Commencement Program - Denison University

DENISON 

U N I V E R S I T Y 

The One Hundred Sixty-Third Annual 

COMMENCEMENT 

May 16, 2004

The One Hundred Sixty-Third 

Annual Commencement at 

Denison University 

Marking Completion of 

The One Hundred Seventy-Third Year 

Sunday, May 16, 2004 

12:30 p.m.

FANFARES AND PROCESSIONALS 

COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES 

J. Martin Erbaugh, B.A., J.D., Member of the Board of Trustees 

Dale Thomas Knobel, B.A., Ph.D., President of Denison University 

John Lindsey Jackson, B.S., M.Div., Ph.D., Faculty Marshal 

Gary Lee Baker, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Assistant Marshal 

Timothy Paul Hofmeister, B.A., Ph.D., Assistant Marshal 

WELCOME J. Martin Erbaugh and Dale Thomas Knobel 

SENIOR CLASS ADDRESS Erin Lyn Copple 

“Hallmarks of the Denison Experience” 

ANNOUNCEMENT OF SENIOR GIFT Jeryl Delia Hayes and Danielle Francis Vagnone 

Class Co-Governors 

RECOGNITION OF RETIRING FACULTY Presented by Todd Henry Feil, B.A., M.S., M.S., Ph.D. 

Chair of the Faculty 

Jon Rogers Farris, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. 

Jonathan Reynolds Distinguished Professor 

and Professor Emeritus of Theatre 

Joan Marie Novak, B.S., Ph.D. 

Associate Professor Emerita of Religion 

Robert Elliott Stout, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. 

Professor Emeritus of Theatre 

CONFERRING OF HONORARY DEGREES Dale Thomas Knobel 

Michael Hayden Armacost, B.A., Ph.D. Presented by Andrew Andrew Z. Z. Katz, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. 

Associate Professor Professor of Political Science Science 

Pamela Lynne Houston, B.A., M.A. Presented Presented by David Baker, B.S.E., M.A., M.A., Ph.D. 

Professor Professor of English 

John Reeder Meyer, B.S., Ph.D. Presented by Robin Lynn Bartlett, A.B., M.A., Ph.D. 

Professor Professor of Economics 

COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS Michael Michael H. Armacost Armacost 

“Gratuitous Advice” 

Biographies begin on page 33 

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AWARDING OF DEGREES IN COURSE David Robert Anderson, B.A., Ph.D. 

Provost 

The Awarding of Degrees to Senior Class Co-Governors* 

The Awarding of Degrees to President’s Medalists** 

The Degree of Bachelor of Fine Arts 

The Degree of Bachelor of Science 

The Degree of Bachelor of Arts 

* 

Jeryl Delia Hayes and Danielle Francis Vagnone 

** 

Melanie Bailey Cluss, Erin Lyn Copple, 

Jonathan Scott Ellison, Nathaniel Harold Emmerson, 

Julie Ann Hufnagel, Vanessa Alyn Miller 

CHARGE TO THE CLASS Dale Thomas Knobel 

ALMA MATER “To Denison” 

To Denison, we raise our song 

Fair College on the hill, 

The name that sets our souls on fire, 

And makes our senses thrill, 

To Denison, my Denison, 

In praise our voices swell, 

The scene of happy college days, 

The home we love so well. 

RECESSIONAL 

Graduates are listed alphabetically under the degree they are receiving, 

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts. In some 

cases, a student may earn more than one bachelor’s degree during his or 

her undergraduate years. The student’s major(s) are listed to the right of 

his or her name, with a concentration indicated within parentheses. 

Directly below each name is the student’s home town. Senior Honors 

Projects titles appear in italics underneath the home town, along with 

the name and terminal degree of the faculty supervisor(s). 

President’s Medalists wear gold medals awarded to them in recognition 

of their status. Students graduating as members of the Honors Program 

wear bronze medals. Students designated in this program as graduates 

of the Honors Program have achieved a 3.4 grade point average by 

the end of the sophomore year and maintained it through their senior 

year, have taken at least four Honors seminars during their Denison career 

and have completed an Honors project. Student members of Mortar 

Board, a national honor society that recognizes college seniors for their 

achievements in scholarship, leadership and service, wear gold tassels 

on their caps. 

Music for the program was coordinated by the Department of Music. 

Today’s processionals are selections chosen from The Water Music (1717) 

and Music for the Royal Fireworks (1749) by George Frideric Handel (1685- 

1759). A Knobel Fanfare by Associate Professor of Music Andrew 

Glendening is based on the letters of President Knobel’s first and last 

names. Community: A Fanfare for the Class of 2004 is an original composition 

by Assistant Professor of Music Ching-chu Hu. Musical selections 

are being performed by Daniel Strawser ’06, cello; Christopher Dougherty 

’05 and Carl McCoy ’07, violins; Abigail Bacon ’05, viola; Professors Andrew 

Glendening (Music) and Thomas Evans (Chemistry), trombones; 

Assistant Professor Nicolas del Grazia, percussion; Ben Huntoon and 

PROGRAM NOTES 

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Written by V.E. Field, Class of 1903, and led by Denison Chamber 

Singers Sydney Andrews ’07, Aaron Blain ’06, Matthew 

Briggs ’05, Daniel Burleson ’04, Chad Forster ’05, Milner 

Fuller ’06, Joanna Hamilton ’07, Mikala Hansen ’07, 

Jonathan Horn ’07, Anusha Jogi ’05, Jesse Koza ’07, 

Natalie Layne ’04, Alexa Lindley ’07, Melissa Nevola ’07, 

Aaron Parks ’06, Curtis Plowgian ’06, Rebecca Schenck ’04, 

Kristen Strong ’06, Halle Thompson ’07, Jonathan Webb ’05 

Daniel King, trumpets. The group is conducted by Assistant Professor of 

Music Andrew Carlson. The Chapel bell ringer is Abbey Valvano ’06. 

The Denison Chamber Singers are directed by Instructor of Music Stephen 

Caracciolo. 

The program concludes when the platform party and faculty have 

recessed. The audience and graduates are asked to remain seated during 

the recessional. In the event that Commencement exercises are held in 

Mitchell Recreation and Athletics Center, the graduates will also recess. 

Parents or friends taking pictures of graduates receiving diplomas are 

asked to use the special section designated for this purpose. 

Flowers for the Commencement activities were designed by the Village 

Flower Basket, Granville, Ohio. Interpretive signing is being provided 

through Hallenross & Associates. 

ACADEMIC REGALIA 

The academic costume which makes the Commencement procession so 

colorful is more than 800 years old, dating back to the days when students 

were “clerks,” (members of the minor clergy) and wore monkish 

gowns and hoods. In those days of unheated classrooms and garret sleeping 

quarters, the hoods were used to keep the wearers warm. The “tippet” 

on the end of the hood could also be used as a convenient pocket. Today, 

the hood is used only as an ornament. 

Both the gown and the hood indicate the degree held by the wearer, 

or the degree about to be received. The gown for the bachelor’s degree 

has pointed sleeves and no trimming. The master’s gown also has pointed 

sleeves but they are slit at the elbow; it also is untrimmed. The doctor’s 

gown has bell-shaped sleeves adorned with chevrons and is faced down 

the front with velvet. Graduates of some institutions wear gowns in the 

color(s) of the university that awarded their degrees.

AWARDING OF DEGREES IN COURSE 

Dale Thomas Knobel, President, Presiding 

Presentation by David R. Anderson, Provost 

Degrees Summa Cum Laude - Gold Shoulder Cord Degrees Magna Cum Laude - Silver Shoulder Cord Degrees Cum Laude - Red Shoulder Cord 

BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS 

Dominic Lee Dodrill 

Jackson, Ohio Theatre (Performance) and 

Cinema 

Elizabeth Martinez-Nelson 

San Diego, California Theatre (Performance) 

Mark Alexander Soloff, Cum Laude 

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Theatre (Performance) 

Scott Thomas Towler 

Chesterfield, Missouri Theatre (Performance) 

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE 

Aqil Rashid Awan 

Rotterdam, The Netherlands Biology 

Steven Wayne Ayers (Dec. 2003) 

Navarre, Ohio Computer Science 

Kelly Ann Barrett 

Centerville, Ohio Geology 

Anna Rose Beck, Cum Laude 

Lebanon, Ohio Chemistry 

Jacqueline Mary Berner 

Dunkirk, New York Psychology 

◊Brooke Michelle Bluestein, Summa Cum Laude 

Pleasant Plain, Ohio Psychology 

Detection of Gender and Sexual Orientation 

from Dynamic Point-Light Displays 

Supervised by Rita Snyder, Ph.D. 

Ilona Brener, Cum Laude 

Powell, Ohio Psychology 

* Ohio Provisional License Recipient 

◊ Honors Program Graduate 

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◊Elizabeth Anne Carlisle, Magna Cum Laude 

Ann Arbor, Michigan Biochemistry 

1 H NMR Investigations of the a-Proton Random 

Coil Value of Alanine: The Effects of Nearest 

Neighbor Amino Acids and Peptide Length 

Supervised by Sonya McKay, Ph.D. 

Harsh Dhanraj Chandriani 

Mumbai, India Computer Science and 

Economics 

Sung Mean Chi 

Silverdale, Washington Biology 

Adam Charles Chonko 

Columbia Station, Ohio Biology 

Melissa Sue Clarke 

Toledo, Ohio Biology 

◊Melanie Bailey Cluss, Summa Cum Laude 

Uniontown, Pennsylvania Physics 

Physics and the Human Body: A Complex Interplay 

between Physical Constraints and Human Imperfections 

in Aesthetic and Athletic Movement 

Supervised by Kim Coplin, Ph.D. 

Kathleen Collins 

Beavercreek, Ohio Biology 

Kevin Paul Connor 

Bexley, Ohio Computer Science and 

Philosophy 

Jennifer Erin Cox 

Londonderry, Ohio Psychology 

Suzanne Lynn Delima 

Indianapolis, Indiana Biology 

Haley Ann Dingfelder 

Warsaw, Missouri Biology 

Emily Elizabeth Drummond, Cum Laude 

Springboro, Ohio Biology 

Testing Allozymes for the Identification 

of Larval Sunfish (Centrarchidae) from Ebaugh 

and Middleton Ponds 

Supervised by Jessica Rettig, Ph.D.

◊Elizabeth Ann Ehret, Summa Cum Laude 

Massillon, Ohio Mathematics 

A New Axiomatic Geometry: 

Cylindrical (or Periodic) Geometry 

Supervised by Michael Westmoreland, Ph.D. 

Jonathan Scott Ellison, Cum Laude 

Powell, Ohio Biology 

◊Laura Kay Finkes, Magna Cum Laude 

Hebron, Ohio Biology 

Indirect Effects of Endophyte Infection on the 

Distribution and Abundance of Spiders in Tall Fescue 

(Festuca arundinacea) 

Supervised by Juliana Mulroy, Ph.D. 

◊Anthony Reiter Fressola, Summa Cum Laude 

Manchester, Missouri Mathematics 

Integer Construction by Induction 

Supervised by Joan Krone, Ph.D. 

Brandon Joseph Fumanti (Dec. 2003), Cum Laude 

Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania Biochemistry 

Lauren Beth Gerlach 

Hudson, Ohio Biology 

◊Kelli Brooke Gibson, Cum Laude 

Kokomo, Indiana Biology 

An ISSR-PCR Assessment of Genetic Variation 

within the Grapeferns. Sceptridium lunarioides 

and S. jenmanii 

Supervised by Jessica Rettig, Ph.D. 

◊Timothy Ryan Heacock, Summa Cum Laude 

Findlay, Ohio Biology 

Identification of protein: Protein interactions 

of the intracellular domain of Neurotactin by 

biopanning of a phage display cDNA library 

Supervised by Eric Liebl, Ph.D. 

Ryan Clark Hollister 

Arlington, Ohio Biology 

Julie Ann Essman Hufnagel, Summa Cum Laude 

Ann Arbor, Michigan Biology 

How does odor sampling change as crayfish grow? 

High speed video studies of Orconectes immunis 

Supervised by Kristina Mead, Ph.D. 

◊Loren Marie Hurst, Magna Cum Laude 


Response of Plethodon cinereus to Chemical Cues 

from Increasing Numbers of Conspecific Salamanders 

Supervised by Geoffrey R. Smith, Ph.D. 



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Nalini Iyer (Dec. 2003), Cum Laude 

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Computer Science and 

Economics 

Michael John Kahlenberg, Cum Laude 

Pemberville, Ohio Chemistry 

Larkin Frost Kennedy 

Reno, Nevada Biology and 

Classical Civilization 

◊Morgan Rebecca Koepke, Cum Laude 

Seven Hills, Ohio Biochemistry 

Axon Path-finding in the Central Nervous 

System of Drosophila melanogaster: Determining 

Enhancers of the trio Mutant Phenotyte from a Random 

Mutational Screen 

Supervised by Eric Liebl, Ph.D. 

Kristina Marie Kopkas 


Yevgeniy Kushnir 

Bexley, Ohio Computer Science 

Jaime Nicole Litkenhaus 

Cincinnati, Ohio Biology 

Tanya Rajiv Malik (Dec. 2003) 

Delhi, India Computer Science 

◊Thomas Chrisman Masters II, Magna Cum Laude 

Boardman, Ohio Biology 

Within Species Variation of Sceptridium biternatum 

Assessed by ISSR-PCR 

Supervised by Warren Hauk, Ph.D. 

Rebecca Marie Mazur 

Newark, Ohio Computer Science and 

Art (Studio) 

◊James Kevin McCloskey, Cum Laude 

Kingston, Ohio Biology 

Variation in olfactory chemosensor morphology 

related to body size and sex in the crayfish 

Orconectes Immunis 

Supervised by Kristina Mead, Ph.D. 

◊Rebecca Ann Metzler, Summa Cum Laude 

Gregory, Michigan Physics 

Investigation of Star Forming Regions 

Supervised by Steve Doty, Ph.D. 

Tiffany Ann Miller 

Westlake, Ohio Biology 

Margaret Emily Myers 

Annapolis, Maryland Biology

Stoyan Gueorguiev Paunov, Cum Laude 

Sofia, Bulgaria Computer Science 

◊Kathryn Emma Pestro, Summa Cum Laude 

Cincinnati, Ohio Psychology 

The Role of Importance of Appearance and 

Internalization of Cultural Norms in the Relationship 

between Gender Role and Body Image 

Supervised by Gina Dow, Ph.D. 

Nicholas Michael Poelking 

Brecksville, Ohio Psychology 

Brandon Todd Reece (Dec. 2003) 

Granville, Ohio Biology 

Alan Edward Roach, Magna Cum Laude 

Columbus, Ohio Biochemistry 

Development of an Isolution and Purification Scheme 

for the Chloroplast RNA Polymerase in Pelargonium Plants 

Supervised by Peter Kuhlman, Ph.D. 

Matthew Stewart Roberts 

Nantucket, Massachusetts Biology 

Louis Brand Rodenberg III 

Alexandria, Virginia Geology 

Nicholas Adam Rudloff 

Cortland, Ohio Biology 

Eric Michael Ruffer 

Oakton, Virginia Biology 

◊Christopher Paul Russell, Summa Cum Laude 

Mingo Junction, Ohio Geology 

The Late Glacial and Holocene Landscape 

Evolution of Middle Raccoon Valley, 

Licking County, Ohio 

Supervised by Tod Frolking, Ph.D. 

Tiffany Nicole Saffell, Cum Laude 

Glencoe, Ohio Psychology 

How Your Own Memory Betrays You: Misinformation 

Effects Produced by Life Memories and Time Delay 

When Recalling a Specific Event 

Supervised by Frank Hassebrock, Ph.D. 

◊Ann Marie Staubach, Cum Laude 

Madeira, Ohio Biochemistry 

Transcriptional profiles of PEP-competent 

and -deficient Pelargonium and Nicotiana 

Supervised by Peter Kuhlman, Ph.D. 

Edward Eugene Steinhardt 

Grand Rapids, Michigan Biology 



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Matthew Charles Streicher 

Brecksville, Ohio Biology 

Kathleen Grace Temple 

Laurelville, Ohio Biology 

Emily Frances Trunkely 

Eastlake, Ohio Chemistry 

David Allen Vaala 

Pittsford, New York Biology 

Leia Christine Van Booven 

White Bear Lake, Minnesota Biology 

Joanne Michelle Vaughn 

Warren, Ohio Psychology 

Amit Verma (Dec. 2003) 

Jamshedpur, India Computer Science 

Brady James Walker 

Albuquerque, New Mexico Biology 

◊Shelby Lynne Walters, Magna Cum Laude 

North Canton, Ohio Biochemistry 

Analysis of Silica Surfaces and the Covalent 

Linkage of Peptides for Use in Atomic Force Microscopy 

Supervised by Charles Sololik, Ph.D. 

Adam Russell Wolford, Cum Laude 

Cortland, Ohio Biology 

Lindsay Burdett Woods, Magna Cum Laude 

Boca Raton, Florida Psychology 

The Effects of Visual Exposure and Anticipation 

of a Social Encounter with a Female on Men’s 

Self-presentation: An Examination of an Evolutionary 

Psychology Hypothesis 

Supervised by Harry Heft, Ph.D. 

Stefanie Ruth Woods 

Xenia, Ohio Biology 

Robert Wyllie IV, Magna Cum Laude 

Novelty, Ohio Physics and Philosophy 

Modeling Ring-Torsional Effects in 

Poly(paraphenylene sulfoxide) 

Supervised by Kimberly Coplin, Ph.D. 

Andrew Robert Zidron 

Cincinnati, Ohio Biology 

James Jeffrey Zink 

North Canton, Ohio Psychology

BACHELOR OF ARTS 

Steven Mark Abbott 

Port Clinton, Ohio Economics 

Meredith Anne Aggers 

Chagrin Falls, Ohio Political Science 

Nathan Ernest Aichele 

Westerville, Ohio Political Science 

Leigh Brooks Aldrich 

Centennial, Colorado Political Science 

◊Amanda Cherie Alexander, Magna Cum Laude 

Richmond, Indiana Psychology and 

Educational Studies 

Self-Objectification Theory and Women’s 

Perceived Control: Relationships with Eating 

and Dieting Behaviors 

Supervised by Rita Snyder, Ph.D. 

Eduard Mihkel Allpere 

Atlanta, Georgia Environmental Studies 

Jennifer Rebecca Altzner, Cum Laude 

Wexford, Pennsylvania Communication 

Angela Denise Anderson 

Prospect, Kentucky Economics 

Derek Kyle Anderson 

Chagrin Falls, Ohio History 

Cicely Marie Andree 

Lafayette, California International Studies 

and Spanish 

Edward Lawrence Angelilli 

Dallas, Texas Art (Studio) 

Sahel Anwar 

Fairfield, Connecticut Political Science 

Elizabeth Anne Averbeck, Cum Laude 

Fort Wright, Kentucky Art History 

Lorna Simpson: Cracking the Lens; 

Deconstructing Racial and Gender Stereotypes 

Supervised by Joy Sperling, Ph.D. 

Lara Beth Aziz 

Toledo, Ohio International Studies and Spanish 

Corey Ryan Babb 

Tulsa, Oklahoma Music 



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Edward Timothy Bade 

St. Louis, Missouri History 

Emily Susan Baker (Dec. 2003), Cum Laude 

Fairfield, Ohio Applied Music and Performance 

Ethan Wesley Barr 

Delaware, Ohio Biology and Economics 

John Ross Bartholomew IV, Cum Laude 

Broadview Heights, Ohio English 

Emily Suzanne Bates 

Greencastle, Indiana History 

Eric Stephen Bates 

Erie, Pennsylvania Economics 

David Edward Baur, Cum Laude 

Mentor, Ohio Spanish 

Alexandria Genevieve Beaman 

Wheatland, California Economics 

Jill Maureen Beilein 

Clayton, Missouri Communication 

Jessica Lauren Beisler 

Delaware, Ohio Media Technology & Arts 

Jennifer Lynn Bellay 

Worthington, Ohio Psychology 

Donny Christopher Belle 

Boston, Massachusetts History 

Carter Douglas Bennett 

Mill Valley, California Sociology/Anthropology 

Elizabeth Louise Bennett (Dec. 2003), Magna Cum Laude 

Newark, Ohio Art History 

Chameleon: Never Ending Performance in 

Frameless Photography 

Supervised by Joanne Grabski, Ph.D. 

Nicole Marie Bennett, Cum Laude 

Heath, Ohio English (Writing) 

Love ’Til It Hurts 

Supervised by Ann Townsend, Ph.D. 

Lyndsay Marie Bennion 

Perrysburg, Ohio Art (Studio) 

Matthew Gordon Benton 

Palo Alto, California Economics

Michael Benjamin Berlin 

Erie, Pennsylvania Cinema 

Courtney Elizabeth Bernabei 

Kirtland Hills, Ohio Communication and 

Sociology/Anthropology 

Megan Leigh Bierlein 

Dayton, Ohio Political Science 

Leila Jimmy Bilimoria 

Bombay, India Economics and 

Communication 

Tiffany Ellen Bitzel 

Lancaster, Ohio English 

Justin Matthew Blumling (Dec. 2003), Cum Laude 

Bellaire, Ohio English 

◊Lauren Claire Bobier, Magna Cum Laude 

Cincinnati, Ohio English (Writing) 

The Naming of Things: A Novella and Stories 


Brandon Ryan Boettcher 

Machesney Park, Illinois Economics and 

Computer Science 

◊Abigail Elizabeth Boettger, Cum Laude 

Lima, Ohio History and Spanish 

España y Francia en la época de los nacionalismos 

Supervised by Susan Garcia, Ph.D. 

Caroline Sanford Stuart Bonin 

Rochester, New York Art (Studio) 

Eric Michael Booth 

Cumberland Center, Maine Political Science 

and History 

Ashlee Dawn Branam, Cum Laude 

Shelbyville, Indiana Educational Studies 

and Spanish 

Zachary Tyler Branstool 

Utica, Ohio Political Science 

Elizabeth Bishop Brauer 

Loveland, Ohio Economics and Spanish 

Katherine Cooney Breese 

Erie, Pennsylvania Communication 

Whitney Michele Brittain 

East Palestine, Ohio Economics and Spanish 



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Lindsay Kathleen Brown (Dec. 2003) 

Cincinnati, Ohio Philosophy, Politics 

and Economics 

◊Margaret Elizabeth Brown, Summa Cum Laude 

Indianapolis, Indiana History and French 

Experience, Myth and Memory: The Effect 

of the London Blitz on British National Identity 

Supervised by Don Schilling, Ph.D. 

William Thomas Brown (Aug. 2003) 

Nashville, Tennessee History 

Tashina Lauren Browning, Cum Laude 

Newark, Ohio Classical Civilization 

Aimee Elizabeth Brunton 

Marietta, Ohio Women’s Studies 

Michelle Colleen Bueche, Cum Laude 

Oxford, Ohio Psychology 

◊Sara Marie Bunke, Summa Cum Laude 

Jackson Center, Ohio Economics 

Demand or Supply-Side: A Theoretical, 

Historical and Empirical Analysis of U.S. Tax Cuts 

Supervised by Ted Burczak, Ph.D. 

Daniel Mathias Burleson 

Watertown, Wisconsin Political Science 

Katherine Quinn Burns 

Hamilton, Virginia Communication 

Kathryn Virginia Bush, Cum Laude 

Beavercreek, Ohio Political Science and 

Environmental Studies 

Evaluating the Effect of Genetically 

Modified Organisms on Organic Farming: 

Assessing Issues, Cultivating Solutions 

Supervised by Carol Goland, Ph.D. 

Ryan Jason Bush 

Newark, Ohio English (Writing) 

Christopher Ryan Byrnes, Magna Cum Laude 

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Physics and Religion 

Catholic Church Dynamics In the World Church: 

An Exploration of Catholic Identity 

Supervised by Harold Van Broekhoven, Ph.D. 

Amanda Sarah Calkins, Magna Cum Laude 

West Chester, Ohio Psychology 

Early Stress Enhances Short-Term Response 

to Amphetamine in Juvenile Rats 

Supervised by Susan Kennedy, Ph.D.

Sam Spencer Cammarata 

Allison Park, Pennsylvania Communication 

Charles Nathan Capasso 

Akron, Ohio English (Writing) 

Ann Christian Carra 

Evanston, Illinois English 

◊Allison Lucille Cartmell, Summa Cum Laude 

Marietta, Ohio Classical Civilization 

and Latin 

Video Meliora Proboque, Deteriora Sequor: 

A Study in the Sexuality of Roman Women 

Supervised by Garrett Jacobsen, Ph.D. 

Noah Asher Cassis 

Lansdale, Pennsylvania Psychology 

Javier Andres Castilla Conde 

Bogota, Colombia Environmental Studies 

Michael Hart Charley 

Greensburg, Pennsylvania Economics 

Megan Michele Cherry 

San Rafael, California Dance 

Ray Nicholas Chester 

Lutherville Timonium, Maryland Psychology 

Audrey Regina Childs 

Phoenix, Arizona Psychology 

Ryan Cody Chubb 

Westminster, Colorado Political Science 

William Scott Cisar 

Bexley, Ohio Cinema 

Lindsay Kathleen Clark 

Ann Arbor, Michigan Psychology and English 

Sabrina Larrabee Cleborne 

Barre, Vermont Religion 

Bethany Leigh Clevenstine 

Wexford, Pennsylvania English (Writing) 

Clinton Clauss Coerdt 

Chagrin Falls, Ohio Economics 

Clarissa Anna Colletti 

Springfield, Illinois Art History 



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◊Erin Lyn Copple, Magna Cum Laude 

Bryan, Ohio Communication 

Why the Tribe Returns: The Importance 

of Seriality in the Success of Competitive 

Reality Television 

Supervised by Amanda Lotz, Ph.D. 

Matthew James Coppolo 

Indiana, Pennsylvania Cinema 

Julie Elizabeth Corbett 

Hinesburg, Vermont International Studies and 


Courtney Culp Cordeiro 

Honolulu, Hawaii Sociology/Anthropology 

*Nathan Alan Corum 

Pataskala, Ohio Mathematics and Education 

Nicholas Charles Covey 

Springboro, Ohio History and Communication 

Cameron Thomas Cowden 

Zionsville, Indiana Economics and Communication 

Benjamin Alan Crabb 

Chagrin Falls, Ohio Sociology/Anthropology 

Katherine Leslie Craig, Cum Laude 

Westerville, Ohio Communication 

Elizabeth Cady Croci 

Grand Rapids, Michigan English 

Lauren Cameron Dahdah 

Baltimore, Maryland Communication 

Katharine Elizabeth Danaher 

Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan Religion and 


Cedric Leon Dancie 

Cleveland, Ohio Art (Studio) 

Manav Joginder Dange 

Mumbai, India Economics and 

Political Science 

◊Virginia Kathrene Davidson, Summa Cum Laude 

Lakeville, Connecticut German and Theatre 

Eine Untersuchung der bürgerlichen Moralen 

und Spuren der aristotelischen Tugendethik in den 

Märchen der Brüder Grimm 

Supervised by Gary Baker, Ph.D. 

Samantha Rice Day 

Toledo, Ohio English

Jesse David Delaney 

West Hartford, Connecticut Spanish 

Stephanie Ann DeMaria 

Anna, Ohio Economics and 

International Studies 

John Thomas DeWitt 

Akron, Ohio Economics and Political Science 

Andrew Lee Demetriou (Aug. 2003) 

Jacksonville, Florida Communication 

Kerry Elizabeth Doman, Cum Laude 

Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Communication 

Joseph Cogley Donahue 

Elmhurst, Illinois Cinema and English 

Hillary Beth Dorwart 

St. Louis, Missouri English (Writing) 

Charmaine Sharee Drake 

Cleveland, Ohio Black Studies 

Kimberly Rachael Dresdner 

Morehead City, North Carolina English (Writing) 

Ann Elizabeth DuBois 

Bradford Woods, Pennsylvania Communication 

Gwen Elizabeth Duchon 

Pepper Pike, Ohio Women’s Studies and 


Siobhan Marie Duff 

Rumson, New Jersey Environmental Studies 

Meghan Elizabeth Duffy 

Lexington, Kentucky Communication 

Catherine Marie Dugan 

Dublin, Ohio Biology 

Alicia Marie Dunn, Cum Laude 

Fort Wayne, Indiana Environmental Studies 

Nourishing Change: A Study of Experience, 

Education, and Farm to College Programs 

Supervised by Carol Goland, Ph.D. 

