Axe ’Em, Jacks!
Nelson Rusche College of Business
Top Scholar
Brian Jett and Hirancita Medina
"Infant Mortality"
Faculty sponsor: Ryan Phelps, Department of Economics and Finance
Finalists
- Sarah Cooper, Joshua Floyd, Katie Griffith and Micheal R. Wilson
"Shift Your Life!, GM and U Case Competition"
Faculty sponsor: Marlene C. Kahla, Department of Management and Marketing
- LaTonya Edmeade, Kelsi Leach and Justin Smith
"Professor Salary"
Faculty sponsor: Ryan Phelps, Department of Economics and Finance
- Tarsha Gibson, Scott Johnson, Jane Polvadore and Courtney Short
"Light the Way to Meeting Success"
Faculty sponsor: Judith Biss, Department of General Business
- Jessica Jones
"Default Rate on Auto Loans"
Faculty sponsor: Ryan Phelps, Department of Economics and Finance
James I. Perkins College of Education
Top Scholar
Nathan Frischman
"Effects of Bolus vs. Metered Rehydration Rates on Fluid Retention and Hydration"
Faculty sponsor: Eric Jones, Department of Kinesiology and Health Science
Finalists
- Kyle Castilaw, Jeremy Farr, Maegan Kennedy and Katherine Timaeus
"The Vulnerability of Fine Arts Programs"
Faculty sponsor: Kenneth R. Austin, Department of Secondary Education and Educational Leadership
- Mysha Corb
"The Creative Process as Applied to Choreography"
Faculty sponsor: Elizabeth Rhodes, Department of Kinesiology and Health Science
- Dana Padgett
"Merchandising Award of Excellence Competition Entry"
Faculty sponsor: Rebecca Greer, School of Human Sciences
- Jenifer Pickett and Lindsey Tatum
"Does Standardization Affect Creativity"
Faculty sponsor: Kenneth R. Austin, Department of Secondary Education and Educational Leadership
- Allison Shives
"Designing for an Aging Population"
Faculty sponsor: Mitzi Perritt, School of Human Sciences
- Kim Stockley
"Forest Park Assisted Living Facility Design"
Faculty sponsor: Mitzi Perritt, School of Human Sciences
- Beatrice Turrubiartes
"A Biomechanical Analysis of the Jete’ Dessus"
Faculty sponsor: Sandra Cole, Department of Kinesiology and Health Science
College of Fine Arts
Top Scholar
Ella Haag, Marissa Harding and Miguel Maymi
"'Woyzeck': The Road to Production"
Faculty sponsor: Rick Jones, School of Theatre
Finalists
- Jill English
"School of Art Advertising Campaign Interdisciplinary Project"
Faculty sponsor: Peter Andrew, School of Art
- Patrick Russell
"Brahms Op. 32, The Forgotten Cycle"
Faculty sponsor: Jamie Weaver, School of Music
Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture
Top Scholar
Max Wayne Jackson
"The Effects of Harvesting on Soil Bulk Density and Infiltration"
Faculty sponsor: Matthew McBroom, Division of Environmental Science
Finalists
- Eric Finke and Sean Pessarra
"Integration of CITYgreen into Urban Forest Planning for Stephen F. Austin State University"
Faculty sponsor: David Kulhavy, Division of Environmental Science
- Penny Gibson
"Creating a Sustainable Recycling Program on a University Campus Using Principles of Landscape Ecology"
Faculty sponsor: David Kulhavy, Division of Environmental Science
- Charles Van Hoose
"Buy Local Nacogdoches"
Faculty sponsor: Yanli Zhang, Division of Forestry
- Lindsey Krebs
"Influence of Weaning Strategy on Animal Welfare in Beef Calves"
Faculty sponsor: Erin Brown, Division of Agriculture
- Olivia LaMaster
"Water Hyacinth for Phytoremediation of Wastewater"
