Congratulations to the 2009 Portz Scholars

On behalf of the Portz Committee, the Committee on Awards and Grants is pleased to announce the 2009 Portz Scholars for the 19th year of the competition.  Members of the Portz Scholars Committee read a record breaking 54 outstanding papers during the first part of the summer and selected the top three student papers.
 
The Portz Scholars Program began in 1990 to enable NCHC to acknowledge John and Edythe Portz's many contributions to Honors education.  These two altruists have been an inspiration to the members of the Portz Committee through their financial commitment to support the Portz grants for innovation in Honors programs and colleges.
 
The three 2009 Portz Scholars will be featured at the plenary session on Saturday, October 31, 2009 at the National Collegiate Honors Council's Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. and will be awarded a $250.00 stipend.

Brief abstracts

The NCHC 2009 Portz Scholars are:
 Lindsay Kerns
Lindsay Kerns
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Dr. Patrice Berger, Director, Honors Program
Dr. Carole Levin, Portz Prize Paper Advisor

"the life and surprising adventures of mary ann talbot: 
Autobiographical Biography as a Mysterious Act of Translation"
 
This project uses film, a one-act play, and historical writing and presents
the lessons learned from an attempt to adapt the true, high seas, adventure
story of Mary Ann Talbot into a short film set in Nebraska.  

Joseph KundukulamJoseph Kundukulam
University of South Alabama
Dr. Robert Coleman, Director, Honors Program
Dr. David Forbes, Portz Prize Paper Advisor

"Polymer-Supported Suflenylations"

This project involves the development of a novel method to
exploit the advantages of using polymer-supported chemistries,
such as JandaJel technologies, for drug synthesis. 

 

Allie McNuttAllie McNutt
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Dr. Kate Bruce, Director, Honors Scholars Program
Dr. Lavonne Adams, Portz Prize Paper Advisor

"Lessons : A collection of historical fictional poetry"

Lessons is a collection of historical poetry written to demonstrate that the
demands of the historical moments in which people live do not alter the
fundamental nature of their humanity. 

 

Honors Deans and Directors can download applications for the Portz Scholars competition here. The deadline for the 2010 competition will be June 4, 2010.