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.Theses from 1996
Music as a cultural context for change : a study of Rock Music of the 1950s and 60s, Sarah Toraason
Leadership from the bench : are morals irrelevant?, John Unice
The Christian Children's Fund, Gretchen Wherry
The integration of Women's Studies into Leadership Studies, Olivia J. Wilkinson
"We shall overcome" and Gangsta Rap : an investigation of the role of music in the civil rights movement and in contemporary urban society, Christopher Yurchuck
Theses from 1995
Sturdy rogues and wanton wenches : response to vagrancy and development of the Tudor poor laws, 1530-1597, Sonia T. Banerji
A study of leadership through the field of events planning, Meredith Bishop
Political leadership: a study in the state government, Chet Clark
Virginia Commonwealth University's plan for a diverse community, Matthew T. Corkern
Greater Richmond Community Corps, Elizabeth DeVoss
Making Richmond greater : a study of the Greater Richmond Community Corps, Elizabeth A. DeVoss
Leading the unpopular cause : legal advocacy for abused women, Katarine L. Donahue
Teaching leadership through mentoring, Kimberly Y. Fisher
The businesswomen of Richmond during the Civil War era, Ilene Goldenberg
A cross cultural analysis of leadership : Operation Smile Philippines Medical Mission 1995, ElizabethHarris F. Harris
Leading change in the healthcare industry : Sentara Health Systems, Norfolk, Virginia, Heather S. Heitz
Does gender influence leadership?, Stacy L. Jones
Women's leadership in the sports field, Tara L. Messmore
Art and leadership, Bridgett Miller
The Multiple Sclerosis Society : one thing people with MS can count on, Chris O'Neil
Leadership and corporate giving, Greg Parisi
The political views and Parliamentary career of John Selden, J.T. Price
The entrepreneurial leadership puzzle : the pieces you need to start a business, Charles S. Ribaudo
Women leaders : balancing professional and personal lives, Meredith L. Schalick
Personal leadership : a course proposal for the Jepson School curriculum, Carrie S. Smith
The Grotian Quest revisited, Jeffrey Waggett
Theses from 1994
Data office supply : a study of leadership in family business, Justin Andress
Music and leadership, Scott Barksdale
Looking past the surface : a look at the office of Senate and its environment and the implications of public versus private morality, Jennifer A. Chaippetta
YWCA domestic violence emergency shelter children's playroom : from wallpaper to monopoly, Amy S. Dellamora
How graduate schools percieve a leadership major, Rachael Enoch
Self-analysis of my leadership in Amnesty International-University of Richmond Chapter, Youske Eto
The culmination of a major, Juli Finnell
Leadership in literature, Linda M. Ghers
The William Byrd Community House : developing youngsters into future leaders, William Gill and Tanya M. Tyree
An analysis of the business banking team of NationsBank : where it's been, where it is, where it's going, Kathryn Hansen
Public policy issues, Aaron J. Heffron
Reynolds Metals Company: communication system automation, Andy Hellman
Interactive technologies for the Jepson School of Leadership studies, Alison Hettrick
Leap up! For children: a church based education program, Cheryl Hubbard
International educational reform, Cristine Lipscomb
Prince Edward County: 1951-1963 : an oral history, W. Glenn Merten
The children are singing. Can you hear them?, Kristen Leigh Netsel
Communication in leadership, George C. Ruotolo
Is a graduate program in leadership studies feasible?, Bill Sakkab
Leadership : can it be taught?, Edward R. Schreiber III
Leadership development learning in community settings, Anne C. Shepherd
Ukrop's Leadership Development Program, Matt Stevens
Restructuring the Leadership Development Program for Ukrop's Supermarkets, Kristine Sweet
Teaching leadership for a diverse society, Brooke Douglas Taylor
Women and leadership in contemporary American society, Amy K. Todd
My experiences with the Community Foundation, Jennifer L. Vest
Nine articles for Leadership for student activities, William Richard Volp
Implementing total quality management in the Commonwealth of Virginia, Jennifer H. Weiskopf
Summer leadership seminar, Matthew Whitbeck
My life at the Arts Council of Richmond or an analysis of a senior project on advocacy, Laura Yeatts
Leading the octaves -an evaluation of a collegiate a cappella group's leadership, Matt Zemon
Does participation in athletics imbue leadership, Scott E. Zimmer
Theses from 1993
Machiavelli and Thucydides: A Comparative Analysis, William R. Caraher
The Dominicans and Franciscans and the influence on early renaissancce art, Logan R. Helman
Topics in cyclotomic and quadratic fields, Pam Mellinger
Symmetric designs, difference sets, and a new way to look at MacFarland difference sets, John Bowen Polhill Jr.
Age and personality differences in the choice of mnemonic strategy, Gretchen Witte
Theses from 1992
Changes in spatial learning ability in female rats due to neonatal transplantation of male hippocampal tissue, David B. Carr
New directions : Dewey, aesthetics, and psychology, David Clark
Women during the Italian Renaissance : stereotypes vs. realities, Leslie K. Credit
Women in KL-Auschwitz, 1942-1945, Donna DiDomenico
Efficacious impression management in minority recruitment and retention practices, Amy L. Kristof
Stained glass in England from 1330-1460, Jennifer Stanger
Crime and the common law in England, 1580-1640, Cara Swinden
Theses from 1991
Alientation and internal-external locus of control as predictors of student political participation, Joanne M. Miller
A re-evaluation of the aesthetics of Jean-Baptiste Dubos and Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, John Grayson Nichols
The benefits of women's education : warming up a cold college climate for women undergraduates, Shannon Riley
Happiness and satisfaction : subjective well-being in the work force, Lori J. Sohns
Theses from 1990
When the equality rule is violated : factors affecting consumption of physical, spatial and temporal resources, Caryn E. Herlocker
Effect of memory training on memory performance, self-efficacy rarings and patterns of attributions in older adults, Krista E. Larson
Leveller democracy : political theory and political reality, Hilary B. Smith
Friendship potential, knowledge, skills, and expectations of Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder and normal children, Laura A. Taylor
Gesturing in an interview situation : effects of gender, Renee R. Tillinger
Theses from 1989
Use of solid-phase resins in pesticide monitoring, Jenny Bittinger
The application of photobiotin as a non-radioactive genetic probe in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, JoAnna J. Coston
Family environments and the development and course of anorexia nervosa, Amy E. Hewett
Initial dyadic peer interaction of ADHD and normal children, Julie A. Hubbard
Activation of social heuristics in social decision making tasks as a function of leadership role assignment, Amber B. Keating
Ernest Miller Hemingway : dimensions of death, Bruce R. McDonald
The effects of caffeine on operant behavior in the Mongolian gerbil, Stephanie L. Myers
Role satisfaction in working mothers : a comparison of occupational status, Mary G. O'Donnell
Positive distinctiveness and intergroup discrimination between intercollegiate athletes and nonathletes, Jean H. Pace
Prediction of reading pesticide warnings and consumer purchasing intentions, Kathryn Anne Ponsi
The correlation between the motive to achieve and the motive to affiliate in college women, Lisa Salladin
Theses from 1988
An exploratory analysis on the situational determinants of jealousy, Renee Jean Baldwin
From allies to enemies, Robin J. Cowan
Systematics of the shield darter (Percina Peltata), John Goodin
William Courtenay's England : an aristocratic bishop in the fourteenth century, Michael P. Gwaltney
The "Ten words", James R. Luck Jr
The development of the child and adolescent coping inventory, Laura K. McGraw