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UNCW HONORS SCHOLARS PROGRAM
Annual Report Summary
July 2009- June 2010
The Honors Scholars Program completed its 16th full year as a four year program in June 2010.
The program goal is to attract and retain academically talented students to UNCW by offering an array
of innovative and challenging activities both in and out of the classroom. We work to create and expand
a peer culture of excellence on our campus. The program appears in the UNCW Catalogue as an
"Academic Enrichment Program."
The mission of the Honors Scholars Program is: The Honors Scholars Program at the
University of North Carolina Wilmington attracts and retains academically talented students, offering
a powerful learning experience by encouraging curiosity, critical thinking, and independent work
skills, and by developing a community of honors scholars on campus. The Program is committed to
offering opportunities to students as they pursue their academic passions in college. The vision of the
program is to encourage and support life-long learning, including a global perspective. (approved
Fall 2010)
I.
Students
Overall Enrollment
Last year there were 468 students in some phase of the 4-year Honors Scholars Program, plus an
additional 101 working on Departmental Honors only, for a total of 569 students participating in some
type of honors experience in 2009-10.
Freshman Enrollment and Demographics
The Honors Scholars Program enrolled a total of 134 freshmen this year: 124 in Fall 2009 and
another 10 freshmen in Spring 2010. Of these, 99 (73.8%) were female and 35 (26.2%) male; 88
(65.7%) were from North Carolina, 13 (9.7%) were from New Hanover, Pender or Brunswick counties,
and 10 (7.5%) reported ethnicity as African American, Asian American, Hispanic or other. In addition
nine (9) more students began honors as sophomores or juniors (or transferred to honors at UNCW). Four
of the freshmen are also varsity athletes (swimming, track) and one is a North Carolina Teaching
Fellows.
For the 2009-10 honors fall freshman cohort, the average SAT score was 1300 (median=1300;
note ACT scores converted to SAT equivalents in computation), similar to the previous year. For
comparison, the overall UNCW 2009-10 freshman SAT average was 1168. Honors freshmen had an
incoming high school GPA of 3.93, compared to an average of 3.78 for the entire incoming Fall 2009
freshman class.
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At the end of the spring 2010 semester, the average UNCW GPA for the first year honors
students was 3.4748 while the average GPA for all other UNCW freshmen was 2.9057.
Recruiting and Visitation for Fall 2010
The Honors Scholars program continued with an honors specific visitation program for
interested rising High School Seniors and applicants for the Fall semester. The visitation program was
offered via an online internet sign up, advertised on our Honors Website and coordinated with
Admissions, with the ability to arrange visits to the Honors Residence Hall, a class visit, meetings
with department heads as requested, one on one interviews with Honors directors, and interaction
with current honors scholars. The tours began in early September and ran through April. Through our
online reservations for the 2009-2010 year, 53 students and families registered for visitation; they
hailed from 13 states. We also had 36 additional families drop in without the online registration
(tracked by our guest sign-in book) for whom we were able to provide interviews and visits as well.
Based on the information in our registration system and in the sign in, at least 12 of the students who
visited were rising seniors (juniors in 2009-2010). Of the 89 who participated in the tours, 72 were
eligible to apply to honors for Fall 2010 admission; 46 applied and 9 were accepted into the Honors
Program for Fall 2010.
Completion of Honors Seminars/Basic Studies
A total of 68 students were recognized at a special presentation during the Phi Kappa Phi
initiation ceremony held in Spring 2010 for completion of their honors seminars and basic studies
requirements during the previous two semesters. These students have declared majors and will be
preparing to pursue departmental honors in their major departments, or were recent graduates.
Departmental Honors
Reflecting UNCW’s emphasis on undergraduate research and scholarship, there has been a
steady increase in students enrolled in some phase of departmental honors projects over the past few
years. In 2009-10, 204 students were enrolled in honors projects, compared to 175 last year, 156 in
2007-8, 131 in 2006-7 , 119 in 2005-2006, 108 students in 2004-2005 and 99 in 2003-2004. It is worth
noting that this was a 20% increase over last year and almost 100% increase in the past 5 years. One
hundred and twenty-four (124) different faculty members from 28 different academic areas supervised
senior honors projects this year. This is a 19% increase in the number of faculty compared to last year!
The College of Arts and Sciences and all three professional schools were represented.
Graduates
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A total of 107 UNCW graduates were recognized for completing honors requirements during the
academic year. (This compares to a total of 96 graduates with honors in 2008-9.) Sixteen (16) students
graduated with honors in their departments in Summer-December 2008 and eight (8) graduated with
University Honors and honors in their departments. In May 2010 thirty-nine (39) students graduated
with honors in their departments and forty-four (44) graduated with University Honors and honors in
their departments.
Student Awards and Achievements
Please see Attachments for a representative list of student awards and special achievements.
Honors Residence
The Honors House houses 96 students and is a considerable plus for the program. It contains a
24/7 computer lab, study rooms, a classroom, kitchenette, media lounge, and other facilities for their use.
Because of growth in the Honors Program , we also placed freshmen in honors housing in one of the
pods in Cornerstone and one in International House.
All resident assistants in Honors House were honors program students, and so provided
extensive mentoring in addition to their roles as RAs. The RAs worked with both our Honors Mentors
and the Honors Scholars Association to create a vibrant community in Honors Housing.
The on-campus community is so positive that last year’s freshmen requested that we provide
dedicated honors housing for sophomores. In a collaborative effort with the Office of Residence Life, a
section of Seahawk Crossing (58 beds) was dedicated for honors sophomores and 41 students took
advantage of this opportunity.
Advising/Registration
The director, associate director, Drs. Kim Sawrey, Vibeke Olsen and Diane Dodd were the
academic advisors for all first and second year students who have not declared majors. Honors advisors
worked with students at all summer orientations as well as throughout the year. Honors advisors advised
197 university college advisees in the Fall and 150 in the Spring. Honors students remain with their
honors advisors for the first two years, until they declare a major. We have worked closely with the
University College Advising Center as official advisors to ensure that the honors students receive the
benefit of University College advising services. The directors also worked closely with the office of the
registrar to enable the students to have priority registration for Fall and Spring. Honors students are precoded to enable them to use SEAWEB for pre-registration.
Student Initiatives
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The Honors Students continued the Honors Mentors program and the students received training
with Cornerstone Mentors and Seahawk Links. They presented classes on the common reading and
“Time Management” to the freshmen. Further, the Mentors engaged students in a program called
“Cultural Cuisine”; they invited eight faculty members to have dinner with honors students and discuss
international events and customs in a specific country. We obtained funding for the program through a
grant from the Friends of UNCW grant to continue in Fall 2009.
In addition, the Student Honors Advisory Council was active again this year, and began a new
program to engage faculty-students- high teas! Four were held this year.
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Academic Program
Faculty/Courses
In 2009-2010, the honors program offered 31 honors sections of basic studies and 31 honors
seminar sections, involving 53 different faculty members from 21 different disciplines. Some of the
notable offerings this year included one HON 120 Enrichment Seminars on the “Art and Culture of
Spain,”taught by Dr. Vibeke Olson, which included a Spring Break trip to Spain . In fall 2009, Dr.
Regina Felix taught an HON 210 Topical Interdisciplinary Seminar, “Brazilian Culture in Literature and
Film” and Dr. Charles Grimes taught another successful HON 210, “Science in Contemporary Drama
and Literature. ” Dr. Tom Shafer continued his very timely HON 120 Enrichment Seminars, “Survey of
Biological Research” and Dr. Thom Porter offered a similar seminar on “Survey of Business Research”
in fall 2009. Similarly, Dr. Jeanne Kemppainen continued to offer an honors enrichment seminar on
“Survey of Professional Nursing” to first and second year students. These seminars are instrumental in
connecting honors students with potential mentors conducting significant research in those disciplines.
In addition, Dr. Bob Weedon, a veterinarian from the Wilmington community and Dr. Suzanne Dorsey,
Director of the Bald Head Island Conservancy also taught their popular HON 120 seminars. Dr. Jim
Hernstine offered HON 294- a 2 hour honors seminar for students enrolled in the honors semester at
University of Swansea. All honors courses and instructors are listed in the appendix.
Freshman Interdisciplinary Honors Seminar (HON 110)--3 credits
HON 110 is a cross-disciplinary introduction to the intellectual and cultural life of the
university. It focuses on various approaches to knowledge and education, and provides students with
opportunities for hands-on research and experiential learning. Six sections of HON 110 were taught in
Fall 2008. For the ninth year, we followed a format such that HON 110 includes several large group
meetings, featuring a guest lecture by the Chancellor, a discussion of Honors and honors advising, the
“International Connection/Study Abroad” with Dr. Denise DiPuccio, Asst. Provost for International
Programs and panel presentation by three honors alumni—Maria Sabella Sorg, DVM, , Mr. Kemp
Burdette, Cape Fear River Watch, and Rebecca Brasso, a graduate student in UNCW’s Marine Biology
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PhD program. All sections participated in workshops such as Diversity at UNCW, Alcohol
Awareness/Safe Relationships, Career Services, Library Services, Leadership/Volunteer Opportunities,
and Stress/Time Management. This year we added a workshop on National Fellowships and
Scholarships. This year the Albert Schweitzer Honors Scholar Award was presented to the Rev. Don
Skinner, founder and director of Phoenix Employment Ministries in Wilmington, NC, which assists
sheltered homeless and nearly homeless people by providing resources for job hunting, teaching jobhunting skills, helping them to find and keep satisfying work. Don Skinner delivered a lecture to the
Honors Freshman Seminar students and spoke informally with students at a reception open to the
campus and local community (brochure included in report).
Further, students participated in our program called “Cultural Dinners”; ten faculty and one staff
member were invited to have dinner with honors students and discuss international events and customs
in a specific country. Eight dinners were held at restaurants that featured the cuisine. Examples
included: Southern (with Bo Dean and Nan Graham); Spanish (with Valerie Rider and Amanda
Boomershine); Vietnamese (with Dana Sachs); Thai (with Donna Crowe); Brazil/Portuguese (with
Regina Felix); Greek (with Steve Robinson); Irish (with James Herstine) and Ecuador (with Jennifer
Horan and Patricia Kelly).
Approximately 7-9 students were at each meal, engaging about 65 students.
This program was funded by a Friends of UNCW grant.
Honors Topical Interdisciplinary Seminars (HON 210)--3 credits
HON 210 offers an in-depth investigation of a specific topic from an interdisciplinary
perspective. This provides a niche for a team of instructors from two or more disciplines to approach a
topic in a creative and flexible way, or for a single instructor to approach a topic from more than one
perspective. Thus, faculty are able to "try out" innovative teaching techniques in honors sections- one of
the goals of the honors program. The content of the specific courses varies each semester. Seven
different departments on campus participated this year, with 8 faculty participating. In Fall 2009, four
sections were taught on topics such as “Family, Culture, Travel: Reading & Writing Memoir,” teamtaught by Dr. Barbara Waxman of English and Ms. Dana Sach, a local author and adjunct instructor in
Honors,” “Brazilian Culture” by Dr. Regina Felix of Foreign Language and Literature,” “Science in
Contemporary Drama and Literature,” by Dr. Charles Grimes, adjunct instructor in Theatre, and
“Evolution and Music,” team taught by Dr. Dan Johnson of Music and Dr. Kim Sawrey of Psychology.
