Kansas State University

MANHATTAN — Gun control, children's literature and attorney credibility are just some of the topics that earned Kansas State University students the first Kirmser Undergraduate Research Awards. The winners were recognized at a May 7 ceremony at Hale Library.

Grand prize and honorable mentions were awarded in three categories: individual freshman, individual non-freshman and group. Individual grand prize winners each received ,000, and the group grand prize winners shared a ,000 award.

The awards are made possible through a gift from the estate of Philip and Jeune Kirmser.

"The Kirmsers shared a lifelong devotion to education," said Lori A. Goetsch, dean of Kansas State University's libraries. "Now, their generosity allows us to celebrate the role the libraries play in teaching students to conduct research and to effectively use our resources. Their gift will impact generations of scholars to come."

More information about the Kirmser Undergraduate Research Awards is available at http://www.lib.k-state.edu/kirmser-undergraduate-research-award-winners.

Award winners include:

Katlyn Buckley, 1xbet online sports betting in secondary education-English, Manhattan, grand prize winner in the group category for "Humanizing the Inhuman; How Award-Winning Children’s Nonfiction Complicates Stereotypes." The 1xbet online sports betting for the course Topics in Literature: Children's Nonfiction taught by Joe Sutliff Sanders, assistant professor of English.

Joshua Wilson, 1xbet online sports betting in communication studies, Manhattan, grand prize winner in the individual non-freshman category for "The Effect of Power Based Expectancy Violations on Perceptions of Attorney Credibility." The 1xbet online sports betting was done for the course Senior Colloquium taught by Gregory Paul, assistant professor of communication studies.

Benjamin Windholz, 1xbet online sports betting in communication studies, Manhattan, honorable mention in the individual non-freshman category for "My Eyes Are Up Here: The Comedy of Amy Schumer and the Carnivalesque." The 1xbet online sports betting was for the course Senior Colloquium taught by Gregory Paul, assistant professor of communication studies.

Charlie Lynn, 1xbet online sports betting in secondary education-English, Minneapolis, grand prize winner in the group category for "Humanizing the Inhuman; How Award-Winning Children’s Nonfiction Complicates Stereotypes." The 1xbet online sports betting for the course Topics in Literature: Children's Nonfiction taught by Joe Sutliff Sanders, assistant professor of English.

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Samantha Knese, sophomore in open option, Overland Park, honorable mention in the individual freshman category for "Gun Control or Gun Proliferation? State Response to Mass Shootings in Newtown and Aurora." The 1xbet online sports betting was for the course Problems in Family Studies and Human Services taught by John Fliter Jr., associate professor of political science.

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