Robert Stanley Dunne 

Toledo, Ohio English 

Timothy August Durbin 

Town and Country, Missouri English (Writing) 



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Vukasin Dzelatovic 

Belgrade, Serbia Economics and 


Austin Conery Eisenbrandt 

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Communication 

Carron Ann Ellspermann 

Shawnee Mission, Kansas Psychology 

◊Nathaniel H. Emmerson, Summa Cum Laude 

Brockport, New York Latin 

Petronius’ Comic Formation of the Novel 


Lauren Christine Engel 

Fairview, Pennsylvania Communication 

Katherine Laurentia Ensinger 

Mentor, Ohio Communication 

Andrew Merrill Epstein 

Mequon, Wisconsin Economics 

Lindsay Anne Erbaugh 

Hudson, Ohio Sociology/Anthropology 

Daniel Gordon Erickson 

West Simsbury, Connecticut History 

Sabrina Jafferjee Esufali 

Colombo, Sri Lanka International Studies and 


William Bruce Evans, Cum Laude 

The Plains, Ohio German and Political Science 

Matthew Douglas Fadely 

Sunbury, Ohio Communication 

◊Christin Brooke Faison, Magna Cum Laude 

Harleysville, Pennsylvania Art History 

Structures in Transition: Living Environments 

for the Aging Population in the United States 

Supervised by Karl Sandin, Ph.D. 

Kerry Michele Farrell, Cum Laude 

Huntington, West Virginia Psychology and Dance 

Morgan Elizabeth Feeney 

Pasadena, California Political Science and 

Spanish 

Taylor John Ferguson 

Manlius, New York Educational Studies 

Clark Worthington Fetridge II 

Chicago, Illinois Communication

Nicholas Aaron Fichtenbaum 

St. Louis, Missouri Physics 

Ryan Joseph Fiorentino 

Commerce Township, Michigan Economics 

Robert William Fischer 

Taylor Mill, Kentucky History 

Kari Lynn Fisher 

Newtown, Connecticut Sociology/Anthropology 

Colleen Elizabeth Flynn 

Westerville, Ohio Psychology 

Jacob David Foster 

Tatla Lake, British Columbia, Canada Geology 

Jaimie Eustis Frailey 

Carlisle, Massachusetts Psychology 

Blair Forsythe Friedeman 

Lake Forest, Illinois Economics and 

Communication 

Asaf David Fulks 

Bourbonnais, Illinois Computer Science 

Gabrielle Jean Garner 

Mandeville, Louisiana International Studies and 

Spanish 

Kristen Nicole Gastler 

Chester, Connecticut International Studies and 

Spanish 

Erin Whitney Gay 

Pickerington, Ohio Biology 

Samerawit Gebregziabher (Dec. 2003) 

Cambridge, Massachusetts Economics 

David Francis Gedeon 

Cleveland, Ohio Economics 

Ashley Marie Geisheker 

Wilmette, Illinois English (Writing) 

Pratitee Ghose, Cum Laude 

Calcutta, India Political Science 

Seeds of Totalitarianism: Plato Revisited 

Supervised by Jules Steinberg, Ph.D. 

Clelia Natalia Girón 

Hoboken, New Jersey Spanish and 

Communication 



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Andrew Smith Gorczyk 

Williamsburg, Virginia Economics 

Molly Carol Graber 

Mundelein, Illinois English (Writing) 

Franklin Lee Grace III 

Columbus, Ohio Communication 

August Gramaglia 

Atherton, California Economics and 


◊Katie Lynn Gray, Cum Laude 

Columbus, Ohio Communication and 

Economics 

Educational Inequality in Public Schools: 

What is Being Communicated to Students? 

Supervised by Lisbeth Lipari, Ph.D. 

◊Amy Alexis Grippi, Cum Laude 

Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania Communication and 

Spanish 

La familia, la intimidad y la desnudez en España: 

vistas a través de los anuncios de la televisión 

Supervised by Monica Ayala-Martinez, Ph.D. 

Lauren Rebecca Gross 

Marblehead, Massachusetts Psychology and 

Communication 

Katherine Agnes Gruner 

Hamilton, Ohio Biology 

Isil Hafise Gumustas 

Afyon, Turkey International Studies and 

Communication 

Diran Hafiz 

Dhaka, Bangladesh Communication and 

English 

Bob Brandon Hall 

Virgie, Kentucky Music 

William James Hallan 

Okemos, Michigan Political Science 

John Raymond Hammond IV 

Indianapolis, Indiana Political Science and 

History 

Kim Pauline Harris 

Kruger National Park, South Africa Psychology 

Morgan Lee Harrison, Magna Cum Laude 

Dallas, Texas Art History 

Frank Lloyd Wright and the American 

Bungalow Movement 

Supervised by Karl Sandin, Ph.D.

Kristin Anne Hauser 

Bethesda, Maryland Psychology 

Christine Margaret Havach 

Cleveland Heights, Ohio Psychology 

Monica Beth Hay 

Clyde, Ohio Psychology 

Jeryl Delia Hayes 

Youngstown, Ohio Communication 

Melanie Kathleen Heitmann 

Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Psychology 

Sheranita Shalonda Hemphill 

Dayton, Ohio English 

◊Meghan Rae Henning, Summa Cum Laude 

Massillon, Ohio Religion and 

Economics 

Sojourners, Alone in These Worlds: The Plight 

of the Psychologically Estranged in First Peter 

Supervised by Harold Van Broekhoven, Ph.D. 

Kenneth Joseph Hines II 

East Lansing, Michigan Chemistry 

August John Hoerrner Jr. 

New York, New York Economics 

Brian William Hoge 

Sunbury, Ohio Economics 

Haley Anne Holmberg 

Newark, Ohio Psychology 

Kristin Bradford Holmes 

Bloomfield Hills, Michigan History 

Sara Michelle Hossler, Cum Laude 

Fort Wayne, Indiana Sociology/Anthropology 

“Race Colors How You See Things”: 

The Consciousness and Construction of White Privilege 

Supervised by Anita Waters, Ph.D. 

Melanie Jane Houston, Cum Laude 

Walhonding, Ohio Environmental Studies 

Ana Marie Howrani 

Lathrup Village, Michigan Psychology 

Alison Brianna Hughes, Cum Laude 

Wauwatosa, Wisconsin Art History 

Yinka Shonibare: Exploring Contemporary Identity 

Supervised by Joy Sperling, Ph.D. 



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David George Hughes 

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Religion 

Michaela Christin Hunter 

St. Louis, Missouri Psychology 

Andrew Johnathon Hupp, Summa Cum Laude 

Newark, Ohio Environmental Studies 

Human Values in the Sustainable Agricultures 

of the United States and Japan: Transforming a 

Destructive Paradigm 

Supervised by John Cort, Ph.D. 

Erin Kathleen Hurley 

Troy, Michigan Geology 

Jeffrey Gordon Hypes 

Wilmette, Illinois Economics 

Stephanie Ann Isner 

Marietta, Ohio English and 


Keziah Israel 

Lexington, Kentucky Communication 

Brandice Victoria Jackson 

Newark, Ohio Biology 

Elizabeth Marie Jackson, Cum Laude 

East Quogue, New York Environmental Studies 

David Robert Jamieson 

Toledo, Ohio English 

Andrea Katelin Jennings 

Worthington, Ohio Psychology 

Christopher Flint Jessen, Cum Laude 

Kenilworth, Illinois Economics 

Trinidy Na’Cole Jeter 

Sandusky, Ohio Black Studies 

Joshua V. Jirgens (Dec. 2003) 

Lakewood, Ohio History and 

Philosophy 

Alison Lynn Johnson 

New Albany, Ohio Art (Studio) 

Drew Mitchell Johnson 

Louisville, Kentucky Environmental Studies 

◊Nathan Gern Johnson, Magna Cum Laude 

Warren, Pennsylvania Philosophy and History 

The Denial and Affirmation of Will: 

A Dialogue Between Schopenhauer and Nietzsche 

Supervised by David Goldblatt, Ph.D.

Douglas Rathell Johnston 

Wooster, Ohio Sociology/Anthropology 

Kirk Austin Johnston 

Columbus, Ohio Political Science 

Ethan Tate Jones 

Evanston, Illinois History 

Heather Ann Jones 

Nashport, Ohio Art (Studio) 

Patrick John Judge III 

West Bloomfield, Michigan Economics 

Andrew Phillip Juechter 

Croton on Hudson, New York Applied Music and 

Performance 

Michael Joseph Jurek, Cum Laude 

Cincinnati, Ohio Philosophy, Politics 

and Economics 

Pamela Chan Kamolpechara 

Worthington, Ohio Communication 

Kristina Marie Kassolis 

Cockeysville, Maryland Communication 

Timothy Michael Kegelman 

Ocean City, New Jersey Economics 

Leslie Lang Keller 

Delaware, Ohio Biology 

Erin Marie Kelly 

Cincinnati, Ohio Economics 

Michael Ryan Kelly 

Hudson, Ohio Philosophy 

Laura Marsh Kendrick 

Cedar Rapids, Iowa English (Writing) 

Ryan Christopher Kenneally 

Darien, Connecticut Communication and 

Economics 

Daniel Dominic Kennedy 


Alexis Whitney Kerr 

Phoenix, Maryland Psychology 

Ashley Elizabeth Kerr 

Phoenix, Maryland Communication 



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Kimberly Pauline Kiernan 

Ridgewood, New Jersey History 

◊*Jessica Ray Kilgore, Cum Laude 

Columbus, Ohio Mathematics and Education 

Non-Euclidean Geometry for the High School Student 

Supervised by Joan Krone, Ph.D. 

and Karen Graves, Ph.D. 

Morgan Elizabeth Kimmel 

Aurora, Ohio Psychology 

Rebecca Nicole Kipp, Cum Laude 

West Chester, Ohio English 

Ashley Elizabeth Kirzinger 

Louisville, Kentucky Communication and 

English 

Adam Michael Klein, Magna Cum Laude 

Brecksville, Ohio Environmental Studies 

Greening of Golf Courses: A Model for 

Environmentally Friendly Management 

Supervised by Abram Kaplan, Ph.D. 

Danny Avner Klein (Aug. 2003) 

Shaker Heights, Ohio Communication 

Alan Josef Klingler Jr. 

Winnetka, Illinois Economics and 

Religion 

Jennifer Lynn Kolstee 

Corry, Pennsylvania Political Science 

Kelsey Kramer 

Olympia, Washington Communication and 


Alaina Trace Krebs 

Camden, Ohio Psychology 

Sarah Elizabeth Kronour 

Lebanon, Ohio Communication 

Bryan William Kuczinski, Magna Cum Laude 

Westlake, Ohio Psychology 

The Contemporary Family: Attitudes 

Toward Same-Sex versus Heterosexual Couples 

Supervised by Sarah Hutson-Comeaux, Ph.D. 

Emilie Elizabeth Kuhn 

North Granby, Connecticut Communication 

Darren Milton Lachtman 

Portola Valley, California Political Science 

Jonathan Paul Lang 

Buffalo, New York Biology

Charles William Lantz 

Great Falls, Virginia History 

Andrew Whitney Larke 

Marshfield, Massachusetts Psychology 

Mary Emily Larouere 

Poland, Ohio Economics and 

Communication 

Theresa Louise Lashway 

Clayton, Ohio Psychology 

Melissa Elizabeth Latchem 

Perrysburg, Ohio Political Science 

◊Noah Clarke Lauricella, Magna Cum Laude 

Dwight, Illinois Philosophy 

Euthanasia in Nonvoluntary Situations 

Supervised by Mark Moller, Ph.D. 

Natalie Elizabeth Layne, Cum Laude 

Chesterland, Ohio Theatre and English 

Jessica Megan Leahy 

Worthington, Ohio Educational Studies and 

Communication 

Kylie Elizabeth Leckie 

Washington, Pennsylvania History 

Kimberly Anne Lee 

Wakeman, Ohio International Studies and 


Harper Dale Leich 

Indianapolis, Indiana Art (Studio) 

Kristin Elaine Lengel 


◊Sarah Marie Lentz, Cum Laude 

Evansville, Indiana Theatre 

Costumes and Iconography in Wonderful Town: 

A Venue to Explore Improvisation in Life and 

Costume Design 

Supervised by Cynthia Turnbull, M.F.A. 

Ariana Marie Leo 

Pasadena, Maryland Psychology 

Katherine Elizabeth Lewis 

Latrobe, Pennsylvania Art (Studio) 

Robert Paul Lisy Jr. 

Solon, Ohio English 



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Leah Decker Lombardo 

Brecksville, Ohio Communication and 

Theatre 

◊Annie Catherine Louden, Magna Cum Laude 

Pittsboro, Indiana English (Writing) 

This Will Only Hurt A Little: A novel 


Elizabeth Jane Lowe, Cum Laude 

Wooster, Ohio Spanish 

La identidad cultural de los inmigrantes mexicanos 

y los mexicano-americanos en los Estados Unidos 

Supervised by Susan Garcia, Ph.D. 

Sarah Burnett Lowell 

Freeport, Maine Psychology 

◊Jenna Elizabeth Lukasik, Magna Cum Laude 

Fairview Park, Ohio Political Science 

Separation Anxiety: The Legal Approaches and 

the Evolution of Establishment Case Law 

Supervised by Paul Djupe, Ph.D. 

Michael Roberts MacGilpin 

West Hartford, Connecticut Communication 

Andrew David Machin 

Toledo, Ohio East Asian Studies and 

Religion 

Jonathan James Macy 

Painesville, Ohio Political Science 

Christopher Raymond Male 

Newbury, Ohio History 

Adam Goldstein Mandel 

St. Louis, Missouri History 

Sara Elizabeth Mandzak 

Franklin, Ohio History 

Nathan Houck Manning 

North Ridgeville, Ohio Political Science 

Jennifer Marie Margherio 

St. Louis, Missouri Psychology 

Allison Julia Martinat 

Lake Forest, Illinois English 

Catherine Kinsey Mayr, Cum Laude 

Columbus, Ohio Mathematics 

Maria Ann Mazzotta 

Aurora, Ohio English

*Erin Kathleen McClincy 

Hilliard, Ohio Mathematics and 

Education 

Joseph Paul McConaty II 

Denver, Colorado History 

Jessica Jo McConnell 

Newark, Ohio Physical Education 

Megan Marie McHugh 

Columbus, Ohio Psychology 

Jennifer Caitlin McInnis 

Antrim, New Hampshire Theatre 

◊Lindsay Sarah McKeever, Summa Cum Laude 

Williamsville, New York English and 

Women’s Studies 

Examining Body Image Disturbance (BID) 

and the Permeability of the “Waif” look 

between Print Media and College Women 

Supervised by Marlene Tromp, Ph.D. 

Katharine Clark McKenna 

Manhasset, New York Theatre 

Elizabeth Chandler McKenzie 

Lexington, Kentucky Political Science 

William Bryant McKinley 

Avon Lake, Ohio Psychology and 

Communication 

Ashley Gray McLeod 

Sarasota, Florida History and 

Philosophy 

Ashley Sarah Meade 

Wilton, Connecticut Religion 

Sarah Nelson Meador 

Winnetka, Illinois Spanish 

Nathan Daniel Mellion, Cum Laude 

Clinton, Ohio Economics 

Katie Marie Melstrom 

Englewood, Colorado Psychology 

Thomas Clifford Michaels 

Vermilion, Ohio Economics 

Mary Elizabeth Mikulla 

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania History and 




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◊Jeremy James Miller, Magna Cum Laude 

Nashville, Ohio English (Writing) 

The Elvis Lip 

Supervised by Matthew Chacko, Ph.D. 