Two sections of HON 210 were offered in the Spring 2010 semester to facilitate student scheduling: ”
Origins of Modern Love,” taught by Dr. Olga Trokhimenko of Foreign Language and Literature, and
“Southern Belles in Fiction, Film, & Fact, “ taught by Ms. Nan Graham, a local author and adjunct
instructor in Honors.
Honors Enrichment Seminar (HON 120)--one credit
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This one-credit course has several functions for the students and program. First, the course
encourages students to become directly involved in campus and community activities by attending a
variety of events to broaden their educational experience. Secondly, it provides them with hands-on
experience in a variety of areas. Finally, it provides a mechanism for honors students to maintain their
"community" through group projects and participation.
Fourteen (14) sections of Honors enrichment seminars were taught in Spring 2010 by 15
instructors representing 12 different disciplines, including CLES and off campus. One new HON 120
was a “Becoming a global Citizen,” taught by Dr. Denise DiPuccio and visiting lecturers from her staff
at the Office of International Programs. Again, “Barrier Island Ecology,” was taught by the Director of
the Bald Head Island Conservancy, Dr. Suzanne Dorsey and involved field research weekends on Bald
Head Island. In addition, we continued our opportunities for short-term international travel with HON
120 classes that traveled abroad over Spring Break. ”Art and Culture of Spain,” was taught by Dr.
Vibeke Olson of Art History and included a Spring Break trip to Spain .
To facilitate scheduling for the students, we also offered five sections of one-credit Honors
Enrichment courses in the fall 2009 semester. Dr. Sam Murrell of Philosophy and Religion taught a
course on the Jewish Holocaust that included a visit to the U.S. Holocaust Museum as part of the annual
Lyceum trip. We continued the successful “Survey of Biological Research Methods” that introduces
honors students majoring in biology to the different types of research laboratories in biology and helps
guide them in developing senior honors project ideas. Dr. Thom Porter, associate professor of
Marketing, applied that model to a new HON 120 “Survey of Business Research” that introduced
honors students to the professional practices and research conducted in the Cameron School of
Business. Another NSG 112 (cross-listed as HON 120), “Survey of Professional Nursing,” provides a
similar opportunity for honors students to meet nursing faculty and become aware of the full range of
clinical research and health care options within the field of contemporary nursing.
Honors sections of Basic Studies
Eighteen (18) sections of honors basic studies were taught in Fall 2009. Fourteen (14) sections
of honors basic studies were taught in Spring 2010. A new offering in Honors Basic Studies this year
was SPN 202 HON: Intermediate Spanish II, an honors section initiated at the request of honors
students and taught by Dr. Ariadna Mrak. A thematic section of ENG 290, “Literature and Terror” and
an honors section of ENG 230, “Women in Literature,” were taught this year. We continue to offer an
honors sections of BIO 201/202 and CHM 101/102 as well as MAT 161. Further we offered an upper
level section as an alternative to basic studies- PSY 347 HON: Psychopathology, taught by Dr. Carrie
Clements.
Honors Course Booklets
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Each semester, the honors program produces a booklet listing the honors courses for the
semester. The course book is also posted to the honors website. A printed version is also included in the
orientation packet sent to incoming freshman honors students. Please see examples enclosed.
Honors Course evaluations
Honors basic studies courses are evaluated with SPOT and an additional subjective honors
evaluation form. The HON seminars use an open-ended honors course evaluation forms.
Assessment
Honors student learning assessment is done for Honors Projects (499), as well as honors sections
of basic studies and honors. Faculty evaluate how students met learning objectives based on
performance in class and on specific assignments. (see forms enclosed).
Departmental Senior Honors Projects
The Honors Scholars Program continued its responsibility for oversight of the departmental
honors senior projects. This involves publicizing the departmental honors option, informing students
and faculty of the requirements, handling special cases and appeals, working with the Registrar to
determine eligibility and register the students, assigning a member of the Honors Council to serve as
honors representative for each project, monitoring the progress of the project through two or three
semesters, giving final approval for the project format, and assisting students in meeting the
requirements for graduation with honors. We also include a formal exit interview. We held six (6)
workshops about departmental honors offered to all students on campus. The departmental honors
booklet is attached. A list of students enrolled in departmental honors projects is included in the
appendix.
New this year was the implementation of the DH3 form. At the request of faculty and students
we required students to document progress on the project in its first semester, with a plan for project
completion, and approval by committee members. With a year of DH3 behind us, we can begin
evaluation of its use.
Curriculum Development and Innovation
Complementing the honors semester abroad, we continue to expand our commitment to take
honors education beyond the classroom by encouraging brief study-abroad opportunities as a component
of some HON 120 enrichment seminars. In Spring 2010, Dr. Vibeke Olson led her “Art and Culture of
Spain” through Andalusia, Spain over spring break.
Another experiential seminar, “Barrier Island Ecology” taught by Dr. Suzanne Dorsey of the
Bald Head Island Conservancy, continued its success. Students interested in ecology and biology had
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remarkable experiences staying on Bald Head Island, working experts in the field, and presenting their
research to members of the Bald Head Island board of directors.
Several new HON 210 Interdisciplinary Seminars were featured this year: “Family, Culture,
Travel: Reading & Writing Memoir,” “Science in Contemporary Drama and Literature,” “Brazilian
Culture in Literature and Film,” and “Evolution and Music.” Taught by Dr. Dan Johnson (MUS) and
Dr. Kim Sawrey (PSY), the “Evolution and Music seminar was particularly timely as part of the
continuing celebration by the Evolution Learning Community of the 150th anniversary of Darwin’s On
the Origin of Species.
HON 110: Honors Freshman Seminar was revamped in Fall 2001 and we continued with this
model for Fall 2009 with some additional changes this year. The University Experience and the Life of
the Mind is the informal title that has been used for this class the last several years, and contains several
unique features that are being recommended for other freshman seminar experiences. For example, both
the “EDGE” freshman seminar for Fall 2009 and the Life of the Mind required freshman seminar,
proposed by the Basic Studies Task Force, incorporate several features piloted in the HON 110 class.
One of the purposes of honors education is to serve as a laboratory for innovative curricular instruction
that can then be incorporated in other areas on campus. Our HON 110 model is a good example:
lectures to a large group session followed by breakout discussion; required service and cultural
activities; civic engagement opportunities and discussion; reading and discussion on the “nature of
knowledge”.
This year we continued with individual “themes” for each section and allowed incoming
freshmen to select which section they would enroll in based on its theme. Each theme was specific to the
discipline and expertise of the instructor: “Medicine, Technology and Ethics” (biology and genetics);
“Self-Knowledge and Confession” (history); “Understanding Behavior: Nature and/or Nurture” (issues
in psychology, animal behavior); “Literature and Exploration” (scientific exploration as literary
narrative); “Constructing Visual Identity” (art and visual culture), and “Darwin, Evolution, and Culture”
(current controversies in Darwinian science).
The six HON 110 sections met together for several classes, including a discussion with the
chancellor, a session on Honors and honors advising (concurrent with pre-registration for spring
coursed), and a presentation on study abroad. The Honors Seahawk Mentors engaged students in our
Cultural Dinners program and cultural and service events in the community and at UNCW. They also
led programs on Time Management. This year we continued the Albert Schweitzer Honors Scholar
Awards. This Award was developed through a partnership with Randall Library. Remaining funds from
the Albert Schweitzer Awards were entrusted to Honors and Randall Library as co-sponsors of the event.
Interest from the trust is used to honor an individual in the Greater Wilmington community or the state
of North Carolina who best represents the concept of service in the Humanities, Science, or the Arts. An
honorarium is provided and the recipient gives a public address to the freshman honors class, the
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university community, and the public. This year’s honoree was Don Skinner, Founder and Executive
Director of the Phoenix Employment Ministries. The Phoenix Employment Ministries is dedicated to
finding work for homeless and near homeless individuals.
Several students used "honors contract courses" this year wherein students receive honors credit
for courses in the regular curriculum that have been adapted for honors-level work. Forms for
establishing honors contract courses appear in the Honors Program Faculty Handbook. Thirteen honors
contract courses were taught this year- in Geography, Geology, Marketing, Spanish, Nursing, Chemistry,
Math, Philosophy, Finance, Women’s Studies, Science/Humanities/Society, and Film Studies,.
Assessment instruments to monitor faculty perceptions of student learning outcomes were used
in honors project (499) classes, and in the honors sections of seminars and basic studies. The Faculty
Honors Council designed a feedback survey for faculty mentors to react to use of the new DH3 for
monitoring outcomes for the first semester of 499 work. Data were collected in the spring 2009, and the
Council reviewed the responses in Fall 2010 to “close the loop”. Responses from faculty and students
were very positive overall, but requested additional reminders so that submission is not put off til the end
of the semester in a last-minute crunch.
Faculty Development
The Honors Program continued its work in developing an honors culture among teaching
faculty. To this end, we have worked to support faculty in their initial and continuing experiences in
honors. We distributed information on honors teaching by holding a workshop before the Fall2009 and
Spring 2010 semesters to assist faculty in their preparation for their honors classes. These were cosponsored by the Center for Teaching Excellence. In addition to the workshops, we held informal midsemester meetings of honors freshman seminar instructors in the fall semester to discuss issues and
concerns. Further, Honors participated in the Center for Teaching Excellence new faculty orientations
for both Fall 2009 and Spring 2010. We also offered a workshop at the CTE luncheon workshop series
on writing effective recommendation letters for graduate school and major scholarships.
We also encouraged faculty to participate in honors conferences. Dr. Patricia Kelley (GLY), Dr.
Bruce, and honors student Matthew Okoneski presented “Honors and the Evolution Learning
Community” at the National Collegiate Honors Council meeting in October 2009.
Honors Semester Abroad, Honors International Splashes, and Study Abroad
For the 12th time, the UNCW honors program offered an honors semester abroad as we
joined with the Office of International Programs in their offering of a spring semester at the
University of Swansea, Wales. The honors semester is advertised across honors programs in the
United States. A total of 11 (from UNCW and from other universities) students participated in
semester. Dr. Jim Herstine, Health and Applied Human Sciences, was the resident director and taught
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a 2-credit HON 294 course on Experiencing and Understanding Recreation and Leisure In Wales and
the United Kingdom , as well as an additional course for Swansea.
As presented above, short study abroad experiences have been very effectively incorporated into
some of the honors seminars. Three students participated in the HON 120 seminars to Spain Spring
2010.
A total of 57 honors scholars were enrolled in study abroad classes via International Programs in
39 different study abroad programs including spring break study abroad experiences.
