Symposium Winners

First Place – $225

“Love and Politics: How Political Party Affiliation Changes and Takes Shape over Time”
Zane Stewart
College of the Mainland
Advisor: Dalel Serda

Second Place – $175

“Expression of Love: Gender”
Mia Brown
College of the Mainland
Advisor: Dalel Serda

Third Place – $125

“The Photographic Narrative of Relationships”
Faith Wisner
College of the Mainland
Advisor: Kristy Peet

Fourth Place – $75

“Awareness for Living”
Rosecel Robles
College of the Mainland
Advisor: Stacey Burleson

Honorable Mention – $50

“Unplanned Surrender: Exploring the Sacred Encounter in Raymond Carver’s ‘Cathedral’”
Jennifer Fonck
Lee College
Advisor: Georgeann Ward

“Love: Abstract or Concrete?”
Brenda Hagans Ratliff
Shadow Creek High School/Alvin College
Advisor: Stacey Burleson

First Place

• "Beauty" by Fatima Salahuddin
  College of the Mainland
  Advisor: Dalel Serda

Second Place

• “High-Skilled Versus Low-Skilled: The Perception of Immigrants Based on Skill Composition” by Maizie Fernandes
  College of the Mainland
  Advisor: Professor Shinya Wakao

Third Place

• “A Self-Narrative of the Human Footprint: The Evolution of the Selfie” by Madeline Meylor
  Brazosport College
  Advisor: Professor Carrie Pritchett

Fourth Place

• “Gifted Education: The Label” by Morgan Turley
  Clear Falls High School
  Advisor: Professor Elaine Childs

Honorable Mention:

• “Act Like a ‘Lady’: The Consequences of Gender Roles” by Trekaria D. James
  College of the Mainland
  Advisor: Professor Dalel Serda

• “Finding One’s Mind in the Cave: Clifford Beers’ Struggle for Personal and Social Enlightenment” by Maria Gelves
  Lee College
  Advisor: Professor Georgeann Ward

First Place

• Divya Singh
  Lee College: "Distinguishing Imitation from Reality: The Boy Code in 'Rite of Passage'"
  Advisors: Professors Georgeann Ward and Jerry Hamby

Second Place

• Diana Lopez
  COM: “No More Excuses, Hollywood: The Importance of Honest Representation in Film"
  Advisor: Professor Stacey Burleson

Third Place

• Kendal McLaughlin
  COM: “Truth by Design”
  Advisor: Professor Kristy Peet

Fourth Place

• Isis Rendon
  COM: “The Ultimate Deception: Christopher Marlowe as William Shakespeare”
  Advisor: Professor Dalel Serda

Honorable Mention

• Lauren Buchanan and Harry Hathaway
  COM: “Social Constructionism and the Arbitration of Truth” -
  Advisor: Professor Cody Smith

• Chyna Lewis
  Lee College: “Perpetuating a Persona: The Mask of Masculinity in ‘How to Date’” -
  Advisors: Professors Georgeann Ward and Jerry Hamby

First Place

• Lauren Buchanan
  College of the Mainland (advisor: Professor Dalel Serda)
  “From Wikked Wyves to Courtly Ladies: The Evolution of the Female Role in Medieval English Literature”

Second Place

• Drager Landry
  College of the Mainland (advisor: Professor Herman Trivilino)
  "The Physics of Ion Propulsion"

Third Place

• Santiago Gutierrez
  Brazosport College, (advisor: Professor Carrie Pritchett)
  "Conflict as Context: Mexico’s Journey Towards Self-Identity Through Revolution and Art"

Fourth Place

• Kereece McLean
  College of the Mainland, (advisor: Professor Brian Anderson)
  "Salem Witch Trials Revisited: The Ongoing Troubles of False Confessions"

Honorable Mention

• Freyja Coe
  Alvin Community College (advisor: Professor Elizabeth McLane)
  "The Vegan Experience"

• Mandy Solombrino
  Lee College (advisor: Professor Georgeann Ward and Professor Hamby)
  "The Shackles of Societal Standards on Masculinity in Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic"

• Cody Kelemen
  College of the Mainland (advisor: Professor Brian Anderson)
  "The Declaration of Independence as a Document of Context: Review of the Initial Changes Made to Jefferson’s Draft"

