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Regional History Theses and Dissertations

Abedi, Syed. “A Study of the Implementation of an Information System in a College of Education.” EdD, 2008.

Achebe, Chigozie. “Perceptions and Reflections About Educational Opportunity Among Northern Illinois African American Adults: A Case Study of C.H.A.N.C.E. Alumni.” EdD, 2006.

Agran, Miriam. “Wedron Mounds: A Late Woodland Site in Illinois.” MA, 1974.

Ahlquist, John Otto. "Illinois Manufacturing Corporation: 1821-1870." MA, 1966.

Andrews, William T. "Nitrate Occurrence in Ground and Surface Waters, DeKalb, Illinois." MS, 1988.

Angkurawaranon, Supa. “Utilization of Computer Technology by Faculty Members in the College of Education, Northern Illinois University.” EdD, 1994.

Aulabaugh, Norman R. "A Survey of Industrial Concentration in Northern Illinois." MS, 1968.

Baert, Pamela. "A Historical Analysis of the Genoa, Illinois, Newspapers, Their Publishers and Editors, 1875-1985." MA, 1987.

Bahling, Angela. "Local Perspectives on the Educational Needs of Hispanic Students in Belvidere, Illinois." MSED, 1993.

Baker, Pamela J. "The History of the Illinois Theatre Association from 1972 to 1982: The First Ten Years." MA, 1987.

Bellinger, Jacqueline E. "A Survey of Proteus Species in Water Around DeKalb, Illinois." MS, 1982.

Bendelow, Stuart W. "The Flat Glass Industry of Illinois." MA, 1962.

Berg, Stephen E. “Local Government and Municipal Citizenship from Ancient Greece to Modern Times: A Case Study of Northern Illinois.” PhD, 2002.

Biberdorf, Edgar E. "A Study of Open Country Churches in DeKalb County of Illinois." MS, 1967.

Biernacki, Mark T. "A Locational Decision Model Based on Traffic Generation Resulting from Land Use Change: A DeKalb, Illinois Example." MS, 1985. bin Mat, Norhasandi. "Documentation of the One-Person Show of Interior Architecture: Interior Concepts from Theological and Mystical Thoughts--The Proposed Renovation for the Muslim Community Center of Rockford, Illinois." MFA, 1992.

Black, Christopher J. “Internal Structure of the 800 Area Landfill, Argonne National Laboratory, Illinois, from Integrated Geophysical Measurements.” MS, 1997.

Blackwell, Samuel M. “The Twelfth Illinois Cavalry and Cavalry Operations in the Civil War and Reconstruction.” PhD, 1995. 2

Bogner, Jean E. Rates of Greenhouse Gas Emissions at the Mallard Lake Landfill, DuPage County, Illinois-- Major Controls and Implications for Global Methane Budgets.” PhD, 1996.

Boris, Carol A. "Effigy Mounds in Northern Illinois: An Analysis of an Endangered Cultural Resource." MA, 1984.

Breuer, Eduard. “Shallow Subsurface High Resolution Seismic Refraction Tomography." MS, 2006.

Brossman, James J. "Surficial Deposits of Kendall County, Illinois." MS, 1982.

Bryant, Kathleen E. “Effects of Long-Term Exposure to Halogenated Compounds on the Mineralogy and Chemistry of Glacially Deposited Clay-Sized Minerals.” MS, 2006.

Buck, Stephen J. "Political and Economic Transformation in the Civil War Era: DuPage County, Illinois, 1830-1880." PhD, 1992.

Buell, Honor M. “Suburban Population Clusters of Multi-Family Housing in DuPage County, Illinois: A Look at Walkability and Quality of Life.” MS, 2002.

Bullock, Esther. "A History of the Geneva Public Library." MA, 1965.

Burns, Virginia Gosy. "The Arlington Heights Herald: A Case Study of the Newspaper's Public Relations and Promotional Activities from 1926 to 1967." MA, 1984.

