FALL 1999

SHANE BRINK, General Studies
Independent Study: Historical Antecedence to Christian Existential Thought

SPRING 2000

BRYAN D. BLOM, Computer Science
Independent Study: Computers and Gameplanning in College Football

KIMBERLEY A. CRISSUP, Geography
Independent Study: Kudzu – The Vine That Ate the South

ALEXANDER L. KAHLER, Microbiology, Music
Independent Study: The Development and Screening of a Genomic DNA Library of Aureobasidium pullulans

ANN KANNEGIETER, Psychology, Pre-Physical Therapy
Independent Study: Treating Autism in South Dakota

KEVIN D. CHRISTENSEN, Chemistry
Independent Study: The Synthesis and Investigation of the Photochemistry and Photophysics of Para Substituted N, N-Dimethyl Thiocinnamimides

FALL 2000
N/A

SPRING 2001

LEAH E. BRINK, History
Independent Study: The Wall in their Minds: The Marginalization of Former East Germans after the Fall of the Berlin Wall

NICOLE CHRISTIANSEN, Athletic Training
Independent Study: Nutrition on the Road: Nutrition Tips for Traveling Female High School Gymnasts

JILL SPINDLER, English
Independent Study: Women in Morocco

CHRISTOPHER J. MILLER, Communication Studies and Theatre
Independent Study: Video Production, “Because.” Five short videos about human motivation

FALL 2001
N/A

SPRING 2002

D. KIRSTAN CASTRO, Biology, Pre-Veterinarian Science
Independent Study: Bringing Bucks to Carmen Pampa

CANDEE J. FREDERICK, Athletic Training, Pre-Physical Therapy
Independent Study: Wrestling Injuries: Tracking Grapplers’ Setbacks

REBECCA A. KESSLER, Biology, Pre-Medicine
Independent Study: Human Brain Anatomy

BRENDA J. JOHNSON, Mathematics
Independent Study: Rado Numbers for Systems of Equation

FALL 2002
N/A

SPRING 2003

BENJAMIN M. SOLOMON, Biology/Pre-Professional Emphasis
Independent Study: Study Group for the Medical College Admission Test

BRIAN R. LE CUYER, English
Independent Study: Yeah…In the Woods: A Work of Creative Non-Fiction

MEGAN M. DAHLE, Political Science, Communication Studies and Theatre
Independent Study: One-Act Play Direction/Production

TAMARA M. KULA, Journalism, Spanish
Independent Study: Hispanics in South Dakota/ Los Hispanos en Dakota del Sur

MATTHEW S. HORAK, Economics/Business Option
Independent Study: A Study of the Wealth Effect

KATHLEEN M. HORAK, Horticulture
Independent Study: The Effects of Epsom Salts as a Foliar Fertilizer for Tomatoes

KENNY R. HONKEN, Liberal Studies in Philosophy and Religion
Independent Study: Power and Piety – Exploring the Dutch Reformation

DEVON M. RAMAEKER, Biology/Pre-Professional Emphasis and Spanish
Independent Study: Chemopreventive Effects of Alpha-santalol in CD-1 Mice

JILL C. PRAVATINER, Agricultural and Resource Economics
Independent Study: Characteristics of Successful Beginning Farmers and Ranchers

FALL 2003

JOSHUA D. ONKEN, Electrical Engineering
Independent Study: Professional Programs in Honors: A Plan to Facilitate Graduation with Honors College Distinction

SPRING 2004

REBECCA E. JUNGMAN, Mathematics
Independent Study: Adventures in Differential Equations: Modeling a Physical Pendulum

KATHY L. JOBES, Psychology
Independent Study: An Evaluation of Common Sense Parenting

KELLY J. JOBMAN, Biology, Pre-Dental
Independent Study: An Australian Study Abroad Experience: Promotion of Health

MARY ANDRAWIS, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Spanish Minor
Independent Study: Sylvatic Plague and Population Structure of Black-Tailed Prairie Dogs in Central America

SARAH D. CADY, Chemistry, Mathematics
Independent Study: Variable – Temperature Lead – 207 NMR Spectroscopy of Inorganic Solids

TOBIAS W. UECKER, Journalism, Political Science
Independent Study: Measuring Student Consumption and Campus Impact of University-Level Student Media

KENT THOMPSON, Psychology
Independent Study: Skeletal Fluorosis: Scourge of East African Children

TODD J. VANDERWERFF, Journalism, English, Communication Studies and Theatre
Independent Study: A Survey of Post-Apocalyptic Themes in Young Adult Literature

FALL 2004
N/A

SPRING 2005

JARED R. CLARK, Electrical Engineering
Independent Study: Design of a Bi-Directional AC/DC Power Converter

NICHOLAS HARMS, Biology
Independent Study: Activation and Proliferation of Bovine Lymphocytes Following Antigen Cell Interaction

ZARAH N. HEDGE, Biology
Independent Study: Furniture Usage and Activity Budgets of Captive Black and White Ruffed Lemurs and Ring
Tailed Lemurs at the Bramble Park Zoo

