Undergraduate

Eberly College of Business and Information Technology

  • First Place Award in the Business Case Competition presented to:
    Kurt Stridinger, Jamie Czech, and Vincent Hall
    for their work on 鈥淣etflix's Business Model and Strategy in Renting Movies and TV Episodes鈥
  • Second Place Award in the Business Case Competition presented to:
    Ryan Egan, Megan Morris, and Joshua Noble
    for their work on 鈥淩edbox's Strategy in Movie Rental Industries鈥

College of Education and Educational Technology

  • Best Poster Award in the College of Education and Educational Technology presented to:
    Bridgett C. Ryan
    for her poster on 鈥淭he Language and Literacy Gap鈥

College of Fine Arts

  • Best Performance Award presented to:
    Angelica M. Dunsavage and Alexandria C. Hull
    for their ballet, Marriage, Then Love
  • Juried Art Exhibition

  • First Place Award presented to:
    Seth Barnes
    for his work, 鈥淩eceptary,鈥 oil on canvas
  • Second Place Award presented to:
    Kyla Groat
    for her work, 鈥淭he Straw that Broke the Camel's Back鈥
  • Third Place Award presented to:
    Mary Beth Heicher
    for her work, 鈥淪un Bleached Bones,鈥 in sterling silver and bone

College of Health and Human Services

  • Best Poster Award in the College of Health and Human Services presented to:
    Katlyn M. Cekovsky, Jacqueline A. Clark, Ashley M. Bowser, and Lura I. Repa
    for their poster on 鈥淧alliative Care for Children and Their Families鈥
  • Outstanding Presentation Award presented to:
    Amber C. Fishel
    for her presentation on 鈥淭he Neuroscience Debate: Does Education Impact How Students Feel About Juveniles Serving Life in Prison鈥

College of Humanities and Social Sciences

  • Best Poster Award in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences presented to:
    Victor R. Velez and Rebecca West
    for their poster on 鈥淧roject-Scoping in Powdermill Nature Reserve Using GIS鈥
  • Outstanding Presentation Award presented to:
    Jennifer M. Johnson
    for her presentation on 鈥淭he Effect of Immigration on State Wages鈥
  • Outstanding Presentation Award presented to:
    Paige A. Peterson
    for her presentation on 鈥淧erspectives on the Puritan and Revolutionary Period鈥
  • Outstanding Presentation Award presented to:
    Matthew W. Finley
    for his presentation on 鈥淗azing and Warrior Societies: Personal Experiences of U.S. Army Hazing鈥

Kopchick College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics

(tie for Best Poster)

  • Best Poster Award in the Kopchick College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics presented to:
    Charles Voyton and Alan Kessler
    for their poster on 鈥淒etection of Tomato Mosaic Virus (ToMV) Using One Step Reverse Transcription鈥
  • Best Poster Award in the Kopchick College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics presented to:
    John K. Kamau
    for his poster on 鈥淧ersea Americana as a Source of Biofuel鈥

Sigma Xi Awards

  • First Place Award presented to:
    Daniel J. O'Hara
    For his poster on 鈥淪lip Partitioning Offshore Southeast Taiwan and Southward Propagation of the Longitudinal Valley Fault: Evidence from Strain Inversions and Statistical Analyses鈥
  • Second Place Award presented to:
    Rebecca Beadling
    For her poster on 鈥淎 Study on the Effects of Copper as a Stressor on the Life History and Physiological Characteristics of Multiple Generations of Zebra Fish, Danio rerio鈥
  • Third Place Award presented to:
    Renee Heldman
    For her poster on 鈥淐omparing Lake and Soil Geochemistry to Understand Limitations on Biology in Anartica鈥

Department of Mathematics, Scholarships-Creating Opportunities for Applying Mathematics

  • S-COAM Best Computational Science Poster presented to:
    David B. Williams-Young
    For his poster on 鈥淧redicting Relative Activities of Enzymes Using Computed Chemical Properties鈥

University Libraries Best Bibliography Awards

  • First Place Award presented to:
    Teresa Stage
    for the bibliography for her presentation, 鈥淲alking for Britain: The Ramblers' Association and the Creation of Britain's National Parks鈥
  • Second Place Award presented to:
    Kristin Long and Lauren Meuschke
    for the bibliography for their poster, 鈥淐lassroom Management Strategies: Planned Ignoring & 鈥楥atching Them Being Good'鈥

ECO Undergraduate Research Award for Innovation in Sustainability

  • Presented to:
    Heather E. McGinnis
    for her poster on the 鈥淎nalysis of Abandoned Mine Drainage (AMD) Impacts on Bear Run, Indiana County, PA, During Times of Abnormally High Precipitation in 2011鈥

Graduate

Graduate Scholars Forum

College of Education and Educational Technology

  • First Place: Jennifer Forrest (advisor Dr. Mary Beth Leidman)
    鈥淐hanges in Communication Technology Usage among College Freshmen鈥
  • Second Place: Jason A. Smith (advisor Dr. Crystal Machado)
    鈥淓xamining Educational Expenditures: A Modern Morality Play鈥
  • Third Place: Peizhen Wang (advisor Dr. George Beiger)
    鈥淚mpact of Father Absence during Childhood/Adolescence on Girls' Development鈥

College of Fine Arts

  • First Place: Brad Triana
    鈥淒on't Tread on Me鈥
  • Second Place: Danna Rzecznik
    鈥淏颈谤诲蝉鈥
  • Third Place: YJ Shin
    鈥淭he Unknown Craftsman and PSJ鈥

College of Health and Human Services

  • First Place: Meigan Robb (advisor Dr. Teresa Shellenbarger)
    鈥淢illennial Learners and Educational Engagement: An Integrative Review鈥
  • Second Place (tie): Tara Bart (advisor Dr. Nashat Zuraikat)
    鈥淩oux-en-Y Gastric Bypass versus Laproscopic Gastric Banding鈥
  • Second Place (tie): Jessica Granata (advisor Dr. Nashat Zuraikat)
    鈥淧ressure-relieving Beds and Mattresses for Pressure Ulcer Prevention Guidelines鈥

College of Humanities and Social Sciences

  • First Place: Ryan Spittler, Ryan Clark, Michael Whitehead, and Justin Daley (advisor Dr. Beverly Chiarulli)
    鈥淕eophysical Survey Results at Old Smicksburg Park, Indiana County, Pennsylvania鈥
  • Second Place: Lilian Mina (advisor Dr. Claude Hurlbert)
    鈥淧edagogy of Sustainability in the Technical Writing Class鈥
  • Third Place: Meghan Pace (advisor Dr. Beverly Chiarulli)
    鈥淗ow Many Graves are in Memorial Park? Using Geophysical and Historic Data to Search for 'Lost' Graves鈥

College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics

  • First Place: Rebekah Keating (advisor Dr. Tim Nuttle)
    鈥淒istribution of Phytophagus Larvae in Mid-successional Allegheny Hardwoods: Impacts of Bird Exclusion鈥
  • Second Place: Emily Bellush (advisors Dr. Jeffery Larkin and Dr. Joseph Duchamp)
    鈥淔oraging Ecology of the Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera): Does Plant Species Composition Matter?鈥
  • Third Place: Laura D'Acunto (advisor Dr. Joseph Duchamp)
    鈥淪hifts in Pennsylvania Summer Bat Communities due to White-nose Syndrome鈥

ECO Award for Innovation in Sustainability

  • Rebekah Keating (advisor Dr. Tim Nuttle)
    鈥淒istribution of Phytophagus Larvae in Mid-successional Allegheny Hardwoods: Impacts of Bird Exclusion鈥