Directors' and Students' Professional Travel Related to Honors
Dr. Bruce participated in the annual meeting of the North Carolina Honors Association held at
North Carolina State University in October (it was fall break and no students attended; they were at the
Honors Lyceum in DC!). In October, Dr. Atwill, Dr. Patricia Kelley (GLY), and Dr. Bruce
accompanied 6 students to the National Collegiate Honors Council annual conference in Washington,
DC. Students presented papers on honors courses that were taught as part of the evolution learning
community, incorporating art into the honors curriculum, our Honors Tea series, and two students
presented their honors project research data. Both Dr. Bruce and Dr. Atwill facilitated workshops at the
conference. Honors student Sarah Fann completed the second year of her two-year term as a student
representative on the NCHC Board of Directors. In March, six students attended the annual meeting of
the Southern Regional Honors Conference in Greenville, SC, with Dr. Atwill. The students delivered
presentations on topics from various honors classes, plus a session on the new honors teas. Dr. Atwill
also delivered a presentation on Partners in the Parks.
CSURF and the UNCW Honors Program organized and hosted the State of North Carolina
Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium (SNCURCS) in Wilmington, Nov. 21. There were
more than 363 different presentations from 44 North Carolina colleges and universities. Attendance
/registration was close to 800! 82 UNCW students presented 54 posters or oral presentations.
Dr. Bruce attended the Colonial Academic Alliance (CAA) annual undergraduate research
conference at Virginia Commonwealth University, in Richmond, VA, with 11 students in April. At each
conference, students showcased research endeavors at UNCW.
We continued a service learning seminar in Spring 2010 with an honors enrichment offering,
in the form of Amigos y Escolares- a class focused on outreach to Hispanic elementary students,
taught by Ms. Valerie Rider.
Dr. Bruce and honors student Sarah Fann attended the Board of Directors meetings for the
National Collegiate Honors Council in October. Sarah completed her 2-year term as a full Board
member.
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III. Scholarships, Financial Support and Undergraduate Research Awards
In 2009-10, 227 honors students received honors merit scholarship awards, for a total of $349,
645 (excluding scholarships which are not administered by Honors but may be awarded to Honors
Program students).
It is important to note that this is an average award of $1540 to each of the 227
students, but this only reflects 39.9% of the students in honors. Thus, functionally, this dollar figure
amounts to $635 per honors student. [In comparison, last year, $386,605 was awarded to 227 students
(43%) of the students in honors. The average award was $1688 per scholarship student or $635 per
Honors Program student.] As evident in the attached Honors Fact Sheet, clearly scholarship support
remains a concern, especially given the increase in honors participation; there has been a steady decline
in scholarship support over the last three years.
Named scholarships accounted for $168,043 of the scholarship awards in 2009-10 (a drop from
$196,540 last year) and $181,602 was from funds identified for unrestricted honors merit scholarships
through UNCW ($186,240 last year).
Awards ranged in amount from $500 to the dollar equivalent of in-state tuition and fees.
Scholarships were awarded for one year, and were renewable, based on continued good standing in
Honors and the University. The funds for these scholarships originated from donations and
endowments, and were awarded to the students by the Honors Scholars Program on the basis of merit.
For some of the scholarships, we were required to select students who meet the specific guidelines of the
donors, such as North Carolina residency or additional financial need. We were also allotted two
bookstore scholarships of $160 each. Honors recommends nominees for the Leutze and Upperman,
Scholarships, which are selected by other programs on campus. Honors and Admissions work together
to offer diversity scholarships.
Academic Affairs further supported the honors students by allotting the program funds to
hire 28 students as part-time work assistants. These awards were made on a merit basis, especially
to out-of-state students or in lieu of merit scholarships. In addition to Honors, Office of the
Chancellor, Academic Affairs, Cameron School of Business, Center for Teaching Excellence,
College of Arts and Sciences’ Associate Dean’s Office, and University Advancement.
The Center for the Support of Undergraduate Research and Fellowships (CSURF) is
administered through the Honors Scholars Program, and the CSURF Faculty Advisory Board acts as the
advisory body. The CSURF reading room is housed in the Honors Program; in the same area, we have a
computer work-station dedicated to undergraduate research, with software for data processing as well as
poster preparation. Honors purchased and maintains a plotter so that students can print out posters for
conferences. We also had one 10-hour per week graduate assistant and one 5 hours a week GA who
share that space. The Graduate School paid for the GAs.
The Honors Scholars program was again this year given the responsibility of handling funding
for the CSURF student research travel awards. The Chancellor allotted $30,000 for student travel to
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professional conferences, if accompanied by a faculty member. Fifty eight (58) students in 14 different
academic programs applied for travel awards (requests totaled $38,650.00 and $26,832 was
reimbursed). In addition, another $1492 was used to support student expenses for eleven students
presenting at the Colonial Academic Alliance Undergraduate Research Conference in April at VCU.
We also used these funds to help support 11 students making presentations at honors national, regional,
and state conferences ($12,146). In total, Honors reimbursed $40,470 in expenses for student travel; 80
students in 19 different disciplines, including the College, School of Education, and School of Business
benefited. (Summary report and list of awards this year included in binder.)
To showcase undergraduate research and scholarship on campus, CSURF, Honors and the
Office of Research organized the 5th annual Showcase of Undergraduate Research and Scholarship in
April. We had a reception and poster session in Randall Library. There were 109 posters and over 140
students were authors or coauthors.
CSURF sponsored the UNCW Paul E. Hosier UNCW Undergraduate Research and Creativity
Fellowships awards again this year. We received 13 proposals. In addition to the written proposal,
students also interviewed with the CSURF Board, and members of the Honors Faculty Advisory Council
and Senate Research Committee. Eight students were chosen to receive a $500, $750 or $1000 award in
this competitive process.
With the support of the Graduate School, we were allotted two part-time graduate assistants this
year, Derek Poku (MAT) and Rebekah Brasso (BMB). These GAs maintained the CSURF web page,
conducted classroom workshops on poster development, one-on-one workshops for faculty and students
during the year to teach them about bibliographic and statistical software packages (Excel, PowerPoint,
SigmaPlot, and EndNote), and printed posters for undergraduates to take to conferences. Approximately
347 (compared to 231 last year) posters were printed this year (at a cost of about $5 per poster at CSURF
compared to about $120 per poster at Kinko’s). In addition to printing posters for undergrads, we also
offered printing to graduate students and printed about 13 grad student posters. We also laminated
posters at a fraction of the typical expense for students. Costs are approximately $7 per poster at
CSURF compared to $40-$70 elsewhere. We also provided poster travel tubes for students to check-out
for use at conferences next year. The GAs were indispensible as far as help with hosting SNCURCS this
year, and Ms. Brasso was a panelist at the Spring Soaring to Greatness event.
By our active participation in the Colonial Academic Alliance and the UNC Undergraduate
Research Consortium, UNCW student research continues to be showcased in the state and region.
Honors/CSURF will continue to serve as the liaison for these programs.
CSURF remained the liaison for national competitive scholarships. We offered information to
students about national fellowships and scholarships via email and posters and the Fulbright information
session. We also added National Fellowship and Scholarship workshops to the HON 110 series. In
addition to presenting an information session about these scholarships to interested students on campus,
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we celebrated Allie McNutt’s selection as one of three national NCHC Portz Scholars. Catherine Starek
has been nominated for the Portz for 2010 by UNCW . Honors senior Sarah Fann was named a
Fulbright Scholar to Australia for 2010-2011 . She also completed her final year as a NOAA Hollings
Scholar, with her work winning 1st place recognition in a National Marine Fisheries Service competition
for Hollings researchers. Honors junior Heather Page completed her first year as a Hollings NOAA
Scholar and applied for the Goldwater Scholarship. Another honors student, sophomore Julienne Beblo,
was awarded a NOAA Hollings Scholarship for 2010-2011. Jaha Gitonga, completed a year-long study
in Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic for 2009-2010, as a Benjamin A. Gilman International
Scholar. Alum Tiffany Rhodes was awarded the prestigious James Madison Graduate Fellowship to
attend UNCW graduate program in secondary education (History). Elizabeth Saunders (Anthroplogy)
applied for the British Marshall.
Honors alums Bethany Nuckolls and Bethann Cleary continue teaching English in the JET
program. Brittany Pickell, an honors graduate from 2009, is completing a year-long Fulbright Foreign
Language Teaching Assistant in Chile. Honors alum James Purcell began the 2012s project- a
circumnavigation project to do service in each area and a group of UNCW volunteered during the 2010
spring break. Honors alum Brian DesRoches completed a year-long position in Teach for America in
Baltimore and Mississippi. Senior honors students Justin Ingram and William Henley were accepted to
the Teach for America program for 2010-11.
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IV. Co-curricular Events
In keeping with its mission and strategic goal of developing an honors community and involving
students in academic life both in and out of the classroom, the honors program has sponsored or
participated in many co-curricular events. The following are highlights from 2009-10:
• In August, Honors Program staff and the Honors Seahawk Mentors participated in Move-In!
• In August, Bill Atwill was an instructor at NCHC’s Partners in the Parks experiential learning
program in Acadia National Park, ME.
• The Honors Program and Honors Scholars Association held a beach sweep at Kure Beach
followed by a cookout for new freshmen in August. We added a survey this year at the request of the
Kure Beach Town Council. This was the ninth consecutive year and the mayor came to welcome the
students.
• The director attended the annual meeting of the North Carolina Honors Association meeting in
September, at NCSU in Raleigh.
• In support of the HON seminars and basic studies sections both semesters, the honors program
provided support for several on- and off-campus events including Fort Fisher Aquarium, Airlie Gardens,
Cameron Art Museum, Battleship North Carolina, Ghost Tour of Old Wilmington, Animal Control, and
Carolina Canines. For the HON 120 Animals and Society seminar, we co-sponsored the costs of a bus
to the North Carolina Zoo with Biology (included a Biology senior seminar group as well). We also
provided support for field trips associated with GLY 135, HON 120s to Bald Head Island and those
associated with the Swansea University honors seminar.
• Honors offered admission for honors students to the Wilmington Concert Association,
Wilmington Symphony, Arts in Action, Fort Fisher Aquarium, UNCW Theatre series, and Cameron Art
Museum.
• We continued the Cultural Dinners program for freshmen and faculty. We were awarded a
Friends of UNCW grant for this program.
• Bill Atwill, Bo Dean, Amy Maybery, and Rhonda Lamarsh escorted 24 honors students and
14 international student on a four-day Lyceum experience to Washington D.C. in October 2009. The
theme of the trip was “Cultural Explorations,” and focused on cultural diversity in various gallery
expositions as well as explorations of national monuments. Dr. Atwill led groups to Arlington National
Cemetery, Museum of the American Indian, the Library of Congress, and the National Holocaust
Museum,. Mr. Bo Dean arranged for a tour of the Capitol with members of the NC congressional staff,
as well as the US Portrait Gallery. Students also went to a play at the Kennedy Center and visited the
Monuments by Moonlight.
• The Honors Student Association sponsored a donut sale to raise funds for student attendance
at the National Collegiate Honors Council meeting.
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• Honors participated in the fall UNCW visitation day- Seahawk Saturday. We included a very
well received tour of the Honors House.