Faculty sponsor: Sheryll Jerez, Division of Environmental Science
- Audrey Shelby
"Loblolly Pine Seedling Response to Herbaceous Release on Intensively Prepared Sites in Texas"
Faculty sponsor: Jimmie Yeiser, Division of Forestry
- Erin Stempinski
"Phytoremediation Potential of Three Grasses on Zinc and Lead Contaminated Soils"
Faculty sponsor: Kenneth Farrish, Division of Environmental Science
College of Liberal and Applied Arts
Top Scholar
Meredith May
"Under Fire: The Historical Relationship Between the U.S. Military and Military Families"
Faculty sponsor: Dana Cooper, Department of History
Finalists
- Cassandra Kelly Bennett
"The American Civil War in the South: Love, Letters, and Shifting Gender Roles"
Faculty sponsors: Dana Cooper and Joyce Johnston, Interdisciplinary Programs
- John W. Harden
"Spelling Errors and Perceived Intelligence"
Faculty sponsor: Lora Jacobi, Department of Psychology
- Tia Hensley
"Satirizing Society: The Dangers of Dressing the Part"
Faculty sponsor: Elizabeth Tasker, Department of English
- Laura Lambert
"Cultural Diversity or an Excuse for “Othering” in the US: A Case Study of Filipino-American Lives"
Faculty sponsor: Sudeshna Roy, Division of Communication and Contemporary Culture
- Courtney Lemon
"War by Government: Which Systems are Most Likely to Engage in Conflict?"
Faculty sponsor: Lee W. Payne, Department of Government
- Monica Rhodes
"Eyewitness Accuracy: Can Conformity Negatively Influence Testimony Reliability?"
Faculty sponsor: Lora Jacobi, Department of Psychology
- Kent Rutherford
"The “Roots” of Social Justice in East Texas"
Faculty sponsor: Kim Rich-Rice, School of Social Work
- Sarah Sampietro
"The Kilmichael Controversy: When History, Emotions, and Identity Intersect"
Faculty sponsor: Troy Davis, Department of History
- Miranda Witherspoon
"History vs. Hollywood: A Closer Look at Ridley Scott's 'Gladiator'"
Faculty sponsor: Leslie G. Cecil, Department of Social and Cultural Analysis
College of Sciences and Mathematics
Top Scholar
Amanda H. Nolan
"Vibrational Spectra of 1- and 2-Nitrotriphenylene: A DFT Study"
Faculty sponsor: Kefa K. Onchoke, Department of Chemistry
Finalists
- Sarah A. Bollinger
"Expression and Partial Purification of a Protein Implicated in Dwarfism and Polydactyly"
Faculty sponsor: Odutayo O. Odunuga, Department of Chemistry
- Jeffery D. Briggs
"Viscosity Measurements of Biodiesel Fuels"
Faculty sponsor: Russell J. Franks, Department of Chemistry
- Jacqueline A. Greer
"Biotransformations Using Carrots"
Faculty sponsor: Michele R. Harris, Department of Chemistry
- Kari Hugie
"Habitat Preferences of Nitrophila Species"
Faculty sponsor: Donald Pratt, Department of Biology
- Travis Perlman and Jacob Stanton
"The Effects of Food Quality and Predation Risk on Foraging Preference in White-Tailed Deer"
Faculty sponsor: Brent Burt, Department of Biology
- Joshua Perry
"The Effects of Pretreatment on the Cation Exchange Capacity of SWy-2"
Faculty sponsor: Alyx S. Frantzen, Department of Chemistry
- Charlotte Poe
"A Calorimetric Comparison of Oil Shales"
Faculty sponsor: Alyx S. Frantzen, Department of Chemistry
- Sarah M. Power
"Geology of the Northern Part of the Semail Ophiolite Complex with Emphasis on GIS Spectral Analysis, United Arab Emirates, Eastern Arabian Plate"
Faculty sponsor: Volker Gobel, Department of Geology