ETSU School of Graduate Studies and Graduate Council
Outstanding Thesis, Dissertation, and Capstone Awards for 2006-2007

	Outstanding Dissertation: Yiyong Liu, Ph.D. Biomedical Sciences (Biochemistry), December 2006. “1, Structural and Functional Studies of Human Replication Protein A; 2, DNA Damage Responses and DNA Repair Defects in Laminopathy-Based Premature Aging”. Advisory Committee Chair & Nominator: Yue Zou. Other Committee Members: David A. Johnson, Ph.D., John J. Laffan, Ph.D., Peter J. Rice, Pharm.D., Ph.D., & Douglas P. Thewke, Ph.D.
	Outstanding Thesis in Art/Humanities: Tabetha Garman, M.A. History, August 2006. “Designed for the Good of All: The Flushing Remonstrance and Religious Freedom in America”. Advisory Committee Chair: Dale Schmitt, Ph.D. Nominator: Melvin Page, Ph.D. Other Committee Member: Douglas Burgess
	Outstanding Thesis in Science, Math, Technology, and Computer Sciences: David I. Yates, M.S. Biology, August 2006. “Latex of Sciadopitys verticillata (Thunb.) Siebold and Zuccarini: Antibiotic Properties, Phytochemistry, and Inhibition of Adventitious Rooting of Stem Cuttings”. Advisory Committee Chair & Nominator: Foster Levy. Other Committee Members: Timothy McDowell, Ph.D. & Cecilia A. McIntosh, Ph.D.
	Outstanding Capstone Project: Tina S. Liles, M.S. Communicative Disorders (Speech Pathology), May 2006. "Effects of the Multiple Oppositions Approach Within a Mixed Phonetic/Phonemic Speech Disorder”. Advisory Committee Chair & Nominator: A. Lynn Williams, Ph.D. Other Committee Members: Teresa Boggs, M.S. & Kerry Proctor-Williams
Left to right: President Paul Stanton, Tabetha Garman, David Yates,Yiyong Liu, and Tina Liles

Previous Recipients
- 2005-2006