• Honors/CSURF led a lunchtime faculty workshops for the Center for Teaching Excellence on
mentoring undergraduates in research projects featuring faculty mentors Drs., Chris Hughes, Kate Bruce.
Drs. Bill Atwill, Kate Bruce, and Teddy Burgh led a Center for Teaching Excellence workshop for
faculty on writing effective letters of recommendation for students applying to graduate school and for
major scholarships and fellowships.
• The honors directors, students, and honors faculty members participated in the National
Collegiate Honors Council Conference in Washington, DC in October 2009.
• The Albert Schweitzer Honors Scholar Award was presented in November during the
Freshman Honors Seminar to this year’s honoree Don Skinner, Founder and Executive Director of the
Phoenix Employment Ministries. Students and community members filled Bryan auditorium, and the
students collected canned goods as an outreach effort. After the address, members of the UNCW and
Wilmington communities were invited to the reception that followed.
• Honors organized and hosted the 5th annual State of North Carolina Undergraduate Research
Symposium at UNCW in November, with participation by honors students, other UNCW students,
honors directors and staff. Over 800 registered for the conference, a record number.
• Dr. Bruce serves as Editor of the state undergraduate research journal, Explorations, and with
the UNCW Publishing Laboratory, we published the 4th volume of the journal in November and featured
this at the SNCURCS conference. Four faculty from UNCW serve on the Editorial Board.
• With support from Academic Affairs and Chancellor's Office, the honors program sponsored a
holiday reception at the Madeline Suite in December. This year we recognized the 24 seniors graduating
in December with honors, as well as highlighting the freshman experience.
• The Honors Program and the Honors Student Association were co-sponsors of the 26th annual
MLK celebration featuring Dr. Ben Carson.
• Dr. Jim Herstine led a group of 11 UNCW students to spend an honors semester at the
University of Swansea in Wales and taught an honors seminar on Recreation and Leisure in Wales.
• Honors sponsored a reading group for students, faculty and staff in January-February to read
When Languages Die by Dr. K. David Harrison in preparation for his visit to the UNCW.
• In February, the Honors Speaker Series brought in filmmaker Seth Kramer and Dr. K. David
Harrison, a noted linguist from Swarthmore College whose work to save endangered languages is the
subject of Kramer’s award-winning film, “The Linguists,” which was shown in conjunction with the
lecture. During their two day visit to campus Dr. Harrison and Mr. Kramer also conducted workshops
with classes and met with students informally over dinner.
• Dr. Bruce participated the UNC-undergraduate research consortium meetings this year.
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• CSURF/Honors participated in the Fulbright information sessions to discuss national
scholarship opportunities.
• We recognized 68 students who completed the first two years of the honors program in good
standing in conjunction with the Phi Kappa Phi initiation ceremony in April.
• The Honors Scholars Association students co-sponsored the inaugural southeastern Honor
Flight in May.
• Dr. Bruce attended the Teal Carpet ceremonies in Raleigh with Admissions. In addition, Dr.
Bruce attended the meet prep school counselors workshop in May.
• An alternative international spring break trip to Spain and two weekends on Bald Head Island
as part of two other HON 120 classes were capstone experiences in Honors Enrichment seminars.
• During both semesters we continued a series of workshops on Preparing for Departmental
Honors and Applying to Graduate School (co-sponsored by the Graduate School). These are open to all
UNCW students.
• Dr. Atwill and six honors students participated in the 38th annual meeting of the Southern
Regional Honors Council in Greenville, SC, in March.
• Honors participated in the UNCW visitation day, Soaring to Greatness. CSURF was also
featured as in a panel presentation.
• UNCW attended the Colonial Academic Alliance annual undergraduate research conference at
Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA with the other 11 Colonial Athletic Association
universities in April. Eleven UNCW students presented their research in poster sessions and oral
presentations, and were accompanied by Dr. Bruce.
• Honors and CSURF co-sponsored the local Sigma Xi Spring Meeting with Undergraduate
Student Research Poster Session in April 2010.
• Honors was a co-sponsor for the annual Phi Kappa Phi induction and reception, in April 2010.
Honors is the repository for PKP materials.
• Honors and CSURF sponsored the fifth annual Showcase of Undergraduate Research and
Scholarship in April. The month long recognition of undergraduate research began with a reception in
Randall Library at which 108 student posters were on display. The posters remained on display for 2
weeks.
• CSURF sponsored the Paul E. Hosier UNCW Undergraduate Research and Creativity
Fellowships award competition in April and received 13 proposals. In addition to the written proposal,
students also interviewed with the CSURF Board, and members of the Honors Faculty Advisory Council
and Senate Research Committee. Eight students were chosen to receive awards in this competitive
process.
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• The annual "Honors Awards Brunch" was held the day prior to May graduation to recognize
the 83 students graduating with honors in Spring 2010 and their faculty sponsors. In keeping with
tradition, each faculty sponsor awarded the honors medallion to his or her own student.
• In May the UNCW Honors Program, under the leadership of Dr. Atwill and working with the
Division of Public Service and Extended Education, sponsored a new national program, Partners in the
Parks- Exploring the Outer Banks. 14 students from 10 different universities attended this one-week
program, with 5 UNCW faculty and one staff member leading sessions for the group. Two UNCW
students participated in the program. This is part of a series sponsored by the National Collegiate
Honors Council and the National Parks Service.
Student Activities
Honors students are active members of the university community, and we are especially proud
of the students who were recognized by their departments, by Student Affairs (Cornerstone Awards) for
leadership and scholarship, or by the larger community.
In 2009-10, __ honors students were North Carolina Teaching Fellows. Twenty honors students
competed in varsity athletics, winning recognition for both academic and athletic achievement. Kathleen
Casto won the Chancellor’s Cup for Athletic and Academic Excellence and was recognized by the
Colonial Athletic Association as the Track and Field Scholar Athlete-of-the-Year. Katie Houmard
(softball), Christina Lee (tennis), Amanda McCreery (swimming and diving), and Wil Zohorodny (track)
were also named Most Valuable Performers for their respective teams. A number of others participated
in team sports such as club soccer, crew, lacrosse, Ultimate, and sailing,
Several Honors students are involved in Student Government and club leadership. Two honors
students are freshman orientation leaders this summer 2009, and approximately __ are resident advisors
for next year, while others served in residence hall government and as residence hall desk receptionists.
Service to the university and larger community is a goal of honors education, and our students
were active participants. For example, students volunteered to tutor in elementary schools or assist with
afterschool programs or at other community agencies. Several students volunteered through the Honors
Scholars Association and Honors Program- assisting with the MLK Events here on campus as the ushers
and crowd moderators for Dr. Ben Carson, Beach Sweep, the Cape Fear Heart Walk, Coastal Horizon’s
Annual Breakfast, and Relay for Life. The Honors Scholars Association also took lead to raise funds that
sponsored two veterans on the inaugural flight of the Southeastern North Carolina Honor Flight. Many
participated as tutors in the Learning Center. Fourteen honors students also were very involved as
UNCW Ambassadors and the President (Lauren Humphrey), Vice President (William Henley), and
Secretary (Brezny Qualls) were all honors students. The appendix includes a more extensive list of
honors student activities.
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V. Recruitment and Public Outreach Efforts
Recruitment
Recruitment
In keeping with the goal of recruiting highly talented students to UNCW, we have been
closely involved with recruitment efforts. We developed a new brochure in collaboration with
Marketing and Management, utilizing our current honors students, an honors student intern and other
test groups, to come up with a full color brochure that is current, appeals to applicants and connects
them with vital information about the program while sending them to the webpage for more detail and
the application. The number of applicants to honors increased in 2009-2010 by 20.3% and since
2008-2009 by 31%. This brochure features information about current honors program students.
For the 3rd year, at the Spring 2010 visitation day for accepted students (Soaring to
Greatness), we coordinated an open house in Honors House and provided a reception with Honors
Volunteers to be on hand to answer questions. Over 300 prospective students and family members
attended this open house.
The Honors Scholars program continued with an honors specific visitation program for
interested rising High School Seniors and applicants for the Fall semester. The visitation program was
offered via an online internet sign up, advertised on our Honors Website and coordinated with
Admissions, with the ability to arrange tours of the Honors Residence Hall, a class visit, meetings
with department heads (pairing with expressed interests), one on one interviews with Honors directors
and peer interaction with tours and escorts being provided by current honors scholars. The tours
began in early September and ran through April. Through our online reservations for the 2009-2010
term, 53 students and families from 13 states were registered; we also had 36 not registered drop ins
(tracked by our guest sign in book) and we were able to provide interviews and modified tours for
them as well. Of the 86 students who participated in this visitation, 72 were rising seniors (eligible to
apply to UNCW for Fall 2010); 46 applied and 9 matriculated into the Honors Program.
Further, the Honors Scholars Program was a vital part of UNCW visitation days in the fall and
spring, with the assistance of many continuing honors students who gave special tours of the Honors
House and staffed the honors information table. For the 3rd year, at the Spring 2010 visitation day for
accepted students (Soaring to Greatness), we coordinated an open house in Honors House. Over 300
prospective students and family members attended this open house.
Our promotional brochure was sent to many high school guidance counselors in North Carolina
and to interested students and parents. We already purchased and mailed copies of the Peterson’s Guide
to Honors Colleges and Programs and sent those to area guidance counselors; in addition we met with
two Early College Gifted counselors at area high schools and sent them Peterson’s Guides as well. We
work with the Admissions Office to target high-ability high school students during their fall recruitment
and with SMEC to reach the Summer Ventures students at UNCW.
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Dr. Bruce participated in the NC Flight Admissions program and the Teal Carpet program.
Diversity has always been an important value for the honors program, and we continue to be
involved with diversity initiatives. We continued discussion of diversity in the honors freshman seminar
this year, and placed honors students in the Office of Campus Diversity both semesters. We
collaborated with Mr. Marcio Moreno in the Admissions Office to examine and recruit qualified
minorities for the Honors program, and to award diversity scholarships based on merit to new freshman
applicants. Because of his long service on the LBGT advisory committee and Multicultural Center, the
new “Campus Leadership Award” offered by the Muticultural, LGBT office was named for our program
manager, Mr. Bo Dean.
Freshman Orientation, June 2010
The honors program mounted special sessions at summer orientation for new students. An
honors student handbook was distributed to all new freshmen (a copy is included with this report). In
addition, afternoon sessions for parents of honors students were held at orientation.
For six years, we have had a program for mentoring freshman honors students more formally.
For Fall 2010, we have hired 6 students as Honors Mentors who participated in mentor training in the
spring with the Cornerstone Peer Mentors. They will be linked with freshman seminar sections in the
fall, and will meet incoming freshmen on orientation day and move-in day.
Public Relations and Publicity
The honors program staff and students publicize our program in several ways:
• The Honors Scholars Program has its own pages within UNCW's site on the World Wide Web:
http://www.uncw.edu/honors/. We have recently updated the page to be consistent with the UNCW
branding. We also have a webpage for CSURF.
• We publish an annual Honors Newsletter, Periplus, which is featured on the honors website.
This year, Periplus became a student-edited newsletter, with Tiffany Strickland as editor and other
honors students contributing stories and photographs.
