2009

Excellence in Teaching and Scholarship ConvocationTuesday, April 7, 2009 • 11:30 a.m. • Neumann Auditorium

PRELUDE/PROCESSIONAL Dr. Karen Black, professor of music and college organist

OPENING PRAYER The Rev. Larry Trachte, college pastor and assistant professor of religion

WELCOME AND RECOGNITION OF GUESTS Dr. Ferol S. Menzel, vice president for academic affairs and dean of the faculty

PRESENTATION Dr. MenzelThe John O. Chellevold Student Award for Teaching Excellence and Professional Service

•Dr.BretBillet,professorofpoliticalscience •Dr.WilliamWithers,associateprofessorofcommunicationarts •Dr.JoyceBoss,professorofEnglish

STUDENT REFLECTION JustinErickson’09

PRESENTATIONOFAWARD TravisBockenstedt’09,studentbodypresident

ADDRESS Hey Mister, Could You Spare Some Advice, Please? Dr. Bret Billet

PRESENTATION ThomasWininger,studentbodyacademicombudsperson WartburgCollegeOutstandingAdviserAward Dr. William Withers, Associate Professor of Communication Arts

DEAN’SHONORCORDS Dr.Menzel

RECOGNITIONOFSTUDENTRESEARCH,SCHOLARSHIPANDCREATIVEACTIVITY Dr.RoyVentullo,professorofbiology,MyrleM.Burk-VeraBurkWillChairinBiology, director of undergraduate research

RECOGNITIONOFLORETRUPPEINTERNATIONALSTUDENTSCHOLARS Kevin Roiseland, director of international student programming

RECOGNITIONOFHONORSOCIETIES Dr.Menzel

ANNOUNCEMENT OF DEPARTMENTAL AWARDS Department Representatives

CLOSING PRAYER Pastor Trachte

POSTLUDE/RECESSIONAL Dr. Black

Flowers from Alpha Chi Honor Society represent the students’ appreciation of teaching and scholarship.

Thank you to members of Student Senate who are ushering today.

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TheJohnO.ChellevoldStudentAwardforExcellenceinTeachingandProfessionalServicewasestablishedbyDr.RossNielsen’39ofCedarFallsinhonorandappreciationfor the influence, assistance, and guidance he received as a WartburgstudentfromDr.JohnO.Chellevold.

ChellevoldcametotheWartburgcampusin1935fromSt.Paul-LutherCollege,wherehestartedhisteachingcareer.Hewasaprofessorofmathematics,chairofthemathematics department, academic dean, and vice president foracademicaffairsatWartburgbeforehisretirementin1974.Hewaswidelyrecognizedforhisrecordofprofessionalservice,whichincludedthepresidencyoftheIowaAcademyofScienceandserviceontheboardofdirectorsforBartelsLutheranHomeandtheSelf-HelpFoundation.HewasadistrictgovernorofRotaryClubInternationalandpresidentoftheWaverlyRotaryClub.In1971,hewasnamedanOutstandingEducatorinAmerica.

RossNielsenarrivedatWartburgCollegein1935duringthedepthsoftheGreatDepression.HeenrolledinamathematicscoursetaughtbyChellevold,whoimmediatelybefriendedhimandofferedhimajobcorrecting papers and tutoring struggling math students. Theworkpaid35centsanhour,asmallfortuneforadestitutestudent.Moreimportantthanthepay,however,

wasthefriendshipthatdevelopedduringthatfirstyearandcontinuedthroughoutthetwomen’slives.

NielsengraduatedfromWartburg,taughthighschoolmathematics,joinedtheUnitedStatesNavyduringWorldWarII,asdidChellevold,pursuedgraduatework,andeventuallyjoinedtheUniversityofNorthernIowafaculty.NielsenestablishedtheawardinhonorofhislongtimefriendbecauseDr.Chellevoldmadeadifferenceinthelivesofstudents.Hewasanoutstandingclassroomteacher,knowledgeableinhisfield,preciseinplanningandorganization,alwaysreadywithstoriesandasharpwit,andalwaysthefirsttorecognizewhenastudentneededhelp.

Withoutthatsimple35-cents-an-hourjob,RossNielsenwouldnothavesucceededatWartburgCollege.WithoutDr.Chellevold’sfriendshipandmodelofcitizenship, Dr. Nielsen may not have achieved all that hedidinadistinguished39-yearcareeratUNI,firstasaprofessor and in later years as head of the department of teachinganddirectoroftheMalcolmPriceLaboratorySchool.

Ironically,Dr.NielsendiedFebruary8,2001,onlyafewweeksbeforetheawardheestablishedwaspresentedforthefirst time.

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SarahAbeleAaron BartholmeyAllison BatesJoshuaBernhardKimberlyChaffinLaura ChristensenClaudioD’AmatoAmy DanielsSarah DentlingerBrittany FeagansKayla FeldSarah FrazellRebeccaGleasonChristopher Goetzinger

MeganHeitmanAmandaHewittJacobHighAshley KielerLuke KroegerTimothyMaybeeTimothy McKennaMolly MeyerKristen MoravetzStephen MorefieldNga NguyenJamesNowasellAshley OrrisMeghan Pedersen

Kathryn PhillipsBlythe PolitoJacobRitlandMargaret RunaasJordanSadeckiPamelaSejnauiLuke ShannoJonSmithKelsey SteffensJustineTruebloodRachelVickersSarah WachholzSydni Williams

Dean’s Honor CordsTheWartburgCollegeDean’sHonorCordsaregiventothegraduatingseniorstudentswhohaveexcelledacademically.Graduatingseniorswhohaveearnedthetop40cumulativeGPAsattheend of the Fall Term prior to graduation are recognized at the Scholarship Convocation and at Commencementbythesecords.StudentsgraduatinginthepreviousDecemberCommencementareincluded in this honor.

The John O. Chellevold Student Award for Teaching Excellence and Professional Service

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2009 John O. Chellevold Student Award for Teaching Excellence and Professional Service

Dr.BretBilletcametoWartburginfall1990afterteachingatMiamiUniversityofOhioandtheUniversityofCincinnati.Hewaspromotedtofullprofessorin2000andalsoservesasco-coordinatoroftheInternationalRelationsprogram.

HisvariedteachingfieldsincludeAmericanpoliticsandforeignpolicy,armscontrolanddisarmament,internationallawandorganizations,andinternationalpoliticaleconomy.Hehasearnednumeroushonorsandaccoladesforhiswork,includingrecognition in Access Asia, Biography Today, 500 Leaders of Influence, Men of Achievement, Who’s Who in Finance and Industry, and Who’s Who in the World.

AtWartburg,BillethasservedasfacultyadviserforStudentsforPeaceandJusticeandtheYoungDemocrats.HewasontheGeneralEducationcommitteefrom1993-96

andhasrecentlyservedontheGlobalandMulticulturalStudies,SexualHarassmentHearing,andInquiryStudies201committees.HehasalsoperiodicallyservedonDevelopmentReviewpanelsandFacultyMayTermTravelAdvisoryCommittee.Hehasservedasco-coordinatoroftheInternationalRelationsProgramsinceitsinceptionin1998.

Foranumberofyears,BillethastakenpartintheMidwestPoliticalScienceUndergraduateStudentResearchConference,whichheco-founded.HealsoservedasorganizerofthisconferencewhenWartburghosteditin2008.Inaddition,hebelongstotheAmericanAssociationofUniversityProfessors,AmericanPoliticalScienceAssociation, International Studies Association, Academy of Political Science, and Association of Third World Studies.

Billet’sbooksincludeCultural Relativism in the Face of the West: The Plight of Women and Female Children(NewYork:St.Martin’s,2007);America’s National Pastime: A Study of Race and Merit in Professional Baseball,co-authoredwithLanceFormwalt’94(Westport:PraegerPublishers,1995);Modernization Theory and Economic Development: Discontent in the Developing World(NewYork:PraegerPublishers,1993);andInvestment Behavior of Multinational Corporations in Developing Areas: Comparing the Development Assistance Committee, Japanese, and American Corporations(NewJersey:TransactionBooks,1991).Hehasalsowrittennumerousarticles,conferencepapersandbookreviewsfocusedonpoliticalscience,internationalanddomesticforeignpolicy,andothertopics.Inaddition,Billethasadvisedstudentsonconferencepapers,presentations,andpublications.

Billetearnedhisbachelor’sdegreefromManchesterCollegeandmaster’sandPh.D.degreesfromMiamiUniversity.HealsoholdsseminarcertificatesfromUniversityofMichiganInter-UniversityConsortiumofPoliticalScienceResearchprograms.HisstudieshavetakenhimtoCanada,Mexico,theDominicanRepublic,Russia, and West Africa.

Other Candidates

Dr. Bret Billet

Dr. William Withers, associate professor of communication arts

Dr. Joyce Boss, professor of English Ms. Pamela Ohrt, assistant professor of communication arts

Christina Sloan ’10Major: Physics/BiochemistryHometown: Boise, Idaho Clancy Quinn ’10 Major: BiochemistryHometown: Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Participation of Residue 43 in GEF-catalyzed activation of RhoA, RhoB, and RhoC

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Shawn Ellerbroek, assistant professor of chemistry/biochemistry

Tofurtherexaminethesignificanceofresidue43inGEF-catalyzedexchange,werecentlymutatedRhoA,RhoB,andRhoC cDNAs to produce constructs thatwouldyieldproteinsthatcontainaglutamineatposition43(I43QandV43Q).Weproposetonowexaminetheactivityoffivedifferentexchangefactors(VAV2,XPLN,Dbs,GEFT,andDbl)againstthesemutantRhoproteinswiththehypothesisthatthenon-conservedsubstitutionofapolarglutamineresiduewillabrogateallGEF-catalyzednucleotideexchange.Ifourhypothesisissupported,thisworkwillprovideevidencethatresidue43ofRhoA,RhoB,andRhoCisindispensibleforGEF-catalyzedexchangeaswellassupportpreviousfindingsthatthe residue is a primary determinant of GEF selectivity.

Spencer Herzberg ‘09 Major: Engineering Science/Computer ScienceHometown: Sibley, Iowa

James Juett ‘09Major: Mathematics/Computer ScienceHometown: Marion, Iowa

Wiimote Interfaces for Virtual Reality Applications

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. John Zelle, professor of computer science

VirtualReality(VR)technologiesarebecomingincreasinglyimportantindiverse areas from scientific data analysis toentertainment.AtWartburgCollege,wehavebeendevelopinglow-costVRapplicationsforuseinthecollege

classroom.Sofar,thisworkhasfocusedon stereoscopic visualizations for science classes. The applications that have beendevelopedrelyexclusivelyonthetraditionalkeyboardandmouseforuserinput. The proposed research aims to improvethiseducationalVRenvironmentbydevelopingrichermethodsforuserinteraction.Specifically,weproposeusinghand-heldcontrollersdesignedfortheNintendoWiigameconsole(wiimotes)asVRinputdevices.Weenvisiontheuseofthesedevicesinanumberofnovelapplicationsthatallowformoreimmersive3Dviewingandmorenaturaluserinteractionwithvirtualenvironments.

Shaida Hossein ‘09 Major: BiologyHometown: Huntsville, Mo.