◊Vanessa Alyn Miller, Summa Cum Laude 

Newark, Ohio Mathematics and 

Communication 

Nike feminism and the Corporate Construction 

of the Female Athlete 

Supervised by Tim Anderson, Ph.D. 

Benjamin Grant Minor (Aug. 2003) 

Washington, Pennsylvania History 

Jennifer Lynne Mitchell 

Vermilion, Ohio History 

Julia Esther Moidel 

Beaver, Pennsylvania History 

◊Derek Carter Mong, Summa Cum Laude 

Brecksville, Ohio English (Writing) 

With Daylight Between: Poems and Renderings 

Supervised by J. Ben Doyle, M.F.A. 

Matthew Link Montgomery, Cum Laude 

Plain City, Ohio Economics 

Meredith Marie Moore (Dec. 2003), Cum Laude 

Akron, Ohio Physics and Economics 

Gary Matthew Morabito 

Malvern, Pennsylvania Economics 

Brian Robert Moran 

Greenwich, Connecticut History 

Thomas Donohoe Moriarty 

Buffalo, New York Spanish and 


Brett Stuart Moss 

Westlake, Ohio Economics 

Rajiv Anil Mukhi (Dec. 2003) 

Mumbai, India Economics 

◊Sara Marie Mullen, Magna Cum Laude 

Seymour, Wisconsin Psychology 

The Effects of EIBI on Siblings: 

Adjustments, Self-concept, Coping skills 

Supervised by L. Kaye Rasnake, Ph.D. 

Abigail Lee Myette 

Groton, Massachusetts Art History

Kristin Nicole Neff 

Bloomfield Village, Michigan English 

Emily Annette Nemeth, Magna Cum Laude 

Alexandria, Ohio Spanish and 


La educación superior en Chile: Del pensamiento 

libre al pensamiento censurado 

Supervised by Bernadita Llanos, Ph.D. 

and Karen Graves, Ph.D. 

Andrew Jacob Nesteruk, Cum Laude 

London, Ohio English (Writing) 

Emily Elizabeth Nethkin 

Timonium, Maryland Political Science 

Sarah Godfrey Neujahr 

Madison, Wisconsin Political Science 

Sean Michael Newell 

Radnor, Ohio Physics 

Amanda Rae Newman (Dec. 2003) 

Newark, Ohio Biology 

Jeffrey Alan Nibert 

Columbus, Ohio Psychology 

James Alex Nikolich 

Prospect, Kentucky Economics 

Jean Ruth Northy 

Moon Township, Pennsylvania Communication 

Jeremy Matthew Nye 

Lockport, New York Economics 

Sachin Obaid 

Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia Economics and 


Jafar Muzaffarovich Olimov, Magna Cum Laude 

Dushanbe, Tajikistan Economics 

The Evolution of Foreign Trade in Transition: 

The Case of Tajikistan 

Supervised by Sohrab Behdad, Ph.D. 

Jonathan Heenan Olmstead 

New York, New York Theatre 

Matthew Todd Orlins, Cum Laude 

Centerville, Ohio English (Writing) 

My Ten Years 




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Laura Alain Ortlip 

Westerville, Ohio Communication 

Samantha Ashton Osborne 

Larchmont, New York Communication 

James Armstrong Palmer 

Royal Oak, Michigan Political Science 

Philip Joseph Palmer 

Pasadena, California History 

Laura Howe Parker 

Medfield, Massachusetts Economics and English 

Ashley Elizabeth Parriman 

Waynesville, Ohio History 

◊Eric Lee Parrish, Magna Cum Laude 

Lexington, Ohio English 

Sentenced to Death: Fragmented Language 

and the Problem of Futility in Kafka’s Writings 

Supervised by Beth Hawkins, Ph.D. 

David John Passafiume Jr. 

Unionville, Ohio Political Science 

Ryen Douglas Peck 

Palo Alto, California Economics 

Mai T. Pham 

Oakland, California Economics 

Keafiwa Repitlaganye Phoi 

Granville, Ohio Political Science and 


Evelyn Sewell Pietig, Cum Laude 

Westport, Connecticut Sociology/Anthropology 

A Comparative Study of Male Body Image 

Supervised by Susan Diduk, Ph.D. 

John Oday Pitts Jr. 

Columbus, Ohio Economics 

Jennifer Joy Pond 

Clarence, New York English (Writing) 

Kristin Jean Porter 

Worthington, Ohio English 

Jane Marie Poulopoulos 

Cheltenham, Pennsylvania History 

Bethany Anne Price 

Hilliard, Ohio History

Shawn Harry Princell 

Oxford, Ohio Chemistry 

Kristie Lynn Proffit 

Frazeysburg, Ohio Psychology 

Elizabeth Anne Prophet 

Newark, Ohio Art (Studio) 

◊Elizabeth Sarah Prueter, Magna Cum Laude 

Chesterland, Ohio English and 


“Plus oportet scire servom quam loqui”: 

The Evolution of the Servant Character in Comedy 


and Kirk Combe, Ph.D. 

Douglas Alexander Pryor Jr. 

Columbus, Ohio History 

Thomas Ervan Puffenberger 

Toledo, Ohio History 

Sarah Rebecca Pyle, Cum Laude 

St. Davids, Pennsylvania Religion and English 

Claiming A Space of Empowerment: 

Exploring Hispanic Feminist Theology 

and the Struggle towards Justice and Liberation 

Supervised by David Woodyard, D.Min. 

Ricardo Manuel Quan 

Hoboken, New Jersey Philosophy, Politics 

and Economics 

Patrick Thomas Radachi 

Grafton, Ohio Communication 

Matthew Frazier Radcliffe 

El Cerrito, California East Asian Studies 

Brian Joseph Regan 


◊Kristen Lucia Renzi, Summa Cum Laude 

Mason, Ohio English (Writing) 

conventions of a suicide letter: poems, art, 

and other writings 


Jonah Garza Resnick 

Chicago, Illinois History 

Kristopher Ryan Rhoads 

Utica, Ohio Economics 



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◊Christen Claire Rhodes, Summa Cum Laude 

Merced, California International Studies and 


The Impact of European Union Enlargement 

on its Common Foreign and Security Policy and 

Implications for the United States 

Supervised by Sue Davis, Ph.D. 

Erin Nicole Rice, Magna Cum Laude 

Gahanna, Ohio Religion and History 

Overcoming Institutionalized Systems 

of Oppression: The Rise of Latin American 

Liberation Theology in Honduras 

Supervised by David Woodyard, D.Min. 

Sprague Mansfield Rient 

Washington, D.C. Economics 

Graham Leslie Riley 

Short Hills, New Jersey History 

◊Meghan Louise Roach, Magna Cum Laude 

Camp Hill, Pennsylvania Psychology 

Children’s Suggestibility: An Investigation 

of Time and Questioning 

Supervised by Gina Dow, Ph.D. 

Patrick Dennis Roach, Cum Laude 

Kettering, Ohio Economics 

Sarah Ann Robator 

Bedford, New Hampshire Educational Studies and 

Communication 

Robert Gregory Robichaud 

Amherst, New Hampshire Spanish 

Elizabeth Whipple Robinson 

Bedford, New York English 

Ryan Daugherty Robinson 

Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Spanish 

Seth Adam Rogers 

Louisville, Ohio Music and Economics 

John Christopher Romito 

Moon Township, Pennsylvania Political Science 

Caroline Pratt Rowe, Cum Laude 

Akron, Ohio History 

Wilhelm II: The Shadow Kaiser 

Supervised by Catherine Dollard, Ph.D. 

Thomas Joseph Roy 

Browns Summit, North Carolina History

Patrick Charles Rule 

Chagrin Falls, Ohio Economics 

Rebecca Hughes Runyan 

Lathrup Village, Michigan Political Science and 

Communication 

Matthew Alexander Rusin (Dec. 2003) 

Crystal Lake, Illinois Economics 

*Audra Beth Russo, Cum Laude 

Medina, Ohio English and Education 

Stephanie Rose Sabo 

Northville, Michigan Communication 

Pinsuda Sagooleim 

Maumee, Ohio Women’s Studies 

Rebecca Lynn Schenck 

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Economics 

Daniel Edwin Schmenk (Dec. 2003) 

Sandusky, Ohio Economics 

Sarah Elizabeth Schneider 

Cincinnati, Ohio History 

*Casey Ann Schory 

Columbus, Ohio English and Education 

Elizabeth Allman Schott, Cum Laude 

Sheboygan, Wisconsin English 

Kristen Frances Schroeder 

Smithfield, Rhode Island Art History and 

Religion 

Roxann Marie Sebest, Cum Laude 

Campbell, Ohio Communication and 

English 

Amy Elizabeth Seeburger 

Grand Rapids, Ohio Biology and History 

Sarah McKenzie Seitz 

Dobbs Ferry, New York Communication 

◊Ellen Marie Selkie, Summa Cum Laude 

Mukwonago, Wisconsin English 

The “Nicely Polished Looking-Glass”: 

Representations of Nationalism in Joycean 

and Contemporary Irish Fiction 

Supervised by Kirk Combe, Ph.D. 



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Benjamin Robert Shanks 

Cockeysville, Maryland English 

Josie Kay Shipley, Cum Laude 

Newark, Ohio Psychology 

Molly Cheers Shofner 

Conifer, Colorado Spanish 

Alexander Calhoun Shorts 

Wenham, Massachusetts Economics 

Edmund Geoffrey Siess 

Akron, Ohio Psychology 

Justin Anthony Simon 

Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan Biology 

Lindsay Amber Simon 

Newark, Ohio Communication 

Cassandra Berthena Smith 

Sherwood, Arkansas Theatre and Dance 

*Jeffrey Todd Smith 

Parkville, Missouri History and 

Education 

Lauren Anne Smith, Magna Cum Laude 

Redondo Beach, California Educational Studies 

The Application of “Flow” in Outward Bound 

Supervised by Lyn Robertson, Ph.D. 

Michael Joshua Smith 

Commerce Township, Michigan Economics 

Shakiya Eshan Snipes 

Bronx, New York Religion and 

Black Studies 

◊Jennifer Lynn Soares, Magna Cum Laude 

Canton, Ohio Communication and 

English (Writing) 

Fire-eyes 


Jade Allen Sobek 

Billings, Montana Physical Education (Coaching) 

Matthew Thomas Sove, Summa Cum Laude 

Indianapolis, Indiana English (Writing) 

Love and Love 


Bennett Robert Stapleton 

Bronxville, New York History

Grace MacKenzie Stevenson 

Cary, North Carolina Spanish and 


Corey Edward Stewart 

Bay Village, Ohio Communication 

Gretchen Jean Stickle 

Ligonier, Pennsylvania Art (Studio) 

Justin Blair Stone 

Toledo, Ohio Psychology 

Alexis Christine Strathmann 

St. Louis, Missouri Art History 

Andrew Rizzi Stromwall 

Waukesha, Wisconsin German 

Ross Wood Studlar 

Morgantown, West Virginia Art (Studio) 

Courtney Elizabeth Sullivan 

Glastonbury, Connecticut Biology 

Margaret Marie Sunderland 

Wittman, Maryland Environmental Studies 

*Heidi Margaret Swan 

Chardon, Ohio English and Education 

Namrata Tushar Tanna 

Mumbai, India Communication and 

Media Technology & Arts 

Benjamin Loyall Taylor III 

Villanova, Pennsylvania English 

Jill Marie Taylor 

Johnstown, Ohio Communication 

Erin K Thelen 

Lima, Ohio Biology and 

Environmental Studies 

Kristin Wells Thomas 

Wilton, Connecticut Communication 

Andrew Robert Thompson 

Wooster, Ohio Economics 

Jared Michael Thompson 

Indianapolis, Indiana Applied Music & Performance 



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Miranda Elizabeth Thompson 

Greensburg, Pennsylvania Political Science 

Whitney Leigh Thompson 

Johnstown, Ohio Communication and 

Economics 

Megan Elizabeth Thurber 

Northbrook, Illinois Psychology and 


◊Matthew David Tipping, Summa Cum Laude 

Marshfield, Wisconsin Philosophy 

Personhood and Biotechnology 

Supervised by Mark Moller, Ph.D. 

Dana Lindsay Tookey 

Hermitage, Pennsylvania Communication 

Paige Michelle Torrens 

Fairport, New York Psychology 

Denise Lynn Towarnicki (Dec. 2003) 

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Religion and 

English 

Sara Lynn Tuke 

Loveland, Ohio Psychology 

Oma Laura Turanchik 

Columbus, Ohio Theatre and 

English (Writing) 

Danielle Francis Vagnone, Cum Laude 

Ripley, New York Political Science and 

Spanish 

The International Sources of Domestic 

Structure Change: A Chilean Case Study 

Supervised by Andrew Katz, Ph.D. 


White Bear Lake, Minnesota Physical Education 

(Athletic Training) 

Jennifer Marie Van Eman, Cum Laude 

Powell, Ohio Economics and 

English 

◊Melanie Marie Vanderkolk, Summa Cum Laude 

Wexford, Pennsylvania Classical Civilization 

The Roman Helen: Portrayals from 

the Augustan Age 

Supervised by Michael Fronda, Ph.D. 

Demetria Rose Vaughan 

Middlefield, Ohio Political Science

Virginia Anne Vazquez 

West Bend, Wisconsin 

Psychology and 

Educational Psychology Studies and 

Erick Joseph Vidmar, Cum Laude 


Mentor, Ohio Economics 

Desmond Keinery Vindici 

Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Psychology 

◊Kristin Adams Volk, Magna Cum Laude 

Sylvania, Ohio Communication 

Capturing the Lion, but not the Court: 

Hidden Cameras, Fraud, and Food Lion v. ABC 

Supervised by Suzanne Condray, Ph.D. 

Tricia Suzzanne Wade 

St. Clairsville, Ohio Political Science 

Jennifer Lynn Waggoner 

Lima, Ohio English 

Thomas Emmett Waggoner 

Mount Vernon, Ohio Biology 

Andrew Wesley Walker 

Kokomo, Indiana Environmental Studies 

Erin Elizabeth Walker 

Gallipolis, Ohio Religion 

Frank Pelouze Ward III 

Raleigh, North Carolina English (Writing) 

Noelle Velan Warford, Cum Laude 

Plain City, Ohio Black Studies and 


David Miller Warren 

Gambier, Ohio Political Science 

Amanda Catherine Watson 

Findlay, Ohio Women’s Studies 

Elizabeth Beall Weglicki 

Owings Mills, Maryland History 

John Joseph Wells 

Mount Vernon, Ohio English (Writing) 

Scott Parry Westerbeck (Dec. 2003) 

Wheaton, Illinois History 

Kurt Joseph Wicklund, Cum Laude 

Toledo, Ohio Economics 

Social Security Reform: Will a Privatized 

System with Insurance Influence the Federal Budget? 

