Ivan Allen College was awarded six of the increasingly competitive and prestigious President’s Undergraduate Research Awards (PURA) for Spring 2010.  Winning students were:

Denise Bringslid, mentored by School of History, Technology & Society Chair Ronald H. Bayor, for “Determining the Implications of Re-segregation in the Atlanta Public School System” 

Thea Kromer, mentored by School of History, Technology & Society Chair Ronald H. Bayor and Professor Willie Pearson, Jr., for “The Interlocking Relationships Between American Indian-White European History and the American Indian Movement”

Madeline Cook, mentored by Sam Nunn School of International Affairs Associate Professor Kirk S. Bowman, for “Peddling Paradise: The Role of the City Historian’s Office in Creating a Global Brand in Habana Vieja”

Jared Fry, mentored by Sam Nunn School of International Affairs Assistant Professor Margaret E. Kosal, for “WMD in Gaming”

Matthew Lynch, mentored by School of Public Policy Professor Marilyn A. Brown for “How Can the Lessons of Hawaii's Energy Policy Be Applied to Georgia?”

Alec Manfre, mechanical engineering major mentored by School of Public Policy Professor Marilyn A. Brown, for “How Can the Lessons of Hawaii's Energy Policy Be Applied to Georgia?”