KELLY KYRO, Chemistry
Independent Study: Synthesis of Photoactivated Skin Protection

JESSICA L. HANSEN, Economics
Independent Study: Consumer Credit

STEVEN MENNING, Mechanical Engineering
Independent Study: Autobraze Machine Redesign

BOBBI PAGE, Animal Science
Independent Study: Detection of BVD Virus in Deer and Elk by Immunohistochemistry

TONNIS H. VENHUIZEN, Political Science, History
Independent Study: Student Governance in Higher Education

RACHEL L. WEAVER, Political Science
Independent Study: Rights of People with Developmental Disabilities

FALL 2005

BRITTANY GORRES, Nutrition and Food Science
Independent Study: Vitamin D and Body Fat Interactions

DARCI R. NELSON, Chemistry
Independent Study: CBR Drug Research Internship at Walter Reed Army Medical Center

SPRING 2006

CARRIE FENNER, Microbiology
Independent Study: Actin Divergence in Soybean (Glycine Max) and Snap Beans (Phaseolus Vulgaris)

IHAB HALAWEISH, Biology
Independent Study: Inhibition of Glycation by Flavinoids

EMILY KERR, Consumer Affairs
Independent Study: South Dakota PreK-12 Education Initiatives and Potential Impact

DEREK MEYERS, English, Political Science
Independent Study: Eliminating Corporate Violations of International Human Rights Law

JEANETTE NYGAARD, German, Political Science
Independent Study: A Comparative Analysis of the Federal Election Finance Laws of USA, Canada and Germany

SARA SHIELDS, Political Science
Independent Study: Victim-Offender Mediation: A New Approach to Justice in USA

FALL 2006

AMY FINNEGAN, Political Science
Independent Study: The Responsibility to Protect (R2P): A New Direction and New Emphasis for the United Nations

RUSSEL VAN DER WERFF, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics
Independent Study: USB Data Logging Device for Hutchinson Inspectra Tissue Monitor

SPRING 2007

BRANDON BREITLING, Physics
Independent Study: Creation and Discussion of a Driven Foucault Pendulum

STEPHANIE CHASE, Political Science
Independent Study: Tribal Parity Act

MARK DIISCHER, Music Education
Independent Study: Advanced Conducting Analysis and Techniques

JULIE GARRY, Chemistry
Independent Study: Interactions of Herbal Medications with Prescribed Medications

JUSTIN GOETZ, History, Political Science
Independent Study: Pigouvian Taxation – A Study on its Application for the Penalization of Caremogenic Content in Consumer Goods

ALEX HALBACH, Political Science
Independent Study: A Study of University Student Leadership – Theory and Practice

LESLIE KATTELMANN, Biology
Independent Study: Comparing Cytokine Levels in BVDV Persistently Infected Cattle to Normal Cattle

ZACH OSTER, Music, Computer Science
Independent Study: A Comparison of Algorithms for Optimal Crew Scheduling

CARLA ROTH, Mathematics
Independent Study: Complex Proof of a Euclidean Proposition

JOSHUA UECKER, History
Independent Study: Modern Islamic Extremism: Origins, Evolution and Impacts on US Foreign Policy

STEPHANIE VANDER POEL, Business Economics
Independent Study: History of Banking in the United States

SARA VENHUIZEN, Electrical Engineering
Independent Study: Development Kit for Digital Signal Processing

FALL 2007

BRENT BREKKE, Agronomy
Independent Study: Analysis of Different Treatments of Alfalfa for Digestibility, Dry Weight and Nutrient Content

SPRING 2008

William Alsaker, Mathematics
Independent Study: Hyperbolic Geometry

Donnell Anderson, Political Science
Independent Study: Rural Voting Trend Regression Analysis

Molly Beckfeld, Biology/Pre-Veterinary Science
Independent Study: Determination of the Sensitivity of a PrPCWD ELISA for Research Samples

Aaron Boomsma, Mechanical Engineering
Independent Study: Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass

Katherine Brandtjen, Engineering Physics, German
Independent Study: Heliostat

Adam Emerson, Political Science, Global Studies
Independent Study: Anthropogenic Climate Change and International Conflict

Annicka Gunderson, Mechanical Engineering
Independent Study: Understanding and Applications of a Ground Source Heat Pump

Amanda Harsin, Psychology
Independent Study: Effects of Different Types of Auditory Stimulation on Reaction Time

Andrew Janes, Political Science, Global Studies
Independent Study: Analysis of the SDSU Global Studies Program

Amanda Johnson, French, History
Independent Study: Nazi Occupation of France During World War II

Katherine King, Pharmacy
Independent Study: Studying the Influence of Genetic Variants Upon Disease: Interstitial Cystitis

Jaclyn Lembcke, Nursing
Independent Study: A Comparison of Birthing Care: United States of America and Peru

Krystal Lynn, Political Science, History
Independent Study: The European Union as a Challenger to the United States of America

Caitlin Monahan, French
Independent Study: Organizing a Thematic Art Exhibit

Sara Siriwardena, Political Science, Global Studies
Independent Study: Kyoto Protocol and Future of the Climate Treaty