Bush, Gerald W. "The Grass Roots: The Agricultural Research Service in the West." CAS, 1967.

Cady, A. William. "An Historical Research of the Development of the Homewood-Flossmoor High School District." MSED, 1961.

Caithamer, Celine E. "Mineralogical Sources for Barium in Cambro-Ordovician Aquifers of Northeastern Illinois." MS, 1983.

Calkin, Scott Fleming. "A Shallow Seismic Refraction Survey of the Mallard North Landfill - Hanover Park, Illinois." MS, 1989.

Canfield, George L. "The Origins and Organization of the International Harvester Company and the Beginnings of the Modern Market Structure for Agricultural Machinery." MA, 1972.

Cannariato, Bernard J. "A Study of the Political and Financial Factors That Led to the Fiscal Crisis in Rockford School District No. 205: A Case Study in School Finance." EdD, 1980.

Canon, Patricia Dugan. "Certain Sociological Principles Concentrated in the American Farm Movement, 1865-1890." MSED, 1953.

Carr, Irene Campos. “Mexican Women Workers at an Electronics Factory in Illinois: Social Context for Adult Educators.” EdD, 1991.

Castelein, Karen. “Rural Women Learning the American Way: Cooperative Extension Services and Home Economics from 1960-1980.” EdD, 2006.

Catania, Nathan C. “Land-use Impacts on Soil Properties Along a Catena in Northcentral Illinois.” MS, 2006. 3

Cecil, John E. "Certain Aspects of the American Horse Industry in the Nineteenth Century." MSED, 1964.

Cieslak, Michael John. "The Relationship Between Parish Responsiveness and Parishioner Commitment in the Rockford Illinois Diocese." EdD, 1983.

Cipriano, Gary. "Sulfur and Oxygen Isotope Study of Sulfate in Selected Streams of Northern Illinois." MS, 1984.

Cowan, Ellen Anne. "Deposition of Bottom Sediment in Lake Ellyn, Glen Ellyn, Illinois." MS, 1982.

Craig, John Peter. "An Analysis of the National Farmers Organization." MA, 1967.

Craig, Judith. "Analysis of the Political and Economic Impact by the Joliet Township High School on the Minooka High School Consolidation Attempt." MSED, 1993.

Dathe, David. "The Origin of Mottled Dolomithic Limestones in the Platteville Group (Ordovician) of Northern Illinois." MS, 1983.

Deming, Stan. "Nineteenth-Century Hog Cholera: Some of Its History and Social Effects." MA, 1965.

DeMuynck, Erin M. “The Relationship Between International Migration and Sprawl: The Case of Elgin, IL Latinos.” MS, 2006.

Derby, Dustin C. “Female Students' Adjustment to College: An Investigation of Psychosocial Factors.” EdD, 2006.

Diederich, Catherine. The Impact of Governance Revision on Financial Allocations and Perceptions of Board Members and Chief Financial Officers: A Comparative Analysis of Illinois State Universities from 1990 to 1999.” EdD, 2002.

Dilamarter, Ronald R. "Some Relationships of Glaciation to Land Use in Blackberry and Northern Sugar Grove Townships, Kane County, Illinois." MS, 1967.

Doles, Andrew G. “The Judicial Management of Domestic Violence." MA, 2006.

Dowd, Cathryn, M. “Patterns of Riparian Vegetation on Fluvial Landforms in Northern Illinois.” MS, 1998.

Dutcher, Wayne Ellwyn. "An Analysis of the Agricultural Cooperative Movement With Special Reference to the State of Illinois." MS, 1961.

Elam, William Ward. "A Geographic Study of an Area of Concentrated Swine Production in Northern Illinois." MSED, 1959.

Erdmann, Laurie M. "The Working Situation of High School Newspaper Advisers in Northern Illinois." MA, 1982.

