Psi Chi congratulates all of the Regional Research Award Winners for 2001-02. Each of the winners listed below received a check for $300 and a certificate recognizing them as one of Psi Chi's award winners. Psi Chi initiated the Regional Research Awards during the 1993-94 year when 17 awards of $150 each were presented to Psi Chi members who submitted the best research for presentation during the regional Psi Chi programs. Because of the success of this program, the National Council quadrupled the number of awards presented during the regional conventions and voted in August 2000 to increase the amount of each Regional Research Award to $300. The 2001-02 year was the ninth year these awards have been presented. Once again, every Psi Chi research submission accepted for presentation in a regional Psi Chi sessions is automatically considered for an award.

Eastern Region
Autumn Alpert, University of Rhode Island
Kelly Elizabeth Beckom, Central Connecticut State University
Erin Burke, College of Saint Rose (NY)
Debbie Del Valle, Lehman College (CUNY)
Kelly Dunn, Oswego State (NY)
Ellen M. Galat, Central Connecticut State University
Julie M. Horner, Salisbury University (MD)
Lauren Kitchen, Cabrini College (PA)
Robert E. LeBlanc, University of Massachusetts - Amherst
Theresa K. Merry, Cabrini College (PA)
Tara L. Neely, Lebanon Valley College (PA)
Madeline E. Rhodes, State University of NY at Albany
Angela M. Seliga, State University of NY at Albany
Aaron C. Velez, Lehman College (CUNY)
Rena Walles, Saint Anselm College (NH)

Midwestern Region
Roury Boerner, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Andrea J. Downs, Avila College
Anne Eiring, University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse
Thomas W. Frazier, Case Western Reserve University
Jessica M. Hanba, Hope College
Jennifer Herbert, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown
Loretta A. Larosa, College of Mount St. Joseph
Robin D. Lashbrook, Illinois College
H. Gene McFadden, Northeastern Illinois University
Pamela A. Orenbaun, Wright State University
Katherine M. Simonds, Ohio University
James L. Soldner, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Stacy L. Stiffler, John Carroll University
Janet Thompson, Boise State University
Brielle M. Wacker, University of Minnesota, Morris
Emily R. Walton, John Carroll University

Rocky Mountain Region
Stephanie Anderson, University of Nebraska, Kearney
R. Marc Brodersen, Colorado State University
Julie Bugg, Colorado State University
Heidi Layton, Colorado State University
Angela Palmer, Mesa State College
Victor Rico, California Sate University, Dominguez Hills

Southeastern Region
Janet Brantley, Jackson State University (MS)
Christina Brewington, Peace College (NC)
Malaika Castro-Johnson, University of Central Florida
Brian Christens, Auburn University (AL)
Chris Contardo, Eckerd College (FL)
Sally Holt, Eckerd College (FL)
Bethany Johnson, Marietta College (OH)
Julie Merrill, Presbyterian College (SC)
Marcia Norman, Rollins College (FL)
Anna Sauls, University of Central Florida
Kelly Voss, Belmont University (TN)

Southwestern Region
Kathleen M. Brockie, Stephen F. Austin State University
Susan Cates, Southwestern University
Claire M. Lakin, Trinity University
Tammy Leach, Stephen F. Austin State University
Sara Sabzevari, Southwestern University
Danielle M. St. Amand, Stephen F. Austin State University
Emily K. Stover, Stephen F. Austin State University
Jennifer M. Trager, Southwest Texas State University
Bridgitte Vittrup, Southwest Texas State University

Western Region
Golee Abrishami, California State University, Sacramento
Jessica Anderson, Willamette University
Robecca R. Bolnick, Sonoma State University
Jenelle M. Braun, Lewis and Clark College
Catherine R. Brouillard, California State University, Fullerton
Irma Corral, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Emily Darling, California State University, Bakersfield
H'Sien Hayward, Stanford University
Wendy Koen, San Diego State University
Meghann Meehan, Pepperdine University
Lee Perry, Northwest Nazarene University
David J. Rogers, San Francisco State University