Tess Magner ‘09Major: Biology/Business AdministrationHometown: Waterloo, Iowa

Max Kuenstling ‘09Major: Biology/BiochemistryHometown: Waterloo, Iowa

Use of Small Interference RNA to Determine Prohibitin’s Phenotype

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. J. Keith McClung, professor of biology

SmallinterferenceRNA(siRNA)isanewwayofturninggeneexpressionoff.These RNA fragments initiate a programmed mechanism in cells that result in destruction of the mRNAs ofgenestherebygreatlyreducingoreliminating protein production of a specific gene. By using this technology, themechanismsofhowgenesandtheirproductsworkhavebeendeduced.SincethistechnologyworkswellinC. elegans, weplantodevelopsiRNAforProhibitinin this organism and determine the changeinphenotypeofthewormsthathavePhgproteinexpressionturnedoffcomparedtocontrolsthatareexpressingPhb.InadditiontothePhbprotein,the3’untranslatedregion(3’UTR)ofthePhbmRNAhasrolesinregulatingcell

proliferations.Asaresult,Phb,mayplayavitalroleinamajorpathwaythatcanleadto the development of cancer. Therefore, oneofourgoalsistodistinguishbetweentheroleofthePhbproteinandthe3’UTR.ByusingsiRNA,itispossibletoknockoutexpressionofPhb-1,thegenethatcodesforProhibitin.WecandistinguishbetweenPhbproteinandthe3’UTRbecausemammalianPhbmRNAshavetwotranscripts,a1.9kbptranscriptwhichcontainsthe3’UTRanda1.2kbptranscriptthatdoesnot.BothcodeforthePhbprotein.ByusingspecificsiRNAs,the3’UTRregioncanbeknockedoutandstillallowtheproteintobemade.AnothersiRNAwouldbeused to knock out the mRNAs coding for thePhbprotein.TherearehypothesesabouthowthePhb-1isinhibitingcellproliferation,however,nomechanismhasbeenpostulatedforthe3’UTR.Thisstudywillprovidesomeinsightsintowhatphenotypicchangesoccurwhenonedoesknockoutthe3’UTRinnormalcells.

John Kuckleman ’09 Major: BiochemistryHometown: Keokuk, Iowa

Drew Fayram ’09 Major: BiologyHometown: Anamosa, Iowa

Cellular Regulation of RhoG Activity by Serine Phosphorylation

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Shawn Ellerbroek, assistant professor of chemistry/biochemistry

ThisprojectfocusesontheregulationoftheRhofamilymemberRhoG.Over-expressionofRhoGcausesacelltosignificantlyprotrudemembranes.Suchprotrusionsareindispensableeventsofeffective cell movement, phagocytosis/macropinocytosis,anddendriticoutgrowthofneurons.WhileRhoGisnowviewedasa key molecule of cell function, it remains unclearwhatregulatesitsactivity.ItisequallyunclearorhowRhoGmanagesto orchestrate such morphologies, though downstreamactivationofanotherprotein,Rac1,appearsindispensible.Duringthe

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2009 Student Research and Scholarship McElroy Student/Faculty Research Fund

course of studying phosphorylation of RhoA,acousinofRhoG,wenoticedthatproteinkinaseA(PKA)phosphorylatedRhoGonserineresidue187atthecarboxylterminusoftheenzyme.Wewillattempttophenotypicallyassessthe impact of constitutively active RhoGwithandwithoutaserine187toalaninemutation(alaninecannotbephosphorylated).Thesecondapproachwillattempttodisplaywhetherornottheserine to alanine mutated

RhoGisstilleffectiveinbindingtoitseffectormoleculeELMO.Last,wewillexaminetheabilityofconstitutivelyactiveRhoGharboringthe187alaninemutationtostimulateRac1throughpull-downassayfor active Rac.

Dao Tung ‘09 Major: Computer ScienceHometown: Hanoi, Viet Nam

Blake Haugen ‘09Major: Engineering Science/Computer ScienceHometown: Waverly, Iowa

A “Pure” Python Visualization Module

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. John Zelle, professor of computer science

ScientificVisualizationisanincreasinglyimportant application area in Computer Science.VPython,anadd-onmoduleforthe Python programming language is a verysuccessfulandeasy-to-usemoduleforprogramming visualization applications. Unfortunately,VPythonsuffersanumberofdrawbacksbecauseitsunderlyingimplementationisinalow-levellanguage(C++).Theproposedresearchwouldundertake the design of a pure Python versionofasubsetofVPythonusingrecent advances in PyOpenGL, a Python modulethatintegratesdirectlywiththeOpenGLlibrariesthatdrivemoderngraphics processors on personal computers. Thisprototypeimplementationwillallowanevaluationofthefeasibilityof the approach and, hopefully, lay the foundation for a complete port of VPythonfromC++intoPythonitself.

Research Experiences

Larisa Greve ‘09Major: Chemistry/MathematicsHometown: Park Ridge, Ill.

Zero-Divisor Graph Associated to a Semigroup

Faculty Sponsors: Dr. Lisa DeMeyer, Arman Sabbaghi, and Jonathan Wang

Presented at the Summer Undergraduate Michigan Mathematics Research Conference

Thezero-divisorgraphofacommutativesemigroupisthesimplegraphwhoseverticesarethenonzerozero-divisorsofthesemigroupwithtwodistinctverticesadjacentiftheproductofthecorrespondingelementsiszero.Newcriteriatoidentifyzero-divisorgraphsarederivedusingbothgraphtheoreticandalgebraicmethods.

Wefindtheoptimallowerboundonthenumberofedgesnecessarytoguaranteeagraphisazero-divisorgraph.Inaddition,a necessary and sufficient condition for determiningifaregulargraphisazero-divisorgraphisproven.Equivalenceclassesareappliedinthestudyofquotientsemigroupsandtheirassociatedzero-divisor graphs.

Lastly,weclassifyallcompletegraphswithmorethantwotrianglesattached,aswellasseveralothergraphstructuresthatsatisfyallknownnecessaryconditionsbutarenotzero-divisorgraphs.

Emily Heying ‘10 Major: Biochemistry/ChemistryHometown: Marshalltown, Iowa

Searching for the Origins of Extraterrestrial Matter

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. George Cody, Carnegie Institution of Washington, D.C.

TheInsolubleOrganicMatter(IOM)found in meteorites, particularly carbonaceouschondrites,isanabundantreservoirforcarbonmaterial.AlthoughthechemicalstructureofthisIOMhasbeenanalyzed,questionsstillspeculateastowhatmolecule(s)andchemicalreactionsithasresultedfrom.Thecarbonaceous

chondrite,Murchison,wasanalyzedwithNMRspectroscopyrevealingtheabundanceoffuranandaromaticcarbonsin its chemical structure. Formaldehyde, oneofthemostprimitiveandabundantmoleculesinexistence,couldbeapossibleprecursor to IOM. With the formose reaction as a guideline, formose products werecreatedusingformaldehydeandglycolaldehyde in order to create products thatcouldpotentiallybestructurallysimilartotheIOMfoundincarbonaceouschondrites. Using NMR spectroscopy to analyze the chemical structure of these products,theywerefoundtocontainmany of the same functional groups as the IOM from Murchison. The main differencewastheincreasedamountofmethinecarbonpresentintheformoseproducts,whichalsoledtoaloweramountofaromaticcarbonthantheMurchison.Apossiblesolutiontodecreasetheamountofmethinecarbonistofindawaytodehydrogenatetheformoseproducts, therefore, increasing the amount ofaromaticcarbonsduetocreationofdoublebondsfromthedehydrogenationmechanism. Overall, the formose reaction canstillbeconsideredtobeapossiblereactionpathwayforthesynthesisofprimitiveIOM.Furtherstudiesintohowthese organics evolved through chemical reactionswillbeabletoyieldmoreinsightinto some of the most primitive chemistry takingplaceinourgalaxy.

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Alicia Zimbeck ’09 Major: Biology/BiochemistryHometown: Waverly, Iowa

LPS Extraction from Single Colonies of Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Silver Stain Sensitivity

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. John James, The Children’s Hospital Clinical Microbiology Lab in Aurora, Colo.

DuringmyresearchexperienceIextractedDNAandLPSfrommultiplemicrobes;ranPCR,ISSR-PCR,andgelelectrophoresis;andtestedthesensitivityofdifferentstainingtechniques,particularlysilverandethidiumbromide.OneofthefociinthisprojectwasonLPSextractionfromsinglecoloniesofNeisseria gonorrhoeaeinhopesofbeingabletodifferentiatebetweenvarious

colonies.BytheendoftheprojectIwasabletoextractLPSfromsinglebacterialcolonies and do a successful silver stain. AhighlightofmyexperiencewaswhenI had the opportunity to compare patient samplesusingthesetechniquesinordertodetermineiftheywereinfectedwithsimilarmicrobes.Participationinlabrounds,epidemiologymeetings,microbiologyandvirologyclasses,andshadowingthemedicallabtechnicianswerealsoanintegralpartofmyexperiencewhileIwasthere.

Presentations/PublicationNgaire Honey ‘09Major: Spanish/International RelationsHometown: North Liberty, Iowa

Immigration Problems: The Negative Impacts of NAFTA and How Fair Trade Could Overcome Them

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Bret Billet, professor of political science Presented at the 16th Annual College of Social and Behavioral Sciences Student Research Conference It is argued that successful immigration reform must include an increased emphasisonFairTradebetweenthetwostates.CouchedwithinPush-PullMigration theory, this reorientation of the establishedNorthAmericanFreeTradeAgreement(NAFTA)wouldprovideanenhancedstandardoflivinginMexicoandfacilitatelowerlevelsofillegalimmigrationto the United States. The results indicate thatFairTradeisaviablemechanismbywhichtocounterthePush-Pullfactorsresponsibleforillegalimmigration.Consequently,immigrationpolicyshouldlookmoretowardfacilitatingequitable,fair trade practices as one component of overall immigration policy.

Erin Lawrence ‘11Major: BiologyHometown: Newhall, Iowa

The Economic Impact of September 11, 2001, on Less-Developed Countries

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Bret Billet, professor of political science Presented at the Midwest Political Science Undergraduate Research Conference ThepurposeofthisstudywastoexaminetheeconomicimpactofSeptember11,2001,onlessdevelopedcountries(LDCs)throughouttheworld.ThisstudyisuniquebecauseitfocusesoncountriesthataregenerallynotmajortradepartnerswiththeUnitedStates.ThehypothesisisthatSeptember11thwillhaveanimpacton the LDCs, although not necessarily tothesamedegreethatitwouldimpact

developedcountries.Inordertoexaminewhetherornotthesecountriestrulyareaffected,twoareasarefirstobserved:trendsinglobalizationandthetrendsineconomicpoliciesissuedbytheUnitedStatesaftertheSeptember11thattacks.Next,trendsinthefeweconomictiesbetweentheU.S.anddevelopingcountriesareexamined,suchasForeignDirectInvestment, financial assistance, and importandexporttrendsintheyearssurroundingSeptember11th.Finally,ananalysis of the gross national income for thelesserdevelopedcountriesisexaminedfor the same time period. The results indicatethatthemajorityoftheLDCswerenotimpactedtoanysignificantdegree.TheonlyexceptionstothiswerecountrieswhichtradewiththeU.S.toasignificant degree, such as several countries withinLatinAmericaandoilproducingcountries of Africa and the Middle East. Theimplicationsthatcanbedrawnfromthese results are that the countries most knownforproducingterroristactivitiesagainst the U.S. are also the countries that appeartobeaffectedtheleastafterattackson the U.S. Without any repercussions reaching these countries, there is little to deter terrorist actions originating from these countries.

Vaidehi Agrawal ‘09 Major: Biology/BiochemistryHometown: Nairobi, Kenya

Sunakshi Chowdhary ‘10 Major: BiologyHometown: Delhi, India

Ran Chen ‘09 Major: BiologyHometown: Sichuan, China

Dalbir Kour ‘09Major: BiologyHometown: Poonch, India

Subcellular Distribution of Prohibitin in MCF7 Cells Treated with Tamoxifen

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. J. Keith McClung, professor of biology

Poster presented at the American Society for Cell Biology

Prohibitininhibitscellproliferationbybindingtothetranscriptionalfactors

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E2Fandp53.Inaddition,prohibitinisrequiredforgrowthsuppressionbyestrogenantagonistsliketamoxifen.Estrogen antagonists appear to change prohibitin’sassociationwithothernuclearproteins.Itisnotclearwhethertreatmentoftamoxifenaltersdenovoprohibitinsynthesisand/orchangesthesubcellulardistributionofprohibitin.Prohibitinis located either in mitochondria or nuclei.Thedistributionoftheprohibitincanvarywidelybetweencelllines.Inthisstudy,twolinesofevidencewereemployed namely immunofluorescent confocal microscopy and Western Blot todeterminedistributionofprohibitinbetweenthemitochondriaandnucleiinMCF7cellswithorwithouttreatmentoftamoxifen.Prohibitinwasfoundtobeequallydistributedbetweenthemitochondria and nuclei in untreated MCF7cells.Aftertamoxfentreatment,theoverallprohibitinlevelsincreasedslightlybutthedistributionbetweenmitochondriaandnucleiremainedequalasdepictedbybothlinesofevidence.Tamoxfien’sinhibitionofcellularproliferationthroughprohibitinisnotdue to changes in amount or organelle distributionofprohibitin,butismorelikely due to changes in association of prohibitinwithotherfactorsinnuclei.

Zachary Barnes ‘09Major: Biology/Business AdministrationHometown: Winter, Wis.

Tony Flatness ‘09Major: BiologyHometown: Lake Mills, Iowa

Heather Patterson ‘09Major: BiologyHometown: Northwood, Iowa

An Investigation into the Effects of 17-Alpha Ethinylestradiol on Fathead Minnows

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Johanna Foster, associate professor of biology

Presented at the Iowa Academy of Science annual meeting

Oral contraceptives are drugs that have beenpopularformorethan40yearsandmanyofthemcontain17-AlphaEthinylestradiol(EE2).Womenusuallyabsorb80%ofeachEE2doseandexcretetheremaining20%whichentersthewastestreamthatflowstoasewagetreatmentplant.RecenttestingofwastewatereffluentdocumentedthatEE2existsinsurfacewaters.EE2isapotent hormone, and several scientific publicationshavedemonstratedithasdetrimentaleffectsonaquaticspecies.ResearchmeasuredtheeffectsofEE2onthenativeFatheadminnow,Pimephales promelas,bymimickingarangeofdrugconcentrations found in environments that typically occur in streams and rivers near wastewatertreatmentfacilities.WeusedFatheadminnowsbecausetheycansurviveinarangeofclearandturbidwaters,and

previous research successfully used them. Thehypotheseswerethatmalefishwouldhave impaired gonadal development, alteredsexualdifferentiation,andfeminization of male reproductive ducts. Juvenilefishfromthesamecohortwereseparated into four treatments: control withnoestrogen,andthreedifferentEE2concentrationswhichsimulatedlow,middle, and high field levels previously identified in earlier research. Dissections occurredfollowingsixweeksofexposure,andtreatedfishwerescoredintogonadaldevelopmentclassesbasedoncomparisonsagainst control fish. Dissected male fish significantlyhadloweradultgonadaldevelopmentasaresultofexposuretoEE2(X²=8.9,p≤0.05).Femalefishwerenot significantly different. Future research includes testing for specific estrogen concentrationsandevidenceofVTGsynthesis.

Aaron Bartholmey ‘09Major: MathematicsHometown: Albert Lea, Minn.

Sarah Danner ‘09Major: MathematicsHometown: Waverly, Iowa

Kaitlin Doyle ‘09Major: BiologyHometown: Des Moines, Iowa

Erik Miller ‘09Major: Elementary EducationHometown: Bloomington, Ill.

Learning Style Differences in Middle School Boys and Girls

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Cheryl Budlong, professor of education

Presented at the National Middle School Association Conference

Researchshowstherearedifferencesinthe learning styles and approaches of boysandgirls.Participantswilldevelopagraphicorganizertoexplore10differencesthat impact the middle school classroom: deductiveandinductivereasoning;abstractandconcretereasoning;useoflanguage;logicandevidence;likelihoodofboredom;useofspace;movement;sensitivityandgroupdynamics;useofsymbolism;andlearningteams.Theprimaryfocuswason research, teaching practices, and organizational structures.

Trevor Carolan ‘11Major: Political ScienceHometown: Charles City, Iowa

The Impact of Trade and Transportation Infrastructure on Developing Member Countries in the World Trade Organization

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Bret Billet, professor of political science

Presented at the Midwest Political Science Undergraduate Research Conference

In recent years, total trade among countries has continually increased. Some countriesaresustainedbyhighlevels

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oftrade,whiletheabilityofotherstocompete is less due to limiting factors such as transportation infrastructure. The developedcountriesaresaidtobenefitthe most from trade due, in part, to stablegovernmentsandrelativelywelldeveloped transportation infrastructures. Conversely,less-developedcountries(LDCs),giventheirrelativeinstabilityand underdeveloped transportation infrastructure,aresaidtobenefitlessfromtrade.Thispaperexaminestherationaleunderlying this claim, for all LDCs withspecificattentionpaidtoAfrica.Correlation and linear regression analysis are utilized to determine the association betweenandcasualimpactthatthetypeof infrastructure has on the level of trade. Theresultsshowthattransportationinfrastructure does determine the level of trade. This insight speaks to the necessity of improving the transportation infrastructure of LDCs to facilitate greater levels of trade.

Kim Chaffin ‘09 Major: BiochemistryHometown: Milford, Iowa

Tim McKenna ‘09Major: BiologyHometown: Cedar Falls, Iowa

Kyle Huegel ‘09 Major: BiochemistryHometown: Charles, City, Iowa

LPA Stimulation of Cell Surface-Associated Proteases in Ovarian Cancer Cells

Faculty Sponsors: Dr. Shawn Ellerbroek, assistant professor of chemistry/biochemistry and Dr. Sharon Stack, University of Missouri School of Medicine

Poster presented at the annual meeting for the American Society for Cell Biology

Lysophosphatidicacid(LPA)contributionstoovariancancerarepostulated to involve stimulation of cellsurface-associatedproteolysis.Weanalyzed the effects of LPA on the expressionandcellsurfaceassociationoftwoproteolyticenzymeslinkedwithovariancancerprogression.LPA

significantly increased the density of OVCA429andOVCA433ovariancancercellsatorbelowconcentrationsnormallyfoundinascitesfluids(0.1uM),whereasitsstimulationofuPAactivityinculturemediumrequiredtheelevatedconcentrations(20–80uM)oftenfound in the ascites of ovarian cancer patients.InhibitorstudiesdemonstratedthatOVCA433,butnotOVCA429,cellularreleaseofuPAactivityrequiredp42/44MAPKsignaling.Conversely,inhibitionofp38MAPKsignalinginOVCA433cellsstimulatedthereleaseofuPAactivityinadose-dependentfashion.Usingacellsurfacebiotinylationandmonomericavidinpulldownapproach,wefoundthatLPAtreatment(80uM)significantlystimulatedthebindingofuPAactivitytothesurfaceofbothOVCA429andOVCA433cells.Acidwashingofcellsremovedcellsurface-associateduPA activity. LPA treatment increased cellularreleaseofMMP-9overMMP-2inconditionedmediaasmeasuredbyzymographyandELISA(3-5fold),butdidnotstimulatedetectablebindingofMMP-9tothecellsurface.LPAstimulationofMMP-9expressionwasdose-dependentandrequiredp38MAPKandPI3Ksignaling.OverexpressionofMMP-9bycontrolcellswassufficientto drive cell surface association of a proteolyticallyprocessedMMP-9speciesnotobservedinconditionedmedia.LPAstimulationofmatrigelinvasion(25-30fold)byOVCAcellswasblockedbybothMMP(70-75%)anduPA(75-85%)inhibitors.TheseresultssuggestthatanincreasedexpressionofMMP-9andcellsurfacebindingofuPAactivityareinvolvedinLPA-drivenovariancancerinvasion.Futurestudieswillcontinuetotest this hypothesis and specifically focus

onidentifyingamechanism(s)throughwhichLPApromotesbindingofuPAactivity to ovarian cancer cell surfaces.

Beth Chung ‘09Major: Psychology/ EnglishHometown: Dubuque, Iowa

Gender Differences in Relationship between Self-Esteem and Social Comparison with Siblings

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Shaheen S. Munir, professor of psychology

Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association

Gender differences in the relationships betweensocialcomparison(withsiblings)andself-esteemwereexamined.Femaleswithsistersmadehigherlevelsofcomparisonthandidfemaleswithbrothers.Nodifferenceswerefoundbetweengenderofsiblingonself-esteemor gender of participant on overall level of socialcomparisonwithsiblings.

Beth Chung ‘09Major: Psychology/ EnglishHometown: Dubuque, Iowa

Upward, Downward, and Peer Social Comparison to Self-Esteem

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Shaheen S. Munir, professor of psychology

Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association

Thisstudyexaminedrelationshipsbetweenupward,downward,andpeersocialcomparisonandself-esteem.Therewerenosignificantrelationshipsbetweensocialcomparisonwithpeersandself-esteemorbetweenlevelsofdownwardcomparisonandself-esteem.Buttherelationshipbetweenlevelsofupwardcomparisonandself-esteemwassignificant.

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Tom Dirth ‘09Major: PsychologyHometown: West Point, Iowa

The Effect of Time Exposure on Perceptions of Affective Photographic Stimuli

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Shaheen S. Munir, professor of psychology

Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association

Thisresearchexaminesthephenomenaofimplicitandexplicitresponseandassimilation of sensory input. When lookingatthephenomenaofprejudiceandracism under a more focused microscope, cognitiveprocessingisalwaysaculprit.Thisexperimentationlooksathowquicklyautonomic processing influences our implicitresponses,andlikewise,howsoonexplicitresponsemaytakeplace.

Michelle Durant ‘10 Major: History/International RelationsHometown: Waterloo, Iowa

Evolution of Bloc Voting in the United Nations General Assembly: How International System Structure Dictates United States Voting Behavior in the General Assembly

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Bret Billet, professor of political science

Presented at the Midwest Political Science Undergraduate Research Conference

Theobjectiveofthisresearchistoanalyzevoting patterns in the United Nations GeneralAssemblythroughanalysisofresolutionsputforwardforaroll-callvotefromtheyears1997,2002,and2007.ThisstudywilllookatchangesinUnitedStatesvotingbehaviorsincethefallofthe Soviet Union and the creation of a unipolarworld.IsthereastrongseparationbetweenEastandWestvotingorisvotingnowbasedmoreontheeconomicdevelopment of individual countries? This study employs correlation analysis ofroll-callvotingonresolutions112and114fromthe52ndGeneralAssemblyin1997,resolutions196and198from

the57thGeneralAssemblyin2002,andresolutions145and146fromthe62ndGeneralAssemblyin2007.Resolutions112,196,and145areontheuseofmercenaries as a means of violating human rightsandimpedingtheexerciseoftherightofpeoplestoself-determination.Resolutions114,198,and146areontherightofPalestinianstoself-determination.Theresultsshowanevolutioninpatternsofblocvoting.WhencomparedwithpreviousstudieswhichsupportstrongtiesbetweenEast/West,North/South,andeconomicdevelopment,thepost-SovieteraischaracterizedbytheUnitedStatesdeveloping a more isolationist voting behavior.ThissupportsthehypothesisthattheUnitedStates,beingthemainsuperpowerintheworld,hastakentovoting in an individual manner rather thancontinuingtoalignitselfwitheither former Western countries or other economically developed countries.

Elizabeth Fernstrum ‘09Major: Social WorkHometown: Primghar, Iowa

The Impact of the Minimum Wage Increase on Iowa Child Care Providers

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Tamara Faux, assistant professor of social work

Presented at the Student Poster Session, Associate of Baccalaureate Program Directors national conference

Thisresearchprojectexaminedtheeffectofminimumwageincreasesonchildcare agencies. Limited research has beendonetoshowhowIowa’sminimumwageincreasesinApril2007andJanuary2008haveimpactedchildcareagencies.ChildcareprovidersansweredquantitativeandqualitativequestionsabouttheirprogramthroughaWeb-basedsurvey.Findingsofthesurveyshowtheminimumwageincreasessignificantlyimpactedpersonnel costs at childcare programs inIowa.Inaddition,manyprogramsreportedthestatereimbursementratewasbelowprivaterates.Theimpactminimumwageincreaseshaveonchildcareagencies is relevant to the field of social

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High Performance Scholarship for International StudentsAftercompletingtwofullacademictermsatWartburg,internationalstudentswhoparticipateintwoormoreactivities and achieve a cumulative GPAof3.0orbettermayrequesttheHighPerformanceScholarship of not more than $2,000.Theawardremainsineffectfromthenextacademictermandbeyondaslongasthestudent maintains the GPA. VaidehiAgrawal–IndiaDavidBolien–GermanyRanChen–People’sRepublicofChinaClaudioD’Amato—ItalyNathanJohnston—AustraliaNsiaKileo—UnitedRepublicofTanzaniaDavyKing—NetherlandsDalbirKour—IndiaMasatoshiMaruyama—JapanVictorMudzinganyama—ZimbabweNgaNguyen—VietnamNwabunieNwana—NigeriaHerinomenaRakotoarivelo—MadagascarPamelaSejnaui—ColombiaDaoTung—VietnamElvinVerdiyev—Azerbaijan

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workbecausefindingquality,affordablechildcareisoftenastrenuoustaskforlow-income families.

