Departmental and College Awardees
Each spring, the College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences hosts an awards ceremony to honor the accomplishments of its outstanding students. In spring 2007, we were honored to recognize the following individuals with departmental and/or college awards:

Undergraduate Student Divisional Awards

Humanities. . . . . . . . . . .Cassie Firebaugh (History Major)

Natural Science. . . . . . . . .Jenna Aasen (Chemistry Major)

Student Departmental Awards

Outstanding Student in Anthropology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Martha Bright

Outstanding Undergraduate Student in Biology. . . . . . . . . . Ben Briggs

Outstanding Graduate Students in Biology. . . . . . . . Katherine Bautista

Outstanding Student in Chemistry (BA). . . . . . . . . . . . . Jenna Aasen

Outstanding Student in Chemistry (BA). . . . . . . . . . Blake Breitmeyer

Outstanding Student in Chemistry (BS). . . . . . . . . . . . Laura Peterson

Outstanding Undergraduate Student in Communication. . . . . . .Adam Bailey

Outstanding Graduate Student in Communication. . . . Phillip Willburn

Outstanding Students in Economics . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . Daniel Rojas

Outstanding Students in English. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gabrielle Seeley

Outstanding Student in Ethnic Studies. . . . . . . . . . . . Pamela Spangler

Outstanding Undergraduate Student in Geography and Environmental Studies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary McGill

Outstanding Graduate Student in Geography and Environmental Studies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Steve Radil

Outstanding Undergraduate Student in History. . . . . Elizabeth George

Outstanding Graduate Student in History. . . . . . . . . . . . Patrick Butler

Outstanding Student in Languages and Cultures. . . . . . Marisol Cruz

Outstanding Student in Languages and Cultures. . . . . . . . Molly Eide

Outstanding Student in Military Science. . . . . . . . . . . Julie Campbell

Outstanding Student in Philosophy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Travis Parkhurst

Outstanding Student in Political Science. . . . . . . Michael Hovenkamp

Outstanding Undergraduate Student in Psychology. . .. . Megan Miller

Outstanding Graduate Student in Psychology. . . . . . Jacqueline Anson

Outstanding Undergraduate Student in Sociology. . . .. Melanie Korum

Outstanding Graduate Student in Sociology. . . . . . Elizabeth Pietrafesa

Outstanding Student in Theater. . . . . . . . . . . . . Laura Timm-Kreitzer

Outstanding Student in Visual Arts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeffery Foster

Outstanding Student in Women's Studies. . . . . . . . . Morgan Thomas

Undergraduate Scholarship Awards

• Chevron Phillips Foundation Scholarship

Tanya Clapp

Amanda Loh

• Florence Murphy Scholarship

Peggy Kohl

Jim Adams

• Francis Scholarship

Aaron Luttrell

• Nichols Award

Sheri Gibson

• Morgan Berthrong Fellowship

Cassie Pleasant

• ROTC Scholarship

Jacqueline McKenna

• Women in Geography Scholarship

Jacqueline Rockwell

Edwina duBois

Mary McGill

Katie Smith

Victoria Johnson

Zaebst Scholarship

Patrick Hannaway

Undergraduate Scholars
Beginning in 2004, the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences was pleased to offer several Undergraduate Scholar Awards to its best and brightest students (click here to learn more about these awards). These awards were used to further students research and creative work and to encourage collaboration with faculty mentors. Awards were offered in the following categories:

Civic Scholars

Collaborative Research Scholars

Independent Scholars

International Scholars

Renaissance Scholars

The College was pleased to make awards to the following outstanding students and congratulates them on their outstanding academic achievement.

Gregory Chase: "Changes in Structure and Cover of a Common Property Pine Forest in Guatemala Over a Decade."

John Chavis: "Do older adults de-sensitize to emotional stimuli as quickly as younger adults?"

Tanya Clapp: "Investigation of a Microfluidic Imaging Counter for Cells"

Erica Drew: "Apologies and Legal Reasoning"

Sheri Gibson: "The Role of Neuroticism and Optimism in Help Seeking Behavior for Early Detection of Alzheimer's Disease"

Matthew Herring: "The Mechanism Behind Rad2ts Nuclear Export in Fission Yeast"

Amanda Loh: "Clinical Analysis System for Monitorintg Phenylketonuria"

Megan Miller: "Comprehension of Masculine Generic Pronouns"

Jacqueline Rockwell: "Student Survey for North Nevada City Redevelopment Project"