Supervised by Ross LaRoe, Ph.D. 



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Amanda Sisson Wieland 

Wexford, Pennsylvania Psychology 

Ashley Sinclair Williams 

Winchester, Virginia Psychology 

Eric Michael Wittmer 

Miamisburg, Ohio Political Science 

◊Katharine Wojno (Dec. 2003), Magna Cum Laude 

Barberton, Ohio Political Science and French 

Realism, Regimes Theory and Liberalism: 

Finding the Best Explanation to Differences in 

International Agreements 

Supervised by James Pletcher, Ph.D. 

Sara Krystin Wolenski, Magna Cum Laude 

Venetia, Pennsylvania English (Writing) and Theatre 

Hull House: A Reformation 


Anna Barbara Wolke 

Cincinnati, Ohio Political Science 

Clayton Dale Woltz 

Ray, Ohio Economics 

Andrew David-Sparrow Wyly (Dec. 2003) 

Malibu, California History 

Noelle Elisabeth Yarn 

Virginia Beach, Virginia Biology 

Farian Yusuf 

Dhaka, Bangladesh Economics and 


Eric Andrew Zeckman 

Spring Grove, Pennsylvania Art History and 

Political Science

PRESIDENT’S MEDALISTS 

President’s Medals are awarded on the basis of intellectual achievement 

and some combination of the following criteria: 

❖ Service to the community 

❖ Contribution to the arts 

❖ Enlargement of our global perspective 

❖ Athletic fitness 

❖ Leadership 

❖ Contributions to community discourse 

DISTINGUISHED LEADERSHIP AWARD 

Amanda Cherie Alexander 

Elizabeth Anne Averbeck 

Eric Stephen Bates 

Gauri Sharad Bhure 

Ashlee Dawn Branam 

Christopher Ryan Byrnes 

Elizabeth Anne Carlisle 

Melissa Sue Clarke 

Erin Lyn Copple 


Nicholas Charles Covey 

Jonathan Scott Ellison 

Nathaniel Harold Emmerson 

Taylor John Ferguson 

Clelia Natalia Giron 

Franklin Lee Grace 

Diran Hafiz 

Jeryl Delia Hayes 

Ryan Clark Hollister 

Melanie Bailey Cluss 




Julie Ann Hufnagel 

Vanessa Alyn Miller 

Melanie Jane Houston 

Ana Marie Howrani 

Elizabeth Marie Jackson 

Trinidy Na’Cole Jeter 

Michael Joseph Jurek 

Alaina Trace Krebs 


James Kevin McCloskey 


Emily Annette Nemeth 

Elizabeth Sarah Prueter 

Sarah Rebecca Pyle 

Ann Marie Staubach 

Dana Lindsay Tookey 

Danielle Francis Vagnone 

Jennifer Marie Van Eman 

Frank Pelouze Ward III 

Stefanie Ruth Woods 

Andrew Robert Zidron 

The Distinguished Leadership Award is given to those seniors who have gone above 

and beyond all expectations in offering their time and energy to make Denison a 

special place. The award recognizes students who have demonstrated through 

leadership and service an enduring commitment to enhancing the quality of life in 

our community and who have had a clear and noticeable impact on our lives. 

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PHI BETA KAPPA 

The oldest national academic honorary society in the United States, Phi Beta Kappa was founded in 1776 at the College of William and 

Mary in Williamsburg, Va. Phi Beta Kappa seeks to promote intellectual discipline and achievement within the liberal arts. The Theta 

of Ohio chapter was established at Denison in 1910 to recognize outstanding scholarship among seniors and exceptional juniors. 

REID AND POLLY ANDERSON SCHOLAR 

Robert Wyllie (2003-2004) 

Brooke Michelle Bluestein 

Justin Matthew Blumling 


Ilona Brener 

Sara Marie Bunke 

Allison Lucille Cartmell 


*Elizabeth Ann Ehret 



Anthony Reiter Fressola 

Brandon Joseph Fumanti 

Timothy Ryan Heacock 

Meghan Rae Henning 

Melanie Jane Jouston 

Julie Ann Essman Hufnagel 

BATTELLE SCHOLARSHIP 

Emily Annette Nemeth (2001-2004) 

KENNETH I. BROWN SCHOLARS 

Ashlee Dawn Branam (2002-2004) 

Katie Lynn Gray (2003-2004) 

Ana Marie Howrani (2003-2004) 

Jenna Elizabeth Lukasik (2004) 

Rebecca Ann Metzler (2004) 

Sarah Rebecca Pyle (2003-2004) 

Nalini Iyer 


Lindsay Sarah McKeever 

Nathan Daniel Mellion 

Rebecca Ann Metzler 


Derek Carter Mong 

Andrew Jacob Nesteruk 

Kathryn Emma Pestro 


Kristen Lucia Renzi 

Christen Claire Rhodes 

Ellen Marie Selkie 

Matthew Thomas Sove 

Melanie Marie Vanderkolk 

Robert Wyllie IV 

MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS 

TO MEMBERS OF THE CLASS OF 2004 

JONATHAN EVERETT DUNBAR HUMANITIES SCHOLARSHIP 

Derek Carter Mong (2001-2004) 

EMERITUS FACULTY SCHOLARSHIP 

Julie Elizabeth Corbett (2002-2004) 

Haley Ann Dingfelder (2004) 

FACULTY SCHOLARSHIP FOR ACHIEVEMENT 

Anna Rose Beck (2001-2004) 

Daniel Mathias Burleson (2001-2004) 

Jonathan Scott Ellison (2001-2004) 

Brandon Joseph Fumanti (2001-2004) 

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Meghan Rae Henning (2001-2004) 

Kristen Lucia Renzi (2001-2004) 

Ellen Marie Selkie (2001-2004) 

Emily Frances Trunkely (2001-2004) 

FLORIDA FISHER SCHOLARSHIP 

Angela Denise Anderson (2001-2004) 

Charmaine Sharee Drake (2001-2004) 

Samerawit Gebregziabher (2000-2003) 

Sheranita Shalonda Hemphill (2001-2004) 

Keziah Israel (2001-2004) 

Shakiya Eshan Snipes (2001-2004) 

HERITAGE SCHOLARSHIP 

Amanda Cherie Alexander (2001-2004) 

Steven Wayne Ayers (2000-2001) 

Emily Susan Baker (2001-2004) 

John Ross Bartholomew IV (2003-2004) 

Emily Suzanne Bates (2001-2004) 

Eric Stephen Bates (2001-2004) 

David Edward Baur (2001-2004) 

Lyndsay Marie Bennion (2001-2004) 

Jacqueline Mary Berner (2001-2002, 2004) 

Brooke Michelle Bluestein (2001-2004) 

Justin Matthew Blumling (2000-2003) 

Brandon Ryan Boettcher (2001-2004) 

*Elected in 2003

Abigail Elizabeth Boettger (2001-2004) 

Elizabeth Bishop Brauer (2001-2004) 

Margaret Elizabeth Brown (2001-2004) 

Michelle Colleen Bueche (2001-2004) 

Sara Marie Bunke (2001-2004) 

Kathryn Virginia Bush (2001-2004) 

Christopher Ryan Byrnes (2001-2004) 

Charles Nathan Capasso (2001-2004) 

Elizabeth Anne Carlisle (2001-2004) 

Ryan Cody Chubb (2001-2004) 

William Scott Cisar (2001-2004) 

Melanie Bailey Cluss (2001-2004) 

Kathleen Collins (2001-2004) 

Erin Lyn Copple (2001-2004) 

Nicholas Charles Covey (2001-2004) 

Benjamin Alan Crabb (2001-2004) 

Samantha Rice Day (2001-2004) 

Stephanie Ann DeMaria (2001-2004) 

Suzanne Lynn Delima (2001-2004) 

Haley Ann Dingfelder (2001-2002, 2004) 

William Bruce Evans (2001-2004) 

Christin Brooke Faison (2001-2004) 

Kerry Michele Farrell (2001-2004) 

Laura Kay Finkes (2001-2004) 

Kari Lynn Fisher (2001-2004) 

Pratitee Ghose (2002-2004) 

Kelli Brooke Gibson (2001-2004) 

Diran Hafiz (2001) 

Timothy Ryan Heacock (2001-2004) 

Ryan Clark Hollister (2001-2004) 

Haley Anne Holmberg (2001-2004) 

Melanie Jane Houston (2001-2004) 

Loren Marie Hurst (2001-2004) 

Stephanie Ann Isner (2001-2004) 

Nalini Iyer (2001-2004) 

Elizabeth Marie Jackson (2001-2004) 

Michael Joseph Jurek (2001-2004) 

Leslie Lang Keller (2001-2004) 

Erin Marie Kelly (2001) 

Rebecca Nicole Kipp (2001-2004) 

Jennifer Lynn Kolstee (2001-2004) 

Kristina Marie Kopkas (2001-2004) 

Alaina Trace Krebs (2001-2004) 

Bryan William Kuczinski (2001-2004) 

Theresa Louise Lashway (2001-2004) 

Kimberly Anne Lee (2001-2002, 2004) 

Sarah Marie Lentz (2001-2004) 

Annie Catherine Louden (2001-2004) 

Sarah Burnett Lowell (2001-2004) 

Jenna Elizabeth Lukasik (2001-2004) 

Tanya Rajiv Malik (2002) 

Thomas Chrisman Masters II (2001-2004) 

Catherine Kinsey Mayr (2001-2004) 

Rebecca Marie Mazur (2001-2004) 

Erin Kathleen McClincy (2001, 2004) 

Lindsay Sarah McKeever (2001-2004) 

Ashley Sarah Meade (2001-2004) 

Rebecca Ann Metzler (2001-2004) 

Jeremy James Miller (2001-2004) 

Tiffany Ann Miller (2001-2004) 

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Vanessa Alyn Miller (2001-2004) 

Meredith Marie Moore (2001-2004) 

Rajiv Anil Mukhi (2000-2001) 

Jeffrey Alan Nibert (2001, 2003-2004) 

Jean Ruth Northy (2001, 2004) 

Eric Lee Parrish (2001-2004) 

Stoyan Gueorguiev Paunov (2001-2004) 

Erin Nicole Rice (2001-2004) 

Sprague Mansfield Rient (2001-2004) 

Alan Edward Roach (2001-2004) 

Patrick Dennis Roach (2001-2004) 

Seth Adam Rogers (2000-2003) 

Christopher Paul Russell (2001-2004) 

Audra Beth Russo (2001-2004) 

Tiffany Nicole Saffell (2001-2004) 

Roxann Marie Sebest (2001-2004) 

Amy Elizabeth Seeburger (2001-2004) 

Josie Kay Shipley (2001-2004) 

Lauren Anne Smith (2001-2004) 

Jennifer Lynn Soares (2001-2004) 

Ann Marie Staubach (2001-2004) 

Matthew Charles Streicher (2001-2004) 

Heidi Margaret Swan (2001, 2004) 

Andrew Robert Thompson (2001-2002) 

Matthew David Tipping (2001-2004) 

Danielle Francis Vagnone (2001-2004) 

Leia Christine Van Booven (2001-2004) 

Melanie Marie Vanderkolk (2001-2004) 

Joanne Michelle Vaughn (2001-2004) 

Amit Verma (2001) 

Erick Joseph Vidmar (2001-2004) 

Kristin Adams Volk (2001-2004) 

Tricia Suzzanne Wade (2001-2002, 2004) 

Andrew Wesley Walker (2001-2004) 

Shelby Lynne Walters (2001-2004) 

John Joseph Wells (2001-2004) 

Anna Barbara Wolke (2001-2004) 

Clayton Dale Woltz (2001-2004) 

Andrew Robert Zidron (2001-2004) 

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. SCHOLAR 

Charmaine Sharee Drake (2004) 

Keziah Israel (2003-2004) 

Trinidy Na’Cole Jeter (2003-2004) 

Noelle Elisabeth Yarn (2003-2004) 

FOSTER G. MCGAW SCHOLARSHIPS IN THE FINE ARTS 


WILLIAM AMBLER MEREDITH SCHOLARSHIP 

Donny Christopher Belle (2001-2004) 

John Oday Pitts Jr. (2001-2004) 

Douglas Alexander Pryor Jr. (2001-2004) 

MULTICULTURAL ACHIEVEMENT SCHOLARSHIP 

Jeryl Delia Hayes (2001-2002, 2004) 

NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP 

Margaret Elizabeth Brown (2001-2004) 

Daniel Mathias Burleson (2001, 2003-2004)

Kathleen Collins (2001-2004) 

Elizabeth Ann Ehret (2001, 2002-2004) 

Brandon Joseph Fumanti (2001-2004) 

Jeryl Delia Hayes (2001, 2003-2004) 

Larkin Frost Kennedy (2001-2004) 

Noah Clarke Lauricella (2001-2004) 


Ellen Marie Selkie (2001-2004) 

Denise Lynn Towarnicki (1999-2000) 


OHIO ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP 


Sara Marie Bunke (2001-2004) 

Benjamin Alan Crabb (2001-2004) 

Samantha Rice Day (2001-2004) 


Elizabeth Ann Ehret (2001-2004) 

Jonathan Scott Ellison (2001-2004) 


Ryan Clark Hollister (2001-2004) 

Morgan Rebecca Koepke (2001-2004) 

Thomas Chrisman Masters II (2001-2004) 

Catherine Kinsey Mayr (2001-2004) 



Kathryn Emma Pestro (2001-2004) 


Erin Nicole Rice (2001-2004) 

Alan Edward Roach (2001-2004) 

Tiffany Nicole Saffell (2001-2004) 


Amy Elizabeth Seeburger (2001-2004) 

Ann Marie Staubach (2001-2004) 


THE PARAJON SCHOLARSHIP 

Lara Beth Aziz (2001-2004) 

Robert William Fischer (2001, 2003-2004) 

Gabrielle Jean Garner (2001-2004) 

Pamela Chan Kamolpechara (2001-2004) 

Ricardo Manuel Quan (2001, 2003-2004) 

Jonah Garza Resnick (2001) 

Pinsuda Sagooleim (2001-2004) 

Noelle Velan Warford (2001-2004) 

PARK NATIONAL BANK SCHOLAR 

Nicole Marie Bennett (2001-2004) 

Amanda Rae Newman (2001-2004) 

