Notables
Student Kate Angulski, justice systems, had her review of the book “Crime and the American Dream” published by the Internet Journal of Criminology.
Six sociology majors from Truman, Andrea Davis, Samantha Galloway, Tasheka Graves, Aaron Johnson, Erin McCann and Sarah Westfall, attended the Midwest Sociological Society Annual Meeting in Chicago March 27-30. Galloway and Graves also presented posters in the MSS Undergraduate Poster Competition. Galloway’s poster was entitled “It Depends on Who’s Watching: The Relationship between Perceived Audience Size and Gender Stereotyping in Advertisements as Measured by Super Bowl and Primetime Commercials,” and Graves’ poster was “Achieving Success: Exploring the Necessity of Attending Graduate School.”
Student Samantha Galloway, sociology, was awarded 3rd place in the 50th Annual Undergraduate Student Paper Competition at the Midwest Sociological Society Annual Meeting in Chicago March 27-30. Her paper was entitled “It Depends on Who’s Watching: The Relationship between Perceived Audience Size and Gender Stereotyping in Advertisements as Measured by Super Bowl and Primetime Commercials,” and was mentored by Amber Johnson, professor of anthropology.
Music student Joel Gordon, saxophone, will compete in the 73rd Naftzger Young Artists Auditions & Music Awards April 27 at Wiedemann Hall on the campus of Wichita State University. The competition, which is administered by the Wichita Symphony, will host 53 young musicians who will compete for $11,000 in prizes. Contestants will compete for a single $5,000 prize, plus $2,000 prizes in each of the three divisions: piano, instrumental and voice. A new category has been added this year, the Naftzger Fund for Fine Arts Musical Comedy Special Prize, the winner will receive $2,000. The competition is open to residents of Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma who are enrolled in any college, university or conservatory; and non-resident students attending college in Kansas, Oklahoma or Missouri.
Incoming Truman freshman Madeleine Jakle is a finalist for the “Frame My Future Scholarship Contest,” and has the opportunity to win a $1,000 scholarship along with a matching $1,000 donation to the University. This nationwide scholarship contest asked students to submit an original creation expressing what they hope to achieve in their personal and professional lives after college. More than 9,200 entries were received and Jakle is one of 24 finalists. The top five winners will be determined by popular vote, taking place now until May 2. All finalists entries can be seen and voted on at diplomaframe.com/contests/frame-my-future-scholarship-contest-2013/finalists.aspx. Jakle is a native of Ballwin, Mo., and plans to study psychology at Truman. Her entry addressed helping individuals overcome eating disorders. The “Frame My Future Scholarship Contest” is sponsored by Church Hill Classics, a manufacturer and retailer in the college diploma frame industry.
Elaine McDuff, professor of sociology, attended the annual meeting of the Midwest Sociological Society (MSS) in Chicago March 27-30 as the representative for the state of Missouri to the MSS Board of Directors. Founded in 1936, the MSS is a professional organization of academic and applied sociologists as well as students of the discipline. Nearly 1,200 scholars, students and practicing sociologists in universities, government and business belong to the organization. The MSS encompasses nine states: Illinois, Missouri, Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota, Kansas, South Dakota and North Dakota; however, more than one-third of the members are from other parts of the nation and the world.
Six sociology majors from Truman, Andrea Davis, Samantha Galloway, Tasheka Graves, Aaron Johnson, Erin McCann and Sarah Westfall, attended the Midwest Sociological Society Annual Meeting in Chicago March 27-30. Galloway and Graves also presented posters in the MSS Undergraduate Poster Competition. Galloway’s poster was entitled “It Depends on Who’s Watching: The Relationship between Perceived Audience Size and Gender Stereotyping in Advertisements as Measured by Super Bowl and Primetime Commercials,” and Graves’ poster was “Achieving Success: Exploring the Necessity of Attending Graduate School.”
Student Samantha Galloway, sociology, was awarded 3rd place in the 50th Annual Undergraduate Student Paper Competition at the Midwest Sociological Society Annual Meeting in Chicago March 27-30. Her paper was entitled “It Depends on Who’s Watching: The Relationship between Perceived Audience Size and Gender Stereotyping in Advertisements as Measured by Super Bowl and Primetime Commercials,” and was mentored by Amber Johnson, professor of anthropology.
Music student Joel Gordon, saxophone, will compete in the 73rd Naftzger Young Artists Auditions & Music Awards April 27 at Wiedemann Hall on the campus of Wichita State University. The competition, which is administered by the Wichita Symphony, will host 53 young musicians who will compete for $11,000 in prizes. Contestants will compete for a single $5,000 prize, plus $2,000 prizes in each of the three divisions: piano, instrumental and voice. A new category has been added this year, the Naftzger Fund for Fine Arts Musical Comedy Special Prize, the winner will receive $2,000. The competition is open to residents of Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma who are enrolled in any college, university or conservatory; and non-resident students attending college in Kansas, Oklahoma or Missouri.
Incoming Truman freshman Madeleine Jakle is a finalist for the “Frame My Future Scholarship Contest,” and has the opportunity to win a $1,000 scholarship along with a matching $1,000 donation to the University. This nationwide scholarship contest asked students to submit an original creation expressing what they hope to achieve in their personal and professional lives after college. More than 9,200 entries were received and Jakle is one of 24 finalists. The top five winners will be determined by popular vote, taking place now until May 2. All finalists entries can be seen and voted on at diplomaframe.com/contests/frame-my-future-scholarship-contest-2013/finalists.aspx. Jakle is a native of Ballwin, Mo., and plans to study psychology at Truman. Her entry addressed helping individuals overcome eating disorders. The “Frame My Future Scholarship Contest” is sponsored by Church Hill Classics, a manufacturer and retailer in the college diploma frame industry.
Elaine McDuff, professor of sociology, attended the annual meeting of the Midwest Sociological Society (MSS) in Chicago March 27-30 as the representative for the state of Missouri to the MSS Board of Directors. Founded in 1936, the MSS is a professional organization of academic and applied sociologists as well as students of the discipline. Nearly 1,200 scholars, students and practicing sociologists in universities, government and business belong to the organization. The MSS encompasses nine states: Illinois, Missouri, Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota, Kansas, South Dakota and North Dakota; however, more than one-third of the members are from other parts of the nation and the world.