Lisa Hager ‘09Major: Political ScienceHometown: Grundy Center, Iowa

Ethnic Fractionalization in the Growth and Development of Sub-Saharan Africa

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Bret Billet, professor of political science

Presented at the Midwest Political Science Undergraduate Research Conference – received second place in paper awards

Thisstudyexaminestherelationshipbetweenethnicfractionalizationandhuman development in developing nations,specificallysub-SaharanAfrica.It differs from previous studies on ethnic fractionalization in that it focuses on human development rather than solely on economicdevelopment.Inconjunctionwiththeargumentthatsub-SaharanAfrica’sincreasedethnicfractionalizationdrastically decreases human development, I hypothesize that an inverse relationship existsbetweenethnicfractionalizationand human development for all LDCs. Theprimaryvariablesinvestigatedinclude human development, ethnic fractionalization, spoken languages, and level of economic development. Correlationanalysiswasusedtodeterminetherelationshipbetweeneachvariableandhumanandeconomicdevelopmentin175developingnations,thenfurtherbrokendownbyregion.Linearregressionanalysiswasusedtodeterminethecausalimpactofeachvariableonhumanandeconomicdevelopment. The results confirm the hypothesized inverse relationship betweenhumandevelopmentandethnicfractionalization.However,theresultsoftheregressionwitheconomicdevelopmentand ethnic fractionalization depict a positiverelationship.Thiswouldsuggestthat all ethnic groups do not value human development,butdosharetheimportanceof economic development.

Stephen Morefield ‘09Major: History/ReligionHometown: Overland Park, Kan.

Light and Heat: Jonathan Edwards’ Practical Belief in Providence

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Erika Lindgren, assistant professor of history

Presented at the Phi Alpha Theta 2008 Midwest Regional Conference

According to many philosophers, theologians,andhistorians,JonathanEdwardswasoneofthemostinfluentialpre-revolutionaryAmericansintermsofhiscontributiontoAmericanChristianityandphilosophy.Althoughhisworksandtheologyhavebeenheavilystudied,Edwards’lifehasbeenneglected.Edwards’beliefinProvidenceappearstobethedefining characteristic of his theology. Yet, thisraisestheissue:Howdidthisbeliefplay out in his daily life? In my paper I examineEdwards’practicalapplicationsofthisbeliefinhisministryaswellasinhisfamilylife.IrelieduponEdwards’writings,specificallyhiscorrespondence,aswellasscholarlybiographiesandstudies. The most intriguing aspects of my paper arise from my research into Edwards’correspondenceandpersonalwritings,whichhavebeenneglectedbyscholars. My primary conclusion asserts thatjustasEdwards’beliefinProvidenceshapedhistheology,italsoshapedthewayhelivedonadailybasis.ThiswasclearinthewayEdwardsconductedhimselfinhismanypositionsaswellashowhecommunicatedwithhischildrenandwife.Edwards’trustinProvidenceclearlydirectednotonlyhisbroadoutlookonlifebutalsotheminutedetailsofhislife.

Nga Nguyen ‘09 Major: Business Administration/AccountingHometown: Hanoi, Viet Nam

Kosuke Takahashi ‘09Major: Mathematics/Business AdministrationHometown: Hokkaido, Japan

China’s Economic Reform: Its WTO Accession and Labor Issues

Faculty Sponsors: Timothy Ewest, assistant professor of business administration and Julie Clarkson, assistant professor of business administration

Presented at Wilmington College’s 21st Century Management Conference

China,theworld’ssecondlargesteconomy, is revealing itself. After the economic reforms three decades ago and its accession to the World Trade Organization(WTO)in2001,Chinahasenjoyedoneofthehighestgrowthrates among all the countries thanks to theexportsector.However,itsexcessivedependencyonexportsalsocreatesanincomegapandalackofworkerprotections.China’sgovernmentfacesnewchallengesfromtheone-childpolicyandthemassiverural-urbaninternalmigration.ThemythofChina’slowcostadvantageisrapidly shifting to other countries such as VietNamandBangladesh.IfChinadoesnot discipline itself, recalculate its formula andhandleitslaborproblemmoreseriously, it may soon lose its position as theworld’sleadingmanufacturer.

Elizabeth Peterson ‘09Major: PsychologyHometown: Wheaton, Ill.

Intrinsic/Extrinsic Religiosity, Right-wing Authoritarianism and Symbolic Racism among Students at an ELCA-affiliated College

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Shaheen S. Munir, professor of psychology

Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association

Thisstudyexaminedintrinsic/extrinsicreligiosity,right-wingauthoritarianism

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(RWA)andsymbolicracism.Symbolicracismrelatedsignificantlywithintrinsicreligiosity(p=.001)extrinsicreligiosity(p=.04)andRWA(p<.001);findingsconsistentwithpreviousresearch.RWArelatedmarginallywithintrinsicreligiosity(p=.066);asignificantrelationshipinprevious studies.

Elizabeth Peterson ‘09Major: PsychologyHometown: Wheaton, Ill.

The Relationships Between Religious Identification, Political Affiliation, Right-Wing Authoritarianism and Voting Behavior Among Students at an ELCA-affiliated College

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Shaheen S. Munir, professor of psychology

Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association

Therelationshipsbetweenreligiousidentification,intrinsic/extrinsicreligiosity,politicalaffiliation,right-wingauthoritarianism(RWA),andvotingbehaviorwereexamined.PoliticalaffiliationwassignificantlyrelatedtoRWA(p=.001)andvotingbehavior(p<.001).ThissuggeststhatpoliticalaffiliationisapossiblepredictorofRWAandvotingbehaviorinthispopulation.

Scott Post ‘09Major: EnglishHometown: Titonka, Iowa

Reaching the Mountain Peaks: Enhancing Upper-Level Writing Skills

Faculty Sponsors: Lois Trachte, Pathways associate

Poster presented at the 2008 International Writing Centers Association/National Conference on Peer Tutoring in Writing Joint Conference

TheconsultantsofWartburgCollege’sWriting/Reading/SpeakingLab(WRSL)have noticed that many of students in writing-centereddisciplines,suchasEnglish and communication arts, tend toavoiduseoftheWRSL.Wewouldlike to attract more of these students to help them in their efforts to enhance theirwritingskills.Thisinitiativealsoprovidesthesidebenefitofinvolvingourpeerconsultantswithhigher-levelwriters,thusteachingandinvigoratingtheconsultantsatthesametime.Wartburgisanundergraduateinstitution,butwesuspectthisissuemayexistatmanyotherinstitutionsaswell.Thispresentationwillsharetheresultsofourresearchonwhythese students do not seek out the services ofourwritinglab,ourdevelopmentofapublicrelationsprojecttoattractthem,andoureffortstodeterminethebestwaystohelpthesewritersimprove.

Sarah Swanson ‘09 Major: Business AdministrationHometown: Bemidji, Minn.

Brent Dodd ‘09Major: Business AdministrationHometown: Batavia, Ill.

Effects of Spirituality in Generation Y on Work Outcomes: A Literature Review

Faculty Sponsors: Timothy Ewest, assistant professor of business administration and Julie Clarkson, assistant professor of business administration

Presented at Wilmington College’s 21st Century Management Conference

Thisliteraturereviewexplorestheissuessurrounding the effects of spirituality inGenerationYonworkperformance/outcomes.Thistopichasfirstbeenbrokenapart in order to define Generation Y, spirituality,andworkoutcomes.Thesecondpartwillstudytheimplicationsofhowthesedefinitionsintertwineinordertoexploretheirrelationshipandunderstandwhattheliteraturepresentsandwhatislacking.Thefinalsectionwillbeaproposedhypothesisfocusedonthe effects of spirituality in Generation Y andifitwillcreateagreatercapacityintheworkplacewithrelationshiptoworkperformance.

Hanne Wuertz ‘10Major: PsychologyHometown: Waverly, Iowa

The Relationship of Social Comparison, Academic Performance, and Achievement Motivation

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Shaheen S. Munir, professor of psychology

Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association

This study measured social comparisons withsiblingsandpeersandhowtheyrelate to academic performance and achievement motivation. Results revealed thatforcollege-agedstudents,peerssignificantly influence their academics and motivationmoresothantheirsiblingsinthis particular time in their lives.

Wartburg College R. J. McElroy Fellowship NomineeTheR.J.McElroyTrustsolicitsoneFellowshipnominationfromeachof10northeastIowacollegesannually.TwonewFellowshipsareawardedeachyear.TheR.J.McElroyFellowshipencouragespersonsofaccomplishment,intelligence,integrity,andleadershipabilitytopursuechallengingacademiccareers.The$10,000Fellowshipawardmayberenewedforuptothreeyearsof graduate study at an accredited university of choice.

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Alpha Chi Alpha Chi is a coeducational societywhosepurposeistopromoteacademicexcellenceandexemplarycharacteramong college and university students and to honor those whoachievesuchdistinction.This honor society admits to membershipstudentsfromallacademic disciplines and invites tomembershipnomorethanthetop10percentofthejuniorand senior classes.

Kristi AndersonHannahBakerKatrina BernhardKatherine CainLaura ChristensenAbbyClarkAdela CopeAllison EngelAshley EvansJoelFrancisAmanda GradyJoyHansonBlakeHaugenNgaireHoneyLia KampmanTravis KrugerChelsey LarsonKelsey LeeJessicaMcClellanTimothy McKennaAshley OrrisJordanPaulusScott PostChristopher SandyMargaretSchatzbergAshley SchroederStaci SierenBrody SuddendorfTravis TempleJasonTheumeEric UlrichsSydni WilliamsShuhei Yamamoto

Beta Beta BetaBeta Beta Beta is a society dedicated to improving the understanding and appreciation ofbiologicalstudyand

extendingtheboundariesofhumanknowledgethroughscientificresearch.Tobeeligibleforregularmembershipstudents must have completed atleastthreebiologycourseswithaBaverage.

MeganBaberHannahBakerRan ChenAdela CopeAnna Fagre Tony Flatness JaredFairbanksDanielHenrichGarrettHuffordEricJohnsonTravis KrugerKristin MacDonaldNwanaNuabunieJaneOhdeCara RadaWilliam SchmittLindsay ShepardStaci Sieren

Delta Mu DeltaDelta Mu Delta is the National HonorSocietyinBusinessAdministration.Tobeeligibleformembershipinthishonorsociety,studentsinthejunioror senior class must rank in the top20percentoftheirclass.

Kristen BockenstedtAbbieKottkeRandy KruegerNga NguyenJordanPaulusAshley SchroederPamelaSejnauiHolleeSilveyBrody Suddendorf

Kappa Delta PiKappa Delta Pi is an InternationalHonorSocietyin Education. Its purpose istopromoteexcellenceinand recognize outstanding contributionstoeducation.Membershiprequiresjuniorstanding,aGPAof3.0,and

a strong commitment to teaching, learning, and the education profession.

Kelsey AndersonKristi AndersonBrittanie BarnettStacy BernsKatie BoelmanAbbyClarkDeena DeerySarah EllefsonAllison EngelAmanda GradyMeganHeitmanAlishaHoffmannDaniJohnsonRachelKudobeSarah MachalkJessicaMcClellanKelsey MeyerCory MinerLauraNiewoehnerMatthewRayJohnRobbinsAaron SchutteSarah StearnsJessicaWetherell

Kappa Mu EpsilonKappaMuEpsilonwasfounded to further interest in mathematics and to help students develop an appreciationofitspowerandbeauty.Inordertobeinvitedtobeamember,studentsmustbefull-timewitharankingintheupper35percentoftheclass. In addition, the student must have completed at least three college mathematics courses including at least one term of calculus and attained anaverageofBorbetterin all mathematics courses completed.