SHACKELFORD SCHOLAR 

Oma Laura Turanchik (2001-2004) 

TRUSTEE SCHOLARSHIP 

Michael John Kahlenberg (2001-2004) 

Jessica Ray Kilgore (2001-2004) 

Sara Marie Mullen (2001-2004) 


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CLIFFORD TYREE SCHOLARSHIP 

Cedric Leon Dancie (2001) 

Franklin Lee Grace III (2001, 2004) 

Kenneth Joseph Hines II (2001-2004) 

Trinidy Na’Cole Jeter (2001-2004) 

Andrew Phillip Juechter (2001-2004) 

Jonathan Paul Lang (2001-2003) 

Cassandra Berthena Smith (2001-2002, 2004) 

Jared Michael Thompson (2001) 

Whitney Leigh Thompson (2001-2004) 

Stefanie Ruth Woods (2001) 

UNIVERSITY SCHOLARS 

Nathaniel Harold Emmerson (2002-2004) 

Anthony Reiter Fressola (2001-2004) 

Julie Ann Essman Hufnagel (2001-2004) 

Larkin Frost Kennedy (2001, 2004) 

Morgan Rebecca Koepke (2001-2004) 

Sarah Elizabeth Kronour (2001-2004) 

Noah Clarke Lauricella (2001-2004) 

Christen Claire Rhodes (2001-2004) 

Meghan Louise Roach (2001-2004) 

Rebecca Lynn Schenck (2001-2002, 2004) 

JEANNE VAIL SCHOLARS 

Corey Ryan Babb (2004) 

Emily Susan Baker (2003) 

Michael Benjamin Berlin (2004) 

Andrew Phillip Juechter (2003) 

Rebecca Marie Mazur (2004) 

Mark Alexander Soloff (2002, 2004) 

ROY L. AND REBECCA PORTER WELLS SCHOLARSHIP 

Elizabeth Ann Ehret (2001-2004)

MOLLIE B. ABER ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP 

Erin Marie Kelly (2004) 

ROBERT C. AND CAROL G. ALEXANDER SCHOLARSHIP 

Jessica Lauren Beisler (2004) 

ALUMNAE ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP 

Sarah Rebecca Pyle (2004) 

AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY/COLUMBUS SECTION AWARD 

Elizabeth Anne Carlisle (2004) 

Ann Marie Staubach (2003) 

AMERICAN COMMONS CLUB GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY AWARD (IFC) 

Eric Michael Booth (2004) 

AMERICAN COMMONS CLUB SCHOLARSHIP 

Ashlee Dawn Branam (2004) 

Trinidy Na’Cole Jeter (2004) 

ANALYTICAL CHEMISTS AWARD 

Brandon Joseph Fumanti (2004) 

Emily Frances Trunkely (2003) 

HELEN BARR AWARD 

Leia Christine Van Booven (2004) 

THOMAS R. BATES RESEARCH AWARD (GEOLOGY AND 

GEOGRAPHY) 

Christopher Paul Russell (2004) 

ARTHUR T. BAWDEN AWARD (CHEMISTRY) 

Emily Frances Trunkely (2004) 

RONALD S. BEARD ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP 

Pratitee Ghose (2004) 

FRANK J. BELLINO AWARD (MUSIC) 

Michael Benjamin Berlin (2004) 

BIOLOGY DEPARTMENT AWARD FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE 

Julie Ann Essman Hufnagel (2004) 

BIOLOGY DEPARTMENT OUTSTANDING SERVICE AWARD 

Sung Mean Chi (2004) 

Haley Ann Dingfelder (2004) 

Katherine Agnes Gruner (2004) 

Kristina Marie Kopkas (2004) 

Kathleen Grace Temple (2004) 

David Allen Vaala (2004) 

Adam Russell Wolford (2004) 


ELLIOT D. BORISHANSKY AWARD (MUSIC) 

Corey Ryan Babb (2004) 

SCHOLARSHIPS, PRIZES AND AWARDS 

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LAURA CRAYTOR BOULTON SCHOLARSHIP (MUSIC) 


WILLIAM O. BRASMER THEATRE SCHOLARSHIP 

Jennifer Caitlin McInnis (2004) 

ROBERT C. BYRD SCHOLARSHIP 



Christen Claire Rhodes (2001-2003) 

MARY HARTWELL CATHERWOOD SCHOLARSHIP 

Derek Carter Mong (2003) 

WILLIS A. AND FRANCES W. CHAMBERLIN SCHOLARSHIP 

Tiffany Ellen Bitzel (2003-2004) 

Cedric Leon Dancie (2004) 

CHARLES T. CHAPIN SCHOLARSHIP 

Jessica Jo McConnell (2003) 

EDWARD J. AND JOHN A. CHERNEY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP 

Pamela Chan Kamolpechara (2003-2004) 

TRISTRAM P. COFFIN SCHOLARSHIP 

Emily Elizabeth Drummond (2003-2004) 

Gabrielle Jean Garner (2003-2004) 

GERALDINE H. CROCKER SCHOLARSHIP 

Katie Lynn Gray (2003) 

Vanessa Alyn Miller (2004) 

JAMES P. HUCHISON/LIONEL G. CROCKER ENDOWED 

SCHOLARSHIP 

Erin Lyn Copple (2004) 



FREDERIC K.W. CURRY THEATRE/CINEMA AWARD 

Daniel Mathias Burleson (2004) 

DR. ALBERT W. AND IDA C. DAVISON SCHOLARSHIP 


DEAN’S AWARD FOR TRANSFER STUDENTS 

Lauren Claire Bobier (2002-2004) 

Andrew Jacob Nesteruk (2002-2004) 

Matthew Thomas Sove (2002-2004) 

Erin Elizabeth Walker (2002-2004) 

Katharine Wojno (2002-2004) 

CAROLINE WOODROW DECKMAN STUDIO ART 

Edward Lawrence Angelilli (2004) 

Harper Dale Leich (2004) 

Elizabeth Anne Prophet (2004) 

Ross Wood Studlar (2003)

WILLIAM R. DRESSER LOVE FOR LEARNING AWARD 

Erin Lyn Copple (2004) 

W.E.B. DUBOIS AWARD FOR STUDIES IN SOCIAL POLICY 

Benjamin Alan Crabb (2004) 

PHILIP F. DYE MEMORIAL AWARD (JUNIOR IN CHEMISTRY) 


W.C. EBAUGH AWARD (OUTSTANDING CHEMISTRY MAJOR) 

Anna Rose Beck (2004) 

Shelby Lynne Walters (2004) 

EBAUGH PRIZE IN GENERAL CHEMISTRY 


Alan Edward Roach (2001) 

KARL ESCHMAN SCHOLARSHIP 

Nathaniel Harold Emmerson (2004) 

Jaimie Eustis Frailey (2004) 

Bob Brandon Hall (2003-2004) 

Jared Michael Thompson (2003-2004) 

EXCELLENCE IN INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS AWARD 


Robert Wyllie IV (2001) 

FANNIE JUDSON FARRAR AWARD (MUSIC) 


FOUNDERS AWARD 

Denise Lynn Towarnicki (1999) 

Amanda Sisson Wieland (2001-2004) 

MARTHA S. FULLER SCHOLARSHIP 

Sabrina Larrabee Cleborne (2003-2004) 

Julie Elizabeth Corbett (2003-2004) 

THE GAR FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP 

Charles Nathan Capasso (2003-2004) 

Maria Ann Mazzotta (2001-2004) 

Jeremy James Miller (2003-2004) 

Caroline Pratt Rowe (2003-2004) 

Adam Russell Wolford (2004) 

KRISTEN HORNADAY GARRETT SCHOLARSHIP 

Michelle Colleen Bueche (2003-2004) 

SAM GELFER MEMORIAL MUSIC AWARD 

Michael Benjamin Berlin (2002, 2004) 

FLORENCE L. GENTILI SCHOLARSHIP 

Clarissa Anna Colletti (2001) 

JOHN L. GILPATRICK AWARD (MATHEMATICS) 

Elizabeth Ann Ehret (2004) 

Anthony Reiter Fressola (2004) 

DALE S. GOOGINS SCHOLARSHIP 

Leia Christine Van Booven (2004) 

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LELAND J. GORDON ALUMNI PRIZE IN ECONOMICS 

Jafar Muzaffarovich Olimov (2004) first place 

Sara Marie Bunke (2004) second place 

Kurt Joseph Wicklund (2004) third place 

PATRICIA AND STEVEN LEONARD GORDY SCHOLARSHIP 

Ryan Jason Bush (2004) 

GEORGE K. GOULDING SCHOLARSHIP (MUSIC) 

Emily Susan Baker (2002-2004) 

RODERICK M. GRANT PHYSICS EDUCATION AWARD 

Meredith Marie Moore (2004) 

SADAMOTO HARITO INTERNATIONAL STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP 


SHARON L. HART FINE ARTS SCHOLARSHIP 

Elizabeth Anne Averbeck (2004) 

Elizabeth Louise Bennett (2003) 

Alison Brianna Hughes (2004) 

ALBERT M. HIGLEY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP 

Nathan Gern Johnson (2003-2004) 

Gretchen Jean Stickle (2003) 

DAVID TIN HLA MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP 

Sung Mean Chi (2001-2004) 

Clelia Natalia Giron (2001-2004) 

Kimberly Pauline Kiernan (2001-2004) 

Elizabeth Martinez-Nelson (2001-2004) 

Robert Gregory Robichaud (2001-2002, 2004) 

Virginia Anne Vazquez (2001-2004) 

FREDERICK T. HOLDEN SCHOLARSHIP 

Kelly Ann Barrett (2003) 

Louis Brand Rodenberg III (2003) 


MASUO S. AND KIYO A. HOSHIDE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP 

Jonathan Paul Lang (2003-2004) 

H. RHODES HUNDLEY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP 

Jeremy Lee Stapleton (2004) 

EMORY W. HUNT MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP 

Nathan Ernest Aichele (2003-2004) 

GEORGE R. HUNTER AWARD (MUSIC) 

Bob Brandon Hall (2004) 


I KNOW I CAN SCHOLARSHIP 


Jeffrey Alan Nibert (2001-2004) 

John Oday Pitts Jr. (2001-2004)

STANLEY E. JOHNSON JR. AND GAYE S. JOHNSON 

ENDOWED PRE-LAW SCHOLARSHIP 

Nathan Ernest Aichele (2003) 

Kathryn Virginia Bush (2003) 

Jennifer Lynn Kolstee (2003) 

Bethany Anne Price (2003) 

Erin Nicole Rice (2003) 

PHYLLIS F. JOLLAY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP 

Alexis Whitney Kerr (2004) 

Pinsuda Sagooleim (2004) 

ARTHUR JUDSON PRIZE IN MUSIC 

Seth Adam Rogers (2004) 

CHOSABURO KATO MEMORIAL AWARD (MATHEMATICS) 


Anthony Reiter Fressola (2003) 


A. BLAIR KNAPP MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP (ATHLETICS) 

Nathan Ernest Aichele (2003) 

Donny Christopher Belle (2003) 

R. Nicholas Chester (2003) 

LOUIS KUSSMAUL FRIENDSHIP AWARD 

Ashlee Dawn Branam (2004) 

THE R. STANLEY AND JANET O. LAING ENDOWED 

SCHOLARSHIP IN THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS 


Sara Marie Bunke (2004) 


Patrick Dennis Roach (2003-2004) 

Erick Joseph Vidmar (2004) 

Clayton Dale Woltz (2004) 

PHILIP E. LAMOREAUX SCHOLARSHIP (GEOLOGY) 


Jacob David Foster (2003) 

David George Hughes (2003) 



REBECCA SHELLY LEE SCHOLARSHIP 

Sheranita Shalonda Hemphill (2003-2004) 

JOHN P. LEVIS JR. AWARD (HIGHEST RANKING SPEECH MAJOR) 


LIVINGSTON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP 

Franklin Lee Grace III (2002-2003) 

MADELYN LOCKHART ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP 


JOHN BUDD LONG JR. JOURNALISM AWARD 


Jennifer Lynn Soares (2003-2004) 

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ALICE HUTCHISON LYTLE SCHOLARSHIP 


ANNIE MAY MACNEILL POETRY PRIZE 

Laura Marsh Kendrick (2003) 

Derek Carter Mong (2002, 2004) 


DANNER LEE MAHOOD AWARD FOR FICTION 


Jeremy James Miller (2004) 

DANNER LEE MAHOOD AWARD FOR CREATIVE NONFICTION 

Annie Catherine Louden (2001) 

Matthew Todd Orlins (2001, 2002) 

MARIMAC SCHOLARSHIP (FINE ARTS) 

William Scott Cisar (2004) 

Clarissa Anna Colletti (2003-2004) 

Virginia Kathrene Davidson (2004) 

Dominic Lee Dodrill (2002-2003) 

Franklin Lee Grace III (2004) 


Heather Ann Jones (2004) 

Sarah Marie Lentz (2004) 

Leah Decker Lombardo (2002-2003) 

Elizabeth Martinez-Nelson (2003) 



Andrew Jacob Nesteruk (2003) 

Cassandra Berthena Smith (2004) 

GWENDOLYN C. MARTIN SCHOLARSHIP 


HARRIET MARTINEAU BOOK PRIZE FOR FEMINIST RESEARCH 

Sara Michelle Hossler (2004) 

KIRTLEY F. MATHER GEOLOGY AWARD 


JUDGE BENJAMIN FRANKLIN MCCANN PRIZE (ENGLISH) 


JUDGE BENJAMIN FRANKLIN MCCANN SCHOLARSHIP (ENGLISH) 

Annie Catherine Louden (2003) 

Jeremy James Miller (2003) 

Andrew Jacob Nesteruk (2004) 

Eric Lee Parrish (2004) 

Elizabeth Sarah Prueter (2004) 

Matthew Thomas Sove (2002-2003) 

Oma Laura Turanchik (2004) 

MCCLENNAN/BUBB FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP 

James Kevin McCloskey (2003-2004) 

WILLIAM T. AND JANE COOK MCCONNELL SCHOLARSHIP 

Haley Anne Holmberg (2001-2004) 

Amanda Rae Newman (2001-2004)

MARJORIE MCCUTCHEON AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN ENGLISH 

Ellen Marie Selkie (2004) 

Kristen Lucia Renzi (2004) 

GEORGE HERBERT MEAD BOOK PRIZE FOR 

STUDIES ON SELF AND SOCIETY 

Julie Elizabeth Corbett (2004) 

E. STANLEY MELICK SCHOLARSHIP 

Michael John Kahlenberg (2004) 

