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MAILED: April 7, 1998
EAU CLAIRE -- The Women’s Studies Awards Celebration recognized 27
students nominated by faculty members with certificates of merit March 31.
Twelve of those students received cash awards on behalf of the University of
Wisconsin-Eau Claire Foundation Inc.
Copies of all nominated research papers and writing projects will be kept in the
Women’s Studies Resource Collection in room 165 of the Fine Arts Center.
The awards provided by the UW-Eau Claire Foundation were given for three
categories. The monies came from the Helen X. Sampson Memorial Fund.
Undergraduate Research Category
? First Place: Jennifer Snyder, a junior English major from St. Cloud, Minn., for
“Images of Women in Maidenform Advertising.” Her faculty mentor was Sarah Harder,
associate professor of Women’s Studies.
? Second Place: Anita Reid, a junior history major from Eau Claire,
for “Surviving Vietnam: Issues Affecting Military Nurse Veterans 1965 to
Present.” Her faculty mentor was Jane Pederson, history professor.
? Third Place: Erica Volkers, a senior social studies major from
Glenwood City, for “Thunderbird Sky Woman: A Legacy of Education
and Leadership in Indian Communities.” Her faculty mentor was Larry
Lynch, UW-Eau Claire archivist.
Undergraduate Project Category
? First Place: Barbara Caperton, a junior English major from St. Paul,
for “Wedding and Other Poems” and “The Cliff” (fiction). Her faculty
mentor was Peg Lauber, associate professor of English.
? Second Place: Kira Romashko, a senior art major from Madison, for
“Women and Performance” Series (four oil paintings). Her faculty mentor
was Steve Katrosits, art professor.
? Third Place: Chris Schneider, a senior social work major from
Middleton, for “Rape: What You Need to Know.” Her faculty mentor was
Karen Welch, senior lecturer of English.
Graduate Category
? First Place: Wendy Kinderman, an English graduate student from Eau
Claire, for “Katherine Anne Porter: An Annotated Bibliography of
Biographical and Critical Works: 1989-1997.” Her faculty mentor was Erna
Kelly, professor of English.
? Second Place: Aaron Jay Niemuth, an English graduate student from
Rhinelander, for “The Woman Detective at the Turn of the Century in the
Novels of Anna Katherine Green.” The faculty mentor was Peg Lauber,
associate professor of English.
Faculty-sponsored awards included:
? The “Edna Castelman John Poetry Award,” sponsored by Peg Lauber,
associate professor of English, was awarded to Krista Hauenstein, an English
graduate student from Eagan, Minn., for “A Twenty-Something Woman Observes
Women.” Her faculty mentor was Max Garland, assistant professor of
English.
? The “Margaret John Carlson Fiction Award,” sponsored by Peg Lauber,
associate professor of English, was given to Jennifer Hamm, a junior English
major from Cadott, for “Anna.” Faculty mentor was Peg Lauber.
? The “Ruth Wolt Klein Award for Work by a Nontraditional Student,”
sponsored by Ann Klein and Marcia Klein Schachat, was awarded to Kim Myers,
a senior English major from Elk Mound, for “A Race Shall Rise No Higher than
the Character and Quality of Its Women.” Her faculty mentors were history
professors Jane Pederson and Bob Gough.
? The “Mary Catherine and Caroline Kessler (History) Award,” sponsored by
Pat Quinn, was given to Amanda Adams, a senior social studies major from
Rochester, Minn., for “Incorrigible Females: Wisconsin Industrial School for
Girls, 1875-1900.” Faculty mentors were history Professor Jane Pederson and
Larry Lynch, UW-Eau Claire archivist.
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Updated: April 7, 1998
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