2012 DDTCE Awards
The Graduate School is pleased to announce the 2012 Recipients of the Distinguished Dissertation, Thesis and Creative Exhibition Awards. The recipients were selected from Doctoral Dissertations and Master’s Theses/Exhibitions nominated by departments and completed between June 2010 and May 2011.
The 2012 Awards will be presented at a ceremony on May 4, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. in the East Asia Room of the Chester Fritz Library and a reception will follow. All are welcome to attend.
The awards and recipients are:
Distinguished Creative Exhibition:
Five Songs of Northeastern Brazilian Folklore by Ernani Braga, Harmonized for Voice and Piano: A Performance Guide, Sérgio Anderson De Moura Miranda, MM, Department of Music
Faculty Advisory Committee: Dr Gary Towne (Chair), Dr Laurine St. Pierre
Distinguished Thesis Award:
Self-Objectification and Its Effects on Body Dissatisfaction and Cognitive Performance in Young and Older Women, Lauren Chilian, MA, Department of Psychology
Faculty Advisory Committee: Dr Ric Ferraro (Chair), Dr Joelle Ruthig, Dr Jeffrey Holm
Distinguished Dissertation Award:
Finding Your Home in a Book: Sociocultural Influences on Literacy Learning in a Rural School, Rachel Engle Waller, PhD, Department of Teaching & Learning
Faculty Advisory Committee: Dr Shelby Barrentine (Chair), Dr Anne Walker, Dr Margaret Zidon, Dr Kim Donehower-Weinstein