Congratulations to the 2006 Graduate Student
Award Winners

The Graduate College is pleased to announce the 2006 Graduate Student Award recipients. In its 16th year, this competition is intended to honor outstanding scholarship by UNI graduate students and to provide increased visibility for UNI graduate programs. Each award recipient receives a plaque and monetary award.

“These outstanding students show the quality and breadth of research generated through the UNI graduate programs,” stated Graduate College Dean Susan Koch. "We are proud of our graduate students and are pleased to honor their accomplishments."

Outstanding Master’s Thesis

First Place
Matthew Fisher
“Biomonitoring Organochlorine and Cholinesterase Inhibiting Insecticide in Eastern Iowa Streams”
Thesis Committee Chair: Dr. Kurt W. Pontasch

Second Place
Nathan Green
"Monitoring Spatial and Temporal Water Quality Changes in Iowa Lakes Using Airborne Hyperspectral Imagery"
Thesis Committee Chair: Dr. Ramanathan Sugumaran

Third Place
Kristin Stoneberg
“The Contribution of Socioeconomic Status and Maturity on Injury Risk in Youth Soccer Players”
Thesis Committee Chair: Dr. Thomas Dompier

Outstanding Master’s Creative Thesis

First Place
Inok Kalkwarf
“We Are What We Were”
Thesis Committee Chair: Professor Crit Streed

 

Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation

First Place
Jodi Meyer-Mork
“Opportunity and Access for Children with Disabilities in the Inclusive Preschool Classroom”
Dissertation Committee Chair: Dr. Linda Fitzgerald

Outstanding Master’s Research Paper

First Place
Jenn Supple Nadeau
“Small G(u)ilt: The Other Baby Story”
Research Committee Chair: Dr. Karen Mitchell

Second Place
Jeffery Rossate
“Ethanol facility locations in the United States: Historical trends and Future Directions”
Research Committee Chair: Dr. Tim Strauss

Third Place
Deborah Berthelsen
“The Portrayal of Older Adults in Literature for Young People”
Research Committee Chair: Dr. Barbara Safford