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Judging and Awards:
Awards
Members of the Student Conference Planning Committee, with the assistance of judges recruited from outside of IUS, are responsible for judging 6 award categories:
- Abstract Award ($25)
Writing a good abstract in 100 words or less is not an easy task. Abstracts submitted via the web registration are judged for accuracy (ability to follow instructions) and content. Abstracts that establish the purpose of the project, review the content, state conclusions, and leave the reader wanting to know more are rated highly.
- Best Poster($50)
Posters are judged by members of the Student Conference Planning Committee and a judge from outside of IUS in the following categories: content, format, ability to answer questions, and professionalism. See judging rubric for more information.
- Best Oral Presentation ($50)
Oral presentations and performances are judged by members of the Student Conference Planning Committee and judges from outside of IUS in the following categories: content, format, ability to answer questions, and professionalism. See judging rubric for more information.
- Chancellor's Award for Creative Achievement ($150)
All posters, displays, oral presentations, and performances are eligible for the Chancellor's award for creative achievement. The award is judged by members of the Student Conference Planning Committee and judges from outside of IUS. The judges are looking for the most creative approach to solving a problem or addressing an issue.
- Chancellor's Award
for Interdisciplinary Achievement ($150)
All posters, displays, oral presentations, and performances are eligible for the Chancellor's award for interdisciplinary achievement. The award is judged by members of the Student Conference Planning Committee and judges from outside of IUS. The judges are looking for the best example of interdisciplinary/cross-disciplinary work.
Judging Rubric
Posters, oral presentations, and performances are judged in 4 areas for a total of 20 points:
- Content (6 points)
Conceptual organization, clear introduction of topic, main points clear and fully supported in presentation/poster, central idea reinforced in conclusion, analysis of information.
- Format (6 points)
Visual organization, proper use of figures and illustrations, clarity of figures and illustrations, proper use of sentence structure, usage, vocabulary and word choice.
- Ability to answer questions (4 points)
- Professionalism (4 points)
Comfortable giving paper/poster and effective use of eye contact, body movements, and vocal quality.
Past Award Recipients
| Year | Title | Name | Mentor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | No Turning Back: Protestant Disillusionment and Parade Violence in Northern Ireland | Anne K. Frazer Political Science |
Jean Abshire |
| 2006 | Muted Tones: Nationalism, Repression, and Exploitation in the Soviet Period | Katherine Stahl Education |
Jean Abshire |
| 2007 | Effects of Photoperiod and Ethanol Administration on Juvenile and Adult Gastrointestinal Development in the Female Marsh Rice Rat (Oryzomys palustris) | Sarah Campbell Biology |
Kent Edmonds |
| 2007 | Medication Reconciliation | Charity Smith & Nicole Harbeson Nursing |
Coyla Short |
| 2007 | Rural Defiance: Folk Cemeteries and the Tree-Stump Tombstone in Indiana | Katherine Stahl Education |
Jean Abshire |
| 2008 | Personality and Situational Variables as Main Effect and Interactive Predictors of Coworker Abuse | Samantha Booth Business Management |
Ken Harris |
| 2008 | Singing, Serving, and Sewing for the Kingdom: The Ladies' Association of Broadway Baptist Church in the Progressive Era | Scott Cress History |
James Beeby |
| 2008 | A Comprehensive Health Screening Among School-Aged Amish Children of Washington County | Sara Gavin, Alisha Grover, & Jessica Landreth Nursing |
Coyla Short |
| 2008 | Learning Styles, Teaching Styles, and Second Language Acquisition | Heather Lockhart & Shandell Wiley Psychology |
Beth Eckerd |
| 2008 | Daemonology: Philip Pullman's Experimental Theology in the His Dark Materials Trilogy | Michael Paul Maupin English |
