{"id":407,"date":"2014-04-28T13:21:06","date_gmt":"2014-04-28T18:21:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/researchfest\/?p=407"},"modified":"2023-04-15T18:46:52","modified_gmt":"2023-04-15T23:46:52","slug":"outstanding-presentation-award-winners-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/uresearch\/2014\/04\/28\/outstanding-presentation-award-winners-2009\/","title":{"rendered":"Outstanding Presentation Award Winners 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Winning Papers in Science and Technology:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Outstanding: Daniel Jumper, Major: Engineering Physics. &#8220;Using Phonon Imaging to Measure CaWO4 Elastic Constants,&#8221; Mentor: Dr. Tim Head<\/li>\n<li>Distinguished: Michelle Tonkin, Major: Biochemistry. &#8220;Going Green with Microwaves,&#8221; Mentor: Dr. Greg Powell<\/li>\n<li>Commended: Marcus Mace, Major: Mathematics. &#8220;Factorials and Squares,&#8221; Mentor: Dr. Alexander Karabegov<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Winning Papers in Social Sciences, Humanities, Arts:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Outstanding: Kelline Linton, major: Journalism. &#8220;Newspaper Coverage of Texas Supreme Court Cases,&#8221; Mentor: Dr. Kenneth Pybus<\/li>\n<li>Distinguished: Bethany McLemore, major: Music. &#8220;Impression: Revolution,&#8221; Mentor: Dr. Gregory Straughn<\/li>\n<li>Commended: Madison Saniuk, major: Political Science. &#8220;Chavez, Uribe, and The Prince: &#8216;Machiavellian&#8217; Politics in Contemporary Latin America,&#8221; Mentor: Dr. Mel Hailey<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Winning Poster Presentations in Science and Technology:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Outstanding: Kendra Gregory, major: Environmental Science. &#8220;The Growth Potential of Tropical Forage Legumes Grown in a Semi-Arid Region of Honduras,&#8221; Mentor: Dr. Florah Mhlanga<\/li>\n<li>Distinguished: Katie Kirkpatrick, major: Animal Science. &#8220;Effect of RADEX on the Utilization of Poor Quality Roughages by Small Ruminants,&#8221; Mentor: Dr. Florah Mhlanga<\/li>\n<li>Commended: Dillon Thomas, major: Physics. &#8220;Quality Control for the RPC Upgrade for PHENIX,&#8221; Mentor: Dr. Rusty Towell<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Winning Poster Presentations in Social Sciences, Humanities, Arts:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Outstanding: Anna Peters, major: Ministry to Children and Families. &#8220;Spiritual Well Being in the Classroom: The Impact of Spoken Word on College Students as a Forming Pedagogy,&#8221; 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