• We maintained a home page for the North Carolina Honors Association that originates from
our home page. The director is treasurer of the association and a Past President. The director also is
Past-President of the National Collegiate Honors Council and Past-President of the Southern Regional
Honors Council.
• The UNCW Honors Scholars Program is represented in the revised Peterson's Guide to
Honors Program in American Colleges and Universities. Further, the director wrote an introductory
piece for the latest (Fall 2005) Peterson’s edition, and alum Michael Simone (honors in biology, 2003) is
featured.
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• We helped Advancement coordinate thank-you letter-writing by the honors students to their
scholarship donors in September, and helped advertise the scholarship dinner.
• The Albert Schweitzer Honors Scholar program promotes outreach to the community by
recognizing an individual from the local area who exemplifies the attributes of Schweitzer. This year
Don Skinner, Founder and Executive Director of the Phoenix Employment Ministries received the
award.
• The Honors Speaker Series, featuring Dr. David Harrison and Mr. Seth Kramer, was an
interdisciplinary event. For two days, we offered programs related to film production and anthropology,
as well as an evening screening of the award-winning film The Linguists to over 500 people.
• Honors co-sponsored the Sigma Xi Student Research Poster Session, and several departmental
lectures or programs.
• Honors and CSURF hosted the annual State of North Carolina Undergraduate Research
Symposium (SNCCURS) with record attendance. 54 UNCW posters and oral talks were presented,
involving at least 82 UNCW students and their faculty mentors.
• Honors facilitated student involvement in the Colonial Academic Alliance Undergraduate
Research Conference.
• Honors acts as liaison for UNCW’s participation in the UNC-system Undergraduate Research
Consortium.
• We developed a new “facebook” to use for recruitment based on comments in student focus
groups. Four student profiles were featured.
National Scholarships/Fellowships
Through oversight of the Center for the Support of Undergraduate Research and Fellowships
(CSURF), the Honors Program has continued its responsibility as the administrative office for national
scholarship competitions. We continued our membership in the National Association for Fellowship
Advisors.
In 2009-10, Honors/CSURF continued to distribute information and applications for the
following scholarships or fellowships: Goldwater Scholarship, Truman Scholarship, Jack Kent Cooke
Scholarship, Udall Scholarship, Rhodes Scholarship, Madison, Mellon Scholarship, USA Today AllAcademic Team, British Marshall. In addition, Honors/CSURF facilitates recommendations for the
NCHC Portz Scholar, the Phi Kappa Phi Awards, and the Hollings scholarship.
Honors senior Sarah Fann was named a Fulbright Scholar to Australia for 2010-2011. She also
completed her final year as a NOAA Hollings Scholar, with her work winning 1st place recognition in a
National Marine Fisheries Service competition for Hollings researchers. Honors junior Heather Page
completed her first year as a Hollings NOAA Scholar and applied for the Goldwater Scholarship.
Honors sophomore Julienne Beblo was awarded a NOAA Hollings Scholarship for 2010-2011. Jaha
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Gitonga, completed a year-long study in Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic for 2009-2010, as a
Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholar. Alum Tiffany Rhodes was awarded the prestigious James
Madison Graduate Fellowship to attend UNCW graduate program in secondary education (History).
Elizabeth Saunders (Anthroplogy) applied for the British Marshall. Honors seniors Sarah Fann and
Jamie Brummitt applied for the Phi Kappa Phi Graduate Fellowship.
The website for the Center for the Support of Undergraduate Research and Fellowships (CSURF; www.uncw.edu/csurf ) and the brochure for CSURF facilitate communication about research
and scholarship opportunities for students at UNCW. We continued to distribute information about the
competitive national scholarships at the Fulbright Awards workshops.
Support of other Departments and Conferences
Honors Staff and CSURF graduate assistants collaborated with the School of Nursing, the
University College, International Programs, the departments of English, Sociology and Criminal
Justice, and Biology to aid in research presentations on campus for UNCW students and faculty as
well as groups hosted by UNCW. Presentations included: the Southeastern Benthic Ecology meeting,
the Community Campus at Hillcrest Research Presentations and Public Sociology Food Systems
presentations for Sociology and Criminal Justice, the Wentworth scholars research presentation for
English, International Programs International Education Week presentations, and University College
Uni-101 Group Projects presentations. We also co-sponsored the UNCW Health Studies Student
Symposium. These units utilized the poster display boards and easels that CSURF houses for the
campus.
In addition to research presentations, Honors was invited to display posters created by
undergraduate researchers and printed by CSURF at both the Board of Trustees and the Board of
Visitors Meetings.
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VI.
Program Administration
Office Structure and Division of Labor
The Honors Scholars Program reports to the office of the Provost, through the Associate Vice
Chancellor for Academic Affairs for Academic Programs and Policies. The Honors Program has a fulltime director, Kate Bruce, who teaches in Psychology and in Honors, and a full-time associate director,
Bill Atwill, who teaches in English and in Honors. We also have a full-time administrative assistant,
Lenwood S. “Bo” Dean, who serves as program manager for the Honors Program. Ms. Carole Reynolds
is a ¾ time administrative assistant in Honors, with expertise in data entry and management.
Office division of labor: while the duties of the director and associate director are generally
divided, their responsibilities are fluid, allowing for maximum coverage and flexibility in the office. In
general, the director is responsible for recruitment and processing of students through the program;
working with admissions; oversight of departmental honors; handling scholarships and working with the
offices of advancement and financial aid; coordinating housing preferences with the residence life office;
recruiting and supervising the Honors House mentors; working with the orientation staff to offer honors
summer orientations for students and parents; yearly preparation of an honors students handbook; public
outreach and contact; convening the Faculty Honors Council; faculty development in honors teaching;
working with the schools and academic departments to coordinate their honors offerings; representing
honors to the campus at large; organizing co-curricular events; managing budgets; and handling the
administrative duties of the office. In addition, the director oversees the Center for the Support of
Undergraduate Research and Fellowships (CSURF).
The associate director is most closely involved with curriculum development; recruiting faculty
for honors teaching; developing the honors schedule of courses for each semester; planning co-curricular
events; assisting students and faculty through the departmental honors process; and editing the
newsletter.
Both the director and associate director are directly involved in honors teaching and are
University College advisors for freshmen and sophomore honors students.
Space
The Honors Scholars Program offices are located on the second floor of Randall Library. This
suite includes a reception area, offices for the director, associate director, and office staff, a seminar
room, a room for CSURF and the printer plotter, a small library and conference room, a work/file room
and a kitchen. The seminar room is a smart classroom (internet and multimedia station), and is used for
honors seminars, honors basic studies classes, and meetings of the Faculty Honors Council and the
Honors Scholars Association. Three PC multimedia computer stations are available for students and
faculty; this includes a MAC with film editing capability. The plotter in the CSURF research station
was used this year to print over 300 posters for students receiving CSURF awards and for those
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presenting at various honors conferences. The laminator is housed in Archives and shared by the library.
The location of the program is excellent, but we are in need of additional space for programming and
office administration.
The Faculty Honors Advisory Council
The Council is comprised of nine members from the College and the Schools. This is the
advisory board for the Honors Program. This body also recommends courses and instructors, assists
with student mentoring and advising, and serves as honors representatives on departmental honors
projects. In addition, members serve on the campus-wide committee for national fellowship and
scholarship applications and review the honors applications for acceptance and scholarship awards.
Members serve a three-year rotating term; current members of the Honors Council are listed in the
Appendix.
This year the Council was active in the following initiatives:

development of a new mission statement for Honors,

review of HON 110 for University Studies,

approval of an Honors Global Citizen recognition (under review at Faculty Senate),

review of national award nominees;

changes to the departmental honors procedure and criteria for continuation;

recruitment at visitation days;
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assessment of student learning outcomes;

recommendation for changes to the GPA criteria for University Honors (under review at the
Faculty Senate) and

implementation of a change in the departmental honors committee structure to move from a 4person to 3-person committee effective Spring 2010.
The CSURF Board
This year the CSURF Board membership was formalized by Academic Affairs, with 16
members. The Board developed a proposal to recognize UNCW Research Scholars and Distinguished
Research Scholars. This has been submitted to Steve McFarland to interface with the tracking system
for Undergraduate Research Involvement. They also reviewed applications for the Paul Hosier
Undergraduate Research Fellowships and held interviews.
The Student Honors Advisory Council (SHAC)
SHAC is composed of students in the honors program who are interested in leadership roles
relating to program advising in areas such as freshman application review; composition and content of
honors freshman seminar; choice of honors spring speaker; mentoring of freshmen in honors; and
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suggesting possible honors courses and seminars. This group met approximately 10 times over the two
semesters with the director and associate director. Members attended state, regional, and national honors
conferences with the directors. They developed Honors Teas with administrators and faculty and
organized four successful teas. Members also organized a Krispy Kreme Doughnuts fundraiser to raise
money to attend the NCHC conference in October in Washington D.C.
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Appendix
1. Honors Directors’ Summaries
26
2. 2009-2010 Faculty Honors Council members
27
3. THE C-SURF BOARD
28
4. Fall 2009 Honors Classes
29
5. Spring 2010 Honors Classes
30
6. Publications / Presentations at Honors Conferences
30
7. Representative List of Honors Student Awards, etc.
32
8. Attachments begin
42
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1. Honors Directors’ Summaries
Dr. Bruce served on the Academic Standards Committee, the CTE Advisory Board, Orientation
Advisory Board, the Evolution Learning Community Committee, and the Learning Assessment Council.
She chairs the Faculty Honors Advisory Council and CSURF Board. She advises the Student Honors
Advisory Council. In the Psychology Department, she chaired the Post-tenure Review Committee,
conducted peer reviews and is a member of the animal behavior/behavior analysis special interest group.
She taught an unpaid overload of classes this year (freshman seminar HON 110, PSY 495 Comparative
Cognition Seminar, PSY 265 Human Sexual Behavior, and 491 Directed Independent Study). Dr. Bruce
served as a committee chair for the National Collegiate Honors Council, and is a past president of that
group. Dr. Bruce is also treasurer of the North Carolina Honors Association and maintains a web page
for the state Honors Programs.
Dr. Bruce accompanied honors students and faculty to three honors conferences. Dr. Bruce was
an author on two presentations at Honors conferences, as well as co-authoring 4 academic area
conference presentations in psychology. She was an active participant in the UNC Undergraduate
Research Consortium and Colonial Academic Alliance. She coordinated hosting the State of North
Carolina Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium in November, and escorted UNCW
students to the Colonial Academic Alliance Undergraduate Symposium in April. As director of CSURF
on campus, she coordinated the 5th UNCW Showcase of Undergraduate Research and the Paul E Hosier
Undergraduate Research Fellowship competition. She also coordinated UNCW faculty development
workshops through CTE, CSURF, and Honors. She received two grants for programs in Honors and
CSURF.
