Congratulations to Outstanding Honors Fellows

 Past Accolades: 2007-08 | 2006-07 | 2005-06 | 2004-05

2008-9 Academic Year

17 Sophomore fellows were inducted into Phi Eta Sigma, the Freshman Honor Society, on October 28, 2008: Elizabeth Dobbins, Amy Eubanks, Virginia Fischer, Stephanie Franz, Margaret Hemmingson, Victoria James, Christopher Jarrett, Hannah Lane, Elizabeth Leman, Taylor Madaffari, Amanda McBride, Jana Murdock, Kiva Nice-Webb, Joanna Rabiej, Molly Strayer, Laura Sweeney and Amber Woods.

Andrea Spaeth ('07 Grad) recently published an article with her thesis mentor Dr. Matt Gendle, Elon student Sarah Dollard, and Wellness Coordinator Cindy Novak, entitled "Functional relationships between serum total cholesterol levels, executive control and sustained attention." The article was published in Nutritional Neuroscience.

Alex Hopkins ('08 Grad) incorporated his Honors thesis into a publication with his thesis mentor Dr. Heidi Glaesel in the online Encyclopedia of Earth: http://www.eoearth.org/article/Managing_coral_reef_fisheries. To get the full citation for Alex's work simply scroll to the end of the linked encyclopedia entry.

Victoria Davis ('09) will present a paper: Terrorism and Diplomacy: A Comparitive Study of the U.K., Japan, and the US at the International Studies Association South Annual Conference to be held at Randolph-Macon College in October. Recent Grad Julie Kenneally ('08 Grad) will present a paper developed from her Elon thesis work with Dr. Rudy Zarzar: Women who Kill and the Media that Make them Famous: A Study of how Media Cover Female Suicide Terrorism.

Sarah Vavreck ('10) received a $5,000 Gilman Scholarship. To apply for the national scholarship, Sarah wrote 2 essays and will create a follow-up project to her study abroad program in Ghana during the Fall.