John C. Young Scholars Program

2013 Symposium Schedule

Saturday, April 27

Both sessions take place in the Vahlkamp Theatre inside Crounse Hall. Faculty mentors are in parentheses.


Morning Session
10 a.m. — Kate Wintuska
• “An Evaluation of the Administration of Non-Educational Services in Kentucky Schools” (Sarah Murray)

10:30 a.m. — Ben Boone
• “MurA: Production, Purification, and Characterization of Antibiotic Potential” (January Haile)

11 a.m. — Natalie Orms
• “A Computational and Synthetic Investigation of Potential Inhibitors of the MurA Enzyme” (Jennifer Muzyka)

11:30 a.m. — Cara Monical
• “Computer Science Genetic Coloring of Dynamic Graphs” (Forrest Stonedahl)



Afternoon Session
1:30 p.m. — Kaitlyn Lee
• “An Analysis of Regional Dialects: Owensboro, Kentucky and Evansville, Indiana” (Phyllis Bellver)

2 p.m. — Nathan Likert
• “The Marriage of Heaven and Hell: The Oxymoron in Romantic Literature” (John Kinkade)

2:30 p.m. — Haley Crigger
• “Throw Away the Book: A Psychological Survey of Life and Literature through Poetry” (Lisa Williams)