PORTSMOUTH, Ohio — Shawnee State University’s annual Celebration of Scholarship has named its award winners for 2023. The Celebration of Scholarship Committee announced the winners of the graduate and undergraduate conference on Friday.
The Board of Trustees presented up to two awards each year to students enrolled at SSU and participating in the Celebration of Scholarship. The Trustees’ Award is presented for outstanding research that is investigative, project-based, inquiry-based, open-minded, and/or exploratory. This year’s award was presented to Katelyn Pauley for her project “The Impact of Technology in a Middle School Setting.”
The Excellence in Humanities Award is presented to students in the Humanities fields at SSU for outstanding research and writing projects in the arts, humanities, and social sciences that are investigative, project-based, and scholarly. This year’s recipient is Bethany Smith for her project “Pre-Service Teacher Experiences with Writing: the Good, Bad, and Unsaid.”
The Deans’ Awards are chosen based on faculty nominations by the Deans of the College of Professional Studies and the College of Arts & Sciences for outstanding research papers. This year’s Deans’ Awards were presented to Samantha McLaughlin for her presentation “When We See: Incorporating Visual Literacy into the English Language Arts Classroom” and Bryce Coreno for his presentation “Engaging Students with Local History Projects in the Social Studies Classroom.”
The Poster Presentation Award recognizes outstanding displays on research topics and engaging presentations. This year’s recipient is Scott Ferrell for his presentation “Maximum Likelihood Estimation on Time Scales.”
The Celebration of Scholarship conference at Shawnee State University featured 64 presentations given by 86 students. Recordings and abstracts of each presentation are available to view on the school’s website at www.shawnee.edu/cos.
The annual conference highlights the diverse and innovative work of Shawnee State’s student body. It’s a celebration of academic excellence and research, and a chance for students to showcase their unique talents and contributions to their fields. Congratulations to all the winners of this year’s awards!