University Honors Program
Hurst Hall, Suite 206
American University
4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20016
Phone: (202) 885-6194
Fax: (202) 885-7013
E-mail: honors@american.edu
Hours: Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm
          
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HONORS CAPSTONE CONFERENCE

Celebrating the academic excellence of our graduating Honors students, the University Honors Program holds an annual Capstone Conference.

Interested Honors Seniors apply to present at the Capstone Conference. In general, 20 students are selected from the various schools and departments to present their capstones during a 10-minute oral presentation. Another 20 students are selected to present their capstones during the midday poster presentation period.

All students presenting at the Honors Capstone Conference – whether in the oral presentation or poster session -- are eligible for the Outstanding Capstone Awards. A panel of judges at the conference selects six students to receive the Outstanding Capstone Award. These awards are presented at the University Honors Convocation in spring.

 

 


Also available at the Honors Convocation is the Honors Capstone Abstract Booklet which features abstracts of all the year's Honors graduates. Click here to view the 2008 Honors Capstone Abstract Booklet.

 
The 2008 Capstone Conference was held on Wednesday, April 16, 2008. See the schedule of presentations here.

The 2008 Honors Capstone Conference Award recipients are:

  • Justin Angotti (SPA: CLEG and Political Science), “State Fragmentation Theory:An Analysis of Interest Group Litigation across the Fifty States.”
    Advisors: Professors Gregg Ivers and Maryann Barakso

  • Jessica Bautista (SOC: Visual Media), “Time Lapse ”
    Advisors: Professors Leena Jayaswal, Richard Stack and Maggie Stogner

  • Sonya Hetrick (CAS: Economics), "The Impact of International Child Labor Standards on Children’s Welfare”
    Advisor: Professor Mary Hansen

  • Stephanie Laporte (SIS: International Studies, CAS: Environmental Studies), “Wonder Bread: The Rise and Fall of An Iconic American Food”
    Advisor: Professor Kelly Feltault

  • Patricia McClory (CAS: Biology), “Co-Expression of PDI and P. Falciparum AMA1 Vaccine Candidate in Pichia Pastoris”
    Advisor: Professor Kathleen DeCicco-Skinner

  • Mark Meyer (CAS: Applied Statistics), “Bayesian Distributed Lag Models”
    Advisors: Professor Elizabeth Malloy

The 2008 Honors Capstone Conference Honorable Mentions are:

  • Joshua Garvin (SOC: Visual Media, CAS: Philosophy), "Plato's Republic”
    Advisor: Professors Maggie Stogner, Leena Jayaswal and Andrea Tschemplik

  • Madison Iannone (SIS: International Studies), “Investing in Individuals: A Dualistic Approach to Development”
    Advisor: Professor Nanette Levinson

  • Margaret A. Pangrazio (SOC: Visual Media, CAS: Musical Theatre), “An American in New York"
    Advisors: Professor Karl Kippola

  • Patrick Sullivan (CAS: Biology), “Characterizing the Individual and Combined Effect of Rapamycin and MS275 on U266, a Multiple Myeloma Cell Line”
    Advisor: Professor Kathleen DeCicco-Skinner

  • Johanna Teske (CAS: Physics), “Circumstellar Disk Astrochemistry””
    Advisor: Professor Nathan Harshman

  • Stacia Yearwood (CAS: Literature), “Salt Water, Roots and Wholeness: The Healing Power of the Written Word””
    Advisor: Professor Keith Leonard

Click below to view previous Capstone Abstract Booklets and the Capstones of those who received Outstanding and Honorable Mention Capstone Awards in years past: