Graduation Celebration
May 2013 Honors Program Graduation Celebration
Join us for the Honors Program Graduation Celebration on May 11, 2013 from 2:30-4:00 PM in the Schaible Auditorium, Bunnell Building on the UAF Main Campus.
This celebration is open to the public, so please invite family and friends.
If you are a graduating Honors Program senior, please make sure you complete the following forms:
- Honors Graduation Celebration Form
- UAF Honors Program Exit Interview
- Honors Service Hours Form
All of which can be found on our Honors Program Forms page.
Graduates and Mentors:
- Please be at the Celebration by 2:15 pm so we can get everyone in place as you will walk in together.
- Student ushers as well as the Honors Program staff will be available for questions.
- Mentors, please wear academic regalia.
- Graduates, if you are borrowing a cap and gown please come pick them up from either Kerrie or Nycolett before 3 pm Friday.
- If you are a mentor and unable to attend, feel free to email remarks about your student and their mentorship to ncripley@alaska.edu and we will share them in your stead during the celebration.
Fall 2012 & Spring 2013 Graduates
Congratulations Honors Program Graduates!
| Graduate Name | Capstone Thesis Title | Univeristy Honors* or Honors Thesis** Scholar | College/School |
| Lacey Brewster | Establishing a relationship between Impulsiveness and Mathematics | UHS | CLA |
| Heather Currey | The effects of silencing insulin on the morphology and function of degenerate mechanosensory neurons in the C. elegans aging model | Designation Pending | CNSM |
| Hannah Foss | The Griz of Oz: An experiment in culture and language barriers | UHS | CLA |
| Jeremiah Harrington | Fourier techniques for sound visualization | UHS | CNSM |
| Martin Harrington | The Changing Face of Publication | UHS | CLA |
| Sophia Holton | Creating a News Package | HTS | CLA |
| Bryant Hopkins | Phylogenetic Applications for Comparing United States Senators | UHS | CNSM |
| Michael Keller | The Development of Standards in Percussion Repertoire | HTS | CLA |
| Jack LaSota | STEREO Analysis | UHS | CEM |
| Shaun Milke | Debris Deflector Platform Automation | UHS | CEM |
| Shaun C. Nesheim | A (Casual) Guide to Going Abroad in College | HTS | CLA |
| Nathanael O’Connor | The Irish Language in the Gaeltacht of Galway County 1981-2011 | HTS | CLA |
| Kyoko Okano | A Prediction of Habitat Change for White Spruce (Picea glauca (Moench) Voss) in Denali National Park and Preserve | UHS | CNSM |
| Ondrej Palecek | International Trade Between United States and Central Europe | UHS | SOM |
| John Pender | Designing an OS X user interface for the Mupen64 emulator | Designation Pending | CEM |
| Sarah Richards | A Journal of Journalism | UHS | CLA |
| Eyal Saiet | UAV Methane Detection | UHS | CNSM |
| Rebekah Schmidt | Sound Chemical Management in Transitioning Economies: Environmental Implications | UHS | CLA |
| Hannah Tallan | Intra-network Mediated Chemosensitivity of Raphé Neurons: Identifying amplifier respiratory chemosensors in situ | HTS | CNSM |
| * Graduating with 27+ Honors Credits, ** Graduating with 12-26 Honors Credits | |||
Fall 2011 & Spring 2012 Graduates
Congratulations Honors Program Graduates!
Click on a graduate's thesis title to read the abstract or introduction of their Capstone Thesis!
Every year, a small private ceremony is held to recognize those individuals who have successfully completed the Honors Program curriculum. During the ceremony, graduates' Capstone theses titles are read, Special Certificate Awards are presented, and Mentors, Family and Friends of our students are recognized. Honors cords and sashes are presented to the graduating students to wear in the UAF Commencement Ceremony.
Last year this event was graced by high-standing campus figures Chancellor Rogers, Provost Henrichs, and Vice-Provost Thomas. Below is a picture of the May 2012 graduating group.
May 2012 Honors Graduated Class
*Click to enlarge picture
Who is invited?
Family, friends, Instructors, Mentors, and anyone important to the graduating Honors student. This ceremony is held to recognize the student's achievement and successful completion of the program.
Campus notables such as the Chancellor, Provost, Vice Provost and college Deans are also invited to attend.