CONWAY, Ark. (April
3, 2014) – This summer, Hendrix students will explore their musical talents,
serve others in distant lands, conduct innovative research, and work on
archeological digs thanks to $153,898.87 in Odyssey grants.
The grants were awarded by the Committee on Engaged Learning (CEL) to
40 projects proposed in the February 2014 cycle. The grand total for funding
since the Odyssey Program’s inception in 2005 is $2,638,930.90.
The grant
recipients and their projects and project categories include:
Shannon Abbott –
Service in Ghana: An Exploration of Culture, Connections and Vocation (Service to the
World)
Noah Beggs,
Keegan Fletcher and Krystal Kim – Hendrix iGEM Team (Undergraduate Research)
Reed Brewer,
Sydnee Davis, Andrew LeMay and Hayley Hervey – A Spiritual Journey on the El
Camino: A Visual Odyssey (Special Projects)
Samuel Burke – Reclamation
of Aquatic Arkansas Species (Professional and Leadership Development)
Susie Burton – Organic
Farming in Rural Costa Rica: A Linguistic and Cultural Immersion Experience (Global
Awareness)
Peter Butler – The
Year of the Democratic Comeback (Professional and Leadership Development)
Lila Coco – The
Impact of Israeli Policy: How Policies affect Mental Trauma for Military
Personnel (Undergraduate Research)
Jackson Cohen –
An Economic Analysis of Team Play (Undergraduate Research)
Brian
Commerford – Ultimate Training Camp (Special Projects)
Thomas Eddlemon
– Building Bridges to the Future in Challenged Neighborhoods (Service to the
World)
Katey Gillispie
– The Effect of Modeled Sexual Communication on Protective Behavioral
Intentions (Undergraduate Research)
Mallory Glick
and Meaghan Epperson – Exploring Sustainability and Permaculture in Costa Rica
to Make Positive Changes in our Environment (Professional and Leadership
Development)
Anna Jolliff – Impact
of Mother-Daughter Relationships, and Close Female Friendships, on Disordered
Eating Behavior in Young Women (Undergraduate Research)
Emily Jones – Developing
a General Synthesis of Indolizidine Alkaloids (Undergraduate Research)
Sophie Katz – Caherconnell
Archaeological Field Experience (Undergraduate Research)
Taylor Keplin
and Jonathan Bauer-Erickson – Volunteering with Sea Turtle Conservation at the
Pacuare Nature Reserve (Service to the World)
Emily
Kleinfelter – Internship with the Nashville Civic Design Center (Professional
and Leadership Development)
Lora Adams – Nation-Building
and Ethnic Conflict in the Balkans (Undergraduate Research)
Meghan McFadden
and Elizabeth Kasper – Volunteering at the Punta Mona Center for Sustainable
Living and Education in Costa Rica (Professional and Leadership Development)
Hope Montgomery
– A Pilgrimage to India: Exploring my Spirituality through Service (Service to the
World)
Samson
Ndindiriyimana – Research on Special Education in East Africa (Undergraduate
Research)
Patrick Niyongabo
– Sports, Poverty and Hope (Service to the World)
Michael
Occidental – Determination of the Metal Ion Cofactor Requirements of the PLA2
Enzyme in Snake Venom (Undergraduate Research)
Taylor Pate and
Nini Hoang – Vietnamese Food Culture : Exploring the Linkage between Vietnamese
Cuisine and Urban Agriculture (Global Awareness)
Vinikarn
Phahurat – A Journey in Thailand: Educational and Cultural Enrichment (Service to the
World)
Ian Shrum – Wavelet
Denoising and Analysis (Undergraduate Research)
Matthew Simmons
– Summer Internship: DBU Athletic Department (Professional and Leadership
Development)
Sowmya
Sivakumar – Adsorption by Activated Charcoal of Snake Venom (Undergraduate
Research)
Jordan Spennato
– The Effect of Expressive Art on the Psychological Wellbeing of Injured
Athletes (Undergraduate Research)
Ples Spradley –
Variation of Protein Components in Successive Regenerations of an Individual
Coral Snake's Venom (Undergraduate Research)
Dr. Chris Campolo
– Roman Archeology in Portugal (Special Projects)
Dr. Jennifer
Dearolf – Morphology of neonatal guinea pig (Cavia porcellus) breathing muscles
(Undergraduate Research)
Dr. Peter Gess –
The International Public Service Project: A Partnership Among Hendrix College,
The Clinton School, and Community Service Organizations (Service to the World)
Dr. Tom Goodwin
– Green Chemistry: Development of Potential Antibiotic Compounds and a New
Organic Chemistry Laboratory Experiment (Undergraduate Research)
Dr. Liz Gron – Ridin'
Dirty with Science 2014 (Service to the World/Special Projects)
Dr. Daniel
Henderson – Feedforward regulation of the exercise ventilatory response under
conditions of normocapnia and hypnocapnia (Undergraduate Research)
Dr. Toni Jaudon
– The Material Book in a Digital Age: A Study of Pop-Up and Movable Books (Undergraduate
Research)
Dr. Sarah Lee –
A Narrative of Encountering: The Rwanda Student Experience (Special Projects)
Dr. Wayne
Oudekerk – Germany Live 2014 (Global Awareness)
The following students received Miller
Center Service Fellowships:
Mitchel
Griffin – Miller Center Service Fellowship with International Volunteer HQ in
Quito, Ecuador (Service to the World)
Hope
Montgomery – Miller Center Service Fellowship with Cross-Cultural Solutions in
Dharamsala, India (Service to the World)
Savannah
Skaggs – Miller Center Service Fellowship with Bean’s Café in Anchorage, Alaska (Service
to the World)
Michelle
Stockwell – Miller Center Service Fellowship with GaDuGi SafeCenter, Inc. in
Lawrence, Kan. (Service to the World)
Jasmine
Welch-Beardsley – Miller Center Service Fellowship with the New England Center
for Children in Southborough, Mass. (Service to the World)
Founded in
1876, Hendrix College is a national leader in engaged liberal arts and sciences
education. For the sixth consecutive year, Hendrix was named one of the
country’s “Up and Coming” liberal arts colleges by U.S. News and World Report. Hendrix
is featured in the latest edition of Colleges That Change Lives: 40 Schools
That Will Change the Way You Think about Colleges, as well as the 2014 Princeton Review’s The Best 378 Colleges, Forbes magazine's
list of America's Top Colleges, and
the 2014 Fiske Guide to Colleges. Hendrix has been affiliated with the United Methodist
Church since 1884. For
more information, visit www.hendrix.edu.