David CarlsonKylee FrushJacobHinrichsenMasa MaruyamaJoshuaOsbeckAdam Pederson

JaredRobbEric RugglesAditya SalimputraSage SchisselAshley SchulteisKelsey SteffensHyerimStuhrShuhei Yamamoto

Lambda Pi EtaLambdaPiEtarecognizesstudents in Communication Artswhohaveachieveda3.0cumulativeGPAanda3.5GPAinthemajor.Inadditiontheymustwriteanapplicationletterdescribingtheircontributiontothedisciplineof communication arts. LambdaPiEtaisdedicatedtophilanthropicworkaswellasscholarship.

Zechariah AndersonLaura BakerAndrewBarndTravis BockenstedtDeEtta BohlingStephanie BurnsShelbyColwellKallie CooperAustin DraudeSeth DruryCarina EllicksonKatherine ElliottBrittany FeagansAbbyGoltzLaraHalversonJustinIlligNicholasJaniczekJenniferJonesDavy KingMegan LamosMatthewLangstonJaclynManternachSarah MoonChelsea ParrottRachel PickhinkeJessiPreussnerPamela RodgersMatthewRowlesLaura RustLuke ShannoNatalie Tendall

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DuaneTrimbleSydni WilliamsChristopher Wood

Phi Alpha ThePhiAlphaHonorSocietywasestablishedtoproviderecognition and encouragement tosocialworkstudentsforsuperior academic achievement. InordertojoinPhiAlpha,studentsmustbesocialworkmajors,havecompletedatleastthreesocialworkcoursesand the Beginning Field Experience(SW181)andachieveda3.0cumulativeGPAanda3.25GPAinrequiredsocialworkcourses.

Kayla AllenElizabethFernstrumHeatherGlassEliasHarounEmily MaidenMelissa SechristLorna SmithErin Suchy

Phi Eta SigmaPhi Eta Sigma is a national honorsocietywhosegoalistoencourageandrewardacademicexcellenceamongfirst-yearstudents in institutions of higherlearning.Full-time,first-yearstudentswhoearnacumulativeGPAof3.5orhigher during their first term incollegeareeligibletojoin.Foundedin1923,PhiEtaSigma is the oldest and largest freshman honor society.

JaclynAlbrechtNicole AndersonMegan AukesAdam BaierLaura BeckerDebraBolleRebeccaBusemanTrevor CarolanTamikaCrowder-WalkerBrennanDrewMichelle Durant

Sarah EllefsonKenton EngelsMolly EslickJonathanFarrellAshleyFewinsAmanda GahlerJillianGraberAnthony GrecoAmandaHansenAnnaHauskinsAlexHelmichJacobHinrichsenLeanne MeyersCalebMillerAnnHomanAmyHouserKrstinHuinkerLaurenHummelAllisonHuthSamantha IrvinNicholasJellingsAmandaJorgensenChelseaJosephsonCorey KernsAlyssa KovarDanielle KramerTeala KrapflAmberKurashNathaniel LahrDavid LaughlinBrittanLawrenceEmily LongMelissa McMurrayMichael MeyerJacobMrozBryan MuellerChikemmaNwanaBrandon PassonRyan PeddyErin PeelerErin PilcherRaeann RitlandRebeccaRitlandBenjaminRoemmichJessicaSchenkEmily SchmittSarah ShoemakerStaci SpeerStephanie SpiesLacy StonehockerBrody SuddendorfLori TlachSarahVanWendyVitzthum

Alyssa WalkerAmanda WalterKatie WeisertKelsey WilsonHannahZimbeck

Pi Gamma Mu Pi Gamma Mu is an international honor society forSocialSciences.Eligibilityincludesbeingajuniororaseniorintheupper35percentoftheclasswithatleast20semester hours in social science and an average grade of B or better.

TylerBenjaminSam DunnMichelle DurantJustinEricksonLisaHagerNgaireHoneyChelseaJensenJackieManternachJosephMuldoonAbhayNadipuramJennaPetersonAbiRobisonJenniferWendland

Psi Chi PsiChiselectsstudentswhoarepsychologymajorsorminors,rankinthetop35percent of their class, and have aGPAof3.0inpsychology.The purpose of Psi Chi is to encourage, stimulate, andmaintainexcellenceinscholarship in psychology and to advance the science of psychology.

Kelsey AndersonKelly BenterBryndee BohemanAllie GrovesErica KrogmanKristin MacDonaldStephanie SpiesHyeRimStuhrJasonThuemeAmy TuckerHanneWuertz

Sigma Delta PiSigma Delta Pi recognizes excellenceinthestudyoftheSpanish language, civilization and literature and honors those whohavemadeHispaniccontributionstomodernculturebetterknownintheEnglish-speakingworld.Membershiprequirestwoyearsof college level study or the equivalent,a3.5GPAinallSpanish courses taken and a cumulativeGPAof3.0.

Anna FagreBrittany FeagansMegan GoedkenChelseaJensenAlyssa KovarDanielle KramerEmily LongMandi RodgerKatie ScharesKelsey Wilson

Theta Alpha KappaTheta Alpha Kappa is the national honor society for theology and religious studies. Tobeeligibleformembership,students must have completed threesemestersatWartburg,have completed four courses in religion, have a GPA of at least 3.5inreligioncoursesandacumulativeGPAofatleast3.0,and have standing in the upper 35percentoftheirrespectiveclass.

Alyssa AugustonLaura BeckerEmily DeLongRachelHartzMeganHeitmanMargaretSchatzbergJessicaSchenkErin SuchyPeter WattersColleen Zack

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ArtCommunication Design: Maggie Jones MaggieJoneshasservedtheArtDepartmentasalabtechnicianandworkedasaninternintheCommunicationsandMarketingoffice.HerawardsandhonorsincludeaPresidentialScholarship,theDean’sList,theJohnandGloriaSolemArtScholarship,andaHellmanScholarship.ShehasbeeninvolvedintheTowerAgency,FellowshipofChristianAthletes,RwandanReliefandGulfHurricaneRelief,andvolunteerservicewiththeRonaldMcDonaldHouse.

Art Education: Sarah DentlingerSarahDentlingerisaRegent’sScholar,amemberofPhiEtaSigma,ontheDean’sList,andhasreceivedtheSt.ElizabethServiceAward.SarahisalsoarecipientofaDean’sHonorCord,giventothetop40GPAs in the senior class.Shehasbeena consultant in the Writing/Reading/SpeakingLabfor3.5years. Sarah has served the community as a memberandPresidentoftheWartburgCollegeHabitatforHumanityinservicetrips to St. Louis, NewOrleans,andMonessen, Pa. She is a Spiritual Life LeaderatBremwoodLutheran Services, andamemberoftheAdopt-A-Grandparentand Best Buddies Program.

Art: Sarah IndraSarahIndrahasservedasworkstudyintheArtDepartmentandasamarketingexecutiveforEntertainmentToKnight.ShehasbeenamemberoftheWartburgChoirandservedontwoservicetripstoNewOrleansandBiloxi,Miss.

BiologyBiology: Alicia Zimbeck“Enthusiasm”isAliciaZimbeck’smiddlename.Alicia,adoublemajorinbiologyandbiochemistry,combineswellherloveofscience,laboratorywork,andpeople.Sheisnotonlyastrongstudentintheclassroomandlaboratory,butalsoaverygoodrolemodelforunderclassstudents.AliciahasworkedintheChemistryDepartmenttohelpsetuplabsandintheBiologyDepartmentasastudentassistantduringBI151-152labs.

Duringhersecondyear,AliciawasaresearchassistantworkingwithDr.J.KeithMcClung,Biology,onmammarycarcinomacells.DuringSummer2008,AliciahadaninternshipintheclinicalmicrobiologylabatTheChildren’sHospital,Aurora,Colo.Sheisalsoanactivemember,andcurrentlyvicepresident,ofWartburg’schapterofBetaBetaBetaBiologicalHonorarySociety.Alicialooksforwardtosuccessfullycombiningtheexcitementoflaboratoryworkandthejoyofinteractingwithpeople.

Business Administration/EconomicsAccounting: James NowasellJamesNowasellhasbeenaleaderintheclassroomandhasset a high standard for academic performance in accounting andbusinessadministration.ArecipientofaDean’sHonorCord,giventothetop40GPAsintheseniorclass,JameshascompletedinternshipsatTerexCranesandtheCPAfirmofErnst&Young.HeiscurrentlyparticipatingintheWartburgWestProgram,includinganinternshipatDenverHealthandMedicalAuthority.HeisactiveintheFellowshipofChristianAthletes and has participated in various service activities includingatriptoNewOrleanstovolunteerwiththeLutheranDisasterResponseorganization.HisfutureplansincludesittingfortheCPAexamthissummerandbeginningacareerinpublicaccountingwithErnst&Younginthefall.

Business Administration: Amanda HewittAmandaHewittisanoutstandingstudentinbusinessadministrationwhohasusedherskillsandabilitiesinawiderangeofcampusandworkexperiences.Shehasaconcentrationin finance and also has minors in Spanish and Leadership. Toexpandherglobalknowledge,shehasstudiedabroadinCuernavaca,Mexico,andinEisenach,Germany.ShehasworkedoncampusprovidingsupporttootherstudentsinPathwaysas a peer, a CAP mentor, and a supplemental instructor for microeconomics.ShehasalsoputherenthusiasmtoworkinAdmissionsasastudentambassador.SheheldaninternshipatMerrillLynchandhasworkedatlawfirmsduringhersummers.

AmandaisanactivevolunteerandhasworkedwithSt.Paul’sLutheranChurchandatBremwoodLutheranChildren’sHome.ShehasalsoparticipatedintheWartburgPlayersandchairedhomecomingcommittees.Sheisamemberandhasheldleadership positions in the Alpha Chi Omega honor society, the Phi Eta Sigma honor society, the Sigma Delta Pi, and the Phi BetaLambdabusinesssociety.AmandaisalsoarecipientofaDean’sHonorCord,giventothetop40GPAsintheseniorclass.

Economics: Carl HoegCarlHoegiscurrentlydouble-majoringinEconomicsandPoliticalScience.Hetakesanactiveroleineachofhiscoursesandiswell-knownamongtheBusinessandEconomicsfaculty

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tobeveryintelligent,organized,andresponsible.Inaddition,hehasagenuinethirstforlearningandforapplyingwhathelearnstocurrenteventsandissues.Carlparticipatesinanumberofcampusactivities,includingtheWartburgChoirandStudentSenate.Insummer2008,CarlattendedaninternationalgraduatesummerschoolinKansasCitywithmorethan60othergraduatestudents and faculty in economics from the US, Canada, South America,andEurope.Hehasaninterestingraduatestudiesininternational studies and economic development and has applied toseveralhigh-rankinginstitutionsinthosefields.

ChemistryChemistry: Matthew LangstonInadditiontobeingatopperformerinhisChemistryclasses,Matt has continued his passion for the performing arts through adoublemajorinChemistryandCommunicationStudies,withparticipationinnumeroustheaterproductions.HehasbeenaninvaluablecontributortotheChemistryprogramasalabassistantandhasgainedreal-worldexperienceasalabtechnicianfortheRockRiverWaterReclamationDistrict.Heplanstopursuefull-time employment after graduation.

Biochemistry: Katelyn ThompsonIn her Biochemistry courses, Kate has consistently performed at the highest levels. In addition to her outstanding academic accomplishments,shehasbeenactiveinserviceprojectsandhasbeenastandoutcompetitoronthegolfteam,whereshehas received numerous honors, placed in the top echelons at nationals,anddemonstratedexcellentleadershipskillsasteamcaptain.ShehasalsovolunteeredhertimeattheWaverlyHealthCenter, local high schools, and has used her Spanish skills to help elementaryschoolESLstudents.Shewillbeattendingmedicalschool in the fall.

