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Centennial Honors College
Pre-Law Symposium | Undergraduate Research Day | Spring 2011 Scholarship Award Recipients | Spring 2011 Honors Convocation | Spring & Summer 2011 Honors Scholars
Summer is a good time to reflect on the events of spring semester—a very active time for the Centennial Honors College. This was an exciting time in the quality of its events and the achievements of its students.
Pre-Law Symposium
On February 21—Presidents’ Day—the college sponsored the annual Pre-Law Symposium for the tenth year. This tenth annual campus event, for students interested in the study of law, is made possible through the generous support of the McDonough County Bar Association, the WIU Foundation, the College of Arts and Sciences, the Department of English, the Department of History, the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies and the Department of Political Science.
This year, the keynote speaker was WIU Distinguished Alumnus Marty Green, vice president, government relations of the Illinois CPA Society. He was joined by panelists Akami Marik, director for admissions and financial aid; alumnus Kateah McMasters, 2L; alumnus Bradly Rigdon, 2L; and James Ruppert, 1L, all of Southern Illinois University Law School, Carbondale. This event on February 21 welcomed 60 guests, the largest audience ever.
Undergraduate Research Day
This premier celebration of scholarship is the third named in honor of Thomas E. Helm and the ninth in its history. 301 student presenters, representing all four colleges and 32 disciplines, made two musical, 32 podium, and 187 poster presentations (221 total) on April 20.
Distinguished Alumna Speaker Katie Reiss addressed 30 students and faculty on the importance of undergraduate research in her development as she completes her master’s thesis.
Cash prizes, initiated by Provost Jack Thomas, for the best three poster and best three podium presentations were awarded for the third year with support from the four college and library deans.
The Thomas E. Helm Undergraduate Research Day Committee announced the winners of the 2011 Poster and Podium Awards Competition and extends its congratulations.
Posters:
First Place—Mikala Mareno, Shannon Barry, Theodore Paul, Keeley VanVleet, and Julia Wiederholt
with Professor Shawn Meagher, Biological Sciences:
―Host Specificity of Juvenile Grub (Posthodiplostomum minimum) in Spring Lake, IL
Second Place—Brandon Selph
with Professor Pengqian Wang, Physics:
―Generation of an Ultraviolet Laser with Continuously Adjustable Energy
Third Place—Caleb Robertson
with Professor Tim Piper, Kinesiology:
―Coach Presence and Encouragement Does Not Alter the Physiological Responses of the Tire Flip Exercise
Podiums:
First Place—Collin Van Buren
with Professor Matthew Bonnan, Biological Sciences:
―Quantifying the Posture of Quadrupedal Dinosaurs: A Morphometric Approach
Second Place—Nick Jackson
with Professor Seongchan Kim, Construction Management:
―Toward Green Building with Building Information Modeling
Third Place—Justin Venturini
with Professor Elgin Mannion, Sociology and Anthropology:
―Deterrent Effect of Police Presence across Illinois Counties on Total Index Crimes and Drug Arrests
The winners receive awards supported by the University Foundation. The Thomas E. Helm Undergraduate Research Day Committee expresses its appreciation to the Provost who established these prizes and to the Deans of the College of Arts and Sciences, College of Business and Technology, College of Education and Human Services, College of Fine Arts and Communication, and University Libraries who have been generous in their support.
Spring 2011 Scholarship Award Recipients
This spring, three honors students were presented with Ernest J. Codilis Jr. Pre-Law Scholarships. Ernie Codilis was a Political Science major and a 1973 graduate of Western Illinois University. The Codilis scholarship is a competitive, one-time, non-renewable award of $5,000. The Centennial Honors College would like to congratulate the winners of the Ernest J. Codilis Jr. Pre-Law Scholarships: Starlet Baker, Jenna Verity, and Shawn Fitzpatrick.
