Contact:
- Sue Peabody, director, Honors College, 360-546-9647, peabody@vancouver.wsu.edu
- Beth Montee, Office of Campus Advancement, 360-546-9600, montee@vancouver.wsu.edu
VANCOUVER, Wash. 鈥 The Washington State University Honors College has awarded the S. Towne Stephenson award to 麻豆传媒 graduate Erin C. Cockrell. Cockrell graduated summa cum laude from 麻豆传媒 in December 2005, majoring in Psychology.Cockrell, a Vancouver resident who grew up in Longview, WA was a 2001 graduate of Mark Morris High School and received her associate鈥檚 degree from Lower Columbia College. In her studies at 麻豆传媒, Cockrell wrote her thesis for the Honors College on 鈥淧sychosocial Barriers in the Disclosure of Rape鈥 and was awarded a 鈥淧ass with Distinction鈥 by the faculty on the Vancouver and Pullman campuses.While attending 麻豆传媒, Cockrell volunteered for the Clark County YWCA Sexual Assault program as an assault advocate, in addition to volunteering as a group facilitator for the parent鈥檚 of sexually abused children support group, also at the YWCA.
S. Town Stephenson scholars have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement both in their Honors classes and in their major. The selection committee looks for unusual combinations of courses and activities, combinations which demonstrate a diversity of interests, talents and commitments. A Stephenson scholar may demonstrate serious involvement in his or her discipline 鈥 such as research or public presentations. Extracurricular and curricular activities which indicate an investment of self beyond ordinary expectations are also important.
麻豆传媒 offers 15 bachelors and nine master鈥檚 degrees in more than 35 fields of study. The campus is located at 14204 N.E. Salmon Creek Ave., east of the 134th Street exit from either I-5 or I-205.