Outstanding Thesis in the Arts and Humanities: A Study of How Four Black Newspapers Covered the U.S. Masters Tournament, 1994 Through 2001 By Mark Sharman. Chair: Dr. Elwood Watson.Nominater: Dr. Marie Tedesco. Other Committee members: Dr. Emmett Essin

Outstanding Thesis in Education and Social Sciences: Media: Effects on Attitudes toward Police and Fear of Criminal Victimization By Bradley Edwards. Chair and Nominator: Dr. Wayne Gillespie. Other Committee members: Steven Ellwanger, Ph.D, Micheal Braswell, Ph.D.

Outstanding Thesis in Science, Math, Technology, and Computer Science: Vitamin E (Tocotrienols) and Prostate Cancer: A Protemics Approach By Christian Muenyi. Chair and Nominator: Dr. William Stone. Other Committee members: Hamid Kasmai, Ph.D., Chu-Ngi Ho, Ph.D.

Outstanding Capstone Award: The Quilt, the Patterns, the Makers Yesterday and Today: From a Utilitarian Mainstay to a Twenty-first Century Object of Art By Patricia Marlow. Chair and Nominator: Dr. Marie Tedesco. Other Committee members: Theresa Lloyd, Ph.d., Charles (Ted) Olson, Ph.D.