Dr. Joseph J. Bulmer Award for Excellence in Library Research winners announced

 

Katie M. Burns, first-place winner, and Val Waldin,
librarian and coordinator of Bulmer Award

The librarians and writing specialists are very pleased to announceme our first and second place winning papers for the 2013-1014 Dr. Joseph J. Bulmer Award for Excellence in Library Research.

First place was awarded to Katie M. Burns for her flawless, scholarly research work:  “Postsecondary Correctional Education: Reducing Recidivism through Educational Empowerment” submitted by Associate Professor Anne Dearing.  Katie is exceedingly driven and lives by the following philosophy:  “A liberal education… frees a man from the prison-house of his class, race, time, place, background, family  and even his nation.” ~Robert M. Hutchins

Second-place winner, Melissa Stark, thoroughly researched “What Causes Led to the Uprising in Syria” and created an outstanding work.  Associate Professor Sushmita Chatterji recognized the genuine excellence of this paper and nominated it for this award.

Katie and Melissa each will receive a monetary award, name recognition on a perpetual plaque on the “Wall of Fame” in the library, formal presentation at Student Honors and Awards Ceremony on May 15th, and be included in the Commencement program.

We had truly terrific papers and the choices were not simple. Librarians and writing specialists adhere to the rubric modeled from the American Association of College and Research Libraries  (minimum five sources, variety of formats, evidence of critical thinking in selection process, ingenuity in determining resources, correct citation format — each year great papers are eliminated because of this factor, and authenticity of work).

Being nominated in itself is an honor. Each nominee receives a personalized letter as well as a commemorative certificate congratulating him/her on this accomplishment.

The complete list of our nominees is below. Thank you faculty for another year of bringing these papers to our attention! If you missed the deadline of April 25 of this year but have a paper that may qualify, please consider submitting that paper in spring 2015.  If I can clarify the criteria, by all means contact me at 629-7319 or v.waldin@hvcc.edu.

Thank you!

Nominated By Paper Title Student First Student Last Anne Dearing Physical Activity: Filling the Void Technology has Created Shawn  Sutton Bonita Sessing-Matcha Tax Burden in New York State Craig  Peterson Bonita Sessing-Matcha A Comprehensive Exploration of Italian Politics and Government Christopher  Bowman Danica Nowosielski Chemistry: Glenn T. Seaborg Malcom Porterfield Danica Nowosielski James Clerk Maxwell Andrew  Horning Danica Nowosielski Julius Lothar Meyer Jacob  Simmons Danica Nowosielski Peter J. W. Debye Samantha  Cash Danica Nowosielski Scientist Report: Louis Victor Pierre Raymond de Broglie Jacob Deal Danica Nowosielski Scientist Report: William Henry Dan Goodman Danica Nowosielski Svante August Arrhenius Christopher  Brown Daniel Polak The Sociological and Biological Relevance to the Creation of Culture Christopher  Bowman James LaBate Advocating for Animal Testing Lindsey  Putnam James LaBate Bullying in Schools Anna  Spagli James LaBate Global Warming is a Reality Jessa Kris Ong James LaBate Stem Cell Research is Crucial to Winning the Fight Against Terminal Illness Katie    Armitage Linda Bracco Dan Olweus and the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program Andrew  Muratorri Megeen Mulholland Everyday Use Niara  Banks Megeen Mulholland Everyday Use Brian  Knapp Megeen Mulholland Viewing “Everyday Use” Matthew Murphy

 

Published: Mon, 05 May 2014 12:09:58 +0000 by v.waldin