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1988-1989 Centennial Scholars

Hannah Betensky, a biochemistry major from Deerfield, IL, did research which included a detailed analysis on the effects of "Blood substitutes" on the liver.

Anne Ebersman is an English major who attended Hunter High School in New York City. Anne's project was a dramatization based on research about what it takes to become a success in the acting profession in America and England. She conducted interviews with actors in England and America to compare and contrast the professional backgrounds, careers, and goals in both countries today and thirty years ago.

Rachel Friedman majored in Ancient Studies and came to Barnard from The Frisch School. Her project, entitled "Recitation and Recollection in the Passover Seder and Plato's Symposium," discussed some of the common themes found in these two ceremonial banquets, based on Rachel's interpretation of the ancient Hebrew and Greek texts.

Jennifer Klein from Miami, FL and a history major, presented selected readings from her original historical novel for young teens. The novel is based on the lives of women in the American Northwest in the 19th century.

Patti Paul from Reston, VA and a psychology major, presented a lecture and video based on her studies of children in the Mt. Sinai therapeutic nursery for disturbed children and their mothers from lower socio-economic groups.

Marnie Schroer was a history major from Casper, WY and her project was entitled, "The Saga of Silver Valley: Adaptations to Change." The project was a discussion of her on-site research in the mining communities of Silver Valley, Idaho. Her project focused specifically on the differing reactions of two towns to severe economic crisis.