Awardee Department College Project Title Amount
Awarded
Steve Downey Curriculum, Leadership &
Technology		 Education Using Virtual World Programmable Avatars
as Knowledge Demonstration Tools		 $5,000
Dereth Drake Physics, Astronomy, &
Geosciences		 Arts & Science Characterization of Plasma Discharges
used during
Plasma Etching of Metal Surfaces		 $5,000
A. Ligia Focsan Chemistry Arts & Science Isolation, Preparation, and Characterization
of Carotenoid Radicals –
Importance in Photosynthesis		 $5,000
Chunlei Liu Mathematics &
Computer Science		 Arts & Science Cooperative Driving Assistant System
for Wise Cars		 $5,000
Thomas Manning Chemistry Arts & Science Ocean Sampling Device $5,000

James Martinez
Jeremy Tost
Larry Hilgert

 Middle, Secondary, Reading &
Deaf Education &
Psychology & Counseling		 Education Eighth Grade Gang Risk Factors and
Academic Achievement		 $7,496
Lai-Kent Orenduff Art Arts Cuban Church Art $4,880
Emily Rogers &
Howard Carrier		 Odum Library Academic
Affairs		 A Qualitative Investigation of Patrons’
Experiences with Academic Library Consultation		 $3,150
Molly Stoltz &
William Faux		 Communication Arts Arts Rural Caregivers Commuting Experience $7,500
Jenifer Turco Biology Arts & Science Role of Apoptosis in the Killing of Host
Cells by Interferon Treatment
plus Rickettsia prowazekii		 $5,000