The Honors Thesis is the culmination of the Honors Program, and for many students, the most significant single academic endeavor of their college career. Students complete the four-credit-hour thesis project over at least two semesters, usually their last two semesters before graduation. Students work closely with a thesis committee to plan and conduct the thesis project. The thesis topic and academic credit can be in one’s major or another area of study and must include some original research or scholarly contribution. In addition to allowing students to pursue individual academic interests, the thesis project is excellent preparation for students planning to pursue graduate studies.
Theses from 1974
Wildness Explored, Charles Cantrell
Behavior Modification, Lois Cox
Helping and Understanding the Gifted Child, Lois Cox
The Period of the Judges, Katherine Dame
The Techniques of Impressionism in the Preludes of Claude Debussy, Janet Duffel
Governmental Philosophies of Plato, Saint Augustine, Machiavelli, and Montesquieu, D. G. Durham Jr.
Teaching Music Concepts through Games, Gennie Eldridge
Survey of the Visitors to DeGray Lake, Marsha Ann Ellis
Vocabulary Study, Ishak Enggano
An Analysis of Newbery Awards: 1922-1947, Pamela Jean Estes
Solid Phase Peptide Synthesis, John Gibson
Arkansas Politics and The Code Duello, Vincent C. Henderson II
Playwrights and Their Works of Modern Drama, Sharon Hibbard
Language and Communication Skills Kit for the Speech Pathologist, Belinda Kelly
Psycholinguistics & Linguistics: The How and Why of Language, Belinda Kelly
Slave Unrest in Arkansas, Carol Linville
A Brief Summary of Insects's Vision and Their Response to Light, Tim Matthews
Response of Insects to U.V. Light and Varying Intensities of White Light, Tim Matthews
The Recorder, Sally McCarty
Summary of CPA Review Notebook, Marilyn Metcalf
Eugene O'Neill, Robert W. Moore
Temperance in Pre-Civil War Arkansas, Janis Percefull
Medical Conditions in Arkansas During the Civil War, Karen Polk
Annotative Bibliography of Eight of Dostoevsky's Works, Robin Pounders
Fifteen English Novels: An Annotated Bibliography, Robin Pounders
Intuitive Concepts in Elementary Topology, Gary Rothwell
The Quest for Woman Suffrage in Arkansas, Michele Roussel
Summary of Five Garments Created for an Honors Project, Elisabeth Shaw
Theories on Planetary Motions, Jerry Thomason
Washington, Arkansas: "The War Years" (1860-1865), Don Yancey
Theses from 1973
Manuscript Writing, Kathy Bittle
Embroidery and Crochet, Bennie Carol Burgess
Men's Social Clubs at Ouachita Baptist University, Mark Chapel
Nutrition and Disease, Libby Cook
Publicity for [OBU's Production of] Dark of the Moon, Susan Coppenger
The Pipe Organ: An Honors Special Study, Mary DeArmond
Creative Drama, Glenna Kay DeSpain
In the Beginning, Glenna Kay DeSpain
Autism and Music Therapy, Gennie Eldridge
A New Me: A Study in Diet Therapy, Marsha Ellis
Adopting a Child, Elisabeth Enlow
Newbery Award Winners, 1948-1973, Pamela Jean Estes
Honors Project [A Tailored Garment], Pauletta Flowers
Radiation Problem, Gerald L. Fuller
Simulated Alpha Scattering, Gerald L. Fuller
The Occult Revival, Nancy Carolyn Gaines
A Look at Today's Stock Market, Beth Gladden
Services Available to Admissions Office from Data Processing, Shirley Grant
The Analyzation and Production of Christian Folk Music, Larry M. Grayson and Rodney R. Miller
The Significance of Characterization in the Preparation and Composition of "The Marriage of Figaro", Philip Wayne Hardin
Data Processing for the Upward Bound Program, Janet Ann Henderson
Trois Petites Chansons Pour Enfants: Three Small Songs for Children in French, Debbie Henry
Dark of the Moon: Costume Design, Patricia Lynne Huckabee
A Study of Robert Frost, Lauren Lindsey
A Study on The Acoustical Foundations of Music by John Backus, Sally McCarty
The Auditor and Statistical Sampling Techniques, Marilyn Metcalf
Cooking, Carol Miller
Bicycling, Nan Murdoch and Michele Roussel
Learning Centers, Tanna Murry
Storytelling Unit, Tanna Murry
A Brief Summary of the Origin of Afghans and Knitting, Becky Nichols
Renovation of a Westinghouse Mercury Vapor Vacuum Pump, Gary Rothwell
Presbyterianism in Clark County, Arkansas, 1857-1900, James Ryan
The Camden Expedition: Spring, 1864, James Adrian Ryan Jr.
The White Man's Burden, Nelson V. Shaw
Richard Wagner: His Politics, His Personality and His Music, John R. Spraggins
Watergate: Its Implications, Its Dangers, Its Perpetrators, and Its Role in America's Eternal Bliss, James E. Starnes
Clothing Construction, Jill Starnes
Sinfonia Eroica: Beethoven's Third Symphony, Rex Moreland Terry
Readings in Philosophy, Linda Ann Sandford Wells
Modern Art through Geometric Eyes, Janice M. West
Experiments in Cultural Food Patterns and Customs, Emma Gail White
Honors Special Study, Emma Gail White
Nutrition for Children, Emma Gail White
Theses from 1972
Handicrafts, Kathy Bittle
Kinder Care Music, Connie Bowie
Needlework, Connie Bowie
The Violin: A Learning Experience, Diane Childs
Nutrition and Disease, Libby Cook
The Theatrical Make-up of Rumpelstiltskin, Anne Coppenger
For Youth Directors Only, Marsha A. Ellis
Improving Reading Skills, Patricia L. Greene
The Regular Polyhedra: A Study in Visual Aids for Teaching Geometry, Sammye Halbert
The Effects of the Bolshevic Revolution of Four Russian Composers, Philip Wayne Hardin
Phonetics, Traditional Grammar, and Transformational Grammar, Lois Kirkpatrick
Creativity in Pre-School Art, Sharon Kluck
Selecting Literature for the Preschool Child, Sharon Kluck
The Stereotyped Image of Mental Illness and How It Can Be Eliminated, Larry Latham
Hallucinations Induced by Sensory Deprivation: Fact or Fiction?, Larry M. Latham
Béla Bartók: The Uncompromising Hungarian, Sally McCarty
Frederic Chopin, Terry Miller
"Graffitti": OBU's Literary Magazine, Susan Moss
Cataloging of Audio-Visual Equipment, Tanna Murry
Introduction to Color Printing: A Brief Presentation to Show the Need and Ease of Personal Color Printing, John Mark Pillow
The Major Contribution of Leibniz to Infinitesimal Calculus, Carolyn Rhodes
A Comparative Study of the Truth in Lending Act, Robert R. Riggins
Abstract Expressionism: An American Phenomenon, Judee Thompson Royston
An Evaluation of Roadside Litter, Rex Moreland Terry
Crewel Work: Its Origin and Development, Ann Verser