The Hofstra University Library Undergraduate Library Research Award was established in 1997 by the Library faculty to recognize and reward excellence in research and writing by a graduating senior.
All papers are nominated by the faculty member for whom the paper was written, and read carefully by a faculty selection committee. The award includes a one thousand dollar check from the Provost's Office and the Library, a gift certificate for $250 from Barnes & Noble, and publication of the paper on the library's website.
Past winners have come from the Department of Fine Arts, History, Music, Political Science, and Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences.
Following is a list of all past winners, along with this year's recipient and those individuals whose work deserved honorable mention.
2008 Winner: Jessica Knobler
"Photography, Politics, and the Holocaust
1920-1950,"
for Prof. Sally Charnow, HIS100
2008 Honorable mentions:
Stephanie Burke,
"The Perception of Gender in Language," for Prof. Evelyn P. Altenberg, SPCH100
Jeremy Darling, "Secrets: Oscar Wilde, Literature & the Truth Behind the Tapestry," for Prof. Robert Sulcer, ENGL192
Mary Kate Harwood, "Spelling Error Patterns of Reading Impaired Children Compared to Typically Developing Children," for Prof. Jenny Roberts, SPCH100
Sarah Lackner, "Collateralized Debt Obligations: Market Synthesis," for Prof. Andrew Spieler, FIN190
2003 Winner: Lisa B. Ross, "The Role of Word Class in the Attrition of School Learned French: are Nouns or Verbs More Likely to be Lost?," for Prof. Evelyn Altenberg, SPCH100
2002 Winner: Laura Vosswinkel, "Government Response to the Pullman Strike," for Prof. Susan Yohn, HIS185
2001 Winner: Janine Vannata, "Jasper Johns' Paintings and the Habit of Perception," Prof. Laurie Fendrich, UHP020
2000 Winner: Christopher Doherty, "Johannes Brahms and Idiomatic Writing for the Horn," Prof. Howard Cinnamon, MUS100
1999 Winner: David Creed, "Fooled by 'A Dream': The Strategic Defense Initiative's Role in Ending the Cold War," for Prof. Meena Bose, PSC134
1998 Winner: Donnalynn Gazza, "The Chemical Weapons Convention: An International Paradigm of Cooperation," for Prof. Meena Bose, PSC134
On behalf of the Library faculty and the selection committee, I sincerely congratulate Ms. Knobler for her achievement.
Daniel R. Rubey
Dean of Library and Information Services