Criteria for this award include being in good standing as full-time students at Western Illinois University and in the Centennial Honors College, actively pursuing the Honors College Pre-Law Minor, have at least a 3.7 WIU grade point average, and be enrolled with junior or senior status at the time of the award. Applicants had to demonstrate a solid record of extra curriculum participation including leadership and a record of campus and/or community service.
This spring a one-time Centennial Honors College Pre-Law Scholarship of $676 was made. The Centennial Honors College would like to congratulate the winner of the Pre-Law Scholarship:
Brad Fenton.
Criteria for this award include being in good standing as a full-time student at Western Illinois University and the Centennial Honors College, actively pursuing the Honors College Pre-Law Minor, maintaining at least a 3.4 WIU grade point average, have junior or senior status when the award is made, and a record of campus and/or community service. Brad is the Vice President of the Student Honors Association (SHA) where he coordinated the Honors College‘s annual Department and Majors Fair and a number of other events. Brad is involved in a number of community, college, and university events.
The Martin Dupuis Award for Leadership has been awarded to Victoria Alao. The Dupuis Award is for Honors Students from historically under-represented communities who have excelled as both leaders and scholars. This award of $1,300 is made each spring and distributed in the Fall and Spring of the year following the announcement.
Victoria is from Nigeria. She is majoring in Biochemistry. Her application includes a number of university, community, and Honors College leadership activities.
Congratulations, Victoria!
Spring 2011 Honors Convocation
 Once again, the Centennial Honors College supervised the Spring Honors Convocation, where the outstanding academic achievements by students from across the university are publicly recognized. Lily Blouin, an accomplished major in Musical Theatre, presented the Honors Convocation Address entitled “An Awfully Big Adventure.” Lindsay Henderson, a major in Mathematics Teacher Education, was selected as the Centennial Honors College Scholar for the spring 2011 Commencement. Honors College student Laura Hofer, was also selected as COEHS College Scholar. Amanda Beckman, a major in Interdisciplinary Studies (an administrative unit of the Honors College), was selected as the ISP Departmental Scholar for Spring 2011 Commencement.
Spring & Summer 2011 Honors Scholars
Deborah Abraham
Sarah Adams
Kirsten Anderson
Caitlin Barrett
Amanda Bergmann
Lily Blouin
Fawzyah Boukari
Steven Bowen
Kelsey Boyd
William Bradley
Adam Brown
Heather Buchanan
Eboney Chambers
Breyana Chapman
Carianna Cottone
Jeanly Crowe
Matthew Cuello
Kayla Duffield
Anna Evert
John Felker
April Fuegen
Samantha Gajda
Francisco Garcia
Cavan Gray
Eric Haimann
Kelsey Harms
Lindsay Henderson
Caitlin Henry
Brett Hockman
Laura Hofer
Nicole Hrasch
Matthew Johnson
Rebecca Joines
Margaret Jones
Kyla Keefauver
Kathleen Kennedy
Courtney Knobloch
Bethany Koga
Katelyn Kratz
Nichole Kuchar
Kristin Kulasik
Beckie Laye
Kristianna Lorenz
Nicole Maila
Derek Malley
Kathleen McGowan
Michael McGraw
Amanda Meiners
Adam Miller
Ashlyn Myers
Chelsey Nelson
Cassandra Nickell
Brian Oostenryk
Brittany Palmer
Keri Plica
Iesha Polk
Jordan Price
Margaret Quist
Nicole Raddatz
Jacob Rhodes
Caleb Robertson
Taylor Ruder
Rylee Russell
Caitlin Salmon
Michelle Schallhorn
Clark Schoonover
Kevin Sheehan
Brent Sloat
Courtney Stoverink
Jennifer Stutler
Elizabeth Unsworth
Collin Vanburen
Justin Venturini
Jacob Ward
Edward Wasilewski
Philip Watson
Michael Weiman
Amanda Williamson
The Centennial Honors College wishes all of its alumni a fine summer. As you look ahead, please consider visiting the Right Place Tent at Homecoming this fall.
For more news about the Centennial Honors College, visit our website.
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