The Office of Faculty Engagement is proud to recognize the recipients of the 2021 Maris Awards, celebrating outstanding undergraduate research, scholarship, and creative achievement presented at Stetson University.
The Maris Awards honor students whose work demonstrates excellence in innovation, academic rigor, and effective communication. The 2021 recipients represent a diverse range of disciplines and exemplify the spirit of inquiry and creativity fostered within the Stetson community.
Art and Digital Arts Presentations and Exhibitions
- Grace Crandall – A Place You Want to Stay
Junior Music Recitals
- Elené Okruashvili – Piano
Oral Presentations
- D. Zevi Altus – Estimating Kurdish Population in Turkey: Population Modeling with Regression and Leslie Matrices
- Anna Baj – Investigating How a Single Point Mutation in FUS1 Alters Yeast Cell Fusion
- Matis Fogel – Using Molecular Docking to Study Known SINE XPO1 Inhibitors and to Design Novel SINE XPO1 Inhibitors
- Shmuel Fogel – Ethanol-Based Extracts from Alpinia zerumbet Induce Apoptosis in CLL Cells
- Alison Martin – Effects of Ibuprofen on Development of Axolotl Embryos
- Tahira Perry – Impact of Light Availability and the Mutualistic Relationship with Nitrogen-Fixing Bacterium, Rhizobium, on Above-Ground Growth of Chamaecrista fasciculata
- Jessica Matilszki – Selling Secondhand Concert Tickets: What Is Your Best Bet?
- Aliya Cruise and Caleb Roberts – (ACT)ion: Combating Social Justice Issues Through Devised Theatre
The Office of Faculty Engagement congratulates all of the 2021 Maris Award recipients on their exceptional accomplishments. Their dedication to research, scholarship, and creative expression continues to strengthen Stetson University’s tradition of academic excellence and innovation.