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 2002
Evaluation of the Maximum Heat Load on the Ultimate Heat Sink System of the Waterford 3 Nuclear Power Plant, Jarrod Douglas Edwards
Spirituality and Health: The Mind/Body/Soul Connection, Brooke Anne Elliott
Closer: Breathing Life into Paper, Geoffrey Colin Fisher
Religious Overtones in the Writings of Flannery O'Connor, James C. Fox II
A Faded Heaven: A Novel, Kristine Kathleen Fox
Discerning Pathological Science, John Christian Gaby
Using Terrestrial Rocks to Classify Marson Rocks, Erin Elizabeth Gaillard
Step 2 Clinics, Ciara Gould
What is a Resident Assistant?: What is so special about the University of Tennessee?, Kristin Marie Gourley
Measurement of Bone Stiffness as a Predictor of Bone Fracture Using Mechanical Vibration Technique, Tiffany Elicia Grant
Wear and Corrosion Behavior of Ti-6Al-4V and Ti-8Mo, Brandice Annette Green
Privatization of Social Security: The Proposed 2% Plan, Damien Andrew Grierson
Last Year Studies, Shelly Anne Hankins
Concrete Canoe 2002, Samuel Lynn Harrison
Recruiting Sustainable Business to Knoxville, Rachael Elizabeth Harris
Antibiotics in the Beet Industry: Philosophical and Scientific Perspectives, Rachel Jane Hart
The PKK in Germany and its Foreign and Domestic Effects on Germany and Turkey, Emily Heitz
Joint Venture Development: Does theory match reality?, Clay Garrett Hixson
Standardized assessment: A Look at Tennessee's assessment system: Will authentic assessment work in our schools?, Jessica Elaine Holman
Historical and Cross-Cultural Perspectives on the Art of Medical Diagnosis, Laura Houston
The Estee Lauder Companies Background and History, Ashley Brooke Howerton
HIV: Structure, Life Cycle, and Pathogenecity, Jonathan Richard Hughes
Thermopower: Student aid for thermodynamic calculations, Steven Rashad Inabinet
Dosimetric Analysis of Prototype P39 PET Scanner, Andrew Ross James
Self-Promotional Website http://web.utk.edu/~mjarrell, Mark Walton Jarrell
Endotension Distribution in Finite Element Models of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Following Endovascular Exclusion, William Joseph Jenkins
The Dancer's Work-Out, Tiffany Evelyn Johnson
Helping the Health Profession Help Others: Applying Business Principles to the Medical World, Katherine Elise Jones
Predicting Football Plays with Artificial Neural Nets, Nicholas Ryan Kirchem
Advances in Ultra-High Cycle Fatigue, Melanie Jean Kirkham
Video-tracking PongBot, Frederick Bachman Kuhlman
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and Trans-Atlantic Security Politics, Lindsay Rae Levkoff
Breastfeeding and Adult Health Indicators, Rachel Lesley Lewis
Developing a Successful Resume Tape, Jonathan Jordan Lloyd
Development of Probability Model for Fatigue Crack Growth Using Response Surface Method, Allison Marie Lockwood
No Title, Melissa Dawn Love
Incorporating Cultural Competency into the Bachelors of Science in Nursing Curriculum: a study of methods used by accredited Tennessee BSN programs, Amanda Bess Manley
A Stochastic Algorithm for Element Production in Stars, Erin Malia McMahon
Reevaluation of Chemical Engineering Design, Noah Glenn McMillan
The InvEnture, Lara Catherine Miller
The Role of Service Learning in Engineering Education, Katherine Renee Mitchell
Deregulation and the California Problem, Christopher Robert Moore
The State of Midlands vs. Terry B. Rogers, Elizabeth Moore
Learn to Play the Guitar: A Prosthetic's Viewpoint, Matthew Alan Moore
A Brief History of Conscription 1812-2002, Meghan Hamilton Morgan
The Effective Use of Academic Technology at the University of Tennessee, Joshua Daniel Morrison
ITV Inc. Spanish Training Videos, John Fisher Morton
Higher Mathematical Concepts Using the Rubik's Cube, Pawel Nazarewicz
Second Language Acquisition and Women Immigrants: A Comparison of Experiences of Mexican Women in the United States and Turkish Women in Germany, Alissa Hope Nesbitt
Closet Toxin: A Story of Mercury in Vaccines Causing Autism, Rebecca Marie Peters
Fragmentation of Liberal Parties in Russia, Shaunna Deanne Phillips
Alternative Medicine: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, Christy Leigh Pruett
