Annual Student Library Research Awards - 2010-2011

Joey Sauthoff, with one of his advisors,
Prof. Paris Peet.

Rebecca Rotz with her advisor,
Dr. Freddy Siahaan.

Each year as a part of the University’s Celebration of Student Research Conference, two students who have made excellent use of library resources in their research project are singled out. This year’s library scholars were Joey Sauthoff and Rebecca Rotz. These students were honored on April 19, 2011 during the keynote address which was given by Dr. Diane Husic, Professor of Biology at Moravian College and immediate Past President of the Council of Undergraduate Research.


At the ceremony, Dr. Kirk Moll, Library Department Chair, awarded Honorable Mention and a check for $50 to Rebecca Rotz, Junior, Mathematics and Economics Major, for her research project “Factors Influencing Retirement Status (Retirement: When Will I be Ready?)” Moll presented a check for $100 to the First Prize Winner Joey Sauthoff, Senior, Criminal Justice and Interdisciplinary Arts Major, for his research projects “Scenic Designs of ‘Expecting Isabel’” and “Directing ‘An Inspector Calls.’” These awards were generously funded by Berk Laite, Professor Emeritus and former Chair of the Library Department.

After the ceremony both Sauthoff and Rotz displayed their research in a poster session. Sauthoff was advised in his research by Ship faculty members Prof. Paris Peet (Music and Theatre Arts) and Dr. Michael Pressler (English). Rotz was advised by Dr. Freddy Siahaan (Economics).

The Research Conference is an annual celebration of student research held each spring. This year approximately 500 students entered and displayed their research.


Students interested in applying for the 2011-2012 Award schould contact Dr. Kirk Moll - KAMOLL at ship.edu