2015-2016 Dille Grant for Excellence Recipients Thomas Hanson School of Business Financial Management Online Course Improvements $1,930.00 Damiano Fulghesu School of Mathematics Learning Assistants Calculus I Spring 2016 $1,400.00 Donna M. Bruns Stockrahm Biosciences Department Using Radiotelemetry and PIT-tagging Technology to Study Ecology of Tree and Ground Squirrels $460.50 Allen Carter School of Performing Arts Time On My Hands-A Recording Project for Large Jazz Ensemble $5,000.00 Tracy Clark Social Work, Counseling and Student Affairs Inter-college Rethinking Our Learning Environments (ROLE) Group Collaboration between White Earth Tribal College and MSUM faculty $1,020.86 Brian Wisenden Chemistry & Biochemistry The Role of Cortisol in Mediating and Stress Responses in a Non-Human Vertebrate $152.00 Patricia Wisenden Chemistry & Biochemistry Department Detecting Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals in Area Lakes and the Red River $1,237.00 Shawn G. Garrett Chemistry & Biochemistry Department Using Zebrafish and/or Axolotyl Models to Assess the Biochemical and Biological Responses to Different Classes of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals $629.00 Leah Christensen Biosciences Department Isolation of Previously Uncultured Soil Microorganisms and Screening for Antibiotic Activity $1,827.00

Adam Stocker Biosciences Department The Role Two Developmental Genes (Emx1 and Emx2) Play in Generating the Visual Area $5,834.00 Shawn Garrett Chemistry & Biochemistry Department The Role of Cortisol in Mediating and Stress Responses in a Non-Human vertebrate $250.00 Rinita Dalen Anthropology & Earth Sciences Department The Discovery, Investigation, and Propagation of a Possible New Cold Hardy Sub-Species: Canna Lilies and its Impact on MSUM Grounds $2,000.00 Sara Anderson Biosciences Department Land Management Impacts on the Soil Bacterial Community: a Metagenomic Approach $1,821.00 Brian Wisenden Biosciences Department Model Tide Pool System for Research, Teaching and Outreach $865.56 Brian Wisenden Biosciences Department Exploring how Substrate Affects Plant Development in an Aquaponics System $768.00 Steve Lindaas Physics and Astronomy Department Interdisciplinary Guest Speaker $757.00 Shawn Garrett Chemistry & Biochemistry Department Designing an ELISA for Biochemistry Laboratory Students to Study Immunochemistry in Biotechnology $991.00 Dr. Nandita Bezbaruah Social Work, Counseling and Student Affairs Enhancing Student Engagement and Learning-Centered Teaching $1,700.00 Dr. Phyllis May-Machunda History, Languages, Critical Race & Women's Studies Department Featured Presenter for Absent Narrative Summer Workshop $3,028.00

2014-2015 Dille Fund for Excellence Grants Proposer: Dr. Camille Brandt Department: School of Teaching and LearningSchool of Teaching and Learning Co-Applicant: Dr. Erin Gillet Project Title: Professional Learning Communities with On-Campus Pre-Service Teachers Grant award: $540 Proposer: Elizabeth Nawrot Department: PsychologyPsychology Co-Applicant: Sean Hushagen, Beth Anderson Project Title: The Red River Undergraduate Psychology Conference Grant award: $800 Proposer: Mikaela Hanson Department: BiosciencesBiosciences Co-Applicant: Shawn Garret, Brian Wisenden, Abel Tilahun, Evangeline Holley, Kayla Kenney, Alison Barkymer, Randi Lenius, Molly Kraemer Project Title: Epigenetic Inheritance of Stree-induced "Personality" in Zebrafish Grant award: $3235 Proposer: Mark Wallert Department: Chemistry & BiochemistryChemistry & Biochemistry Co-Applicant: Scott Buchholz, Jill Fox, Casey Johnshoy, Emily Mammenga, Katrina Mellegard, Kristen Nordby, Anne Pius, Shelby Sieverding, Molly Strong, Witney Swanson, Clarice Wallert, Ashley Wood Project Title: Implementing Quantittive Western Blot Analysis into Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Research Grant award: $5025 Proposer: Michael J. Krajewski Department: School of Performing Arts Project Title: Developing Live Composition and Performance Techniques with Abelton Live Grant award: $850 Proposer: Robyn Oster Department: BiosciencesBiosciences Co-Applicant: Ashley Eder, Janna Gilbertson, Rachel Walsh, Brian Wisenden, Dan McEwen Project Title: Creating an Artificial Tide Pool to Engage Students in Marine Experiences Grant award: $2000 Proposer: Patricia Wisenden Department: BiosciencesBiosciences Co-Applicant: Brian Wisenden Project Title: Development of Lake Superior Ecology Course Grant award: $2350

Proposer: Ananda Shastri Department: Physics and AstronomyPhysics and Astronomy Co-Applicant: Linda Winkler, Steve Lindaas Project Title: Fulfilling our Promise; Developing computer interfacing activities for physics, astronomy, sustainability, and engineering students Grant award: $2000 Proposer: Steve Hoffbeck Department: History Project Title: Historical Research and Writing for Dakota Datebook Programs on Prairie Public Radio Grant award: $2000 Proposer: Erik Gooding Department: AnthropologyAnthropology and Earth Science Co-Applicant: Brett Salter Project Title: Meskwakiwinaki: Meskwaki Cultural Geography Grant award: $858 Proposer: Anna Sigridur Arnar Department: School of Visual Arts, School of Media Arts and Design, and English DepartmentSchool of Visual Arts Co-Applicant: Kelli Sinner, Patrick Vincent, Lauren Kinney, Al Sheets, Kevin Zepper Project Title: The Culture of Books, Creative Collaboration and Community Grant award: $2175 Proposer: Sheila Marquardt Department: School of Teaching and LearningSchool of Teaching and Learning Co-Applicant: David Tack Project Title: Teach/Lead Scholarship: Connections in the Classroom Grant award: $2000 Proposer: Sara Anderson Department: Biosciences Project Title: Molecular Biology and Genetics Summer Research Opportunity Grant award: $2000 Proposer: Chris Chastain Department: Biosciences Project Title: Elucidating the Functional Relationship of Two Photosynthesis Genes in Maize Leaves Using Quantitative PCR Grant award: $1800 Proposer: Donna M. Bruns Strockhm Department: BiosciencesBiosciences Co-Applicant: Angela Kooren, Scotty Buchholz Project Title: Modification of Current Live-traps and Testing a New Kind of Turtle Live-trap for Capturing Painted Turtles in our Long-term Ecological Studies Grant award: $1350