CSU, Chico News

Four California State University, Chico students took honors at the 15th annual systemwide Student Research Competition held at San Jose State University the weekend of April 27 and 28.

Graduate student Cary Coburn and undergraduate student Francine Dickie received Outstanding Presenter awards, and undergraduate Sadie Smith was a runner-up in the category of Biological and Agricultural Sciences. Sara Plummer was an undergraduate runner-up in the Humanities and Letters category. The outstanding presenters will each receive a cash prize of $500, and the runners-up will receive prizes of $250.

CSU, Chico professors John Mahoney, Biological Sciences, and Barney Hope, Economics, accompanied four graduate students and five undergraduates to the competition. Hope presided as moderator of a session for presenters in business, economics and public administration in the undergraduate division.

The competitors won the right to advance to the state level at a local research competition. In addition to those who placed, graduate students Robert Angelito, John Parry and Cynthia Schildhauer, and undergraduates Holly Johnson and Jennifer Taylor also attended.

Faculty advisers for the students nominated to the systemwide competition are John Mahoney, Richard Baldy, Cynthia A. Daley and Wes Patton, Agriculture; Elzbieta Thurgood, English; Kathryn Silliman, Biological Sciences; and James McManus, Art and Art History.

There were 157 entries from 21 CSU campuses presenting research in biological and agricultural sciences; humanities and letters; health, nutrition and clinical sciences; and creative arts and design.

“CSU, Chico has a long tradition of outstanding success in the systemwide competition. I am pleased that this year’s group represented their mentors and programs with continued distinction,” said Robert M. Jackson, dean of the School of Graduate, International and Sponsored Programs.

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