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Westminster College Environmental Symposium Announces Award Winners

Posted on Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Westminster College students won numerous awards in December at the Student Symposium on the Environment.  The event was hosted by Westminster Environmental Programs and co-sponsored by the Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition.  Awards were sponsored by Stream Restoration, Inc.

Oral and poster presentations were given by students from Westminster College, Slippery Rock University, Geneva College, Robert Morris University, and Youngstown State University.

Among the award winners were Westminster students Cody R. Michaels, presenting "A Summer in Someone Else's Trash: Recycling Technician Internship;" David Starr, presenting "Effects of Butylated Hydroxytoluene;" and Mara Sawdy, presenting "Hydraulic Fracturing: The Potential Risks to Air Quality and Future Research Directions for the ALLARM Program."

Westminster students mentioned as honorable mention recipients were Adam Montowski and Adam Cheatham, presenting their "Analysis of Recycled Batteries and Westminster College's Recycling Program;" Acacia Ferrese, presenting her "Evaluation of Antimicrobial Activity of Silk Dyed with Staghorn Sumac Extract;" and Lance Jubic, presenting "Closterium Moniliferum: A Candidate for the Remediation of Water Contaminate by Hydraulic Fracturing."

Cody Michaels, a senior environmental science major, is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas and Christine Michaels and a graduate of Shenango High School.

David Starr, a senior molecular biology major, is a son of Ms. Dita Mawhinney and Mr. Anthony Mawhinney and a graduate of Plum Senior High School.

Mara Sawdy, a senior environmental science major, is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William and Mary Sawdy and a graduate of Belle Vernon Area High School.

Adam Montowski, a junior history major, is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick and Rebecca Montowski and a graduate of Dubois Area Senior High School.

Adam Cheatham, a sophomore environmental science major, is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert and Sharon Cheatham and a graduate of Saint Peter Chanel High School.

Acacia Ferrese, a senior biology major, is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Craig and Kimberly Ferrese and a graduate of Shenango High School.

Lance Jubic, a senior biochemistry major, is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Gregory and Mary Jubic and a graduate of Kiski Area High School.

For more information about the event, please contact Helen Boylan at 724-946-6293 or boylanhm@westminster.edu or visit www.westminster.edu/environment for additional information on the symposium.