Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects
The Chancellor’s Honors Program (CHP) is the University of Tennessee’s largest university-wide honors program. Founded in 1985, CHP membership is approximately 5-10% of undergraduate students. Admission to the program is highly selective and usually occurs when students matriculate from high school. The typical entering Chancellor’s Honors student has excelled in a rigorous high school curriculum and demonstrated exceptional leadership potential.
In recognition of their specialized course work, faculty-mentored independent scholarship, international & intercultural learning, and exceptional academic performance, Chancellor’s Honors students earn an honors-designated diploma and are bestowed an honors medallion.
For questions or comments concerning the Honors Thesis Project collection, please contact honors@utk.edu
Projects from 2005
Student Government Association Elections Ethics Chair Handbook, Rachel Todd Parsons
Market Research and Design Plan for the Big Tease's Debut LP, William Charles Pattison
Analysis of Trenten-Stones River Oil Production in the Swan Creek Oil and Gas Field Via Well Log Correlation Using Landmark, Chad Thomas John Phillips
The Gothic and Science Fiction: Shelley, Crichton, Stevenson & Wells, Sarah Renee Phillips
Optimization at Sea Ray Boats, Manon Arniese Polk
ABC Promoter up Regulation Using TNT and Kangenyacin, Marcelo Christian Pomeranz
Constitutional Change in Tennessee, Patrick Forrest Powell
Detection of Catabolic Genes in Environmental Samples from a Polyaramatic Hydrocarbon Contaminated Creek Using Polymerase Chain Reaction, Jasmine Michelle Rainey
The Medication Error Reduction Act of 2004: An Observational Evaluation of the Levels of Awareness and Compliance Among Pharmacists: Who is Responsible?, Brent Nicholas Reed
Design of a Noise Measurement Syste for CMOS Transistors, Jesse Aaron Richmond
Ultrapure Nanoparticles of Zinc Oxide: Synthesis and Characterization, Mary Margaret Ross
National Healthcare Reform, Blake Daniel Roth
Vol Retriever - 2005 IEEE Hardware Design Competition, Phillip Reid Rowan Jr. and Quincy Neil Styke IV
History Through the Media Analysis of Media Bias and Public Opinion Toward Student Protest in the Vietnam Era, Caroline Therese Sarros
Discovering Spanish through Poetry, Meghan Shelby Stuthard
Wirelessly Controlled Still Camera on ODIS, Aaron William Swallom
Expression of Adipokinetic Hormone (AKH) - Encoding Gene via Luciferase Reporter in Drosophila under Dietary Stress, Megan Nicole Tackett
Modeling and Docking Studies of Anti-Anyloid Antibodies WOL and WOZ, Nathanael Alan Tanner
The Evolutionary Basis and Function of Religion, Max Andrew Taylor
Rheology of Polyhydroxyalkanoates: A Study of a Class of "Green" Polymers, Kari Elizabeth Tjader
The Effect of Dose Rate on the Crystalline Lamellar Thickness Distribution in Gamma Radiation of UHMWPE, Jason B. Walker
Fluoxetine pretreatment blocks DPAT - induced phase shifts, in vitro, Amanda Beth Wehner
Potential use of Chitosan for antimicrobial control of Eschevichia coli 0157:H7 in apple cider, Carol Lynette White
Distress and Life Problems in Cancer Patients: Identifying Areas for Intervention, Kathryn Anne-Haley White
Submissions from 2004
The Epistemology and Pedagogy of Education in High School Physics and Physical Science, Bennett Adkinson
Motor Vehicle Fatalities 1966-2002: The Role of Fuel Economy, Sanjana Ahmad
Blood, Milk, and My Trusty Old Easel: Re-examining Issues of Salvation in Medieval (and Modern) Altarpieces, Adam Herschel Alfrey
6 songs, Shaun Michael Allen
The Woman as Mother and Artist in Virginia Woolf's To the Lighthouse and Mrs. Dalloway, Ana Cristina Anderson
A Report Card on the Status of Geographic Education, Sylvia Danett Arriaga
Early Intervention Services in East Tennessee, Karyn Renee Bailey
Reading, Writing, and Religion: The Hawkins County Textbook Controversy- Twenty Years Later, Whitney Suzanne Bailey
Lust - an urban in-fill, historic renovation of the Strong building for use as a techno dance club, David Randall Barlew
Materials Selection for Topical Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment Device for Equine Lower Limb Wounds, Stephanie Lynn Barnes
Metabolomics: The Newest 'Omic Field of Research, Graham Wesley Beattie
An Exploration of the Family's Lived Experience of Autism, Christina Anne Becraft
No Title, Joseph Edward Beuerlein
A Comparison of Methods for the Recovery of Salmonella on Cantaloupe Rinds, Erika Ann Bible
Political and Ethical Implications of Embryonic Stem Cell Research in Comparative Perspective, Natasha Lashelle Bingham
The Hidden Authors: A Study and Survey of Fan Fiction Writers, William Lewis Bolt
