Criminal Justice Students Honored for Papers

Two Fairmont State University students received awards for papers they presented during the Alpha Phi Sigma National Criminal Justice Honor Society's annual conference.

Susan Moore of Parkersburg, who graduated in May from FSU with a Master of Science degree in Criminal Justice, won first place in the Graduate Paper Competition. Moore received a $500 cash prize for her paper, which was titled, "Prison Privatization." Philip Wagner of Clarksburg, who graduated in May with a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice, placed second in the Undergraduate Paper Competition and won a $250 cash prize. His paper was titled, "Sentencing of Female Offenders."

The conference is held each year in conjunction with the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. The FSU Alpha Phi Sigma chapter was also recognized during the conference for placing first in a crime scene investigation competition, which was judged by the Miami-Dade Police Department.

"Attending the national conference is always a wonderful learning experience for the students, but winning paper competitions puts us at the academic forefront in criminal justice education," said Deanna J. Shields, Dean of the FSU College of Liberal Arts.