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Abshire recipients discuss their research

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News Release Date:
Wednesday, Mar 5, 2008

The Sally Ann Abshire Research Scholar Awards were established in 1981 by Alfred D. Abshire ’45 in memory of his wife, Sally Ann Abshire. The awards, given each semester, provide students with the opportunity to collaborate with their professors in research pursuits. Recipients are selected by a committee comprising the Dean of the Faculty and division chairs. Awards are made on the basis of merit.

Among the recipients for 2008 are:

• Anne Conners ’08 and Professor Zahi Zalloua: Tony Morrison’s “Beloved”
• Jaspreet Gill ’11 and Professor Julie Charlip: Inside Costa Rica
• Kate Rosenberg ’08 and Professor Brian Dott and Nicole Goehring ’09 and Professor Heidi Dobson: The Silk Road