Index of Student Presenters - Alpha Chi

9. Dr. Cheatham thanked the following people and organizations for their contributions to the 2012 Super-Regional Convention:
(1) Reading Is Fundamental for its partnership with Alpha Chi in the promotion of literacy;
(2) Candlewick Publishers for the beautiful pop-up books used as banquet decoration and then donated to our RIF school;
(3) Tim Brown and Herff Jones for the fabulous convention t-shirts;
(4) Our wonderful speakers, Sharyn McCrumb and Susan Fillion;
(5) Nationwide Insurance for sponsoring the regional dessert receptions;
(6) The historical city of Baltimore for being such a memorable city;
(7) The staff members of the Hyatt Regency Baltimore for their excellent service;
(8) The staff of the national office for a wonderfully organized convention;
(9) And to each chapter delegation who attended, presented, and contributed.
10. A group of all delegates in their convention t-shirts was taken. Dr. Fay Nielsen, Region VII president, then announced the
following Convention Presentation Prizes:
American History—Genevieve Gaede, Fresno Pacific University, California Zeta, “The Contribution of Mennonite Women to
Civilian Public Service During World War II”
American Literature—Jon-Michael Poff, Lyon College, Arkansas Iota, “Phrenology and Deviant Sexuality in Poe and Whitman”
Anthropology/Sociology—Alicia Feliz, Clearwater Christian College, Florida Theta, “Wonderland: Lucid Dreaming and its
Applications”
Art/Music/Dance Papers—Michael Matthias Dotson, West Liberty University, West Virginia Epsilon, “‘Der Doppelganger’: A
Brief Insight”
British Literature—Emily Grand, Westminster College, Missouri Delta, “Powerful, Foreign, and Frightening: A Study of
Villainous Gothic Husbands”
Business—Reuben Cash, Ouachita Baptist University, Arkansas Beta, “Bailing Out America”
Chemistry—Larry Anderson, Christian Brothers University, Tennessee Theta, “Synthesis of (Z)-4,4’-bis(iodoacetimide)stilbene
as a Cross-linker in a Peptide Drug Delivery System”
Communication—Melody Neves, Azusa Pacific University, California Gamma, “Stripping Glamour from the Sex Industry: A
Link Between Human Trafficking and Adult Entertainment”
Computer Science/Engineering—Dielli Hoxha, Texas Lutheran University, Texas Delta, “NMR Laboratory Measurements of
Pore Sizes in a Rock – TModel v1.0”
Contemporary Bioethical Issues—Martha A. Wright, University of Texas at San Antonio, “Carbon: Past, Present, and Future”
Creative Writing—Megan Holifield, Lyon College, Arkansas Iota, “Big Awful, Bad Awful”
Education (two prizes)—Luke Brenneman, Huntington University, Indiana Beta, “Professor-student Interactions and Student
Participation: Comparing Effects of Body Language and Sex on Classroom Participation”; Anna Elzer, University of Indianapolis,
Indiana Eta, “Defining the ‘I’ in Belize: A Poetic and Photographic Search for Identity in Belize”
Exercise Science/Nutrition—Elizabeth Provencher, Harding University, Arkansas Eta, “Evaluation of Consumer Acceptance,
Baking Properties, and Nutritional Content of Chocolate Cupcakes with Flaxseed Flour”
Graduate Student Members, all fields—Elizabeth H. Wellings, Texas State University-San Marcos, Texas Iota, “A Pendatic
Analysis of Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s ‘The Destructive Male’”
Health Sciences—Megan Seddon, Shorter University, Georgia Theta, “The Trend in Mean Total Cholesterol in Gordon County,
Georgia, Over a 25-year Span”
Mathematics—Rebecca Mays, Harding University, Arkansas Eta, “Extensions of a Classical Geometry Problem: The Surfer
Problem”
Molecular/Cellular Biology—Atalie Monique Lim, University of La Verne, California Theta, “Estrogen Receptor Usage by
Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals DES and HPTE in Embryonic Thymocytes”
Organismal/Ecological Biology—Jacob Kirkpatrick, Shorter University, Georgia Theta, “The Analysis of Organic Decomposition
Rates in Limestone Caves in the Southeastern United States”
Performing Arts—Alan Cline, West Liberty University, West Virginia Epsilon, “Musical Settings of the Works of Shakespeare”
Physics/Geology/Astronomy—Nathaniel Martin Thorne, University of the Sciences, Pennsylvania Kappa, “Digital Microfluidic
Systems and Their Applications for Biological Analysis”
Political Science/Economics/Social Science (two prizes)—Conner O. Alford, East Central University, Oklahoma Gamma,
“Abortion Laws: State Policy Making Within the Casey Federal Framework”; Bobby Joe Trail, East Central University, Oklahoma
Gamma, “Food Price Shocks and Political Unrest”
Psychology—Lauren A. Lahn, University of La Verne, California Theta, “The Effects of Martial Arts Training on Mindfulness”
Religion—Zachary Hicks, Chowan University, North Carolina Phi, “Kirchenkampf”
Shakespeare—Rebecca Renee Grado, University of Texas at El Paso, Texas Alpha Beta, “The Anatomy of Nothing: Mitigation of
Gender and Sex in King Lear”
Visual Art—Emily Metcalf, Grace College, Indiana Gamma, “Personal Relics”
World History—Rebecca Roberts, Grace College, Indiana Gamma, “Gender Roles and Social Upheaval in Stalinist Russia”
World Literature—Kaley White, Oklahoma Christian University, Oklahoma Epsilon, “Resisting Holocaust Brutality: Maslow’s
Hierarchy of Needs in The Diary of Dawid Sierkowiak”
11. Dr. Judy Cheatham announced that Alpha Chi wanted to honor Dr. Dennis Organ, retiring executive director. Dr. Clark
Youngblood, the immediate past president of the National Council, read a tribute to Dr. Organ, Dr. Ann Kneavel presented Dr. Organ
with a crystal vase etched with the Alpha Chi logo, and all the delegates were given cupcakes with which to “toast” Dr. Organ.
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