Honors theses completed at Western Michigan University are entered into ScholarWorks. Some may be embargoed or restricted by the authors or we have been unable to reach the authors, so the theses may be only available from on-campus computers. If you are an author of an honors thesis and would like to make it available off campus or if you have any questions, please contact wmu-scholarworks@wmich.edu.
Theses from 2024
BFA Show, Emma Hampel
Leo: a carrier to help increase disaster evacuation compliance among cat owners, Anna Lorino
Theses from 2023
Fundraising in the Theatre: A Reflection of the WMU Theatre Guild President's Performance, Lindsey Beck
love, me and mine, Lindsay Meeker
Runner’s Health, Grace Stibich
An artful examination of the stories within the story One Thousand and One Nights as they evolve through history and the world., Jacquelyn Stout
Board Game Exploration, Isabella Waite
Theses from 2022
coex., Sylvan Benton
Second Life Solutions, Maria Catenacci
The Rebrand of SheaMoisture, Anna LeChard
The Gibbs House: Visual Storytelling through Brand Identity and Placemaking, Elizabeth Tran
Take Care, Nicole Wetzel
Theses from 2020
Button Box: An Exploration of Matriarchy and Material, Rozlin Opolka
Scope: A Senior Exhibition, Emma Somers
The Art of Making Paper, Kristen Theys
The Intersections of Art and Activism, Marisa Weller
I Know It When I See It, Grace Wellman
Theses from 2019
Benefits of Doodling, Olivia Bevacqua
Bones, Holly Palmer
Poster, Expanded, Lynnae Strait
The Landing, Stephanie Truitt
Point of Contact, Melina Wilcox
Theses from 2017
1984: Book Arts as a Driver of Thought Expansion, Kelly Brandon
Feed the Birds, Haley Ellis
Reifying Digital Histories, Ed Ryan
Taino Revival, Carla Sofia Zorrilla Baquero
Theses from 2016
Alcoholism, Domestic Violence, & Mental Illness: As a Graphic Novel, Abigail Jackson
In Bad Taste - Art Show, Katherine Kolean
We Learn to Walk by Falling: Portraits and Wisdom from Women, Jennifer Townsend
The Greek Campaign, Victor Tran
Theses from 2014
Environmental Systems and Patterns Applied to Design, Aaron Cooper
Visualizing Music, Thomas Grill
Never Not, Margaret Piellusch
A Series of Paintings Inspired by Italian Statuary, Crystal Shaulis
Promoting Literacy in the Elementary Art Classroom, Michelle Tabachki
Theses from 2012
Spirit Link: Decorated Objects in Taino Shamanism, Morgan Butts
Local Identity, Melissa A. Phizacklea
Insights From India, Nora Tkac
Submissions from 2011
Nothing Left To Say, Joel Fisher
Traveling the Tracks, Eileen Meslar
Creating Collaborative Art, Sarah J. Nott
Theses from 2009
non-things, Lynn Batchelder
Text Message - Retelling of the Classic Fairy Tale, Hansel and Gretel, Visually with Type, Julie Hamilton
Theses from 2008
Earth Art: Seeing the Site, Caitlin Kochevar Bouma
Typography: A Visual and Literal Expression, Kristi Breisach
A Manifesto for Generation Y, Adrienne Mesnard
Theses from 2007
Parts of a Whole: An Artistic Journey of Self Expression, Kara Dembowski
Mexicanidad and Appropriation in the Paintings of Frida Kahlo: Analysis of Recurring Pre-Columbian Symbolism, Sandy M. Lisenbee
Cold Comfort, Jennifer Moss
InnerStates, Jana Sliuzas
Temptation is Not a Sin: A Comment on Everyday Addictions Perpetuated by an Imperfect World Filled with Imperfect People, Elisha Young
Theses from 2005
Art is Dead?: A Criticial Analysis of Arthur Danto's End of Art Theory, Laura M. Ginn
Theses from 2003
Aura, Aurora, Satori: Thesis Watercolor Exhibition, Brooke E. Colby
Kaleidoscope: A Personal Discovery in the Process of Design, Kristy Feldpausch
The Gallery of Lost and Found, Chelsea Ann Goodwin
Pale Preoccupations, Betsy Jo Herweyer
Theses from 2002
Tributes for Trieble: A Diary, Lucas R. Blanco
BFA Graphic Design Exhibition, Autumn Borchak
Carolee Schneemann: Woman, Muse, Pioneer, Jennifer M. Petriches
Theses from 2001
Surrealism in Catalunya: The Works of Salvador Dali and Joan Miro, Mandy S. Jacobs
Can we be Free in an Unfree World, Kylie Ann Schultz
Theses from 2000
Click to Submit\Place Order Now: Environmental Design through Light and Sound, Christopher Michael Bassett
A Digital Multimedia Portfolio of Design Work at WMU, Trevor Catanese
Sangren Mural Project, Paula Clayton
BFA Degree Exhibition, Donna M. Dickmann
Theses from 1996
Censorship and the National Endowment for the Arts: An Analytical Look at the Enola Gay and Robert Mapplethorpe Controversies, Tamara L. Peterson
Theses from 1995
Magical Forces of Tradition: Shamanic and Vodun Art, Vanessa Glasby
Taking Steps - A Personal Journey in Graphic Design, Melissa Rutowski
Theses from 1993
The Reemergence of the Goddess Image in Contemporary Art, Tara E. Patrick
A Personal Process of Design, Elizabeth Sadlowski
Theses from 1989
An Exploration into the Nature of the Creative Process: A Walk Through Time, S. Keith Fuller
University Significant Cultural & Societal Issues Communicated Through Visual Awareness Imagery, Denise Anne Humphrey
Theses from 1984
Dreamscapes, IDs and Alter Egos, Janis Tippett
Watercolors: Public and Private Portraits, Christien Weller
Theses from 1982
A Multi-Image Production Slide & Tape Show on "Style - Surface and Substance", Karen DeBoer
Esoterotica: Concept Conquers Object, or, The Seduction of Mind by Hand, Thomas VanderMeulen
Theses from 1981
The Effect of the Artistic and Literary Influences in paris on the Work of Marc Chagall, Carol Shea
Theses from 1980
Evolution of a New Awareness: Growth and Development as an Artist, Randy Walbridge
Theses from 1978
Pockets - Three Dimensional Evolution, Susan Dow
Indirect Observations: Some Works by Alice Aycock, Sue Hanel
An Inquiry into Japanese Landscape Garden Design, Karen S. Jore
Theses from 1976
Exhibition of Paintings, David Banner
The Many Forms of Venus Anadyomene: A Discussion of Depictions of Aphrodite and Venus as Sea-Goddess, Margaret Best
Senior Project: BFA Graduation Presentation, Barbara J. Wirtz
Theses from 1975
Museums in the United States: A Social, Political and Economic Analysis, Jane Linn
A Statement by Vern Yenor to be Consumed or Exhumed by the Honors College, Vern Yenor
Theses from 1971
A Comparative Zeitgeist of 19th Century American and 19th Century French Painting Through Winslow Homer and Gustave Courbet, Caroline Ann Brown
Theses from 1968
The Influences of Japanese Painting in the Works of Abanindranath Tagore, Michael J. Perrone