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BOLIVAR, Mo. 鈥� Nine students in 糖心vlog鈥檚 Gordon & Judy Dutile Honors Program presented their Senior Honors Capstone Experience projects during an open house May 10.

鈥淭hese projects are excellent examples of the mission of the Dutile Honors Program 鈥� to challenge and support high-ability students by fostering fierce curiosity, intellectual humility, thriving community, and holistic growth and development,鈥� said Dr. Jordan Edwards, director of the Dutile Honors Program. 

鈥淭he Honors Capstone allows each student to develop a self-directed course of study and work one-on-one with a faculty member to create a project that serves as a culmination of their entire undergraduate experience. Honors graduates often list Capstone as their most substantive academic experience in honors. These students have all done amazing and interesting work, and I am exceptionally proud of all of them.鈥�

Students are admitted to the Dutile Honors Program before their freshman year through a competitive process. The program includes nine honors-specific courses designed to provide scholastic enrichment and opportunities for practical application and professional development; honors colloquium for sophomores and juniors; and the Senior Honors Capstone Experience that allows students to complete a project or research in the student鈥檚 field of study, including the integration of faith and discipline.

Students who presented projects are:

• Julia Bainter of Kansas City, presented 鈥淏irth鈥擠on鈥檛 Take It Lying Down: The Benefits of Upright Maternal Positioning in Labor.鈥� She is the daughter of Robert and Karla Norton.
• Tyler Gallion of Petersburg, Ill., presented 鈥淲orship Music and Mood: The Influence of Music from the Praise and Worship Genre of Mood Affect.鈥� He is the son of Rob and Amy Gallion.
• Matthew Hart of Springfield, presented 鈥淗ow Task Performance and Usability is Affected by a Virtual Reality Interface.鈥� He is the son of Jeff and Lori Hart.
• Hannah Kaufman of Forsyth, presented 鈥淚ncreasing Accessibility of Kaczmarz Method.鈥� She is the daughter of Myron and Kim Kaufman.
• Charles Kessler of Topeka, Kan., presented 鈥淪tewardship & Survival: Humanity鈥檚 Effects on Creation and the Christian Response.鈥� He is the son of Kenny and Marcia Kessler.
• Hannah Laws of Hannibal, presented 鈥淭ransposition through MusicXML.鈥� She is the daughter of Steve and Trudy Laws.
• Aubrie Sorrell of Bartlett, Kan., presented 鈥淚nsights of Recreational Therapy.鈥� She is the daughter of Perry and Jessica Sorrell.
• Jeremiah Woodward of House Springs, presented 鈥淐ybersecurity in the Healthcare Field.鈥� He is the son of Michael and Julie Woodward.
• Coleman Yantis of Joplin, presented 鈥淎rtificial Intelligence and the Impact on Competitive Video Games.鈥� He is the son of Craig and Tanya Yantis.

The Dutile Honors Program started during the fall 2005 semester and now has 284 graduates.

For more information, contact Edwards at (417) 328-1766 or jhedwards@SBUniv.edu.

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Senior Honors Capstone Experience project presenters: (top row, left to right) Aubrie Sorrell, Charles Kessler and Coleman Yantis; (middle row, left to right) Hannah Kaufman, Hannah Laws and Jeremiah Woodward; (bottom row, left to right) Julia Bainter, Matthew Hart and Tyler Gallion. 

*Published: 5-11-2022