Engineering Science: Craig KremanInhisEngineeringandMathematicscourses,Craighasbeenatopperformer.Hehasactivelysoughtadditionalacademicchallengesthroughthescholarsprogramandexemplifiestheliberallyeducatedengineer.Inaddition,hehasplayedanactiveleadershiproleintheEngineeringScienceClubasitrefocusesitself to a service orientation. Craig also has lived up to the ideals ofDivisionIIIathletics,participatinginwrestlingwherehehasbeennamedanacademicAll-American.Hehasworkedasan engineering intern for Terracon, Cedar Falls, and the City ofWaverly.Heplanstopursueamaster’sdegreeincivilorconstruction engineering.

Communication ArtsSydni WilliamsInadditiontoherexemplaryGPAandhermembershipinAlphaChi,PiGammaMuSocialSciencesHonorSocietyand

PhiEtaSigma,SydnihasactivelyengagedinscholarshipwithDr. Penni Pier in the areas of political communication and crisis management.ShehasservedWartburginmanycapacitiessincetransferringfromWilliamJewellCollege.SheiscurrentlyservingasthepresidentofETK,wasaRenaissanceFaireco-chairforHomecoming2008,servedasastaffmemberforOrangeEXCELeration,isamemberoftheWartburgDemocrats,isastudentsenator,astudentambassador,hasworkedwiththeVDAYCampaigntoEndViolenceAgainstWomen,isastudentmentorwiththeCollegeAchievementProgram,andisanactivememberoftheTowerAgency.SydniisalsoarecipientofaDean’sHonorCord,giventothetop40GPAsintheseniorclass.Shehopestogotolawschoolwithisinterestsinpublicpolicyandsocialjustice.TothatendsheiscurrentlyinterningwithIowaLegalAidinWaterloo.SydnirepresentsthebestofwhatitmeanstobealiberallyeducatedstudentandisawonderfulrepresentativefortheCommunicationStudiesmajoratWartburgCollege.

EducationElementary Education: Blythe PolitoBlythewillgraduatethisspringwithanElementaryEducationmajor,aminorinSpanish,andendorsementsinEarlyChildhood, Reading, and Spanish. She is currently finishing her studentteachingatLowellElementaryinWaterlooandNashua-PlainfieldElementary.BlythehasbeenactivelyinvolvedwithchildreninmanywaysnotonlyfromfieldexperiencesduringherenrollmentatWartburgbutalsoservingasasummercampcounselor, lifeguard, child care provider, and caring for children withspecialneeds.

Blytheisveryintentionalaboutlivingalifeofleadershipandserviceasaspiritedexpressionofherfaithandlearning.Shehas volunteered as a Camp Courageous trip counselor to assist campers in San Francisco and Orlando. Blythe has participated inservicetripstoCetaCanyonCampinTexaswherehergroupsremodeledhousesandassistedwithmaintenanceandalsotoNewOrleanstoassistwithrebuildinghurricane-ravagedhomes.Blytheexemplifiesthevalueofaglobalandmulticulturalsociety.ShehadtheuniqueexperienceofimmersingherselfintheJapaneseculturethroughGM223GlobalMulticultural:SchoolsinJapan.ShewasabletoexperiencebeingaminorityinaforeignculturewhileobservingJapaneseelementary,juniorhigh,andhighschoolbandstudents.Additionally,Blythespentthesummerof2008inDenver,Colo.,workingwithchildrenwithspecialneedsatSewallChildDevelopmentCenter.

Blythe’sscholarshipisevidencedbyachievingtheDean’sListallfouryearsatWartburg,andsheisarecipientofaDean’sHonorCord,giventothetop40GPAsintheseniorclass.Shehasbeenchosen for Alpha Chi, Sigma Delta Pi, and Phi Eta Sigma honor societies,qualifiedasaRegentsScholar,andpresentedattheUniversityofNorthernIowa’sBeginningReadingConference

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whereshepresentedresearchandteachingideastoimplementsound nutrition and fitness practice and routines in the elementaryclassroom.ShealsohasbeenactiveasaconsultantintheWriting/Reading/SpeakingLabandasamemberofWASE,theWindEnsemble,StudentAmbassadors,andKappaDeltaPi.

English/Modern LanguagesEnglish: Beth ChungBethChungexemplifiesthebestqualitiesofagraduatingWartburgstudent.AsanEnglishmajor,Bethhasexcelledinherclasseswithstellaracademicwork,characterizedbygreatattention to nuance in discerning the larger significance of specifictexts.Shehasalsousedherskillstoassistmanystudents,including many international students, as a peer consultant in the Writing/Reading/SpeakingLab.

WithasecondmajorinPsychology,Bethhasalsoconductedand presented research in that discipline. She has served as the PhiEtaSigmahonorsocietyasco-activitiescoordinatorandthePsi Chi honor society as treasurer. On campus, she has served as student representative on the Multicultural and Diversity StudiesCommittee,organizedV-Weekactivities,andworkedwiththeBestBuddiesprogram.BethwillpursueaMasterofSciencedegreeinMaritalandFamilyTherapyatNorthwesternUniversity. English Education: Randon RugglesRandonRugglesepitomizestheexpertandhumaneuseoflanguageandliteraturetolead,toexplore,andtoteach.Hehasworkedsuccessfullywithstudentswhoarefaith-engaged,education-oriented,servicetripparticipants,newstudentsneedingorientation,prospectivestudents,andstudentswhoarestrugglingacademically.HehastaughtonaNativeAmericanreservationandiscurrentlystudentteachinginatechnology-centered high school in Colorado. Even more impressive, he hastaughtWartburgfacultyandstafftosuccessfullyapplytechnologytotheirwork.OneofthemostremarkableaspectsofRandon’slanguageskillsisthathespeaksandwritesforbothdigitalimmigrantsanddigitalnatives.Heisabornteacherwhoisalwaysawareoftheneedsofhisstudents,whoevertheymaybe.HehasaccomplishedinnumerableserviceandleadershiptasksandthroughouthiscareeratWartburgdemonstratedexceptionaltalents in instructional design, educational management, and humanrelations.Hismostimportantcharacteristicisthathewillusehisgiftsgenerouslytobenefitstudentsandteachersatalllevels.Randonwillcontinuetoservetheworldinpositiveandpowerfulways,andheisalreadyanoutstandingeducatoraswellas an outstanding senior.

French: Jenna PetersonJennaPetersonismulti-majoringinFrench,History,andInternational Relations and is minoring in Intercultural Studies

andPoliticalScience.JennahasshownaremarkablecommitmenttoherstudyofallthingsFrenchandtoservingherfellowFrenchstudents as tutor, mentor, and as an activist promoting the French programoncampus.Jennahasstudiedabroadontwodifferentoccasionsandisslatedtoassist16WartburgstudentswhowillliveandstudyinParisthisMay.Jennahasheldleadershippositions in a variety of student organizations on campus and inallofthemsheiswellknownforherinfectiousenergyandenthusiasm.MostrecentlyshehasservedastheSojournerscoordinator, the Symphonic Band secretary and as president of theFrenchClub.

German: Ashley KielerAshleyKielerisahighlygiftedstudentwithanunusualtalentformasteringforeignlanguages.Inon-campuscoursesthatfocusonGermanlanguageacquisitonandcultural/literarystudies,herperformancehasbeenbrilliant,distinguishedbytheuseofsophisticated interpretive processes, profound insights, and the abiltiytoexpressthembeautifullyinGerman.

AsamemberofPhiEtaSigma,Ashleyexemplfieswhatitmeanstobealoverofknowledgeandwisdom.Inrecogntionofheracademicexcellence,shewasawardedoneofthissociety’sprestigiousscholarships.Similarly,thecontagiousjoyindiscoverythatmarksherintellectualpursuitsandthegenerositywithwhichshesharesherknowledgehavewonAshleytherespectandaffectionofherpeersandinstructors,wholearnfromherandareinspiredbyher.ShehasbeenontheDean’sListeachsemestershehasbeeneligibleandisamemberofKappaMuEpsilon.AshleyisalsoarecipientofaDean’sHonorCord,giventothetop40GPAsintheseniorclass.

OtherindicatorsofthecaliberofAshley’sworkandherenthusisamforexperiencingotherculturesincludeacumulativeGPAof3.976andtwosemestersabroadduringherjunioryear,the first involving computer science in Scotland, the second focusing on German culture at the University of Bonn, a rigorousprogramforwhichsheisthefirststudentatWartburgCollege to have received straight A+s. In addition to the May Term in Germany, Ashley also spent a May Term in Paris as a requirementfortheFrenchminor.ThroughhercontributionstoInternationalClub,asatutortoJapanesestudentsandleaderinboththeGermanandFrenchClubs,shehasexpressedherdeterminationtotranscendboundariesandestablishnewcommnunities of understanding. Ashley also accomplishes this asamemberoftheSt.ElizabethChoralethroughthelanguageofmusic.Alloftheseinterests,aswellasthefactthatshehasmajorsinGermanandComputerScience,demonstratethedepthofAshley’spassionfordiversity.

WhereverthefutureleadsAshley,weknowshewillfaceitwithextraordinaryabilitiesandthewilltoaccomplishment.Sheplansto attend graduate school in computational linguistics.

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Spanish: Sarah FrazellSarah Frazell has distinguished herself in Spanish studies in complementaryways.AcademicallyshehasachievedatthehighestlevelinherSpanishclasses,butequallyimportantlySarahparticipatesincommunity;shebringstotheSpanishclassrooma curiosity and a commitment that encourages her peers to take their studies and themselves seriously.

SarahstudiedinCuernavaca,Mexico,inhersecondyearatWartburgwhereshepressedherselftodevelopthelanguageskillsthathaveallowedhertogainvaluableinsightsforherfuturesocialwork.LearningaboutLatinAmericanswhilespeakingSpanishisalreadyallowingSarahtochartaseriouscourseinhercareer.SarahreturnedtoLatinAmericalastyearinasemester-long stay in Buenos Aires, Argentina. A rigorous academic programsetinoneoftheworld’sgreatcities,SarahpressedaheadwithherstudieswhilesharingintheenergyanddynamismofthisgreatSouthAmericanurbancampus.

Sarah already utilizes her Spanish language skills in Waterloo at theLatinAmericanCenterwhereshetranslateslegaldocumentsforLatinoclients.TheCenterinvestedfundsinSarahbytrainingherasanadvocateforLatinowomenvictimsofsexualassaultanddomesticviolence.SarahisamemberofWartburg’sSpanishHonorSociety,SigmaDeltaPiandisarecipientofaDean’sHonorCord,giventothetop40GPAsintheseniorclass.

Writing: Claudio D’AmatoClaudioD’AmatohasanintuitivegraspoftheformandthepossibilitiesoftheEnglishlanguage,eventhoughEnglishisnothisfirstlanguage.Hiswritingissmartandnuanced.D’Amatoisafirst-ratescholar.Hehasgivennumerousscholarlypresentationsoncampusandatconferences,allofwhichwereintellectual and entertaining. Additionally, he is a recipient of aDean’sHonorCord,giventothetop40GPAsintheseniorclass.D’Amatoisalwayspreparedandgood-naturedlystandstoetotoewiththefaculty,whomhecancountamonghiscolleagues.

AsacitizenD’Amatoisresponsible,collegial,andhardworking.HeishasbeenapeercounselorandtutoratourWriting,Reading,andSpeakingLaboratory.Hehasbeenthestudentliterarymagazineeditorfortwoyears.HehasalsoreinvigoratedtheEnglishclub.Hisleadershipskillshaveraisedtheprofileofstudentcreativewritingoncampus.Hisservice,scholarship,andpassionateengagementwithcoursematerialhavebeenassetstothis institution.

