Eastern Student Laura Perez-Handler of Willimantic Wins Library Research Award

2015 May 15

Because of their creative and effective use of library resources, three Eastern Connecticut State University students were recognized at the Library Research Awards in May. The awards were established to recognize exemplary student research projects that demonstrate the ability to locate, evaluate and apply information from the physical collections and online databases within Eastern's J. Eugene Smith Library.

Laura Perez-Handler '15 of Willimantic received honorable mention. Majoring in sociology and sponsored by Professor Kimberly Dugan, her paper was titled “Intergenerational Transmission of Monotheistic Religions: a Proposal for a Comparative Study.”

A committee of faculty and library staff read and selected the award winners. Speaking to the number and quality of this year's submissions, Patricia Banach, director of library services, said, "It took a while for us to sift through all of these papers this year, but they were so much fun to read."