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Libraries Home2008 Undergraduate Research Award Winners Named
April 2, 2008
The University of Oregon Libraries is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2008 Undergraduate Research Awards. This annual competitive program honors UO undergraduates who produced outstanding original research and scholarship during the 2007 calendar year using resources available in the UO Libraries.
To be eligible for the award, students must submit a research paper completed as part of their coursework at the UO, along with a recommendation from a faculty member. This year, two students earned $1,000 scholarships and two others earned honorable mention awards of $500. The awards are made possible through endowments established by the generous support of Jon and Lisa Stine and Milton C. and Barbara B. Sparks.
Diana L. Dickman, $1,000 Scholarship Winner
Dickman, a senior psychology major with a minor in history, won a top award for her paper, "Living with Exclusion: Chinese Merchants in Baker City, Oregon, 1899-1915." Her paper examines the treatment of Chinese people by the mass media in Baker City at the turn of the last century.
Dickman used a variety of library resources in researching her paper, including microforms, city directories, and census data. She received research assistance from several UO librarians, including Documents Librarian Tom Stave, Manuscripts Librarian Linda Long, and Microforms Coordinator Tamara Vidos.
Kevin Hatfield, an adjunct instructor in history and interim associate director of academic initiatives, sponsored Dickman's paper, which can be viewed online in Scholars' Bank, the university's repository for academic research, at https://scholarsbank.uoregon.edu/dspace/handle/1794/5909.
Scott Montanaro, $1,000 Scholarship Winner
Montanaro's paper, "Finding a Role for Bilingualism: Language Minorities in Portland Public Schools, 1975-2003," explores the history of the Portland school system's English as a Second Language (ESL) program.
To research his paper, Montanaro used the library's Oregon Newspaper Index and its large collection of microfilmed newspapers. He was aided by the library's history subject specialist, John Russell, and Documents Librarian Tom Stave, who introduced Montanaro to the complex world of government documents.
Montanaro's sponsor for the paper was Glenn May, professor of history. The paper can be viewed online at https://scholarsbank.uoregon.edu/dspace/handle/1794/5910.
Jenette Eccleston, $500 Scholarship Winner
Eccleston used information housed in the library's Special Collections and University Archives to research her paper entitled "Reforming the Sexual Menace: Early 1900s Eugenic Sterilization in Oregon." She used primary sources, such as the papers of Oregon's first state librarian Cornelia Marvin Pierce, and secondary sources, including microfilmed copies of The Oregonian and the Oregon Statesman, to shed light on this little-known topic in Oregon's history.
Eccleston credits University of Oregon professors, librarians, archivists, and staff with helping her with her research. "They not only offered their expertise related to the library's resources but also contributed to my academic advancement by engaging me as a member of a research community," she says.
Eccleston's paper was sponsored by Peggy Pascoe, associate professor of history. It can be viewed online at https://scholarsbank.uoregon.edu/dspace/handle/1794/5917.
Michael Matsumaro, $500 Scholarship Winner
The journey that led Matsumaro to write "The 1960s NAACP Campaign to Integrate Public Housing in Portland" began in the UO Libraries' Special Collections and University Archives. By reading NAACP manuscripts from the 1960s, along with past issues of The Oregonian and the black newspaper Northwest Defender, Matsumaro was able to document the importance of public housing to the black community during the decade of the 1960s and prepare a comprehensive account of the housing situation in Portland during this time.
Peggy Pascoe also sponsored Matsumaro's paper. It can be viewed online at https://scholarsbank.uoregon.edu/dspace/handle/1794/5918.
A reception honoring the winners will be held in May.