson, Melody Dunn, Anna Talkington, Bethany Ragle, Caitlin Maddox, and Catherine Phipps; on the right: Cerina Stiles, Marissa Hinton, Sadie Woodruff, Taylor Glasco, Nik Razo, Laura Asaro, and Melissa Pope.

HONORS SUPER SHOWCASE

Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at 3:30 p.m.

HONORS THESES

John Dale, Senior, Physics
“Potential Use of Conducting Films as a Chemical Detector Using a Simple Resistance Measurement”
Faculty mentor: Dr. Dane Scott, Assistant Professor, Chemistry

Zachary Garcia, Senior, Music-Vocal
“A Scary Potter Musical”
Faculty mentor: Ms. Vickie Reifsnider, Lecturer/Musical Theatre Director

Marissa Hinton, Junior, Nursing
“Sanitatsoldat”
Faculty mentor: Dr. Mark Walling, Professor and Chair, English

Ashley Huhman, Junior, Mathematics and Computer Science
“An Analysis on the Beige Book’s Dallas District”
Faculty mentor: Dr. Nicholas Jacob, Assistant Professor, Mathematics

Caitlin A. Maddox, Senior, History
“The Emergence of Art in Oklahoma: Federal Murals of the Great Depression”
Faculty mentor: Dr. Scott Barton, Professor, History and Native American Studies

Catherine H. Phipps, Senior, Biology
“Variation in the Vascular Canals of the Testudine in Relation to Scute Nutrient Requirements”
Faculty mentor: Dr. Ken Andrews, Professor, Biology

Melissa Pope, Senior, Psychology
“Play the Game: Perceptions of Athletes as Rape Perpetrators”
Faculty mentor: Dr. Marc Klippenstine, Associate Professor, Psychology

Nik Razo, Senior, Physics
“Determination of Caffeine in Energy Beverages”
Faculty mentor: Dr. Dane Scott, Assistant Professor, Chemistry

Linzi Thompson, Senior, Environmental Health Science and Chemistry
“Using Geochemical Parameters and Elevation to Link Karst Conduit Flow
to Springs in the Arbuckle Mountains, South-Central Oklahoma”
Faculty mentor: Dr. Guy Sewell Professor, Environmental Health Science

Sadie Woodruff, Senior, English and History
“Creative Retellings: Beauty and the Beast”
Faculty mentor: Dr. Mark Walling, Professor and Chair, English

DEPARTMENTAL HONORS PROJECTS

Laura Asaro, Senior, Mathematics
“A Study on Manganese Hydroxides”
Faculty mentor: Dr. Dwight Myers, Professor and Chair, Chemistry

Melody Dunn, Senior, Music--Vocal
“Opera Workshop:  ‘The Telephone,’ ‘A Hand of Bridge’ and ‘Little Red Riding Hood’”
Faculty mentor: Dr. Melody Baggech, Associate Professor, Music

Taylor Glasco, Senior, Biology
“Absorption Properties of Fluorescein on Activated Carbon”
Faculty mentor: Dr. Nicholas Cheper, Professor and Chair, Biology

Darby Heard, Senior, Biology and Art
“The Scientific and Artistic Impact of Bioart”
Faculty mentor: Ms. Katherine Seals, Assistant Professor, Art

Bethany Ragle, Senior, Biology
“Parasite Quantification in Trachemys scripts elegans”
Faculty mentor: Dr. Ken Andrews, Professor, Biology

Cerina Stiles, Senior, Chemistry
“Development of a Laboratory Component for Advanced Inorganic Chemistry at ECU”
and
“Computational Studies of Transition Metal Hydroxides”
Faculty mentor: Dr. Dwight Myers, Professor and Chair, Chemistry

Anna Talkington, Junior, English (Teacher Certification)
"Examining the Role of Young Adult Fiction in the Secondary English Classroom"
Faculty mentor: Dr. Teresa Rothrock, Associate Professor, English

Chase Tillar, Junior, Physics
"The Dumping of Ultrasound Solids and Liquids with Frequency and Temperature”
Faculty mentor: Dr. Karen Williams, Professor, Chemistry

ENGAGEMENT HONORS EXPERIENCES

John Dale, Senior, Physics

Internship:  Honeywell Enterprises
Faculty mentor: Dr. Nick Rutledge, Professor, Physics

Rachel Nicholas, Senior, Business Administration-Management

and Melissa Pope, Senior, Psychology
Study Abroad: Spain
Faculty mentor: Dr. Errol King, Assistant Professor, Spanish