The Honor Scholar Thesis is a creative and intellectual project that is potentially both a trial and a triumph of a student's senior year.  The thesis is a true test of scholarship and like its corollaries in the post-graduate world, the masters thesis and the doctoral dissertation, it is not something one can approach without considerable thought and planning.

*  Serving as the capstone to the Honor Scholar experience, students may generate either and analytical or creative thesis in any field of their choosing.

*  Thesis monies exist to support senior research efforts.

*  Research can be combined with off-campus study experiences.

Thesis Topics

To search for past Honor Scholar Theses, please visit University Archives and Special Collections.

Where the Scrubs Stop and Suits Start: An Analysis of Perspectives on the Factors Affecting Delivery of Healthcare in Urban New Mexico Long-term Care Facilities
* Steffen Brown
* Class of 2001
* Political Science
* Hometown: Carbondale, IL
* School Teacher

Painted Language: Exploring Inscriptions in Italian Paintings, 1350-1500
* Eric Denny
* Class of 1997
* Art History
* Hometown: Brooklyn, NY

A Tn5 Mutant of Pseudomonas syringae pathovar syringae Insensitive to Iron-regulation of Pyoverdinpss Production
* Brett Guinn
* Class of 1990
* Biology
* Hometown: Muncie, IN
* Surgeon, University of Louisville Medical School

Veranda Nights: Folklore, Fiction, And Feminism from an Afro-Caribbean and Afro-American Perspective
* Tamra-Lee Higgs
* Class of 2001
* English Literature, Anthropology
* Atlanta, GA
* Graduate Student: Georgia State University