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 designation on their transcript and are bestowed an honors medallion.
For questions or comments concerning the Honors Thesis Project collection, please contact honors@utk.edu
Projects from 2005
Health Behaviors of School-Age Children, Monica Park Lynch
Sino-Japanese Relations since the 1972 Normalization: Prospects for conflict Resolution and Regional Hegemonry, Tracy Lynn Masuda
In Defense of Truth? Some Shortcomings of Civil Libel Law, Sarah Cawan Maxwell
Policy Research Initiative for the Baker Center for Public Policy, Bryce William McKenzie
Case Study - Sequential Tart: A Unique and Successful Web Zine, Sheena Kathryn McNeil
Department of Accounting and Information Management, Martha Stratton McRee
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and MalcolmX: The Power and Legacy of Prophetic Discourse in the Civil Rights Movement, Shannon Marie Metz
Blakely v. Washington and the Evolution of Trial by Jury, Amy Elise Michaelson
Petrologic Analysis of Basalts from the Hawaii Scientific Drilling Project, Shelley D. Miller
Artistic Exchange: the Cuban Migration to Tampa and its effect on ART in the area, Morgan J. Miltner
Parametrization of the 511 keV respond in BGO/LSO Crystals with respect to Spatial Resolution in PETR/CT Scans, Daniel Chadwick Mitchell
Plutarch: Life of Antonius, Casey Mock
An Assessment of Protogeometric Apsidal Buildings from Greece, Sarah Marie Moore
Radio Frequency Identification, Elise Marie Moran
Gender Variation in Anger: A Study of Anger in Undergraduate Students, Emily A. Munoz
Engaging the Village: The Afterschool and After Hours Component of the Knoxville Full Service Community School, Amy Elizabeth Nachtrab
The Hybrid Automobile: An In-Depth Analysis of the It Works and Where it is Going, Nicholas James Northington
Nova City: A Collection of Poems, Joshua Bradford Oakley
Honor and Shame in Greek and Sanskrit Epics, Luther Obrock
Investigation of State lotteries and Poverty, Kevin William Olberding
Investigation and Discocystinid Edrioasteroid Feeding Strategies, Kirsten Joan Oswald
Shadow Day: A Day in the Life of a Tennessee Volunteer, John Michael Pantlik
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