Sophomore Miranda A. wins Gumberts' Award

Congratulations to major Miranda Amey, who received the Gumberts' Award in the 51st Annual Student Art Exhibition at the Melvin Peterson Gallery on the UE campus. Stop by the gallery and cast your vote for the People's Choice Award, which will be annouced after the exhibit closes on April 5. Miranda has three pieces in the show!

Senior Ben O. wins research award

Benjamin Ollestad, senior Archaeology and Sociology- Anthropology specialization double major, was presented with the inaugural Hanns G. Pieper Sociology and Criminal Justice Senior Research Award. Ollestad's research, entitled "Infidelity among College Students" was selected from a competitive field of senior research projects from Sociology and Criminal Justice majors. This award is named in honor of Dr. Hanns G. Pieper, Emeritus Professor of Sociology, for his dedication to promoting independent student research in Sociology and Criminal Justice. Congratulations, Ben!

Student Hilary W. Presents at Conference

Art History and History double-major Hilary Waltz presented a paper entitled “Religious Art of the Sixteenth Century” at the Indiana Regional Conference of the Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society held at Indiana Wesleyan University on March 24, 2012. Hilary’s paper won best paper in the Religious Art category. Congratulations Hilary!

Hilary (third from left) with Dr. Heidi Strobel (in red) and students at Harlaxton in spring 2011.

Alumna Deb T. Wins Prestigious NSF Grant

The National Science Foundation recently awarded alumna Deb T. (pictured at right) a Doctoral Dissertation Improvment Grant. Deb is a PhD candidate at Florida State University and will be in Greece this spring doing research on Mycenaean (1600-1200 BC) cooking pots from two different regions. She is trying to uncover the economic and political significance of these vessels. NSF does not award this grant to scholars in the humanities very often; Deb's was an outstanding application. Congratulations Deb! For more information, follow these links:

http://classics.fsu.edu/News-and-Events/News-Highlights/Deb-Trusty-NSF-Grant

http://ogfa.fsu.edu/Students/Students-of-Distinction/Debra-Trusty