Health/Physical Education/AthleticsFitness Management: Sadie McGowanSadieMcGowanhasatruepassionforthefieldofhealth,wellness,andbeingphysicallyactive.SheisadoublemajorinFitnessManagementandPhysicalEducationaswellasamemberofthevolleyballteamallfouryears.Sadieisthepresidentof

theFITclubwhichisastudent-runorganizationforFitnessManagementandPhysicalEducationmajorsgearedtopromotinghealthylifestylesandwellnessforthestudentbody.ShehasdevelopedaJuniorFITclub,whichisaprogramforchildren,threedaysaweek.SheteachesnumerousfitnessclassesinTheWandworkswithclientsone-on-onetohelpmeettheirindividualgoals.Sadiehasworkedwithallagegroupsfromtheseniorpopulation,teachingclassesatBartel’sLutheranRetirementCommunitytoyoungchildrenwhoarejustlearninghowtobeleadhealthylives,andmakesaconnectionwitheachandeveryone.Sadieplanstopursueamaster’sdegreeinKinesiology.

Physical Education: Megan HeitmanMeganHeitmanisaPhysicalEducationmajorwithendorsementsinHealthandCoachingandarecipientofaDean’sHonorCord,giventothetop40GPAsintheseniorclass.Megan’sdesiretoteachisveryevident.Shemakesaconnectionwithchildrenofallages,fromkindergartnerstoseniorsinhighschool,andhasanaturalrapportwiththemalmostinstantly.Sheplanslessonsthatwillbenefitthechildreninherclassesasshehopestoinstillinthemtheloveofmovementandbeingactive.SheiscurrentlycompletingherstudentteachingatPeetJuniorHighinCedarFallsandpreviouslystudenttaughtataprivateCedarFallscatholicelementaryschool.ShewillbelookingforajobasaPhysicalEducationand/orHealthteacherupongraduation.

HistoryHistory: Stephen MorefieldStephen is a talented student in the history program and a recipientofaDean’sHonorCord,giventothetop40GPAsin the senior class. Throughout his three years, he repeatedly revealed a sharp mind and an innate curiosity to understand bettertheworldaroundhim—skillsthatonlyimprovedwitheach passing semester. In that process he has enriched his peers, theprogram,andhisownacademicdevelopment.Thus,Stephenhasusedhisgiftstotheirfullest,includingsharingthemwithothers.KnowingStephen,thiswillcontinuetobehisleitmotiv throughout the rest of his life.

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History Secondary Education: Austin WarnkeIftherewereonlyonewordtodescribeAustinitwouldbetenacious.Indeed,Austinconsistentlyworkshardtoenhancehisknowledgeandskills—regardlessofthesituation.ThroughouthisyearsatWartburg,hisstrongworkethicandsolidintellectualabilityhavemadehimanassetbothinsideandoutsidetheclassroomtobothhispeersandhisprofessors.Hismodestdemeanorandcongenialpersonalityalsomadehimwell-likedbyallwhoencounteredhim.Theseassets,plusthecountlessothersthathepossesses,willmakeAustinaninvaluableadditiontotheteachingprofession.Hewillexpectmuchofhisstudentsjustasheexpectsmuchofhimself.

International RelationsJen WendlandAware.Engaged.Determined.ThesearejustafewofthewordsthatcometomindwhenonethinksofJenWendland.Thesearealsothewordsthatcharacterizeherinvolvementinissuessurroundingsocialjustice,whichisprobablyoneofhergreatestcommitments.Jenisacutelyawareoftheworldaroundherandsheconstantlyseekswaystomakeitabetterplace,especiallyforthosewhosevoicesarenotalwaysheard.Itshouldcomeas no surprise that she is the current president of Students for PeaceandJusticeandthechairoftheStudentSenatePoliticalActionCommittee.Shehasalsobeeninvolvedinavarietyofserviceactivities,includingcurrentlyworkingasaninternwithElCentroLatinoAmericanowhichseekstobringtheDREAMActtoIowaandtoestablisharesponseplantoanyfutureICEraidsintheCedarValley.Moreover,sheishighlyinvolvedinthecollege’sinternationalprograms,presentlyactingasanInternational Student Liaison and has made numerous trips overseasduringhertimeatWartburg,includingGermany,Japan,Spain,andMexico.

Mathematics/Computer Science/PhysicsComputer Science: Ashley KielerWhile pursuing her Computer Science and German degrees, AshleyhasspentsemestersabroadinScotlandandGermanyaswellasparticipatinginasummercomputerscienceresearchopportunityatValparaisoUniversity.DuringhertimeatWartburgshehasbeeninvolvedtheSt.ElizabethChorale,WartburgScholarsprogram,InternationalClub,andFrenchandGermanclubs.HeracademichonorsincludemembershipinKappaMuEpsilon,appearingontheDean’sList,andservingasPhiEtaSigmapresident.AshleyisalsoarecipientofaDean’sHonorCord,giventothetop40GPAsintheseniorclass.Aftergraduation she is considering attending graduate school for computationallinguisticsorparticipatinginaserviceyearabroad.

Mathematics: Jill WeibkeJillWeibkeisaMathematicsmajorwithaminorinInterculturalStudiesfromMasonCityandamemberofWartburgScholars.Additionally,shehasplayedthefluteinWindEnsembleallfouryearsofcollege,touredwiththegrouptoJapan,andservedonitscouncilfortwoyears.SheisanactivememberofHabitatforHumanityandhasledtwoHabitatFallBreakServiceTripstoOttumwa.Thisyear,shewasalsopresidentofKappaMuEpsilon,themathematicshonorsociety.Inthesummerof2007,she participated in a Research ExperienceforUndergraduates in mathematics at the UniversityofIowa,and in the summer of2008,workedat a mathematics internship at WartburgWest.

Mathematics Education: Sarah DannerSarahDannerisaMathematicsEducationmajorwithamiddleschoolendorsement.WhileattendingWartburgCollege,shehasbeeninvolvedinavarietyofactivitiesincludingtheWartburgAssociationofStudentEducators,Wartburg’sMathClub,KappaMuEpsilon,andawrestlingmanager.Inadditiontotutoring,shehasworkedwiththesupplementalinstructionprogramforthreeyears.Inherjunioryear,Sarahjoinedaservicetriptoa reservation in Mission, S.D. During her senior year, Sarah hadtheopportunitytopresentresearchwiththreeotherpre-servicestudentsfromWartburgattheNationalMiddleSchoolConferenceinDenver,Colo.Sarahlooksforwardtofulfillingherpassioninbecomingamathematicsteacherandtouchingthelivesof her students.

MusicMusic Education: Allison BatesAsaseniorMusicEducationmajor,AllisonhasenjoyedmanyopportunitiesduringhertimeatWartburgCollege.SheisactivelyinvolvedinCastleSingers,student-ledtheater,thecollege chapter of Music Educators National Conference, and acts as the vice president of Alpha Chi, the upper division honor society.AllisonisalsoarecipientofaDean’sHonorCord,giventothetop40GPAsintheseniorclass.Shehasenjoyedtakingadvantageofthemanymulti-culturalexperiencesWartburghasto offer. She spent a summer interning at a church in Denver, Colo.,andtouredtheMidwestandColoradowiththejazzchoir. Last May, Allison spent a month in Tanzania, studying Swahili,thecultureandcustomsoftheMasaai,andtheimpactoftheHIV/AIDScrisisoncommunities.ThisMay,shewilltravelwithCastleSingerstoBrazil,leadingworkshopsanddiscoveringSouthAmericanculture.Shelookstothefuturewith

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anticipation and hopes to teach elementary music domestically and,eventually,abroad.Herexperiencesintheclassroom,abroad,and student teaching have strengthened and developed a passion for music, children, culture, and learning. The music classroom isfullofpossibilityanditisthroughtheimaginative,creativeexpressionofherstudentsthatsheisinspiredeachtimesheenters a classroom.

Music Education/Music Therapy: Sarah WachholzTheOutstandingMusicTherapyStudentAwardtypicallyisconferredonthestudentwhoexcelsinacademic,musical,andinterpersonalskills.The2009recipient,SarahWachholz,exemplifieshighstandardsofachievementinallthreeareas.An accomplished musician, Sarah currently holds a position as substituteorganist/pianistwiththeFirstPresbyterianChurchinCedarFalls.Hertalentsarenotrestrictedsolelytokeyboardinstruments,however.Shealsosingsbeautifullyandplaysawidevarietyoftherapeuticinstruments—skillswhichshehasusedeffectivelyduringpracticumexperiences.Sarahhasdesignedandimplementedsessionsforthefrailelderly,personswithtraumaticbraininjury,hospitalizedpatients,adultswithdevelopmentaldisabilities,andyouthinagrouphomesetting.Clientsofallagesrespondtoherwarmthandtherapeuticskills.Sarahwasequallyeffective as a student teacher this past fall. While pursuing a Bachelor of Music Education/Music Therapy degree,Sarahhasmanagedtobalanceacademicendeavorswithcommunity involvement. She served as vice president for the WartburgStudentMusicTherapyAssociation,librarianandsopranosectionleaderfortheWartburgChoir,accompanistfortheMusicDepartment,andmemberofthe2006WartburgNewOrleansServiceTripteam.SheisalsoarecipientofaDean’sHonorCord,giventothetop40GPAsintheseniorclass.SarahisamemberoftheAmericanMusicTherapyAssociation(AMTA),AMTAMidwesternRegion,WartburgStudentMusicTherapyAssociation,andMusicEducator’sNationalConference.InJanuaryof2010,thisoutstandingstudentwillbeginasix-monthinternshipwithMusicTherapyServicesofWaukeshaCounty, Wis.

Bachelor of Music: Margie RunaasMargieisanexcellentpianistwhohasgivenasolorecitalineachofherfouryearsatWartburg,representedtheStateofIowaintheregionalMTNAcompetitionin2008,andisamuchsought-afteraccompanistintheMusicDepartment.Sheisanoutstandingstudentwhoenjoysresearch;shewillattendgraduateschool in the fall. Margie has a German minor and spent May Termsof2006and2008inGermany.ShehasalsobeenamemberofCastleSingers,ChapelChoir,andSymphonicBand,and played for services at Peace United Church of Christ from 2006-2008.MargieisalsoarecipientofaDean’sHonorCord,giventothetop40GPAsintheseniorclass.

Religion/PhilosophyReligion: Timothy MaybeeTimMaybeehasbeenanoutstandingstudentinandoutoftheclassroom,asevidencedbybeingarecipientofaDean’sHonorCord,giventothetop40GPAsintheseniorclass.Asareligionmajor,hehasexcelledinhiscoursesandservedasasupplementalinstructorforRE101.Duringhissenioryearhestudiedabroadin Tanzania. Tim has also beenaleaderinManna,thestudent advocacy and action group on hunger, and his co-curricularinvolvementhas included Feed My Starving Children and a discussion group on the bookTransforming a Rape Culture.OutsideWartburg,Timwasrecognizedbythe Fund for Theological EducationwithanUndergraduateFellowship.Heplanstoattendseminaryand seek ordination as a Lutheran pastor.

Social SciencePolitical Science: Carl HoegAneconomicsandpoliticalsciencedoublemajor,CarlisaregularmemberoftheDean’sList.Carl’sacademicexcellenceisalsodemonstratedbyhisinductionin2008toPiGammaMu, the international honorary society for the social sciences. Active in student government throughout his undergraduate career, Carl recently completed his second consecutive term asStudentBodyTreasureratWartburg.Followinghisjunioryear,hespentthesummerbackpackingthroughEurope,intheprocessfirminguptieswithfamilylivingoverseaswhilegainingafirsthandexperiencewithpolitical,social,andeconomicsystemsvery different from the United States. After graduating from Wartburg,CarlwillattendgraduateschooltoprepareforacareerineithertheForeignServiceorinafieldrelatedtopublicpolicy.