She is on the editorial board of four peer-reviewed journals (one in honors, two in undergraduate
research and one in psychology). She supervised three graduate students in psychology this academic
year, and one defended her theses and graduated. She mentored several DIS students this year and cochaired one honors committee. She serves on several graduate student committees, several honors
project committees, as well as serving as liaison for several more. Dr. Bruce published two papers in
refereed journals this year and maintains an active laboratory in psychology. She was mentioned by
several graduating seniors in December and May as the faculty member who had the strongest impact on
them.
Please also see Dr. Bruce’s full annual report (attachment).
As Associate Director, Dr. Atwill taught an HON 110 Freshman Seminar, an HON 120
Enrichment seminar, two courses in his home department, coordinated the full academic year scheduling
of honors courses for 2009-2010, and served as a member of the Faculty Honors Advisory Council.
Working with honors students and Mr. Bo Dean, Dr. Atwill directed the student-edited and published
Periplus, the Honors Program newsletter. He directed one senior honors thesis and was a member of five
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other thesis committees. He served as Honors faculty representative to seven others. At the national level
he is a member of the NCHC Honors Advising and Major Scholarship Preparation Committee, which
provides honors directors with resources and strategies to prepare top students for major fellowships, and
a member of the NCHC Partners in the Parks committee, a cooperative experiential learning project
between the National Park Service and the National Collegiate Honors Council. He was recognized in
2009 by the Center for Teaching Excellence with the “Discere Aude” award for mentoring students.
He accompanied honors and international students on the Fall Lyceum trip to Washington, DC
and arranged a number of special events for them. In August 2009 he taught a session on the “Literature
of Maine” at the second Partners in the Parks project in Acadia National Park, with honors students
attending from around the country. In May 2010, he organized the first week-long Partners in the Parks
project at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, with four other UNCW faculty and 14 honors students from
10 different universities attending. He presented a session, “Green Space Beyond the Global City:
Expanding Honors Involvement with the National Parks,” and mentored honors student presentations at
the National Collegiate Honors Council Conference in Washington, DC. He also accompanied six
students to the Southern Regional Honors Conference in Greenville, SC, where he gave a presentation.
He was also active in coordinating the State of North Carolina Undergraduate Research and
Creativity Symposium hosted by UNCW in November.
Dr. Atwill served on the Office of International Programs Faculty Advisory Board, as part of
the Faculty Travel Grant committee and the selection committee for the Swansea honors program
director. He also served on the editorial board of the NC undergraduate research journal, Explorations,
and the CSURF Undergraduate Research Awards committee. With Dr. Kate Bruce and Dr. Teddy
Burgh, he led a CTE workshop on writing effective letters of recommendation for major scholarships
and fellowships. He was also a member of the Professional Relations Committee and the Campus
Recreation Advisory Board.
In the department of English, Dr. Atwill was a member of the Wentworth Travel Fellowship
Committee. He was cited by May and December graduates as the faculty member who made the most
impact on them. Please also see Dr. Atwill’s full annual report (attachment).
2. Faculty Honors Advisory Council 2009-2010
Antje Almeida
Chemistry and Biochemistry
2012
John Bennett
Health and Applied Human Sciences
2012
Sue Cody
Library
2011
Carol Heinrich
School of Nursing
2011
Katherine Montwieler
English
2012
Shelby Morge
Watson School of Education
2011
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Thom Porter
Marketing
2010
Sue Richardson
Film Studies
2010
Frederic Scharf
Biology and Marine Biology
2010
Ex-officio:
Kate Bruce
Director, Honors Scholars Program
Bill Atwill
Associate Director, Honors Scholars Program
Cathy L. Barlow
Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic
Affairs
Johnson Akinleye
Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic
Programs
Carrie Clements
Director, Center for Teaching Excellence
3. Center for the Support of Undergraduate Research and Fellowships advisory board:
THE C-SURFBOARD
Paulo Almeida
Chemistry and Biochemistry
2008 - 2011
Michael Benedetti
Geography and Geology
2009 – 2011
Stuart Borrett
Biology and Marine Biology
2008 – 2011
Eddie Caropreso
Instructional Technology, Foundations and
2008 – 2010
Secondary Education
Kelli Fellows
Communication Studies
2009 – 2011
Wei Feng
Mathematics and Statistics
2008 - 2010
Leslie Hossfeld
Sociology and Criminology
2009 – 2011
Scott J. Juall
Foreign Languages and Literatures
2009 – 2011
Jeanne Kemppainen
School of Nursing
2009 – 2011
Linda C. Mechling
Early Childhood and Special Education
2009 – 2010
Vibeke Olsen
Art and Art History
2008 – 2010
Sue Richardson
Film Studies
2008 – 2010
Frederic Scharf
Biology and Marine Biology
2008 – 2010
Ann Stapleton
Biology and Marine Biology
2008 – 2010
Paul Townend
History
2008 – 2010
Julianne Treme
Economics and Finance
2009 – 2011
Ex-officio:
Carrie Clements
Director, Center for Teaching Excellence
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Bill Atwill
Associate Director, Honors Scholars Program
Kate Bruce
Director, Honors Scholars Program
Dan Johnson
Chair, Research Committee
4. Fall 2009 Honors Classes
Freshman Seminars:
HON 110-300
Honors Freshman Seminar
D. Dodd, BIO
HON 110-301
Honors Freshman Seminar
W. McCarthy HST
HON 110-302
Honors Freshman Seminar
K. Bruce, PSY
HON 110-303
Honors Freshman Seminar
W. Atwill, ENG
HON 110-304
Honors Freshman Seminar
V. Olson, ARH
HON 110-305
Honors Freshman Seminar
K. Sawrey, PSY
Honors Enrichment and Interdisciplinary Seminars:
HON 120-300 "Survey of Biological Research”
T. Shafer, BIO
HON 120-301 “Exploring Leadership”
D. Chappa-Crowe, CLES
HON 120-302 “Survey of Business Research”
T. Porter, MKT
HON 120-303 “The Jewish Holocaust”
S. Murrell, PAR
NSG 112-300
J. Kemppainen, NSG
“Survey of Nursing”
HON 210-300 “Memoir”
B. Waxman, ENG / D. Sachs HON
HON 210-301 “Brazilian Culture”
R. Felix, FLL
HON 210-302 “Science in Contemporary
C. Grimes, THR
Drama and Literature”
HON 210-303 “Evolution and Music”
K. Sawrey, PSY / D. Johnson, MUS
Honors Basic Studies Sections
ARH 201
Art History – Ancient to Medieval
V. Olson
BIO 201
Principles of Biology: Cells
T. Shafer
CHM 101
General Chemistry
M. Messina
CLA 210
Mythology
A. Deagon
COM 116
Performance of Literature
B. Becka
ECN 221
Prin of Economics: Microeconomics
S. Robinson
ENG 103
College Writing and Reading Advanced
J. Gerard
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ENG 290
Themes: Literature and Terror
C. Cilano
GLY 150
Introduction to Oceanography
L. Abrams
GLY 280
Introduction to Oceanography Lab
L. Abrams
HST 103
Global History
A. Clark
MAT 161
Calculus with Analytical Geometry
W. Feng
PAR 215
Bioethics
C. Gauthier
PED 101
Physical Activity and Wellness
J. Bennett
PSY 105
General Psychology
W. Overman
PSY 347
Psychopathology
C. Clements
SOC 105
Introduction to Sociology
D. Levy
SPN 201
Intermediate Spanish
V. Rider
5. Spring 2010 Honors Classes
Honors Enrichment and Interdisciplinary Seminars:
HON 120-300
“Barrier Island Ecology”
S. Dorsey, BHI Conservancy
HON 120-301
“Animals in Society”
G. Weedon DVM, Community
HON 120-302
“Sizzling Hot Cinema”
S. Richardson, ENG
S. Richardson, FST
HON 120-303
“Art and Culture of Spain:
V. Olson, ARH
HON 120-304
“Becoming a Global Citizen”
D. DiPuccio, Academic Affairs
HON 120-305
“Amigos y Escolares”
V. Rider, FLL
HON 120-306
“Pre-Health Clinical”
J. Brenner, Academic Affairs
HON 120-307
“Adventures in Wellness”
C. Sidman, HAHS
HON 120-308
“Digital Photography”
B. McKinney, COM
HON 120-309
“Making Movies”
G. Pack, FST
HON 120-310
“Exploring Leadership”
D. Chappa-Crowe, CLES
HON 120-312 “Exploring the Coast in Art and Literature”
W. Atwill, ENG
HON 120-313 “Carpe Diem, Carpe Futurum”
S. Harper, MGT
HON 210-301 “Origins of Modern Love”
O. Trokhimenko, FLL
HON 210-302 “Southern Belles in Fiction, Film, and Fact”
N. Graham, HON
Honors Basic Studies Sections
BIO 202
Principles of Biology: Biodiversity
A. Szmant
CHM 102
General Chemistry
M. Messina
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ECN 222
Principles of Economics: Macroeconomics
S. Robinson
ENG 230
Women in Literature
T. Gilbert
GLY 135
Prehistoric Life
P. Kelley
MAT 162
Calculus with Analytic Geometry II
J. Karlof
MUS 115
Survey of Music Literature
R. Nathanson
PAR 115
Intro to Ethics
S. James
PED 101
Physical Activity and Wellness
C. Sidman
PLS 111
Politics & Government in Global Perspective
P. Tan
PSY 105
General Psychology
W. Overman
PSY 265
Human Sexual Behavior
K. Bruce
SPN 202
Intermediate Spanish II
A. Mrak
STT 215
Introduction to Statistics
D. Frierson
6. Publications and Presentations at Honors Conferences by Honors Faculty, Staff, and Students
Publications:
James, S, & Bruce, K. (2009). Evolution and Human Nature: Comparing Honors and
Traditional Pedagogies for the New Science of the Mind. Journal of the National Collegiate Honors
Council, 10 (2), 93-102.
Bruce, K., Horan, J., Kelley, P., & Galizio, M. (2009). Teaching Evolution in the Galapagos,
Journal of Effective Teaching. 9 (2), 13-28.
Conference Presentations:
National Collegiate Honors Council meeting
Amer, A., Fann, S.*, Martin, S., Moralez, R., & Okoneski, M.*. (2009, October). Tangled Roots:
Student Perspectives on the Value of Interdisciplinarity. Presentation at the annual meeting of
the National Collegiate Honors Council Honors Conference, Washington, D.C.
Atwill, W. & King, K. (2009, October). Green Space Beyond the Global City: Expanding Honors
Involvement with the National Parks. Presentation at the annual meeting of the National
Collegiate Honors Council Honors Conference, Washington, D.C.
Brooks, C.*, Brown, P.*, & Maier, C.* (2009, October). We Put the Art Back in Smart. Presentation
at the annual meeting of the National Collegiate Honors Council Honors Conference,
Washington, D.C.
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Bruce, K., Kelley, P., & Okoneski, M.*. (2009, October). Honors and the Evolution Learning
Community. Presentation at the annual meeting of the National Collegiate Honors Council
Honors Conference, Washington, D.C.
Carnicom, S., Bruce, K., Engel, S., Lanier, G., Salas, A., & Snyder, C. (2009, October). Honors
Assessment: A Valid Exercise? Presentation at the annual meeting of the National Collegiate
Honors Council Honors Conference, Washington, D.C.
