CONWAY, Ark. (January 25, 2017) – A manuscript authored by
Hendrix College biology professor Dr. Ann Willyard and co-authored by seven
Hendrix student researchers recently appeared in the American
Journal of Botany.
“Pinus ponderosa: A checkered past obscured four species” was
also featured in the journal’s list of noteworthy articles.
Hendrix
student coauthors included:
- Blake
Cooper ’16
- Connor
Douglas ’16
- Kristen
Finch ’13
- Hassani
H. Karemera ’16
- Julia
Lefler ’17
- Payton
Lea ’13
- Austin
Wofford ’15
“I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to participate in
undergraduate research at Hendrix,” said Finch, now a graduate student at
Oregon State University. “I gained valuable experience working in a lab,
writing and thinking as a scientist. Now I am in graduate school, and being a
contributing author on a publication of this caliber is a great advantage. It
is amazing that four years after graduation my résumé is still growing from the
lab and field work I did during my time in the Willyard lab.”
Ten
other Hendrix students contributed to this research project:
- Adam Bigott ’14
- Jack Finney ’13
- Dalton Hoose ’15
- Brandon Linz ’11
- Hoai Trang Nguyen ’12
- Dakota Pouncey ’15
- Brian Schumacher ’14
- Nicole Segear ’11
- Joshua Smith ’14
- Kevin Spatz ’14
“Research in my lab at Hendrix over the last seven years has
incorporated 22 full-time summer research students,” said Willyard. “Each of
these students conducted an independent experiment that focused on some portion
of this big question, allowing most of them to present their own results at a
scientific conference.”
“The exciting aspect is that by having their data pulled
together into a broader manuscript that was published by the American Journal of Botany, each student
was able to make a substantial contribution to science through their experience
of ‘learning by doing,’” she added. “Financial and other support from Hendrix
College has therefore contributed both to student development and to our
scientific understanding of an important forest species.”
Watch a
video of Willyard presenting the research.
About
Hendrix College
Hendrix College is a private liberal arts college in Conway,
Arkansas. Founded in 1876 and affiliated with the United Methodist Church since
1884, Hendrix is featured in Colleges That Change
Lives: 40 Schools That Will Change the Way You Think about Colleges and is
nationally recognized in numerous college guides, lists, and rankings for
academic quality, community, innovation, and value. For more information, visit
www.hendrix.edu.