Psychology: Beth ChungBethChungisanexcellentrepresentationoftheidealsthatpsychologyfacultyvalue:academicexcellence,hardwork,dedication, a deep desire for learning, and a passion for the field.AsadoublemajorinPsychologyandEnglish,Bethhasan impressive academic record. She is a Regents Scholar, has earnedaGPAof3.81,andbeenontheDean’sListallhertermsatWartburgCollege.Shehasalsoreceivedseveralhonorsandawards,suchasbeinginductedintoPsiChiandPhiEtaSigma. She is productive in scholarship and has presented her

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originalresearchatprofessionalmeetings.Thisyearaloneshewillbemakingtwopresentations. As a Supplemental Instructor for Introduction to Psychology, she is appreciatedbythestudentsforthetremendousworkanddedicationsheputsintothis task. She is fluent in the Korean language and serves on the Multicultural and Diversity Studies Committee. She serves in various leadership capacities. She is the treasurerforPsiChiandistheco-activitiescoordinatorforPhiEtaSigma.Hermanyserviceandcommunityactivitiesarelaudable.SheworksasaYouthCareWorkerforHillcrestFamilyServices.AtWartburgCollege,sheisthePathwaysPeerandaWRSLConsultant.ShevolunteerstimeasthemembershipcoordinatorforBestBuddies.Shehasjustlearnedofheracceptanceintoaprestigiousgraduateprogramin psychology.

Community Sociology: Sydni Williams Bothinsideandoutsidetheclassroom,SydniWilliamsisanexceptionalstudent.SydniisadoublemajorinCommunitySociologyandCommunicationArtsandarecipientofaDean’sHonorCord,giventothetop40GPAsintheseniorclass.SydnihasanarrayofWartburgaccomplishments.ShehasmadetheDean’sListsincethefallof2006,andsheisamemberofseveralhonorssocieties,includingPhiEtaSigma,PiGammaMu,andAlphaChi.Sydni’sinvolvementincampusorganizationsiswideranging.SheispresidentofEntertainmentToKnight,sheisco-chairoftheRenaissanceFaireCommittee,sheisastaffmemberofthestudentOrangeEXCELerationprogram,andshehasbeenanactivememberofWartburgDemocratsandtheStudentSenate,justtonameafew.Lastsummer,SydnididaninternshipatAuburnMoonAgency,anentertainmentbookingagency,inNewark,Del.Currently,sheiscompleting140hoursoffieldexperienceatIowaLegalAidinWaterloo.HerfutureplansincludeeitherenteringtheLutheranVolunteerCorpsorworkinginpublicpolicyontheEastCoastforacoupleofyearsandthenenteringlawschool.

Social WorkSocial Work: Sarah Frazell A Regents Scholar, Sarah recently completed her senior field placement at the EmpowermentPrograminDenver,Colo.,wheresheprovidedsupportservicestowomenindisadvantagedpositionsduetoincarceration,poverty,homelessness,orHIV/AIDSinfection.Sarahalsobroadenedherhorizonsbyparticipatingintwoservicetrips,spenttwoMayTermsinstudy-abroadprogramsandfulfilledherSpanishmajorrequirementbystudyinginArgentina.SheisalsoarecipientofaDean’sHonorCord,giventothetop40GPA’sintheseniorclass.

Inadditiontoexcellinginheracademicwork,Sarahwasinvolvedinnumerousonandoffcampusactivities.Shewasamemberofandco-presidentoftheSexualMisconductandAssaultResourceTeamaswellasamemberoftheSocialWorkClub.SarahalsohelpedtoruntheHolidayShoppeandprovidedmentoringservicesatBremwood.Shespentlastsummerasapersonalcareassistantforaboywithbehavioralchallenges.FutureplansforSarahincludeayearofservicewithLutheranVolunteerCorpsandeventuallygraduateschool.

Departmental AwardsCreative ActivityThefollowingindividualsparticipated in VIET ROCK, a performanceattheRegionVKennedyCenter-AmericanCollegeTheatreFestival,2008-2009.TheirworkwasevaluatedbyregionalrespondentsfromKC-ACTF.

CASTMary-KateArnoldShannon Arnold Dani DohlmanKyle FlemingTimHarmonAmandaHewittDaniJohnsonMatt LangstonJordanLeClereDean PieperRoger Pollock JackStoutSejlaTreboBrennan TegelerPhillipTrexelSarahVoelsSarah Wipperman

CREWRachelVickers—Asst.DirectorKyleJaeger—LightingDesignCarstenEarl—SoundDesign

ThefollowingactorswereselectedbyregionalKC-ACTFrespondentsto participate in the Irene Ryan ActingCompetition(RegionV)for2009:

Mary-KateArnold (herpartnerwasAndrewBarnd)

JordanLeClere (hispartnerwasRachelVickers)

Brennan Tegeler (hispartnerwasDaniDohlman)

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Scholar Athlete AwardsAnacademicAll-Americanmusthaveatleasta3.20cumulativeGPA,havereachedsophomorestatusandparticipatedasastarterorimportantreserve,participatinginatleast50percentoftheteam’sgames.InadditionwehonorathletesrecognizedforacademicachievementbytheIowaConference,NationalWrestlingCoachesAssociation,NationalGolfCoachesAssociation,GolfCoachesAssociationofAmerica.

All-Iowa Conference Fall AcademicFOOTBALLDan Bauder Austin Cole Michael Creary Kyle Goodchild MarcusHemesath Ben Knutson Nate Lahr JohnMallen Eddie Pruisner

WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRYAbbyHanson AnnaKraayenbrink Amanda Kuiken JenniferKuiken EmilyVanOosbreeLori Tlach

WOMEN’S GOLFStephanie Burns Daina Deery Ellen Rickert Kate Thompson

VOLLEYBALLLeanna Nelson JaneOhde Rachel Pirkl Kelsey Steffens

MEN’S SOCCERJonFarrell

WOMEN’S SOCCERRachel Coleman KariKrolikowski RachelOswald

WOMEN’S TENNISMolly Eslick

MEN’S CROSS COUNTRYBrianChenoweth JoelFrancis

All-Iowa Conference Spring AcademicBASEBALLSteveChamberlin DrewFayram JakeKuennen JakeMiksellBrandon Thurm

MEN’S GOLFChrisBushbaum Ian Flores

SOFTBALLAmy Daniels AngelaHartwig AbiRobison

MEN’S TRACK AND FIELDBrianChenoweth

WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELDHannahBaker JennyKordick AnnaKraayenbrink Amanda Kuiken EmilyVanOosbree Kelsey Steffens Pam Rodgers

All-Iowa Conference Winter 2008-09 AcademicWOMEN’S BASKETBALLHolleeSilvey

WRESTLINGAdamWeber

MEN’S BASKETBALLTravis Temple

ESPN The Magazine/Academic All-District for College Sports Information Directors of AmericaHannahBakerBrianChenowethKyle Goodchild

AngelaHartwigMarcusHemesathRachelOswaldKelsey Steffens

United States Track & Field & Cross Country Coaches Scholar All-AcademicHannahBaker BrianChenoweth ChelseyJacobs AnnaKraayenbrink JennyKordick JohnKuckelman Amanda Kuiken JenniferKuiken Derek PethPamela RodgersKelsey Steffens EmilyVanOosbree

National Golf Coaches Association Scholar All-AmericansStephanie Burns Daina Deery Ellen RickertKate Thompson

Intercollegiate Tennis Association Scholars AthletesMolly EslickAndrewKahler

National Wrestling Coaches Association Scholar All-Americans 2008-09DustinJaeger Craig Kreman Chris Sandy AdamWeberAaron Wernimont

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Fulbright FellowshipEstablishedin1946bytheU.S.Congressto“enablethe government of the United States to increase mutual understandingbetweenthepeopleoftheUnitedStatesandthepeopleofothercountries”theFulbrightFellowshipisthelargestU.S.internationalexchangeprogramofferingopportunitiesforstudents, scholars, and professionals to undertake international graduate study, advanced research, university teaching, and teachinginelementaryandsecondaryschoolsworldwide.

Danielle Parshall Margie Runaas

The Barry M. Goldwater ScholarshipTheBarryM.GoldwaterScholarshipandExcellenceinEducationProgramwasestablishedbyCongressin1986tohonorSenatorBarryM.Goldwater,whoservedhiscountryfor56yearsasasoldierandstatesman,including30yearsofservice in the U.S. Senate. The purpose of the foundation is toprovideacontinuingsourceofhighlyqualifiedscientists,mathematicians,andengineersbyawardingscholarshipstocollegestudentswhointendtopursuecareersinthesefields.

Larisa Greve James Juett

McElroy FellowshipFoundedin1965,theR.J.McElroyTrusthasfundedabroadrangeofeducationalprograms,includingscholarships,fellowships,internships,studentloanfunds,andnumerousotherprojectstobenefityouthofallages.LiterallythousandsofyoungpeopleinnortheasternIowathankR.J.McElroyfortheinfluencehehashadintheirlives.Hisstrongcommitmenttoyouthandeducationhasextendedfarbeyondhislifetimetotheenormousbenefitofmany,manyyoungpeople.

David Bolien Drew Fayram

The Harry S. Truman FoundationTheHarryS.TrumanFoundationseekstofindandrecognizecollegejuniorswithexceptionalleadershippotentialwhoarecommitted to careers in government, the nonprofit or advocacy sectors,education,orelsewhereinthepublicservice;andtoprovidethemwithfinancialsupportforgraduatestudy,leadershiptraining,andfellowshipwithotherstudentswhoarecommittedtomakingadifferencethroughpublicservice.

Abhay Nadipuram

Boren ScholarshipBorenScholarshipsandFellowshipsprovideuniquefundingopportunities for U.S. undergraduate and graduate students to add an important international and language component to their educations. We focus on geographic areas, languages, and fields of study that are critical to U.S. interests and underrepresented in studyabroad.

Ngaire Honey

Wartburg College Scholars Program Graduates

Scholars Program is dedicated to improving intellectual life on campusbyprovidingenrichedacademicchallengesandlearningopportunities to highly motivated and academically talented students.Thefollowingseniorswilldefendtheirthesesthisyear.

Vaidehi Agrawal Major: Biology, Biochemistry Thesis Adviser: Keith McClung Thesis Title: Prohibitin Concentration Changes in Normal vs. Cancer Cells

Shaida Hossein Major: BiologyThesis Adviser: Keith McClungThesis Title: The Investigation of the Function of the 3’UTR Sequence of Prohibition via siRNA

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Wartburg College Scholars Program GraduatesMax Kuenstling Major: Biology, Bio-chemistryThesis Adviser: Keith McClungThesis Title: The Investigation of the Function of the 3’UTR Sequence of Prohibition via siRNA

Tess Magner Major: Biology, Business AdministrationThesis Adviser: Keith McClungThesis Title: The Investigation of the Function of the 3’UTR Sequence of Prohibition via siRNA

Randon Ruggles Major: English EducationThesis Adviser: TyAnn LindellThesis Title: Surviving the Rapids: How Digital Immigrants can engage Digital Natives within Contemporary, Secondary Classrooms

Amanda Wills Major: Religion, HistoryThesis Adviser: Terrence LindellThesis Title: Different Perspectives of Henry Peter Scholte

Celebrating Excellence in Scholarship and Teaching

Mark Prensky Convocation, Wednesday, March11,7p.m.,NeumannAuditorium

Mark Prensky’s “Interview with Digital Natives,”Thursday,March12,11:30a.m.,McCaskey Lyceum, Saemann Student Center

The Wartburg College Forensics Team Showcase,Saturday,March14,5:30p.m.,McCaskey Lyceum, Saemann Student Center

Sylvia Hurtardo Convocation, Tuesday, March17,11:30a.m.,McCaskeyLyceum,Saemann Student Center

Georgia Nugent Convocation, Thursday, March19,11:30a.m.,McCaskeyLyceum,Saemann Student Center

Theta Alpha Kappa Luncheon, Sunday, March29,12:30p.m.,CentennialOaksGolfClub

Excellence in Teaching and Scholarship ConvocationTuesday,April7,11:30a.m.,NeumannAuditorium

Annual Student Research Poster Session, Tuesday,April7,7-9p.m.,St.ElizabethandHeritageRooms,SaemannStudentCenter

Communication Arts Capstone Ethics Presentations,Tuesday,April7,7p.m.,Buckmaster Room, Whitehouse Business Center

Social Science Student Research Presentations, Wednesday,April8,3:30–5:30p.m.,HeritageandSt.ElizabethRooms,SaemannStudentCenter

Senior Art Exhibition,April27–May24,Waldemar A. Schmidt Gallery, Bachman Fine Arts CenterReception:FridayMay1,7-9p.m.Galleryhours:9a.m.-5p.m.daily,orbyappointment