Dean, B., Brooks, C.*, Krise, A.*, & Maier, C.*Christopher. (2009, October). Text or Tea:
Reclaiming Communication Skills. Presentation at the annual meeting of the National
Collegiate Honors Council Honors Conference, Washington, D.C.
Fann, S.* (2009, October). Revealing Ecosystem Architecture through the Flux Intensity Spectrum.
Presentation at the annual meeting of the National Collegiate Honors Council Honors
Conference, Washington, D.C.
Southern Regional Honors Conference
Atwill, W. & Robisch, K. (March, 2010). Exploring the Outer Banks with Partners in the Parks.
Presentation at the annual meeting of the Southern Regional Honors Conference, Greeneville,
SC.
Okoneski, M.* (March, 2010). Using thermal tolerance to predict changes in geographic
distribution in the seastar, Cosinasterias tenuispina due to climate change. Presentation at the
annual meeting of the Southern Regional Honors Conference, Greeneville, SC.
Knotts, B. * & Anstine, C. * (March, 2010). Stop, Collaborate, and Mentor. Presentation at the
annual meeting of the Southern Regional Honors Conference, Greeneville, SC.
*UNCW student
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7. Representative List of Honors Student Awards, Achievements, Involvement, and Recognition
Undergraduate Research Fellowships chosen for 2010-11 (April 2010 competition)
Melissa Deal (PSY)
Sarah Edwards (PSY)
Mercedes Goetting (NSG)
Alex Kreutzberger (CHM)
Christopher Maier (ANT)
Catharine Nealley (PSY)
Zachary Siders (BIO)
Samantha Welniak (CHM)
Phi Eta Sigma Officers
Kerri Allen, Vice President 2009
Bethanne Dehler, Secretary Elect 2010
Phi Eta Sigma Inductees
Francis Ablan
Lauren Bilotti
Kevin Blackburn
Rebecca Boulay
Kelly Carmichael
Chelsea Catlin
Britney Currin
Jessica Daley
Alyson Davis
Amanda Dehler
Bethanne Dehler
Lindsay DeRatt
Eddie Gamble
Kristin George
Ashley Johnson
Sarah Jones
Brittney Knotts
Elizabeth Littrell
Elizabeth McCool
Whitney Murrill
Johnathan Robinson
Samuel Schuth
Kevin Shea
Sarah Slaughter
Samantha Welniak
Maria White
Runyon Woods
State of North Carolina Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium (November 2009)
82 UNCW student authors
54 different poster and oral presentations
Honors Student Presenters at SNCURCS
Ivan Alger
Kerry Baumann
Jacqueline Hutton
Jamie Brummitt
Omar Vidal
Grant Bunch
Jennifer Knuckles
Kathleen Casto
Quinn Lawlor
Myles Fenske
Catherine Luquire
Grayson Greco
Erik Minges
Jennifer Hunnicutt
Autumn Beam
Jeff Naro
Navid Nematollahi
Colin Nolan
Matthew Okoneski
Nicole Rocco
Catherine Starek
CAA Undergraduate Research Conference, April 2009
Kayla Hayes (CHM)
Leah Mayo (HAHS)*
Amy Metheny (FST)
Melissa Deal (Psychology)*
Trish Brown (FST)
Kelley Salvensen (Biology)
Rachel Smith (PSY)
Caroline Toney (Marine Biology)
Jamie Brummitt (PAR)
Amanda Smith (SOC)
Kerri Allen (Geology)
Phi Kappa Phi Inductees
Kerri Allen
Rebecca Barker
Annie Bennett
Daryn Richelle Blanc-
Goldhammer
Sarah Bryan
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Kelly Brunner
Forest Corwin
Jamie Dolan
Luz Feliciano
Sabrina Fuentes
Rachel Fruendt
Emily Fusco
Lauren Halligan
Meredith Heaton
Jacqueline Hutton
David Jackson
Amanda Jones
Ryan McKnight
Robert McNeill
Ahmed Metwally
Colin Nolan
Robert Nowicki
Michelle Pavlick
Alicia Pearl
Tiana Pimentel
Casey Poff
Mark Royer
Jordan Schenck
Michelle Schisa
Jessica Stauffer
Emily Stewart
Aana Taylor-Smith
Casey Turner
Omar Vidal
Christina Waltz
Laura Williams
Kara Zimmerman
Sarah Edwards
Cristina Goldchain
William Henley
Jennifer Herbig
Taylor Huckabee
David Jackson
Sarah Jones
Brittney Knotts
Amanda Krise
Garrison Libby
Christopher Maier
Samuel Pisano
Katherine Profita
Brezny Qualls
Jenna Roney
Hannah Spangler
Teresa Walsh
Cornerstone Awards:
Leadership Excellence Awards
Christopher Anstine
Sarah Arsenoff
Anna Kate Babnik
Britney Bruce
Kelly Brunner
Sarah Bryan
Russell Causley
Heather Creech
Amanda Dehler
Distinguished Service Award
Caitlin Brooks
Patricia Brown
Grant Bunch
Brennan Carter
Sarah Fann
Leah Pursel
Catherine Starek
Senior Medallion
Kerry Baumann
Gabrielle Carr
Kathleen Casto
Justin Ingram
Alicia McLamb
Tiffani Skandier
William A. Bryan Senior Leader Award Finalist
Grant Bunch
Tiffani Skandier
Rachel Freeman Service Leadership Award Finalist
Britney Bruce
Gabrielle Carr
Sarah Fann
Leah Pursel
Leadership UNCW Personal Leadership Certificate
Kelly Brunner
Katherine Profita
Laura Hiles
Leah Pursel
Sarah Jones
Leadership UNCW Civic and Community Engagement Certificate
Laura Hiles
Leah Pursel
Leadership UNCW Organizational Leadership Certificate
Laura Hiles
Leah Pursel
Heather Page
Sean Wilen
UNCW Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honor Society Initiates
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Kellie Kessler
Brittany Pace
Autumn Beam
Chancellor’s Challenge
David Jackson
Ocean Gildee
David Jackson
Tiffani Skandier
Emily Stewart
David Jackson
Sarah Jones
Outstanding Student Organization Leader Finalists
William Henley
Honors Students/Varsity Athletes (2009-10)
Track and Cross Country: Becky Boulay, Kathleen Casto, Kelly Carmichael, Johnique Fonville, Jeff
Naro, Wil Zahorodny
Softball: Samantha Lisowsky, Katie Houmard, Jessie Gunter
Tennis: Michael Pereira, Christina Lee
Soccer: Laura Wilson, Liz McCool, Chelsea Catlin, Rebekah Munnikyhsen
Swimming: Scott Royal, Michelle Schisa, Anna Tommerdahl, Alden Dyer, Kasey Richardson, Kristin
George, Samantha Bonenclark, Amanda McCreery
UNCW Seahawk Editorial Board (2009-10)
Autumn Beam, Editor in Chief
Alyson Davis, Lifestyles Editor
Hawkstream Radio Executive Board (2009-10)
Ellen Biesack, Advertising Coordinator
Hawkstream Radio DJs(2009-10)
Tiana Pimentel
Teal TV(2009-10)
Trey Morehouse, Show Producer
Atlantis (2009-10)
Brianna Elliott
Christine Stark
Student Government Association:
Jenna Roney, Student Body VP
Elizabeth Saunders, VP of State and National Affairs, SGA
Sammy Pisano, Freshman class President
Orientation Leaders Summer 2010:
Erika Walsh
Siobhan Nolan
UNCW Ambassadors (2010-11)
Vice President – William Henley and Kelly Fryer
Secretary – Brezny Qualls
Public Relations Committee Chair – Jennifer Knuckles
Tour Coordinator – Eric Morgan
Vice Chair Alumni Committee – Janice Bridges
Convention Chair – Shirley Parker
Co-Chair Oozeball Committee – Mark Schiavone
Judicial Board – Grant Bunch
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Judicial Board – Forest Corwin
Judicial Board – Bethanne Dehler
Members:
Nicholas Corak
Katie Feeney
Michelle Pavlick
Alicia McLamb
Kelley Salvesen
Ashley Whitt
Katelyn Freda
UNCW Visitation Day Honors Student Volunteers:
Andrew Niccum
Trish Brown
Sibohan Nolan
Brittney Knotts
David Jackson
Erin Mode
Michael Traum
Kelly Fryer
Hillary Hutto
Britney Bruce
Sarah Jones
Caitlin Brooks
Chris Maier
UNCW Clubs/Leadership Roles (examples)
Honors Scholars Association:
Pres: Garrison Libby; VP: Mark Schiavone; Secretary: Mike Traum; Treas: Logan Robles; PR:
Meghan Welch; Parliamentarian: Lauren Kipp
Student Honors Advisory Council:
Pres: Christopher Maier; VP: Sarah Edwards; Secretary: David Jackson; Web: Ashley Jarrell
NC Teaching Fellows: Elizabeth Graham, Megan Ray, Nick Corak, Abby Exum, Maryanne Garris,
Amanda Hannah, Andrea Blair, Catherine Caldwell, Ashley Knowles, Sarah Payne, Lacey
Frizzelle, Nicole Horne, Reba Schmidt, Brittney Knotts, Kathryn McCallister
Honors Mentors: Peter Kapuscinski, Brittney Knotts, Jenny Herbig, Colin Nolan, Chris Anstine, Erika
Walsh
Other Clubs/Leadership positions
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UNCW Photography Club Secretary: Brianna Elliott
President, Anthropology Club: Elizabeth Saunders
Treasurer, Model United Nations: Elizabeth Saunders
Sigma Sigma Sigma, Education Director: Leigh Pleta
Dean's Advisory Council: Sarah Edwards
American Medical Student Association , PR Officer : Michelle Guadagno
American Medical Student Association, secretary: David Jackson
Omicron Delta Kappa Vice President of Service and Fundraising: David Jackson
Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity, IFC Chairman: Greg Trusso
Cameron Executive Network: Kelly FryerPredental Club, VP: Kim Lorello
Director of New Member education of Alpha Phi sorority: Kim Lorello
Gymnastics Club, President: Ocean Gildee
UNCW Gospel Choir: Sammy Pisano
Vice President of Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE): Tiana Pimentel
Vice President, UNCW Asian Student Association: Victoria Chuong
Internships (examples):
 Sea Turtle monitoring on Masonboro Island: Sarah Arsenoff
 Sea Turtle Hospital at Topsail Island: Jamie Dolan
 Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center: Vanessa Bezy
 Student Media and UNCW Marketing and Communications: Autumn Beam
 Star News Copy Desk: Laura Challender
 Wrightsville Beach Magazine: Patricia Brown
 Arklight Digital Productions: Ivan Christo
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Virginia State Parks and Bear Creek Lake State Park: Maria Duffer
Coastal Urge Active Lifestyle Clothing Store: Ocean Gildee
Nurse Externship at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center: Mercedes Goetting
Law and Order: Criminal Intent Casting Department: Allison Grant
College Park Elementary: Amanda Hannah
Sales and Marketing with Kohler Plumbing: Josh Harcus
