2006 Braun Awards

Ninth Annual Braun Awards Publication

The Ruth and Ted Braun Awards for Writing Excellence at Saginaw Valley State University have been established to create incentives for outstanding student writing and opportunities for student writers to be recognized and published.

Judging is conducted within each division by committees appointed within that division.

GENERAL EDUCATION

Kayleen Schumacher

"A Geographical Analysis of Dialect Distribution in Massachusetts" (258KB)

Fred Sunderman, Department of Geography, Nominator

COLLEGE OF ARTS & BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES – SOCIAL SCIENCES

Swenja Granzow

"Finding Peace through Painting War" (964KB)

Erik K. Trump, Associate Professor of Political Science, Nominator

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT

Russ Whelton

"Effects of Excessive CEO Pay on Society" (293KB)

Deborah Bishop, Department of Management, Nominator

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

Brei Noble

"WW II: A Thematic Unit" (276KB)

Deborah Smith & Daniel Coupland, Department of Teacher Education, Nominators

CRYSTAL M. LANGE COLLEGE OF NURSING & HEALTH SCIENCES

Dana Dryer

"The Phenomenon of Powerlessness in the Elderly" (237KB)

Mary M. Graiver, Department of Nursing, Nominator

COLLEGE OF SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, & TECHNOLOGY

Chris Hopper

"Working Toward a Magneto-Optical Trap" (2,038KB)

Ming-Tie Huang, Department of Physics, Nominator