Colorado College Psychology Dept: Grads, Awards & Honors '97-'98

Psychology / Neuroscience
Graduates, Awards, and Honors
1997-1998
Department of Psychology
Colorado College

Congratulations and Best Wishes!!!
1998 Psychology and Neurocience Graduates

Psychology

Neuroscience

Lyle Anderson
Savannah, GA

Jennifer Leigh Ceminsky
Mankato, MN

Lisa Marie Corner
Tuscon, AZ

Theresa Melissa Corrales
Penasco, NM

Kristen Ann Daly
Arvada, CO
magna cum laude

Heather Leigh Goldman
Atlanta, GA
Distinction in Psychology
cum laude

Kristen Marie Hobbs
Evergreen, CO

Martina Marie Holan
Los Altos, CA

Lisa Renee Hootnick
Palo Alto, CA

Sonja Hovey
Northfield, MN
cum laude

Gretchen Elizabeth Kamm
New Milford, CT
magna cum laude

Rose Ann King
Houston, TX

Lindsay Ann Lafferty
Saint Louis, MO
cum laude

Melisa Anne Lee
Northfield, MN

Amber Missouri McMahon
Pacific Palisades, CA

Sarah Hope Nelson
Enumclaw, WA

Kelly Marie O’Brien
Casper, WY

Angie Lea Oram
Berthoud, CO

Kara Frances Penn
Lakewood, CO
Distinction in English:
Creative Writing
Distinction in Psychology
cum laude

Amber Cornish Pickel
Albuquerque, NM

Kyle Richard Ploessl
Galesburg, IL

Miako Noel Polson
Perryville, AR
magna cum laude

Melissa Dawn Prather
De Beque, CO
Distinction in Psychology
cum laude

Courtney Lynn Russell
Montgomery, TX

Shawn Trenton Sears
West St. Paul, MN

Jodi Lynn Shields
Hopkinsville, KY
Distinction in Psychology
cum laude

Kimberley Gannon Silver
Houston, TX

Elizabeth Ann Smith
Dallas, TX

Travis John Tanberg
Littleton, CO

Melinda Marie Treml
Fort Morgan, CO
Distinction in Psychology
cum laude

Sarah McLaughlin Wagner
Denver, CO

Kevin William Wilson
Denver, CO
cum laude

Alicia Naomi Wolfe
Denver, CO

Jenny Harris Barba
Norwich, VT

Annelise Margolein Jacobsen
Walnut Creek, CA

Adam Sun-Whan Kim
Excelsior, MN

Jody Diana Robinson
Demarest, NJ

William Brian Somerset
Sewickley, PA

Margarita Elisa Stevenson
Surco, Lima, Peru

See The Psychology Major’s Handbook for an explanation of Distinction in Psychology.

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Thanks, Jenny, for an excellent presentation!!

Jenny Barba ('98)

Neuroscience and Molecular Biology Research
in Parkinson's Disease
Friday, October 9, 1998
Noon, Palmer 232

In conjunction with Homecoming & Parents Weekend 1998, we were
excited to have a presentation by Jenny Barba. Following her May 1998 graduation in Neuroscience, Jenny worked at the Parkinson's Institute in
San Francisco, CA. She described her experiences there and how her
training here at CC prepared her for this exciting opportunity.

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Congratulations!!

Heather Goldman '98
2nd Place
The 1998 Annual Undergraduate Paper Competition
in Applied Psychology
Sponsored by Southern Illinois University

Heather received this award for a paper
based on her Senior Thesis project,
"Negative experiences of consensual sexual intercourse"
(Tomi-Ann Roberts, Thesis supervisor)

For more information on Senior Thesis (PY451), see
Research Opportunities in The Psychology Major's Handbook.

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Congratulations, Melissa!!
We’re excited to share the following announcement from
PSI CHI, The National Honorary in Psychology
and Allyn & Bacon Publishers:

Psi Chi, the National Honor Society in Psychology, and Allyn and Bacon Publishers congratulate MELISSA PRATHER for winning first place in the 1998 Psi Chi/ Allyn and Bacon Psychology Awards Competition for her paper, “Regional differences in dendritic and spine complexity: A quantitative Golgi analysis of Human cerebral cortex.”

