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Distinction in Leadership Studies
The Distinction in Leadership Studies Programs requires students to complete five courses: LS 200 Leadership Theory and
Practice, LS 300 Leadership Practicum, LS 400 Leadership Capstone and two LS-Designated courses from across the curriculum.
During the 2015-2016 academic year, 50 students completed LS 200, 21 students completed LS 300, and 11 students completed LS
400. The thirteen 2016 DLS graduates are listed here with their LS 400 Capstone project titles:
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Jeb Blackwood, history major, Birmingham, AL
The United States Marshal Service and the Culture of Leadership
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Madison Bryant, history major, Hattiesburg, MS
The ‘Southern Ambassadors: Learning to Be the “Face of Campus”
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Anne Cetto, biology major, chemistry minor, Olive Branch, MS
Interpreting Leadership and Culture at Maples Memorial UMC
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Casey Craig, business administration major, Birmingham, AL
Birmingham-Southern Softball Team: Analysis of the Leadership
Landscape
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Wallis Fairvalley, business administration major, Atlanta, GA
Leadership and Culture within the Birmingham-Southern Golf Team
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Dunya Habash, history and music majors, Birmingham, AL
Building Culture at Winning Our Wages
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Patrick Hire, business administration major, Johns Creek, GA
Building a Better Tennis Department through the Constructionist
Lens
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Tayla Hyatt, psychology major, art-art history minor, Bell
Buckle, TN
SOS is SOL: Searching for Leadership in Students Offering Support
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Collin McKay, business administration major, Atlanta, GA
Leadership on the Birmingham-Southern Men’s Basketball Team
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Thomas Shane, economics major, Spanish for the Workplace
minor, Fairhope, AL
New Boys, New Culture: Observations of the Socialization Process of
Sigma Nu
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Kristin Stempak, business administration major, studio art
minor, Dallas, TX
To What Extent does a Local Advertising Agency Exemplify a
Learning Organization?
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Scout Turner, business administration major, Murfreesboro, TN
Defining Organizational Culture in Quest II
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Derek Wass, political science major, economics minor, Muscle
Shoals, AL
Building Spirit among the Southern Ambassadors