2012 Awards for Excellence in Student Research and Creativity

CHARLESTON – On April 11, 2012, the Library Advisory Board of Booth Library at Eastern Illinois University proudly announced the 2012 Awards for Excellence in Student Research and Creativity.

Philip Mohr for Housing E.I.'s G.I.s and Married Students: The Story of Trailers, Barracks, and Apartments at Eastern Illinois University

Ashley McHugh for King's Theatre Queens: Three Successful Women in the Early Classical Era

Ayaka Hisanaga for The Relationship Between Dialectical Self and Hedonic, Eudaemonic, and Social Well-Being

Elizabeth Surbeck for Comics for Children?

Emily Schumacher for Drinking Games Among College Students

Terri Strong for A Dark Place of the Earth: London and the Roots of Urban Gothic

Honorable Mention: Hannah McHugh for Clean Water in Haiti

The student award recipients were honored at a reception held on April 11, 2012, at 4:30 p.m., in the Booth Library 4440 - Witters Conference Room. Each of the students spoke briefly about their entries, and received recognition for their achievement.

The Booth Library Awards for Excellence in Student Research and Creativity program promotes and recognizes excellence in student research. The program encourages students to enhance their studies by utilizing the wealth of information available at Booth Library and other information venues. All entries were original works completed by Eastern students within the last twelve months. The award recipients were selected on the basis of excellence, creativity, and the use of research resources.