Tom O'Neal |
| Year | Title | Name | Mentor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Motivation Theories in the Classroom | Jacque Cobb | Mary Jo Lewellen |
| 2005 | Teaching Social Interaction Skills | Mariah Proctor | Mary Jo Lewellen |
| 2006 | Leprechaun Trap | Carrie Gary, Britney Linde, Sarah Dugan, Cheryl Bush, Angela Hilbert, Heather Rowlett, & Jennifer Dettmer | Faye Camahalan |
| 2006 | Life During the American Civil War | Beth Robinson | Neil Brewer |
| 2007 | Type 1 Diabetes in the Classroom | Sheri Fifer, Rachelle Smith, & Megan Burkett | Donna Daily |
| 2007 | Contract Grading and Math Performance | Amy Jones | Mary Jo Lewellen |
| 2008 | Autism Spectrum Disorders and Music Therapy | Becky Teigland, Jessica Marschke, Liza Smith, & Valerie Toles | Betty Thomas |
| 2008 | Poverty in Education | Shelby Packer, Yancey Walters, Rachel McCafferty, & Jamey Lambring | Faye Camahalan |
| Year | Title | Name | Mentor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Biphasic Action of Methoxychlor: Cell Survival in Chinese Hamster Ovary Cells | Nina Campbell Biology |
Talitha Rajah |
| 2005 | Café Bogota Coffee Campaign | Karen Gahafer Fine Art |
Marilyn Whitesell |
| 2006 | Student Directed West Nile Virus Program Generates Mosquito Discoveries and a Sense of Community Goodwill in Indiana | Steven P. Moberly Biology |
Claude Baker |
| 2006 | Laboratory Preservation of Tusks from a Wooly Mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius ) from Clark County, Indiana | John Schneider Geoscience |
Glenn Mason |
| 2007 | Molding and Casting of a Columbian Mammoth (Mammuthus columbi) Femur and Molar | Rachel Brown Geoscience |
Glenn Mason |
| 2007 | Preservation of a Mastodon (Mammut americanum) Tusk in Polyvinyl Acetate Solution | John Schneider & Rachel Brown Geoscience |
Glenn Mason |
| 2008 | Causes and Effects of Color Perception | Angel Dyke, Adam Denney, & Heather Brown Psychology |
Angela Salas |
| 2008 | Learning Styles, Teaching Styles, and Second Language Acquisition | Heather Lockhart & Shandell Wiley Psychology |
Beth Eckerd |
| Year | Title | Name | Mentor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Iatrogenic Problems and Socialized Medicine | Robyn Lurding Business |
Janardhanan Alse |
| 2005 | Discovery of an Exotic Asian Mosquito | Steven Moberly Biology |
Claude Baker |
| 2006 | Louisville's World Fair, The Southern Exposition, 1884 | Jan Burke English |
Virginia Anderson |
| 2006 | Shyness and the Internet | Jan McDowell Psychology |
Bernie Carducci |
| 2006 | Factors Influencing Sleep Deprivation Among College Students | Kelley Stafford Salvo Psychology |
Robin Morgan |
| 2007 | Mating Behavior of the Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter, Homalidisca coagulata (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) | Amanda N. Brooks Biology |
Randy Hunt |
| 2007 | Light in a Dark Place | Josh Jones Philosophy |
Leigh Viner |
| 2008 | Now, It's Not So Easy: A Fantasy Theme Criticism of Axl Rose Literature | Sam Crecelius Communications |
James Kauffman |
| 2008 | Reengineering the Plasmid pLTV1 with the Green Fluorescent Protein | Jake Beam Biology |
Gretchen Kirchner |
| 2008 | Non-Active Hydraulic Seals | Travis Rosenbarger Math |
Damon Sisk |
| Year | Title | Name | Mentor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Leprechaun Trap | Carrie Gary, Britney Linde, Sarah Dugan,
Cheryl Bush, Angela Hilbert, Heather Rowlett, & Jennifer Dettmer Education |
Faye Camahalan |
| 2007 | A Journey along the Blue River | Karen Harmon Gleitz Education |
Neil Brewer |
| 2008 | Body Modifications and High-Risk Behaviors | Libby Warren Psychology |
Beth Eckerd |
| Year | Title | Name | Mentor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Muted Tones: Nationalism, Repression, and Exploitation in the Soviet Period | Katherine Stahl Education |
Jean Abshire |
| 2007 | Environment and Archetype in Contemporary Painting | Jill Morgan Painting |
Debra Clem |
| 2008 | Investigating Alu Distribution by Family Across Human Chromosome Sequences | John Lannon Informatics |
Sridhar Ramachandran |
