CONGRATULATIONS TO MARY VON AUE :   

            Mary's honors thesis has been selected to represent UNCW in the annual Portz Scholars Competition offered by the National Collegiate Honor Council.ry's honors thesis has been selected to represent UNCW in the annual Portz Scholars Competition offered by the National Collegiate Honor Council. - This is a first for PAR Department.

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Mary von Aue successfully defended her Departmental Honors' thesis in April, 2008  entitled "From Ascetic to Ecstatic:  The Reflection of Rabi'a in the Development of Sufism". 
Mary also presented a poster on her thesis at the CSURF event in April

Dr. Pasulka, Dr. Berg, Mary,            Dr. Herb Berg and Mary von Aue
Dr. Burgh, Dr. Zervos                       at the CSURF event

Mary Von Aue with thesis
presentation at CSURF              

SpScholarship and Awards ring 08 Honors Thesis

Jamie Brummit won a CSURF travel grant this summer and a UNCW Student Research Award.  She is doing a DIS PAR 499 on the concept of Satan  in early Christianity with Dr. Pasulka.

Dr. Pasulka presents the CSURF
Student Research Award to Jamie

December 07 Honors Thesis

Meredith Bailey Bumbarger defended her Departmental Honors' thesis in December 2007 entitled "The Book of Tobit: A Comparative Analysis of Intentional Comedy from a Modern Reader's Perspective." The picture shows her being congratulated by her advisor Dr. Murrell.

Scholarship Recipients for 2007

John T. Wilson Scholar -  Grant Breuer

                             Mrs. Ellen Wilson awards Scholarship to Grant Breuer    

                                 Joshua Bolick and Mary Lynn von Aue        

• Joshua Bolick - The Sankey L. Blanton Scholarship
• Mary Lynn von Aue - The James Joseph Megivern Scholarship
• Grant Breuer - John T. Wilson Scholarship

CHANCELLOR’S ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS (Spring of 2007)

                  -     Joshua Adam Bolick               -     Ryan Vincent Conti

                  -     Jamie Lynette Brummit          -     Samona Leigh Taylor           

OUTSTANDING MINORITY SCHOLAR

                  2007-2008 -      Gisette Rodriguez presentation by Dr. Ferenc Altrichter

                   2006-2007  -     Everett Caldwell presentation by Dr. Theodore Burgh

CHANCELLOR’S ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS (Fall 2006)

• Josh Bolick
• John Ponton

STUDENT SCHOLARS 2006-2007

• Everett Caldwell (DIS “Development of Docetism/Gnosticism” with Dr. Zervos),

• Ian Sheffer (HON DIS “Ethical and Legal Arguments re: Assisted Suicide” with Dr. Gauthier)

• Sarah Rollens (“Jesus as an Apocalyptic Prophet” prize winner at NCRSA conference Oct 6

• Chris Moreland (“Emperor Constantine’s Conversion to Christianity” prize winner at NCRSA conference Oct 6).