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Longview - Learning Center

This guide explores all the resources available to MCC students through the Longview Learning Center.

Scholar Day 2025

2025 Scholar Day Winners

 

 

President’s Award:

Anna Tomlinson 

"Bringing up the Lights: The Art of Designing Lights for a Show" 

Mentored by Keith Townsend & Mike Wydick

 

 

Faculty Association Award:

Ken Mancini 

"The Mythology and Culture of the Ainu People of Hokkaido"

Mentored by Britta Bletscher

 

 

Staff Association Award:

Elizabeth Stoppelman 

"The Power & Resilience of the 6888th Battalion"

Mentored by Jan Rog

 

 

STEM Award:

Summer Toll 

"The Chemistry of Antacids and Dietary Aspects to Reduce Heartburn"

Mentored by Olena Novobranova

 

 

 

People's Choice Award:

Rory Matthews

"The Art of Theatre"

Mentored by Keith Townsend

2025 Scholar Day Presentations

 

 

 

"Yours Truly, Salamanca"

Noah Villegas 

Mentored by Emily Armstrong

 

 

 

"Streets of Stockholm"

Zhonya Anderson

Mentored by Jan Rog

 

 

 

"The Unlikeliest of Recipients"

John Maggard IV 

Mentored by Jan Rog

 

 

 

"The Mosaic of Creation"

Micah Dattoli 

Mentored by Aisha Sharif

 

 

 

"Shorlines Editing Process"

Parker Jackson & Brooklin Alverio 

Mentored by Aisha Sharif

 

 

 

"Meditation and What You Should Know"

Braedon Fletcher 

Mentored by Bridget Gold

 

 

 

"Atomic Healing"

Lexus Gill 

Mentored by Benjamin Listhartke

 

 

 

"The Antimicrobial Effects of Spices on

Pathogens"

Natalie Larson-Newell & Mona Mehrafie

Mentored by Amanda Merryman

 

 

 

"Age and Reaction Time:

How the Brain Changes with Age"

Warda Shahid 

Mentored by Benjamin Listhartke

 

 

 

"How the Orthopetra Insect Group Helps the

Environment"

Coniah Henderson

Mentored by Benjamin Listhartke

 

 

 

"Dangers of Food Additives"

Faith Fisk, Richard Gregg, Max Mason II & Raheem Veal

Mentored by Shveta Chaudhary

 

 

 

"Effects of Acid Rain on Calcium-Based Materials and

Physiological Tissues"

Jewel An 

Mentored by Olena Novobranova

 

 

"Energy Drinks: Are They Giving

Us Energy or Hurting Us?"

Rachel Black, Unique Golden & Ava Straley 

Mentored by Shveta Chaudhary

 

 

"Infrared Spectroscopy in the Analysis of 

Human Biological Liquids

such as Urea, Blood, and Saliva"

Mackenzie Lewis

Mentored by Olena Novobranova

 

 

 

"The Makings of a Script"

John Shelton

Mentored by Keith Townsend & Mike Wydick

 

 

"Ecobricking: A Solution to Pollution Worth

Considering"

Amiyah Harris, Alexus Phillips, and Norah Wareham

Mentored by Shveta Chaudhary

 

 

 

"The Gift of Experience: Place Based Learning

for Everyone"

Daniel Delgado

Mentored by Jan Rog

 

 

 

"Quality Over Quantity: An Observation on

D.I.Y. Room Decorations"

Sophie Koonce

Mentored by Benjamin Listhartke

 

 

"Napalm - A Study of Chemical warfare"

Ella Bowman, De'Lorom Coburn, Tyla Combs, & Morgan Scott

Mentored by Shveta Chaudhary

 

 

 

"Firing Up the Periodic Table"

Brooke Bradley, Cara Downs, & Margaret Whitlock

Mentored by Shveta Chaudhary

 

 

 

"Game Design and Puzzles as an Artform"

James Matthew Lumpkin

Mentored by Benjamin Listhartke

NOT PICTURED:

"Study Abroad or Study Local: Connecting with the Hispanic/Latino Community"

Emily Armstrong

"An Invitation to Get to Know Beautiful Honduras, Copán Ruinas"

Arlette Rauda Pineda 

Mentored by Jan Rog

"Rooted in Tradition, Raised in Love"

Zoey Lemon