Forty-three Honor College students presented theses on Dec. 11, 2009. Some of the thesis topics were:
Wade Henderson Fuqua
Advisor: Mimi Rohweder, Sociology
“Genuinely Reevaluating Everyone’s Energy Needs: An Eco-Friendly Living Guide
for North Little Rock, Arkansas”
Nadine Lynn Gates
Advisor: John D. Swanson, Biology
“The Creation of Transgenic Blackberry and the Ethical Dilemmas Surrounding
Genetically Modified Crops”
Kayla Renee Hill
Advisor: J. D. Swanson, Biology
“From Classroom to Garden: The Transformation of the Second Grade Classroom”
Megan Leigh Johnston
Advisor: Jane Harris, Religious Studies, Hendrix College
“The Only Real Nation is Humanity: How to Strengthen It in Our Local Communities
and Around the World through Various Humanitarian Endeavors”
Jade F. King
Advisor: Charles Bane, English
“Big Wonders, Small Wonders: A Paradigm Shift”
Nicole Marie Kluck
Advisor: Don Bradley, Marketing, Management and Informational Systems
“Se Habla Espanol: Selling to the Hispanic Market, Cultural Differences and Importance”
Jesse Nicole Lane
Advisor: Leslie Rose, Music
“Popular Music: Teachers’ Attitudes and Implementation
in 5th and 6th Grade General Music Classrooms”
John Paul Lenehan
Advisor: Wayne Stengel, English
“Voiceless Birds, the Fading Forms of Poetry”
Anna Elizabeth Malcolm
Advisor: Marie Rohweder, Sociology; and Adam Frank, Honors College
“Defeat in Victory: Tribalism and the Failure of Democracy in Iraq”
Amber Renee Malik
Advisor: Margaret McGee and Charlotte Yates, Physical Therapy
“Examining the Utilization of Aquatic Therapy for Children with Cerebral Palsy”
Ryan P. McCormack
Advisor: Clay Arnold, Political Science
“Principles of Political Ethics: A Moral Theory for the American Political System”
Ivy E. Mizell
Advisor: Clifford Beacham, Sociology
“Ability Grouping and Its Impact on Higher Education”
Coralia Nunez
Advisor: David McCalman, Marketing, Management and Informational Systems
“Honduropoly: The Game behind the Honduran Constitutional Crisis”
Patricia Louise O’Neal
Advisor: Melissa Shock, Family and Consumer Sciences
“An Order of Double Portions, a Side of Extra Fat, and a Supersized American:
How the United States Food Culture Leads to Obesity and Worse”
Due to space limitations, the list of presentations were published in segments. The remaining thesis presentations will be listed in the next issue of The Bear Ledger.