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For each panel of students, two faculty members and one advanced graduate student with undergraduate teaching experience were selected to be judges. The criteria for judging papers and presentations were distributed to participants prior to the submission of their final papers. The judges read and scored the students' papers prior to the event. During the panels, they listened to each student's presentation and asked questions. Awards were based on both the papers and presentations.
The prizes were awarded at the closing ceremony of the symposium, held in the Lower Lounge of the William Pitt Union. The recipient of the grand prize received $500, the first prize awardees received $300 each, the second prize winners received $150, and “honorable mention” recipients received a $50 gift certificate to the University Book Center.
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Grand Prize
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Adam Webber, Transatlantic Trade Panel, for “Europe and Helms-Burton: A Challenge to American Hubris”
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Political History Panel
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Eroica Poulakos for “‘The Pity of War’ Reconsidered”
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Angela Braun for “Jorg Haider and the Rise of the Freedom Party in Austria”
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Michael Tooshi for “Effects of Authoritarianism and Totalitarianism on the Transition to Democracy: The Cases of Spain and Russia”
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Dr. Ilya Prizel, Dr. Thomas Schott and Mr. David Gerlach
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Transatlantic Trade Panel
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Adam Webber for “Europe and Helms-Burton: A Challenge to American Hubris”
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Lisa George for “Bananas: Why Did the EU Lose its Battle in the WTO?”
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James Martin for “GATT and the Uruguay Round”
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Dr. David Bearce, Dr. Bob Donnorummo and Mr. Kostas Kourtikakis
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Humanities Panel
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Zora Rush for “Maintenance, Shift, and Language Policy in Eastern Europe: The Difficult Case of Latvia”
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Pete Musser for “The Progress of Priests and Writers”
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Melissa Haas for “Therapeutic Uses of Music: Europe and the U.S.”
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Dr. David Birnbaum, Dr. Yves Citton, and Mr. Seth Graham
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Foreign Policy Panel
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Josef Naiditch for “Analysis of Transatlantic Cooperation to Combat Money Laundering”
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Katie Stanich for “Foreign Investment in Russia Since 1991: Why Are Foreign Companies Ignoring Russia?”
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Scott Bohn for “Russian Foreign Policy Since September 11”
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Igor Voloshen for “The European Union Enlargement: Adverse Effects on United States Business Interests”
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Dr. Jonathan Harris, Dr. Gemma Marolda and Mr. Francesco Stolfi
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Congratulations to all of the Undergraduate Research Symposium participants!
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