Melissa Prather is the second student in five years from the lab of Bob Jacobs, Ph.D. to win this prestigious award!

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Colorado College
Honors Convocation
May 5, 1998

Honors Recipients*
Department of Psychology

Amy Michelle Weible
William Arthur Blakely Memorial Award
by the Department of Psychology

Annelise Margolein Jacobsen
Arnold B. Scheibel Neuroscience Award
by the Department of Neuroscience

Kristen Ann Daly
Award for Excellence in
Elementary Teacher Education
by the Department of Education

Kimberley Gannon Silver
The Anabel and Jerry McHugh
Director’s Award
an All-College Award
and

The CCCA
Involved Student of the Year Award
by the CC Campus Association

Jamie Allison Browne
The CCCA
Involved Student of the Year Award
by the CC Campus Association

Kara Frances Penn
The E. K. Gaylord Award
an All-College Award

and

The Josephine Van Fleet McLaughlin Award
an All-College Award

and

Evelyn May Bridges Poetry Award
Second Place
by the Department of English

and

Thomas J. Watson Fellowship
an All-College Award

Tomi-Ann Roberts, Ph.D
The Bob Pizzi Outstanding Faculty Advisor
of the Year Memorial Award
by the CC Campus Association

*Click on award names to see Honors Descriptions.

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Honorary Societies
at Colorado College

We’re pleased to announce the inductions of
Psychology students into the following
Colorado College Honorary Chapters.

Psi Chi
The National Honorary in Psychology

Brooke Ever Dunitz-Johnson
Katherine Margaret Friesen
Heather Leigh Goldman
Gretchen Elizabeth Kamm
Cathleen Anne Manly
John Edwin Showalter*
Melinda Marie Treml
Amy Michelle Weible
Jennifer Beaudin*('97 Initiate)
*Incoming Psi Chi Officers

Blue Key
The National Honorary for Juniors and Seniors

Lindsay Lafferty

Kappa Delta Pi
The International Honor Society in Education

Kristen Ann Daly
Gretchen Elizabeth Kamm
Angie Lea Oram

Phi Beta Kappa
The National Honorary for Seniors

Kristen Ann Daly
Heather Leigh Goldman
Gretchen Elizabeth Kamm
Kara Frances Penn
Melissa Dawn Prather
Jodi Lynn Sheilds

Sigma Delta Pi
The National Spanish Honorary

Christina Escobedo

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Psychology and Neuroscience Poster Day
We recognize the following list of students completing
Senior Theses or Independent Study Projects
for their hard work and dedication
to the science of psychology:

Theresa Melissa Corrales
“Knowledge and attitudes about AIDS and homosexuality”
Advisor: Kristi Erdal

Heather Leigh Goldman
“Negative experiences of consensual sexual intercourse”
Advisor: Tomi-Ann Roberts

Sonja Elaine Hovey
“Educators’ perspectives on teaching to the multiple intelligences”
Advisor: Bob Jacobs

Annelise Margolein Jacobsen
“Quantitative Golgi analysis of dendritic and spine systems in the
prefrontal and visual cortices of the neonatal Vervet monkey”
Advisor: Bob Jacobs

Kara Frances Penn
“The effects of traumatic stress on health care workers as measured by
post-traumatic stress disorder symptomatology”
Advisor: Kristi Erdal

Melissa Dawn Prather
“Regional differences in dendritic and spine complexity:
A quantitative Golgi analysis of human cerebral cortex”
Advisor: Bob Jacobs

Jodi Lynn Sheilds
“Post-traumatic stress symptomatology among health care professionals in Croatia”
Advisor: Kristi Erdal

Travis John “TJ” Tanberg & Shawn Trenton Sears
“Like father, like son? Family issues and male students’ likelihood
to sexually harass”
Advisor: Tomi-Ann Roberts

Melinda Marie Treml
“Quantitative dendrite and spine analysis of four distinct areas
of the human cerebral cortex”
Advisor: Bob Jacobs
AND
“A standardized test battery for the objective assessment of
attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder”
Advisor: Kristi Erdal

Explore The Psychology Major’s Handbook for more information regarding Research Opportunities.

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Psychology@ColoradoCollege.edu
Department of Psychology
Colorado College
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(719) 389-6593

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