MERCK AND COMPANY AWARD 


C. WRIGHT MILLS BOOK PRIZE FOR SOCIOCULTURAL 

IMAGINATION 

Evelyn Sewell Pietig (2004) 

LEROY “ACE” MORGAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP 

Daniel Mathias Burleson (2004) 

Jonathan Heenan Olmstead (2002-2003) 

Jeffrey Todd Smith (2003-2004) 

Scott Thomas Towler (2002-2003) 

E. CLARK MORROW AND IRMA HUDSON MORROW 

PRE-LAW SCHOLARSHIP 

Michael Joseph Jurek (2003-2004) 

MALCOLM J. AND ELIZABETH OSMOND MOSHIER SCHOLARSHIP 

(ATHLETICS) 

Jessica Jo McConnell (2003-2004) 

MICHELE MYERS INTERNSHIP IN THE FINE ARTS 


Elizabeth Anne Averbeck (2003) 

NATIONAL CITY BANK SCHOLARSHIP 

Yevgeniy Kushnir (2003) 


NAN NOWIK MEMORIAL AWARD IN WOMEN’S STUDIES (ESSAY) 

Elizabeth Ann Ehret (2003) first place 

NAN NOWIK MEMORIAL AWARD IN WOMEN’S STUDIES 

(SENIOR ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP) 

Vanessa Alyn Miller (2004) first place 

Sara Michelle Hossler (2004) honorable mention 

NAN NOWIK MEMORIAL AWARD IN WOMEN’S STUDIES 

(FEMINIST CREATIVE EXPRESSION) 

Kristen Lucia Renzi (2004) first place 

OHIO BOARD OF REGENTS 

GRADUATE/PROFESSIONAL FELLOWSHIP 

Ilona Brener (2004) 

OHIO FOUNDATION OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES SCHOLARSHIP 


Adam Charles Chonko (2002) 

Cameron Thomas Cowden (2002) 

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Charmaine Sharee Drake (2003-2004) 


Jeryl Delia Hayes (2004) 

Michael John Kahlenberg (2003-2004) 

Sarah Elizabeth Kronour (2002-2004) 

Mary Emily Larouere (2004) 

Jennifer Lynne Mitchell (2003-2004) 

John Oday Pitts Jr. (2002) 

Caroline Pratt Rowe (2002-2004) 

Pinsuda Sagooleim (2003) 

Roxann Marie Sebest (2004) 

Justin Blair Stone (2002) 


JOHN AND ELIZABETH O’NEILL SCHOLARSHIP 

Tashina Lauren Browning (2003-2004) 


WILLIAM OSBORNE AWARD (MUSIC) 

Emily Susan Baker (2004) 

PARK NATIONAL BANK SCHOLARSHIP (ECONOMICS) 

Meghan Rae Henning (2004) 

Nathan Daniel Mellion (2004) 

Meredith Marie Moore (2004) 

KENT A. PFEIFFER SCHOLARSHIP (PHYSICAL EDUCATION) 

Steven Wayne Ayers (2001-2002) 

Adam Charles Chonko (2002) 


Jeremy Matthew Nye (2002) 

Patrick Dennis Roach (2002) 

John Joseph Wells (2002) 

PHI BETA KAPPA GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY SCHOLARSHIP 


ALLEN T. PRICE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP 

Jennifer Lynne Mitchell (2004) 

CHARLES W. PRINE AND FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP 

Zachary Tyler Branstool (2001-2004) 


MARTHA GRACE REESE AND THEKLA SHACKELFORD 

THEATRE SCHOLARSHIP 

Virginia Kathrene Davidson (2004) 

Dominic Lee Dodrill (2002-2004) 



Jennifer Caitlin McInnis (2003-2004) 

Cassandra Berthena Smith (2004) 

ETHAN AND HALLIE E. ROBERTS MEMORIAL AWARD IN 

MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE 

Stoyan Gueorguiev Paunov (2004) 

JOAN ROBINSON SCHOLARSHIP 

Sara Marie Bunke (2003-2004)

GEORGE M. AND HARRIETTE MCCANN ROUDEBUSH 

SCHOLARSHIP (ATHLETICS) 

Jennifer Erin Cox (2002) 

Robert William Fischer (2004) 

Melissa Elizabeth Latchem (2002) 



Jeremy Matthew Nye (2003) 

Bethany Anne Price (2003) 


Corey Edward Stewart (2004) 

Paige Michelle Torrens (2002) 

Ashley Sinclair Williams (2002) 

DAVID ROUNDS THEATRE PRIZE 

Sarah Marie Lentz (2004) 


MILDRED KLINGER SANDERS PRIZE (CHEMISTRY) 

Anna Rose Beck (2003) 

Brandon Joseph Fumanti (2003) 



JULIET BARKER SARETT SCHOLARSHIP (ENGLISH AND DRAMATICS) 

Natalie Elizabeth Layne (2004) 


SAMUEL D. SCHAFF POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP (LICKING 

COUNTY GRADUATE) 

Laura Kay Finkes (2004) 


LEE AND RUTH SCOTT AWARD FOR 

DISTINCTION IN THEOLOGY AND ETHICS 

Sarah Rebecca Pyle (2003) 

WALTER SECOR SCHOLARSHIP 

Lara Beth Aziz (2003) 


Virginia Kathrene Davidson (2003-2004) 

Suzanne Lynn Delima (2003-2004) 

Katherine Agnes Gruner (2003-2004) 

Jeryl Delia Hayes (2003) 

Kenneth Joseph Hines, II (2003) 


Grace MacKenzie Stevenson (2003-2004) 

Danielle Francis Vagnone (2003) 

Clayton Dale Woltz (2003) 

NATALIE M. SHEPARD AWARD (PHYSICAL EDUCATION) 


VINTON R. SHEPARD MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP (ENGLISH) 

Lauren Claire Bobier (2004) 


Elizabeth Allman Schott (2004) 

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CORA WHITCOMB SHEPARDSON SCHOLARSHIP (ART) 

Christin Brooke Faison (2003-2004) 

Morgan Lee Harrison (2004) 

HARRIET KING SHEPARDSON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP 

(ENGLISH) 



Oma Laura Turanchik (2004) 

HARRIET KING SHEPARDSON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP 

(THEATRE) 

Elizabeth Martinez-Nelson (2003-2004) 

Oma Laura Turanchik (2003-2004) 

JUDGE CLYDE S. SHUMAKER AWARD (EXCELLENCE IN PUBLIC 

SPEAKING) 

Kristin Adams Volk (2004) 

ERI J. SHUMAKER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP 


CHARLES EDWARD SILBERNAGEL MEMORIAL PRIZE 

(PRE-MEDICAL) 

Jonathan Scott Ellison (2004) 

FLORA DODSON SKIPP SCHOLARSHIP (MUSIC) 


SPERRY AND HUTCHINSON AWARD 

Sara Marie Bunke (2004) 

Nathan Daniel Mellion (2004) 

Jafar Muzaffarovich Olimov (2004) 


CHARLES W. STEELE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP 

David Edward Baur (2003) 

Emily Annette Nemeth (2004) 

MARY ANN SEARS SWETLAND MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP 

Lara Beth Aziz (2004) 

JOHN C. TAYLOR II MEMORIAL PRIZE IN HISTORY 

Ashley Elizabeth Parriman (2004) 

HAROLD TITUS AWARD IN SOCIAL AND POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY 


STEPHEN TUTTLE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP 

Seth Adam Rogers (2000) 

TRW SCHOLARSHIP 

Rebecca Ann Metzler (2003-2004)

ESTELLE KING VAN BEUREN ENDOWED MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP 

Nathaniel Harold Emmerson (2002-2003) 

Jaimie Eustis Frailey (2001-2003) 


Jared Michael Thompson (2001-2002) 

S. RICHARD VAN HORNE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP 

Joshua V. Jirgens (2001) 

Mai T. Pham (2003-2004) 

MARGARET ANN WATKIN SCHOLARSHIP (BIOLOGY) 

Jonathan Scott Ellison (2004) 

Timothy Ryan Heacock (2004) 

James Kevin McCloskey (2004) 

JOHN C. WEAVER AWARD (CHEMISTRY) 

Michael John Kahlenberg (2004) 

SAMUEL C. WHEELER AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN PHYSICS 


Robert Wyllie IV (2004) 

CINDY WHITACRE ’73 SCHOLARSHIP 

Andrew Rizzi Stromwall (2003-2004) 

DAPHNE WHITMAN SCHOLARSHIP 

Brooke Michelle Bluestein (2003-2004) 

WIELAND ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP 


FORBES B. WILEY MEMORIAL MATHEMATICS AWARD 

(EXCELLENCE IN MATHEMATICS) 


Anthony Reiter Fressola (2002-2003) 

Nalini Iyer (2002-2003) 

Jessica Ray Kilgore (2003) 



C.L. WILLIAMS MEMORIAL AWARD 

(COLLEGE AND CHURCH RELATIONS) 

Meghan Rae Henning (2004) 


ROBERT T. WILSON AWARD FOR SCHOLARLY WRITING 

Eric Lee Parrish (2004) 

Sara Krystin Wolenski (2004) 

ANNETTE LODGE WINTERS SCHOLARSHIP 

Nalini Iyer (2001) 

IRVIN S. WOLF PSYCHOLOGY PRIZE (OUTSTANDING SENIOR) 

Tiffany Nicole Saffell (2004) 

Joanne Michelle Vaughn (2004) 

JOHN E. F. AND MATTHEW LAWRENCE WOOD SCHOLARSHIP 

Lindsay Kathleen Brown (2001) 

Kristie Lynn Proffit (2003-2004) 

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WOODLAND PRIZE (CHEMISTRY) 



Shelby Lynne Walters (2003) 

EDWARD A. WRIGHT SCHOLARSHIP (THEATRE) 

Natalie Elizabeth Layne (2003) 

Katharine Clark McKenna (2003-2004) 

Matthew Todd Orlins (2001-2004) 

Mark Alexander Soloff (2003-2004) 

Sara Krystin Wolenski (2003-2004) 

FRANK J. WRIGHT MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP (GEOLOGY AND 

GEOGRAPHY) 



Christopher Paul Russell (2004)

Cicely Marie Andree 

Spanish 

Edward Lawrence Angelilli 

Art 

Lara Beth Aziz 

Spanish 

Kelly Ann Barrett 

Geology and Geography 

David Edward Baur 

Spanish 

Anna Rose Beck 

Chemistry and Biochemistry 

Brooke Michelle Bluestein 

Psychology 

Abigail Elizabeth Boettger 

History 

Spanish 


Spanish 

Elizabeth Bishop Brauer 

Spanish 

Ilona Brener 

Psychology 

Margaret Elizabeth Brown 

History 

French 

Michelle Colleen Bueche 

Psychology 

Kathryn Virginia Bush 


Christopher Ryan Byrnes 

Physics and Astronomy 

Religion 

Elizabeth Anne Carlisle 


Allison Lucille Cartmell 

Classics 



SENIOR FELLOWS 2003-2004 

Kevin Paul Connor 

Philosophy 


Communication 



Manav Joginder Dange 


Virginia Kathrene Davidson 

German 

Vukasin Dzelatovic 


Elizabeth Ann Ehret 

Mathematics and 



Biology 


Classics 

William Bruce Evans 

German 


Kerry Michele Farrell 

Dance 

Laura Kay Finkes 

Biology 

Anthony Reiter Fressola 



Gabrielle Jean Garner 

Spanish 

Protitee Ghose 


Kelli Brooke Gibson 

Biology 

August Gramaglia 


Amy Alexis Grippi 

Spanish 

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Timothy Ryan Heacock 

Biology 

Meghan Rae Henning 

Religion 

Sara Michelle Hossler 


Alison Brianna Hughes 

Art 

Nathan Gern Johnson 

History 

Philosophy 



Jessica Ray Kilgore 



Jennifer Elizabeth Kolstee 


Bryan William Kuczinski 

Psychology 


Psychology 

Elizabeth Jane Lowe 

Spanish 

Jenna Elizabeth Lukasik 


Stoyan Gueorguiev Paunov 



Sara Elizabeth Mandzak 

History 

James Kevin McCloskey 

Biology 

Jessica Jo McConnell 

Physical Education 

Elizabeth Chandler McKenzie 


Katie Marie Melstrom 

Sociology/Anthropology

Rebecca Ann Metzler 



Communication 

Jennifer Lynne Mitchell 

History 

Meredith Marie Moore 


Emily Annette Nemeth 

Spanish 

Phung Tuan Nguyen 


Ashley Elizabeth Parriman 

History 

Kathryn Emma Pestro 

Psychology 


Evelyn Sewell Pietig 



Classics 

Sarah Rebecca Pyle 

Religion 

Christen Claire Rhodes 


Erin Nicole Rice 

History 

Louis Brand Rodenberg 

Geology and Geography 

Caroline Pratt Rowe 

History 

Tiffany Nicole Saffell 

Psychology 

Pinsuda Sagooleim 


Cassandra Berthena Smith 

Dance 

Jeffrey Todd Smith 

History 

Ann Marie Staubach 


Megan Elizabeth Thurber 


Matthew Tipping 

Philosophy 

Danielle Francis Vagnone 

Spanish 



Physical Education 

Joanne Michelle Vaughn 

Psychology 

Shelby Lynne Walters 


Noelle Velan Warford 


Katharine Wojno 

French 

Anna Barbara Wolke 


Robert Wyllie IV 

Philosophy 


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All the world is a stage and when Professor of Theatre Jon Farris 

speaks, whether he is in a classroom, on the boards in Ace Morgan 

or even on a putting green, his language and the inflections in 

his voice reveal him as an actor. Since 1981, the year he joined 

the Denison faculty as associate professor and chair of the 

Department of Theatre and Cinema, he has taught thousands of 

students about the subtleties of the English language and how to 

take words off a page and use them melodically. He was promoted 

to professor in 1986 and became the first recipient of the Jonathan 

R. Reynolds Distinguished Professorship in Theatre in 1994. 

Farris began acting in high school in West Lafayette, Ind., 

and chose Harding University (Searcy, Ark.) to continue his high 

school football career. A broken arm during his freshman year 

cut short his athletic aspirations, but opened up new possibilities 

for him as he did therapy on damaged nerves in his arm by learning 

to play the guitar and banjo. He completed a B.A. with a major 

in English and speech and went on to the University of Wisconsin 

where he earned a master’s degree in theatre in 1967. While there 

he toured with the Wisconsin Idea Theatre telling the history of 

the state through folklore and folk music, playing the banjo and 

singing. He completed a Ph.D. in dramatic literature at Tufts 

University in 1970 and taught acting and directing at Case 

Western Reserve University, University of Massachusetts, Indiana 

RETIRING FACULTY 

JON ROGERS FARRIS 

Jonathan R. Reynolds Distinguished Professor and Professor Emeritus of Theatre 

As faculty members retire from years of service to Denison, most 

of them are feted and sure to be sorely missed by the department 

in which they have served for many years. In Joan Novak’s case, 

she has shared her talents with the departments of Religion and 

Women’s Studies and has played a pivotal role in building the 

ethics programs in those areas. And she treasures the warm 

relationship she has shared with both departments. 