Tileston Outreach Health Clinic: David Jackson
Face Aging Group: Christopher Maier
North Carolina Division of Coastal Management, National Estuarine Research Reserve: Anna
Moorefield
Animal Trainer/Caretaker at Dolphin Quest Bermuda: Catharine Neally
Bald Head Island Conservancy Representative at Deep Point Marina: Andrew Niccum
Animal Trainer/Caretaker at Navy Marine Mammal Program: Brittany Nicolaysen
Bodega Marine Lab, Hollings Internship: Heather Page
UNCW Alumni Relations: Brezny Qualls
Children’s Museum of Wilmington: Erin Rhodes
Hoggard High School: Kasey Richardson
The Nature Conservancy: Elizabeth Rivers
Scripps Institute of Oceanography: Mark Royer
St. Mark’s Catholic School: Reba Schmidt
Water Quality Intern at City of Greensboro Water Department: Aana Taylor-Smith
CPCC Summer Theater Internship: Cameron Young
Marine Science Consortium near Chincoteague and Assateague Islands in VA: Katy Sparrow
Fort Fisher's art gallery: Kristen Edgell
Sea Turtle Internship, Florida: Mary Beth Pacewicz
UNCW/Community Service examples:
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Cape Fear Museum Collections Department: Rachel Adgate
Coastal Horizons Rape Crisis volunteer: Autumn Beam
Beach Sweeps: Tara Hardy, Kelly Carmichael, Kari Davidson, Kasey Richardson
UNCW Surfrider Foundation: Vanessa Bezy, Marissa Roman
NC Aquariums: Ellen Biesack
Hillcrest Reading Program: Kevin Blackburn, Gabrielle Carr, Reba Schmidt
Azalea Festival Tea: Sarah Bryan
UNCW Recycling Center: Kelly Carmichael
Stop Hunger Now: Kelly Carmichael
Mixgrotto: Ivan Christo
Tileston Clinic: David Dardick, Jacqueline Hutton, David Jackson
Chancellor’s Challenge Participants: David Jackson
Young at Heart: Kari Davidson
Haunted Hallways: Kari Davidson
Life Community Church: Maria Duffer
National Collegiate Honors Council: Sarah Fann
Cape Fear River Watch: Emily Fusco
American Red Cross: Ocean Gildee, Tayebe Pajooh
Rock-a-thon: Ocean Gildee
Habitat for Humanity: Allison Grant
Good Shepherd House: Amanda Hannah
Crossway Student Ministries: Josh Harcus
Soup Kitchen: Tara Hardy
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New Hanover High School: Justin Ingram
Adopt-a-Highway: Kellie Kessler
Women’s Domestic Violence Center: Kellie Kessler
Global Humanitarian Adventures: Deidra Kidera
UNCW Tutoring: Kim Lorello, Kelly Fryer, Sarah Fann
Coastal Therapeutic Riding Program: Erin Mode
Child Advocacy and Parenting Place: Colin Nolan
Cameron Art Museum: Tayebe Pajooh
The Nature Conservancy: Elizabeth Rivers
Make a Wish Foundation Bik-a-thon: Mark Royer
Team Sports Clubs examples:
 Intramural Kickball: Sarah Arsenoff
 Triathlon Club: Kevin Blackburn, Mark Royer
 Club Baseball: Zachary Carnevale
 Club Softball: Marissa Roman
 Doubles Tennis: David Dardick, Erin Mode
 Indoor Soccer: David Dardick, Erin Mode
 Basketball: David Dardick, Andrew Niccum
 Women’s Club Basketball Team: Rachel Fruendt , Lisa Shalvey
 Club Gymnastics: Ocean Gildee
 Ultimate Frisbee: Michelle Guadagno, Emma Powers
 Sailing: Tara Hardy
 Oozeball: Tara Hardy
 Club Hockey: Morgan Hodges
 Flag Football: Justin Ingram, Andrew Niccum, Elizabeth Rivers
 Volleyball: Emma Powers
 Waterpolo Club: Mark Royer
 Women's Club Ultimate Frisbee Team, President: Michelle Guadagno
 Sailing Club: Casey Rumbarger
 President, UNCW Model United Nations Association: Victoria Chuong
 Scuba Club: Andrew Niccum
Awards, Scholarships (besides Honors Scholarships), Departmental Honorary Societies
examples:
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New Student Organization Leader Of The Year 2009: Sarah Arsenoff
CAIC Award: Sarah Arsenoff
Distinguished Service Award: Patricia Brown
Gottovi Medical Scholarship: Zachary Carnevale
Best Chili at Farmfest 2009: Ivan Christo
Tri-Beta: David Jackson, Anna Taylor-Smith (secretary), Tiana Pimentel
Alpha Epsilon Delta, Secretary: David Jackson
Top 12 Chancellor’s Challenge Participants: David Jackson
The Stella Doran International Studies Award: Thomas Jones
International Program’s Travel Grant: Thomas Jones
New Hanover-Pender County Medical Society Premedical Scholarship: Colin Nolan
Sigma Theta Tau International Honors Society of Nursing: Jessica Stauffer
James E.L. Wade Scholarship: Emily Stewart
Alpha Delta Pi Academic Honor Society: Emily Stewart
Williams-Jackson Research Award, Psychology: Kathleen Casto
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Cape Fear Psychological Association Award, Psychology: Jamie Chaffman
Psu Chi: Sarah Edwards, Kathleen Casto
Beta Alpha Psi – Treasurer: Kelly Fryer
Mu Kappa Tau Marketing Honor Society: Ocean Gildee
Pi Sigma Epsilon Business Fraternity: Ocean Gildee
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Kaitlin
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Robert
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Elizabeth
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Daniel
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Jennifer
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Univ. de Belgrano
James Cook Univ.
James Cook Univ.
James Cook Univ.
James Cook Univ.
Modern Australian
identity: Sport, Culture
& Ethnicity in Australia
Univ. of Wollongong
Anthropology in Belize
Geographic Field
Experience in Belize
(GGY)
Field Methods in
Biology
Field Methods in
Biology
Pontificia Univ. Católica
de Valparaíso, Spanish
language and Culture
Program
Summer Study Abroad
in Chile
CIEE Study Center
(Tropical Ecology &
Conservation)
Inter-American Univ. of
Costa Rica
Inter-American Univ. of
Costa Rica
Facultad
Latinoamericana de
Ciencias Sociales
Summer in Dijon
Summer in Dijon
Summer in Dijon
Summer in Dijon
Summer on the
Mediterranean
Univ. de Caen
Univ. du Havre
Univ. Paul Cézanne Aix
- Marseille III, Intensive
French Language
Univ. Paul Valéry
(Montpellier III)
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FRH
MAT
JUNIOR
SENIOR
FST
PSY
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Rome, The Legacy of
Modern Italy
Florence Univ. of the
Arts and Apicius
International School of
Hospitality
Western Japan
Consortium, Osaka
Kyoiku Univ.
Intercultural
Communication &
Rhetorical Theory SAP
in 2010
Life in Ancient Britain
and Ireland
Life in Ancient Britain
and Ireland
Special Interest Tourism
in Italy, Greece, Turkey
& France
Special Interest Tourism
in Italy, Greece, Turkey
& France
Wentworth Fellows Multi-Country
Nelson Mandela
Metropolitan Univ.
Art in Spain
Art in Spain
201060
201060
Profita
Katherine
201020
201020
McDermott
Bradley
201020
201020
Davis
Alyson
201020
201020
Alexander
Sarajane
201060
201020
Brouchoud
Jordan
201060
201060
Boulay
Rebecca
201060
201060
Collins
Spencer
201020
201020
Barrett
Kirk
201010
201020
201020
201010
201020
201020
201020
201020
Golding
Carter
Schuth
WexlerGutsin
Caitlin
Sara
Samuel
Jeffrianne
201010
201010
Tolleson
Kimberly
201010
201010
201010
201010
201060
201010
201010
201010
201010
201060
Traum
Redmon
Reeves
Hewett
Dehler
Michael
Kathleen
Rosemary
Danielle
Amanda
Art in Spain
CEA GlobalCampus:
Seville
Semester in Santander
UNC Charlotte
Univ. of Granada
Univ. of Granada
Univ. of Valencia
Valencia, Spain
201020
201020
Muffett
Jamie
Keele Univ.
201060
201060
Hurley
Heather
Manchester Study
Abroad
201060
201060
Sanders
Sarah
Manchester Study
Abroad
201020
201020
Delman
Matthew
Roehampton Univ.
201020
201020
Hyde
Mabel
Roehampton Univ.
201020
201020
Grandal
Meghan
Univ. of Southampton
201010
201010
Freda
Katelyn
Univ. of Stirling
201010
201020
201010
201020
Gamble
Marden
Emily
Alex
Univ. of Stirling
Swansea Univ. (with
Italy
JUNIOR
EEL
Japan
SENIOR
FST
JUNIOR
COM
JUNIOR
PSY
SOPHOMORE
ANT
JUNIOR
REC
JUNIOR
THR
MultiCountry
MultiCountry
MultiCountry
MultiCountry
MultiCountry
MultiCountry
South
Africa
Spain
Spain
JUNIOR
ENG
JUNIOR
SOPHOMORE
SOPHOMORE
PNSG
1AUN
HST
Spain
SOPHOMORE
1AUN
Spain
JUNIOR
PCRW
Spain
Spain
Spain
Spain
Spain
United
KingdomEngland
United
KingdomEngland
United
KingdomEngland
United
KingdomEngland
United
KingdomEngland
United
KingdomEngland
United
KingdomScotland
United
KingdomScotland
United
JUNIOR
SENIOR
SENIOR
JUNIOR
SPN
SPN
ENV
BSB
BSB
JUNIOR
ENG
SENIOR
BSB
JUNIOR
BSB
JUNIOR
FST
JUNIOR
COM
JUNIOR
MBY
JUNIOR
PSY
JUNIOR
JUNIOR
ENV
CRW
Honors 41
201020
201020
Grannis
Kendra
optional internship and
honors seminar)
Swansea Univ. (with
optional internship and
honors seminar)
KingdomWales
United
KingdomWales
JUNIOR
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8. Attachments
Fact Sheet: 1998-2010
Full annual reports for:
Katherine Bruce, Honors and Psychology
Bill Atwill, Honors and English
Honors Organizational Chart
Honors Application Kit
Honors Brochure
Honors Newsletter (Fall 2009)
Departmental Honors Brochure
Center for the Support of Undergraduate Research and Fellowships (CSURF) Brochure
Albert Schweitzer Honors Scholar Brochure
Student Handbook for 2009-2010
Honors Faculty Booklet for 2009-2010
Departmental Honors Booklet
Honors Schedule Books (Fall 2009, Spring 2010 and Fall 2010)
Honors Course Evaluation Forms
Programs for:
State of North Carolina Undergraduate Research Symposium (November 2009)
Explorations, volume 4 (November 2009)
Honors Holiday Reception (December 2009)
Honors Graduation Brunch and Awards Ceremony (May 2010)
UNCW Showcase of Undergraduate Research (April 2010)