First Place

• Bertrand Ebang
  Alvin Community College (advisor: Professor Elizabeth McLane)
  "Using Ultrasound to Treat Children with Sickle Cell Disease”

Second Place

• Alaina Spiers
  College of the Mainland (advisor: Professor Stacey Burleson)
  "Humanity's Pride and Prejudice"

Third Place

• Jason Hayes and Valarie Robson
  College of the Mainland, (advisor: Professor Veronica Sanchez)
  "Artful Evolution of Alluvial Fans"

Honorable Mention

• Drager Landry
  College of the Mainland (advisor: Professor Dalel Serda)
  "Utilizing Optimism: A Tool Encompassing Motivation and Academic Success"

• Jordan Bryan
  College of the Mainland (advisor: Professor Mark Greenwalt)
  "Preservation through Art and Science"

• Drager Landry
  College of the Mainland (advisor: Professor Dalel Serda)
  "Utilizing Optimism: A Tool Encompassing Motivation and Academic Success"

Best Presentations

• Josie Howell
  Communication and Humanities (advisor: Dalel Serda)
• Siera Blankenship
  Fine Arts (tie) (advisor: Dalel Serda)
• Natalie Jimenez
  Fine Arts (tie) (advisor: Mark Greenwalt)
• Andre Rivers
  Social and Behavioral Sciences (advisors: Veronica Sanchez; Bridget Walton)
• Sara Robertson
  STEM (advisor: Ann Guess, Alvin Community College)
• Sveta Roady
  Best Scholarly Project overall (advisor: Dalel Serda)

Honorable Mentions

• Misty Jackson
  Communication and Humanities (advisor: Ann Guess, Alvin Community College)
• Michelle McManama
  Communication and Humanities (advisor: Dalel Serda)
• Callie Rankin
  Fine Arts (advisor: Brian Anderson)
• Rosie Hallaway
  Social and Behavioral Sciences (advisor: Ann Guess, Alvin Community College)
• Alaina Spiers
  Social and Behavioral Sciences (advisor: Elaine Childs)
• Lisa Camacho
  STEM (advisor: Ann Guess, Alvin Community College)
• Theresa Chandler
  STEM (advisors: Serda and Sanchez)

Best Oral Presentation

• Kristin Barnes
  STEM – “Living on Borrowed Land” (advisor: Dr. Veronica Sanchez)
• Austin Eldridge
  Social and Behavioral Sciences – “Galveston Bay: 1979 to 1981 - Racial Terrorism in a Small Texas Town” (Advisor: Professor John Britt)
• Matthew Kyle Suggs
  Communication and Humanities – “High School College Credit Opportunities: The Foundation of Post-Secondary Academic Inequality” (Advisor: Professor Dalel Serda)
• Lizz Dobson
  Fine Arts – “Sustained Through Time” (Professor: Mark Greenwalt)

Best Poster Presentation

• Trey Gammon, Zach Martin, and Abby Ficklin
  STEM - (Advisor: Professor Jim Dobberstine)

Honorable Mentions

• Abigail Dickson & Twila Johnson
  STEM – “The Texas City Disaster: The Molecular Level” (Advisor: Dr. Tom Johnson)
• Andrew T. Carter
  STEM – “A New Direction for the Gulf Coast” (Advisor: Professor Stephen Wethington)
• Cheryl Lauersdorf
  Social and Behavioral Sciences – “Galveston's Balinese Room Presents Bootleggers, Big Bands, High Rollers, and Headliners” (Advisor: Professor John Britt)
• Emma Brant and Kelly Jones
  Social and Behavioral Sciences – “Kindergarten Literacy: Pre-School Advantages” (Advisor: Professor Dalel Serda)
• Lizz Dobson
  Communication and Humanities – “Interaction Increasing Retention: Our Need for a Community-Based Classroom” (Advisor: Professor Dalel Serda)
• Grace Schwarz
  Communication and Humanities – “Translating Thoughts into Words” by (Advisor: Professor Dalel Serda)
• Marcus McGowen
  Fine Arts – “From New Orleans to Galveston, How Two Wharf Workers Became Papa Joe & Grandma Gertrude” (Advisor: Professor Dalel Serda)
• Deanna Gardner
  Fine Arts – “Galveston Through My Eyes” (Advisor: Dr. Ann H. Guess)