Professor Novak joined Denison’s faculty in 1979 as an 

assistant professor in the Religion department, after having 

taught at Merrimack College (N. Andover, Mass.) and Concordia 

College (Moorhead, Minn.) She earned a bachelor of science 

degree with honors and distinction in zoology and chemistry from 

the University of Nebraska in 1965, and completed a doctorate 

at the University of Iowa in 1976 with the dissertation “Science: 

Dilemma and Opportunity for Christian Ethics, Jacob Bronowski, 

a case study.” 

She has continued to do research on bioethics and medical 

ethics, AIDS, feminist theology and spirituality, particularly 

relating to the formulation of Christian symbols, during her 

teaching career. According to Religion Department Chair David 

Woodyard, her introductory course “Ethics, Society and the Moral 

Self,” along with courses in institutional ethics, biomedical ethics 

and Christian ethics, broadened the base of courses offered and 

helped to grow the Religion department from three majors a year 

JOAN M. NOVAK 

Associate Professor Emerita of Religion and Women’s Studies 

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University and Dartmouth College before coming to Denison 

where he has been committed to teaching students the value of 

a liberal education. Over the years Farris has toughened the 

requirements for majors and attracted a group of students who 

were willing to work hard to achieve the kind of theatre 

productions he demands. Currently about 50 students are theatre 

majors and the department has grown to five faculty. 

Along with directing more than 20 productions at Denison, 

Farris has appeared here in “Candide,” “Poor Murderer,” “The 

Wedding Feast,” “Taking Sides,” and two plays by prominent 

playwright Donald Freed, “Secret Honor” and most recently, 

“Ivan Ilych.” Farris also has performed at the Utah Shakespearean 

Festival, Indiana Repertory Theatre, Illinois Shakespeare 

Festival, Cleveland Play House, Cincinnati Playhouse and 

TheatreWorks in Connecticut. He also has performed “Nixon’s 

Nixon” at Contemporary American Theatre Company in 

Columbus, along with “Sleuth,” “The Importance of Being 

Earnest” and “A Tuna Christmas.” He played the title role in 

“King Lear” for Ohio State University’s Theatre Department. 

Farris plans to do “a lot of acting” in the future, but reflects, “I 

think this probably has been the best job in the country for me. 

I had enough need to be a teacher that I would not have been 

happy only being an actor.” 

in 1979 to between 15 and 20 today. In 1980, with the inclusion 

of Minority/Women’s Studies as part of the graduation 

requirement, Novak assumed an active role in the Women’s 

Studies department as well, teaching her students to be selfcritical, 

to analyze, to do independent thinking and reasoning 

rather than relying on institutions to do that for them. She was 

named associate professor in 1985. 

Professor Novak also has devoted herself to service to the 

college community and has served on the University, Academic 

Affairs and Judicial Councils as well as the Personnel Committee 

and as adviser to the Phi Society. Her concern with social justice 

issues has led her to be a long-time supporter of student special 

interest organizations such as Rape Survivor Advocates and 

Outlook. She has incorporated issues of race, class and gender 

both in her academic work and in the life of the Denison 

community. 

Her years of teaching and learning will not end with her 

retirement, for she has already planned to take a course in 

astronomy here next year as well as to do volunteer work in 

tutoring reading and in the field of medical ethics. She plans to 

put aside enough hours to retrain for another 100-mile-a-day 

“century ride” on her bike – a feat she accomplished a few years 

ago – and to spend some quality time spoiling her two cats, Gabriel 

Michael Mandela and Miriam Mary Marie.

Elliott Stout admits to having some showmanship in his genes 

and a lifelong love affair with the movies. What better 

combination for a revered professor of cinema who has thrived 

on building a fledgling department into a robust and respected 

one and developing a following of devoted alumni who are his 

former students? 

Professor Stout joined Denison’s faculty in 1966 as assistant 

professor of Theatre Arts. He was named associate professor in 

1976 and professor in 1980. A native of Columbus, Ohio, he is a 

graduate of the Columbus Academy and earned bachelor’s (1962), 

master’s (1963) and doctoral (1966) degrees from Ohio State 

University. 

By 1971, with the encouragement of Professor of Theatre 

Emeritus Bill Brasmer, Stout helped to launch the cinema major 

and Denison had a new department of Theatre and Cinema. Soon 

after his arrival, Stout was instrumental in founding the Denison 

Film Society, a student group that screened and funded films for 

study. Without studio facilities, students went out into the field 

to film and then used the dark rooms of Ace Morgan Theatre 

(Stout called it “Deuce” Morgan) for their editing and production. 

In 1977, they got a home of their own in the Cinema Annex on 

Mulberry Street. Cinema became an independent department 

in 1998 and today has three full-time faculty members and 68 

majors, most of whom came to Denison specifically for the major. 

All the courses in the department are filled to capacity, according 

R. ELLIOTT STOUT 

Professor Emeritus of Cinema 

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to Associate Professor of Cinema David Bussan ’81, a former 

student of Stout’s, who now chairs the department. 

Stout’s classes such as Myth and Fantasy in Cinema, Masters 

of the Cinema and World Cinema played to full houses, attracting 

more than 200 students a semester from a variety of majors who 

awaited his familiar greeting, “Good afternoon, Denisonians,” 

and the fascinating material that would follow. Traveling with 

Stout for 31 glorious days of theatre in London during January 

Term was a learning experience for students and professor as well. 

During the mid-1980s, Stout gained additional hands-on film 

making expertise producing promotional films for the Turkish 

Ministry of Tourism. During the ensuing years, numerous students 

accompanied him to the Turkish Republic in Northern Cyprus 

for January and May Term travel seminars such as “The 

Antiquities of Cyprus” to work on documentary films. He says, 

“As a teacher and role model in cinema and its production, I am 

pleased with the number of graduates who have made a difference 

not only in cinema, but also in other fields, based on the 

inspiration they found downhill.” 

An authority on Alfred Hitchcock and film noir, Stout was 

also a masterful table tennis player and took pardonable pleasure 

in teaching many of his students the finer arts of the game as he 

defeated them soundly. His retirement will give him time to 

organize Denison’s film archive and to pursue his 42-year romance 

with wife Ann.

Michael H. Armacost, an internationally recognized scholar and 

leader in the formulation of U.S. policy in East Asia, has been a 

Shorenstein Distinguished Fellow in the Asia/Pacific Research 

Center, Institute of International Studies of Stanford University 

since 2002. He was also at the Center from 1993 to 1995 as a 

Distinguished Senior Fellow and visiting professor. 

Dr. Armacost served as president of the Brookings Institution, 

the nation’s oldest think tank, in Washington, D.C., from 1995 

until 2002, and was a leader in research on politics, government, 

international affairs, economics and public policy. During a 

distinguished 24-year career in government, he served as Deputy 

Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs 

and Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (1984-1989). 

As Ambassador to the Philippines under President Ronald 

Reagan (1982-1984), he was a key force in helping that country 

undergo a nonviolent transition to democracy. In 1989, President 

George H. Bush appointed him Ambassador to Japan, a post that 

was considered one of the most important and sensitive U.S. 

diplomatic assignments abroad. He served in that capacity until 

1993. He also held senior policy responsibilities in the National 

Security Council and Department of Defense. 

A native of Ohio, Dr. Armacost was educated at Carleton 

College, Friedrich Wilhelms University and Columbia University 

where he earned master’s and doctoral degrees in public law and 

government. He began his career in academia as a professor of 

government at Pomona College. In 1969, he was awarded a White 

Pam Houston is a prolific, successful and critically acclaimed 

author who graduated summa cum laude from Denison in 1983 

with a bachelor of arts degree in English. Her books include the 

best-selling Cowboys are My Weakness (W.W. Norton, 1992) that 

was the winner of the 1993 Western States Book Award and has 

been translated into nine languages; Waltzing the Cat (W.W. 

Norton, 1998) that won the Willa Award for Contemporary 

Fiction, and her first novel, Sighthound, completed in 2003. She 

also has published a collection of autobiographical essays A Little 

More About Me (W.W. Norton, 1999) and a collaboratively 

written historical book Tomboy Bride: A Woman’s Personal Account 

of Life in Mining Camps of the West (1997). 

Houston edited a collection of essays, fiction and poetry called 

Women on Hunting (Ecco Press, 1994) and wrote the text for a 

book of photographs by Veronique Vial, Men Before Ten A.M. 

(Beyond Words, 1996). Her stories have been selected for the 

1999 volumes of Best American Short Stories, the O. Henry 

Awards, and the Pushcart Prize. Houston’s The Best Girlfriend 

You Never Had was John Updike’s only addition to Best American 

Short Stories of the Century when that volume went from hard 

cover to paperback in 1999. 

Her stories have appeared in Mirabella, Mademoiselle and 

the Mississippi Review. Her nonfiction work has appeared in The 

New York Times, Elle, Vogue, Travel and Leisure, Ski, Los Angeles 

Magazine, and Food and Wine. 

HONONARY DEGREE RECIPIENTS 

COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER 

MICHAEL H. ARMACOST 

Doctor of Laws, honoris causa 

PAMELA LYNNE HOUSTON ’83 

Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa 

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House Fellowship and was assigned to the secretary and deputy 

secretary of state. Following a stint on the State Department 

policy planning and coordination staff, he became a special 

assistant to the U.S. Ambassador to Tokyo from 1972-1974, his 

first foreign diplomatic post. 

Dr. Armacost also has taught and lectured at Georgetown 

University, Johns Hopkins University and International Christian 

University. He is the author of three books, the most recent of 

which, Friends or Rivals?, was published in 1996 and draws on his 

experience as Ambassador to Japan. Among his publications by 

the Stanford Institute for International Studies are Addressing 

the North Korea Nuclear Challenge (2003) and A United States 

Policy for the Changing Realities of East Asia: Toward a New 

Consensus (1996). 

He was the recipient of the President’s Distinguished Service 

Award (1987 and 1989), the Defense Department’s Distinguished 

Civilian Service Award (1980) and the Secretary of State’s 

Distinguished Service Award (1988) in recognition of his 

contributions as a specialist in East Asian affairs. 

Dr. Armacost is a board member of Carleton College, the 

Asia Foundation, the American Academy of Diplomacy and a 

director of AFLAC, Applied Materials and Cargill. He is a member 

of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Trilateral Commission and 

the National Academy of Public Administration. 

Dr. Armacost and his wife Roberta are the parents of three 

grown sons and six grandchildren. 

After graduating from Denison, Houston rode across Canada 

on a bicycle, through Oregon to Colorado, where she worked in 

various jobs including being a bartender and flag woman on a 

highway crew. She eventually earned a master’s degree from the 

University of Utah (1992) and then spent a year as an instructor 

in Denison’s English department. She currently is director of the 

Creative Writing Program at the University of California, Davis, 

where she is a professor of English. She also teaches at summer 

writers’ conferences and festivals in the United States and abroad. 

Houston occasionally appears on CBS-TV Sunday Morning doing 

literary essays on the wilderness. She is a licensed river guide 

and a horsewoman and when school is not in session, lives in 

southwestern Colorado at 9,000 feet above sea level near the 

headwaters of the Rio Grande River. 

In the 1993 summer issue of Denison Magazine, Houston 

shared her thoughts about writing. She said, “I write for the sheer 

love of language, to watch the words crash into each other on 

the page, to watch the spark of electricity between them as they 

sit together, the rowdy unpredictable job of language play. I write 

because I know there’s nothing better than a good story, well 

told, because I know that we rework, relive and re-create our 

lives through our stories, that in the end our lives are nothing 

more than the stories we’ve collected, the tales we remember 

about each other and ourselves.”

During the past 13 and one-half years, Jack Meyer has served as 

president and CEO of Harvard Management Co. Inc., (HMC), a 

nonprofit subsidiary of Harvard University that manages its 

endowment portfolio and is based in Cambridge, Mass. During 

that period he has grown the endowment from $5.1 billion in 

September 1990 to nearly $19.3 billion at the end of June 2003, 

giving Harvard the largest endowment of any university in the 

United States. Meyer justifiably has been called a gifted investment 

strategist and an adept manager, as well as the “Ty Cobb of funds 

management.” 

A native of Columbus, Ohio, Meyer graduated from Denison 

in 1967 with a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology. He 

continued his education at Harvard Business School, entering as 

one of the youngest members of his class and, according to his 

recollections, too intimidated to speak up in class for the first six 

months. He was awarded an M.B.A. in 1969, and for the following 

three years was a security analyst and investment officer with 

Brown Brothers Harriman, a private bank in New York City. From 

1973 to 1979, Meyer was associated with Lionel D. Edie, an 

investment counseling firm in New York City, working in the 

research department initially and then in portfolio management 

beginning in 1975. He was named chief portfolio officer in 1977. 

He next became deputy controller of New York City, managing 

the city’s pension funds, sinking funds and treasury funds – about 

$20 billion in total – until 1983. 

JOHN R. MEYER ’67 

Doctor of Social Sciences, honoris causa 

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In that year he was named treasurer and chief investment officer 

of the Rockefeller Foundation, responsible for the management 

of the foundation’s endowment of $2.1 billion. He served in that 

capacity until joining HMC in 1990. 

With a staff of 120, HMC manages Harvard’s endowment 

assets, pension funds and the charitable trusts and pooled income 

funds generated by planned gifts. With a 12.5% return on its 

endowment investments for fiscal 2003, Harvard’s gain was not 

only one of the highest among colleges in the United States, but 

also among large financial funds generally. According to Meyer, 

Harvard kept a diversified portfolio with about 22 percent bond 

(domestic, foreign and inflation-indexed), 43 percent equities 

(domestic, foreign, emerging markets and private) and the 

remainder in commodities, real estate and investments chosen 

for their absolute return or high yield. 

The endowment provides long-term fiscal stability for student 

financial aid, the faculty and academic programs. Much of Meyer’s 

success is credited to his ability to attract and retain highly talented 

and successful portfolio managers and staff to HMC, as well as his 

use of a policy portfolio benchmark structure to guide investment 

policy. 

He and his wife Elizabeth, who is a former researcher and 

reporter for Time Magazine, are the parents of Justus and Halsey, 

both of whom are students at Harvard. Meyer’s sister Gail ’63 and 

brother Richard ’71 are also graduates of Denison. Gail and her 

husband Greg Gibson are in the audience today.

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