Two students from the College of Liberal and Creative Arts won prizes at the 26th annual CSU Student Research Competition, held in Long Beach on May 4-5.
Graduate student Michael Whitcomb won first prize in the Humanities and Letters category for his project, amp;“Was Hiram Johnson a True Isolationist during World War I and the League of Nations Debate (1916-1919).” History Professor Robert Cherny served as Whitcomb’s mentor.
Graduate student Isabel Perdomo won second prize in the Creative Arts and Design category for her thesis project, amp;“iDo Colombia: Using Design as a Tool for Creating Opportunity for Homeless Teenagers in Bogotá, Colombia.” Design and Industry faculty Martin Linder, Hsiao-Yun Chu and Shirl Buss served as Perdomo’s mentors.
This year, SF State had an unprecedented 70 students competing. The top 10 of these scholars were selected as campus winners to represent the University at the CSU competition in Long Beach on May 4-5. SF State students performed extraordinarily well at the CSU competition and won six prizes overall.
At the SF State level of the competion, undergraduate History major Lena Gallagher won first prize in Humanities and Letters for her project, amp;“Images at Buchenwald: A Declaration of Civilization.” History Lecturer Deborah Brown served as Gallagher’s mentor.
The CSU Student Research Competition promotes excellence in scholarly research and creative activity by recognizing outstanding undergraduate and graduate student accomplishments.