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Home > Opportunities > Scholarships, Essays and Awards > Winners
WinnersHistory Essay Contest | Literature Essay Contest | Scholarship Winners | Commencement Award Winners 2006 CHC Scholarship Winners Back to top ANDREA GELLATLY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP Ashley Bryant, International Studies Scholarship Criteria: Woman student entering final year in CHC. Qualities of academic excellence (cumulative GPA of 3.7 or higher), breadth of interest, and social concern, which characterized the late Ms. Andrea Gellatly's short but influential life. ARMY/ROTC IVAL MCMAINS CLARK HONORS COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP William Miller, Political Science Alexander Ossa, International Studies Scholarship Criteria: CHC student with minimum 3.0 GPA who has signed a contract with the ROTC program. EDWARD C. SARGENT III SCHOLARSHIP Emily Chi, Environmental Science Scholarship Criteria: CHC student majoring in pre-healthcare field or a natural science, with cumulative GPA of 3.7 or higher, who combines the qualities of idealism, commitment to humanity, openness to alternatives, and love of nature that characterized Ed Sargent, M.D. JEAN WITTEMYER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP Amanda Henrichs, English/Spanish Scholarship Criteria: Significant academic progress (cumulative GPA of 3.7 or higher). Promise of further outstanding achievement. JOY POUST SCHOLARSHIP Jessica Goodburn, Humanities/Dance Lindsee Gregory, Pre-Journalism Julie Moffenbier, Accounting Scholarship Criteria: CHC student in good academic standing with demonstrated financial need. ROBERT D. CLARK HONORS COLLEGE SERVICE AWARD Lindsey Eckelmann, English/Chinese Scholarship Criteria: Contribution to the Clark Honors College community. SHEPHARD FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP FOR STUDY ABROAD Mia Burger, Spanish/International Studies Scholarship Criteria: CHC student, with cumulative GPA of 3.7 or higher, attending an approved University of Oregon study abroad program. Preference given to students studying a foreign language. WIGHAM FAMILY THESIS PRIZE Sharanya Kanikkannan, International Studies/Economics Scholarship Criteria: Significant academic progress (cumulative GPA of 3.7 or higher). Promise of further outstanding achievement. First consideration given to Canadian residents. WILMA WITTEMYER SCHOLARSHIP Hasina Cohen, Music History/Ethnomusicology Scholarship Criteria: Significant academic progress (cumulative GPA of 3.7 or higher). Promise of further outstanding achievement. 2007 Commencement Award Winners Back to top President's Award. Two students have received this honor for their especially distinguished Senior Theses, thesis defenses, and exceptional academic record. The recipients are: • Stephanie Go, for her thesis: "Mechano-active Tissue Engineering of Articular Cartilage" One of her thesis advisors had this to say about Stephanie's work: Also receiving the President's Award • Daniel Alan Keller, for his thesis: "Public Buses to Public Open Spaces: Analyzing Lane Transit District's Ability to Provide Access to Nature Recreation for University of Oregon Students" His major advisor wrote: "I thought Dan's thesis was an excellent and original piece of work that contained both scholarly and applied elements&endash;quite a combination for any thesis, but especially impressive for one at the undergraduate level. I will use his thesis as a model for future students to be motivated by." The Aaron Novick Award recognizes a distinguished Clark Honors College Senior Thesis and thesis defense in the area of science, and there are two recipients: • Daniel Robin Selvig, for his thesis: "A Zebrafish Model of Fanconi Anemia" His major advisor told us that the research Dan did for his honors college thesis in 2005 resulted in important contributions to a recently published paper that describes groundbreaking research in the field of Fanconi Anemia. His honors college advisor remembers his defense as being a "stunning presentation, remarkable for its clarity." The Aaron Novick Award is also given to: • Gabriel A. Smith, for his thesis: "Mechanisms of Cartilage Development: A Molecular Genetic Investigation of the Role of UDP-Glucuronic Acid Decarboxylase 1 in Zebrafish" His major advisor wrote: "Gabe's thesis will take little change for submission to the premier journal in embryology and developmental biology. Gabe performed like a graduate student, reaching results for a paper in a high-profile journal far earlier than most Ph.D. students do in our department." The Robert D. Clark Award commemorates our college's founder and recognizes distinction for Thesis and defense, and also for a commitment to the liberal arts. There are two recipients: • Cristina Marie Cruz-Uribe, for her thesis: "Music and Musicians in the Lima Cathedral 1728-1765" Her advisor had this to say about Cristina's work: "The quality, originality and thoroughness of the research conducted for this thesis was superior. Given its originality the thesis could certainly be published in reduced form as an article." He goes on to compare Cristina's work favorably with the work of graduate students in the School of Music at both the master's and doctoral levels. The Robert D. Clark Award is also given to: • Kalah McCaffrey, for her thesis: "Italian Detective Fiction: a Translation of GialloWave" Kalah's honors college advisor wrote: "Unlike a single author text, an anthology has multiple voices, and Kalah had to find a way to keep each unique voice in the translation. Because there are no other English-language translations of these authors, she had to work strictly from her own understanding of the Italian language, including a range of dialects, from her conversations with experts in the field, and from her understanding of the Italian detective fiction genre." The Barbara Corrado Pope Award recognizes a distinguished Clark Honors College Senior Thesis and thesis defense in the area of diversity, including gender and ethnic studies. This year's recipient is: • Sara Wee, for her thesis: "The Discourse of Mexican Identity: The Muralists, Octavio Paz, and Frida Kahlo's Narration of Mexican Identity" Her advisor praised her "meticulous and thorough approach to research on a very overwhelming topic." The Creative Thesis Award recognizes a distinguished Clark Honors College Senior Thesis and thesis defense of a creative nature, and we have two recipients this year: • Evan Wayne Howard, for his thesis: "An Absurd Response to Concert Black" His advisor in the Music School had this to say: "Evan is one of the very finest composers to graduate from our program. He is an artist of extraordinary imagination, creativity, and integrity. It is extremely rare that a student realizes such a comprehensive creative vision (musical composition, musical performance and extensive prose document), and also has the ability to articulate the nature of his or her work in such an eloquent manner." The Creative Thesis Award is also given to: • Matthew Kyle Schorran, for his thesis: "Leave In/Leave Out: A Creative Thesis in Painting" His advisor told us: "What makes Matthew exceptional is not just being smart or talented or accomplished, but that he really thinks like an artist. The position and questions he articulated in his paper were far more nuanced and poetic than the vast majority of Master of Fine Arts theses I have read." The Interdisciplinary Thesis Award for a distinguished Clark Honors College Senior Thesis and thesis defense that reaches beyond academic boundaries goes to: • Emily Frances Casey, for her thesis: "Deborah: a Historical Short Novel Based on the Life of Deborah Sampson" Her thesis advisor said this about Emily's thesis: "Her historical subject was the last two years of the American Revolutionary War, and her main character (based on a real woman) was Deborah Sampson, who fought in the Continental Army disguised as a man. This novel is so accurate in all its historical details that it almost eludes fiction altogether; it is a novel, but certainly one with a great deal of research in it." |
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