The Student Scholarship Exhibition

Students present projects on everything from small boutique-store design to the effects of protein and carbohydrate intake on muscle accretion during strength training.  The voluntary competition is stiff—and fun.

2006 Student Scholarship Exhibition

1st Place:  Lisa Esposito

Food Attitudes and Physical Dimension of Middle School Students
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jeanette Davidson

 

2nd Place:  Laura Thompson, Jonathan Scott, Heather Herbst, Lisa Esposito, and Katie Fedota

Evaluating Sensory Characteristics of Fruits and Vegetables Using Various Cookware
Faculty Mentors:  Dr. Nina Collins and Dr. Alexey Sverdlin

 

2005 Student Scholarship Exhibition

1st Place:  Laura Wettergren

Mini-Nutritional Assessment Tool:  Risk and Assessment Scores and Their Correlation to the Incidence of Depression, Presence of Central Obesity, and the Amount of Fat Free Mass in Peoria County Elderly

Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jeannette Davidson

 

2nd Place:  Katie-Marie Parker

Parent Child Shopping/Behavior

Faculty Mentor: Dr. Chang-Ok Choi

Mildred Arnold Scholars Program

Provides scholarships for selected students to conduct this kind of research.   This gives a graduate a strong edge in today's job market.   This department is one of 26 universities that are members of a national consortium of universities called the Undergraduate Research Community. <more