CONWAY, Ark. (April 10, 2017) – Several Hendrix College science students took part in the Arkansas Academy of Sciences meeting held this month at the University of Central Arkansas.
Student prize winners included:
- Sophie Katz ’17 – 2nd place Undergrad Ecology Oral Presentation
- Anna Sharabura ’18 – 1st place Undergrad Biology Oral Presentation
- Claire Turkal ’18 – 1st place Undergrad Ecology Oral Presentation
View the program
here.
Students giving oral presentations (and their faculty
mentors) included:
- Helena Abad ’18 (Dr. Matt Moran & Dr. Maureen McClung)
- Katie Dobbins ’17 (Dr. Ann Willyard)
- Sophie Katz ’17 (Dr. Matt Moran & Dr. Jennifer Penner)
- Samuel Lockhart ’18 (Dr. Ann Willyard)
- Zach Nickell ’17 (Dr. Matt Moran)
- Anna Sharabura ’18 (Dr. Laura MacDonald)
- Mason Sifford ’18 (Dr. Ann Willyard)
- Taylor Stone ’18 (Dr. Matt Moran)
- Claire Turkal ’18 (Dr. Maureen McClung)
- Sofia Varriano ’19 (Dr. Matt Moran)
- Ben Zamzow ’18 (Dr. Laura MacDonald)
Students giving poster presentations (and their faculty
mentors) included:
- Megan Cassingham ’19 (Dr. Courtney Hatch)
- Kendall Davis ’17 (Dr. Matt Moran & Dr. Maureen McClung)
- Abby Gatmaitan ’17 (Dr. Courtney Hatch)
- John Gann ’17 (Dr. Courtney Hatch)
- Carly Howden ’17 (Dr. Matt Moran & Dr. Maureen McClung)
- Olivia Sims ’17 (Dr. Jenn Dearolf)
- McKenzie Stribling ’18 (Dr. Jenn Dearolf)
- Nathan Taylor ’18 (Dr. Matt Moran & Dr. Maureen McClung)
- Ryan Tumminello ’18 (Dr. Courtney Hatch)
Turkal and Cassingham also received $1000 research awards.
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.