Department of Geology

Sarah M. Mardon
Tarr Award
A National award presented to an Outstanding Senior Geology student for high academic and service accomplishments in the department.
Published Abstract and Oral Presentation:
“Impact of Coal Properties on Coal Combustion By-Product Quality: Examples from a Kentucky Power Plant.” Presented at the 19th International Pittsburg Coal Conference, Paper 47-3; 23-27 September, 2002.

Timothy R. Nelson
Pirtle Scholarship
A $1000 cash award to the academically outstanding junior Geology Major.

Michael Caudill
Presentation of Research Project:
“Interpreting a Dinosaur Trackway in East Texas” A Poster Session at the Capital Bldg in Frankfort, KY at the presentations highlighting undergraduate research in KY.

Department of Russian and Eastern Studies

Phillip Stosberg 1st Place (Gold Medal) in the national Russian Essay Contest for University students.
Phillip was the sole winner in his category and beat out students in Russian programs from all over the country.

Spanish and Italian Department

Sarah Clay, Megan Flynn, Joyce Lanham
Recipients of the Zembrod Award
The Zembrod Fellowship Award is presented annually by the Spanish & Italian Department to an upcoming Junior or Senior and carries a monetary value of $1,000 to be used for tuition, education-related expenses, or foreign travel or study.

COLLEGE OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION STUDIES
School of Journalism and Telecommunications

Emily Hagedorn Finalist in the William Randolph Hearst Foundation's National Writing Championship by virtue of taking 2nd place in the features category and 8th place in the spot news category.

The Hearst Journalism Foundation awards more than $400,000 in scholarships and grants annually to students and schools under the auspices of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communications with full funding by the Hearst foundation. This progam is described as the “Pulitzer Prize of Collegiate Writing Competitions.” Emily competed in June against other student journalists in the Foundation's National Writing Contest in San Francisco.

Writers from the Kentucky Kernel scored enough points in the six monthly William Randolph Hearst Awards Program contests during the year to tie with the University of Iowa for 5th-place nationally.

Scott Sloan Categories: 8th place in in-depth reporting and 11th place in spot news

Andrea Uhde 4th Place in personality profile category.

Sandra Schomaker American Advertising Federation Scholarship Scholarship valued at $2,500.

Andy Ottney Emily Ho Skip Burke Kaci Prunty Niki Parsons
1st Place Honors over 8 other regional schools at the American Advertising Federation 5th District Student Advertising Competition in Cincinnati, OH, April 26, 2003. These students are members of the Integrated Strategic Communications (ISC) Capstone/Campaign course. The AAF's National Student Advertising Competition provides more than 3,000 college students with real-world experience by requiring a strategic advertising/media campaign for a corporate sponsor. Sixteen schools are selected to present their campaigns to a panel of industry exectives at the AAF National Conference.

Papers presented at the Southern States Communication Association Undergraduate Honors Conference, held April 3-6, 2003 in Birmingham, AL.

Emily Duncan Paper Presentation: “Organizational identification: An insight into Republic Bank and Trust”

Jami Fielding Paper Presentation: “Feeling the pressure: Parental versus mass media influence on young girls' body image”

Taressa Fraze Paper Presentation: “Looking deeper from the inside out: An ethnographic application of the relational dialectics theory occurring before and after rape”

Tommy Fraze Paper Presentation: “What's the big secret?: The effects of gender on self-disclosure avoidance”

Tara Lewis Paper Presentation: “A look at women's need for inclusion and self disclosure: An integration of the social penetration theory and interpersonal needs gratification theory”

Molly Longenecker Paper Presentation: “Organizational identification: An analysis of the United Way of the Bluegrass”

Kristi Martin Paper Presentation: “NIKE on the move: Elaborating on the impact of effective message targeting on gender in advertising”

Rosalie Miller Paper Presentation: “Did she just say ‘Holly Shit?': The interaction of gender and profanity on perceived interpersonal attraction”

Erin O'Brien Paper Presentation: “Sex on television: A content analysis of Will & Grace ”

Ashley Richardson Paper Presentation: “Interpersonal solidarity between children and parents and the role that it plays in shaping children's political beliefs”

Trish Roskam Paper Presentation: “The apple does not fall far from the tree: Studying the relationship between parental verbal aggression and children's willingness to communicate”

Brooke Tackett Paper Presentation: “A critical co-cultural analysis of nonverbal conversation as seen in the deaf and hearing communities: An application of muted group communication theory”

Gordon Tyler Paper Presentation: “Cohesion as a small group context: A critical analysis of leadership styles and group cohesion on college sports”

Ashley Watson Paper Presentation: “Liking and perceived offensiveness as mediators of involvement”