Career Opportunities in Veterinary Medicine, Sarah Elane Borum
The Mystery of the Great Global Gobbler, Ellen Brackin
No Title, Ellen Kate Brackin
Uncalibrated and Self-calibrated Cameras, Avital Braiman
Determining Which Personality Traits Predict GPA Best in Middle and High School Students at Anderson County Schools, Kelly Michele Butcher
Women Revengers in Renaissance Tragedies: Bel-imperia in The Spanish Tragedy and Evadne in The Maid's Tragedy, Andrea Faye Butt
The Education of English Language Learners in Tennessee, Sarah Elizabeth Campbell
Same Side of the 38th: A Comparative Oral History Project. International Relations, East Asian Studies, Military Studies, Lindsey N. Chamness
Service-Learning and the University of Tennessee, Chaya Chandrasekaran
No Title, Kristen Lori Chilberg
Improvements to the Remote SAP Software, Michael Lynn Coffey
"ESL Education in Tennessee": A 2004 Overview, Janelle Chevan Coleman
Life, pure and simple, with no additives and preservatives…, Janelle Chevan Coleman
Addition of an Anti-DNA Antibody Enhances Plasmid DNA Vaccination Against Herpes Simplex Virus, Amy Lauren Cupples
The Soul of my Shoes, Ryan James Dainty
The Soul of my Shoes, Ryan James Dainty
No Title, Anna Catherine Davenport
Synthesis of 7-hydroxy-bicyclo[4.4.1]undeca-1,5-dien-11-one as a Precursor to the Synthesis of Ingenol, Douglas Andrew Davis
Equipped for Leadership? University of Tennessee African-American Students, Tiffany Juanita Davis
A Wireless Voice Transmission System, Jacob Andrew DePriest
A Comparison of the Relationship of Personality Traits to Academic Performance for African-American and Caucasian College Students, Candace Rosanna Durham
Antimicrobial Activity of Chitosan Against Candida krusei, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, and Zygosaccharomyces bailii, Mechelle E. Elosiebo
Urban Sprawl: Problems and Politics in Knox County, Tennessee, Avery Claire Emison
Competition and Invasion in a Microcosmic Setting, Austin Royce Faulkner
The Isolation and Characterization of Novel Mycobacteriophages, Elizabeth Ann Fleming
Fotopia: Senior Thesis in Painting, Adam Christopher Fotos
No Title, Jason Allen French
Service Learning at the University of Tennessee: Lessons from the Past and Suggestions for the Future, Candace Rebecca Garner
Endohedral Fullerenes, Maria Danielle Garrett
Availability in IBPro, a Personal Video Recorder Built on Faulty Storage Components, John Allen Garrison
How to make a college yearbook: the complete guide to the Volunteer yearbook, Johannah Noel Gilman
Osteoporosis in Spinal Cord Injury Patients: Why sticks and stones break my paraplegic friends' bones, Carl Douglas Goins
A Wealth of Talents: Reflections on the Meaning of Service, Michele Kay Gourley
Autonomous Planned Path Under-Vehicle Searching System, Christopher Robert Harvey
"Design of" Topical Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment Device for Veterinary Use, Ashley Allen Hendrix
The Relationship Between Volkswagen and German National Identity, Drew Samuel Holland
No Title, Diana Elizabeth Howard
Postmortem Polyamine Degradation in Mice, Ben Lee Huff
Using Wavelets to Embed Images in Images, James Nolie Hughes
How do singing, ear training, and physical movement affect accuracy of pitch and rhythm in an instrumental music ensemble?, Stephen Andrew Hunter
No Title, Cambrai Deanne Huskey
Resident Assistants: Their reason for becoming an RA and their impact on residents, Lekeya A. Irby
The History of Prostitution Reform in the United States, April Lynn Jackson
No Title, Laura Elizabeth Johnson
An Introduction to the Hybrid Electric Vehicle Control System and Hybrid Coupler, Clayton Alexander Jordan
An Annotated Recital, Melissa Colleen Kelly
Last Man Standing, Emily Anna Chieko Keyser
A Classroom for All Seasons, Joy Elizabeth Labissoniere
No Title, Amy Beth Lincoln
The Abolishment of the Non-Entertaining Programming Requirement and the State of Radio News: Effects on Tennessee's Major Markets Since 1985, Brandon Lynn Long
Prayer Practices, Elizabeth Kaye Lovell
Selection and Integration of Positive Displacement Motors into Directional Drilling Systems, Kirk Townsend Lowe
FERRISBOT- An autonomous robot for IEEE competition, Brendan Powell MacDonald
A Look at the Effects of Vitronectin and PAI-1 Binding, Michael McCann Maddox
Auditing and Consulting: Is it a time to choose?, Sonya Regina Madison
Using Topside Journal Entries to Conceal Fraud, Jordan Ray Marshall
Identification of Ligand Binding Area of Ste2p Pheromone Receptor in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Frank Marshall Mason
Beyond Auschwitz: Polish History through Literature and Film, Ashley R. Maynor
The Changing Roles of Women in Agriculture, Jennifer L. Maynor