Design and Fabrication of a Capacitance Dilatometer for use in the Quantum Design Physical Property Measurement System, Gerald Conrad Ragghianti
A Comparison of Programming Languages for Graphical User Interface Programming, Phillip Kevin Reed
The Colored Museum: A Modern-day Minstrel, Keiana Nikole Richard
Tenn Who Cares?, Jason Lee Rogers
Self-Organized Criticality Studies in Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer Matrices, Thomas Benton Rogers
A Personal Perspective on the Full Service School Model: How it Affects Individuals and Communities, James Matthew Rouse
Television Viewing in the Wake of September 11, Tiffani Joi Saxton
A Prototype for Graph Theory Conjectures, Farial Shahnaz
Technology I Positron Emission Tomography, Cindy Lee Shields
The Collapse of the Enron Corporation and its Effects on 401(k) Retirement Plans, Brian Terhune Shore
Animated Graphics Scene: Ghostly Happenings, Danielle LaToliva Smith
Legacy, Wayles Elizabeth Stapor
The White Church and the Problem of Reconciliation with African Americans, Adam Starkey
PET--The History Behind the Technology, Michael A. Steiner
The History/Development of Position Emission Tomography, Michael Andrew Steiner
Predicting Calcium and Magnesium for Streams in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Robert Hamilton Tester
Chaos Theory versus the Efficient Market Hypothesis in Financial Markets, Carrie Michelle Thomas
p53's Role in Tumor Suppression, Robert Daniel Thurman
MAMMOTH Flow: Making a Mixing Measurement of Two-pHase Flow, Joseph Brown Tipton
Cultural Barriers and Socioeconomic Differences Involving the Reporting Behaviors of Hispanic and African American Women, Victoria Michelle Venable
Three Women Artists in Early Non-Objectivity, Ashley Elaine Warriner
The Black Black Berry: Depiction of Black People in Film, Rasheeda Akee Washington
The Human-Animal Bond: How it Can Benefit Health and Well-Being, Lindy M. Wegenka
An Existential Examination of Macrobiotic Theory, Jeannie Marie Wherley
The Influence of Preparation and Handling on the Safety of Food Service Items, Lisa Marie White
The Safety of Hamburgers at the East Tennessee Children's Hospital, Lydia Ann White
Precision Electrolytic Nanofabrication, Kent Cooksey Wilcher
Unified Bocce Ball League/Bocce Manual, Candice Brooke Wilee
Resonance Ionization and Saturated Absorption Spectroscopy of Cesium, Stephen Dennis Wilson
Design Tools for Eliminating Borated Water in IRIS, Allan Benton Wollaber
New Venture Creation and Management: needs Analysis and Course Development, David Kenneth Youngblood
Submissions from 2001
An Investigation of Reading Misunderstandings in Intermediate-Level French Students, Lauren Adcock
Resource Monitoring with the Network Weather Service, Matthew S. Allen
Effect of Dietary Calcium on Weight Loss in Obese Adults, Mary Millsaps Bloom
Adapting to Vietnam: A Look at MASH and Heart of Darkness from Books to Films, Kristi M. Bohannon
Ageism and Connecting the Generations, Mikki Lori Brooks
"Journey of Hope: From Violence to Healing"TM Senior Project, Ellen Bryson
How to put on a not-for-profit Speaking Tour for the Abolition of the Abolition of the Death Penalty, Ellen E. Bryson
The Role of Confederate Nationalism and Popular Will in the Outcome of the Civil War, Brad H. Buchanan
The Politics and Effects of Tax Reform in the 1980's, Becky Lynn Cassill
Genealogy in the twenty-first century: How have innovations in Technology and Interactivity Helped Researchers?, Mary Beth Compton
Yb Separation Through Tetraphenylborate Complexation, Michael Gene Danekas
3D Model of the Shrine at Vronda, Crete in Auto Cad, Michael Ryan Decker
UT Alumni Recruitment: The History of Alumni Involvement in Recruiting Students for the University of Tennessee and Recommendations for Future Success, Nancy Lee Dickerson
European Union Accession and Environmental Policy in East Central Europe, Valerie Diden
Service Learning for Social Justice at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, Sunaina Ramesh Dowray
Shriveled Heart, Johnathan Carl Driver
Immunology and Pathogenesis of Pulmonary Mycobacteria tuberculosis Infections, Gregory Neil Dunn