Etnyre, Nancy T. "Public Awareness Study of the Ogle County Cooperative Extension Service." MA, 1987.

Feczko, George S. Jr. "Manufacturing in Dixon, Illinois." MSED, 1964.

Feld, Donald Herman. "Land Use Study of the Village of Downers Grove, Illinois." MSED, 1959.

Filips, Stanley. "Factionalism in the Democratic Party in Winnebago County-1960." MSED, 1962. 4

Fivek, Karl W. "From Company Town to Miner's Town: Spring Valley, Illinois, 1885-1905." CAS, 1976.

Fleming, Alfred John. "Historical Stream Channel Disequilibrium in North-Central Illinois: Causes and Contemporary Manifestations." PhD, 1987.

Flum, Robert Allen. "A Documented History of Certain Aspects of the Development of the Schaumburg Township School System." MSED, 1958.

Flynn, James R. "The Railroad Shopmen's Strike of 1922 on the Industry, Company, and Community Levels." PhD, 1993.

Friberg, Jay. "The Vascular Flora and Plant Communities of Ogle County, Illinois." MS, 1990.

Gantz, Deborah A. “Gender Differences for Women in Illinois Prisons: Parity or Equality?” MA, 2002.

Gernand, Carl F. "An Analysis of Factors Affecting the Purchase of Various Brands of Tractors in DeKalb County, Illinois." MS, 1966.

Gilbertson, Lora L. "The Nature of Growing Season Frost: A Case Study in Northern Illinois." MS, 1984.

Gill, James V. "Rural Northern Illinois Newspapers and Newspapermen Before 1851." MA, 1982.

Gillet, Samuel Paul. “Characterization and Estimation of Shallow Groundwater Recharge in the Owens Creek Watershed, DeKalb County, Illinois.” MS 2008.

Gillette, Jeff D. “Houses in the Fields.” MA, 2006.

Golden, Elroy E. "Adjusting Livestock Farms in DeKalb County to the Prospective Market Demands of the Sixties." MS, 1963.

Gordon, Marcy. “The Dynamics of Seed Rain, Seed Bank and Seed Predation in a Restored Northern Illinois Tallgrass Prairie.” MS, 1998.

Goss, Arthur L. "The History of Rollo School-Its First Fifty Years." MSED, 1964.

Green, Elizabeth A. “Unraveling a Pastime: Needlework and Needlework Literature, 1870-1910.” PhD, 2002.

Green, Joel. “The Influence of Temperature on Seasonal Pattern of Abundance of Hydra at Shabbona Lake, Illinois.” MS, 1995.

Greene, Robert Edwin. "A Study of Soil and Water Conservation Problems in Nine Counties of Northwestern Illinois." MSED, 1959.

Grenell, Keenan D. "The Economic Development Policy Process in Rockford, Illinois: The Political Leadership of a Black Mayor in a Predominantly White City." PhD, 1993.

Gustafson, Geraldine L. "A Survey of Health Care Marketing in Illinois Hospital Association Hospitals: 1979-1986." MA, 1987.

Hall, Soren, G. “The Impacts of Urban Sprawl on the Vulnerability to Tornado Hazards in Northeastern Illinois.” MS, 2006. 5

Hankins, Donald. "The Town of Libertyville and its Past." MA, 1989.

Hardisty, Daina V. “A General Geochemical Characterization of Ground Water in Glacial Drift Aquifers of Northern Lake County, Illinois.” MS, 1998.

Hauser, Raymond E. "An Ethnohistorical Approach to the Study of the Fox Wars, 1712-1735." MA, 1966.

Hauser, Raymond E. "An Ethnohistory of the Illinois Tribe, 1673-1832." PhD, 1973.

Helberg, Erwin P. "A Case Study in Skokie, Illinois on Suburban/Municipal Relations." MA, 1980.

Henderson, David James. "A Demographic and Health Profile of Kane, Lake, and McHenry Counties, Illinois." MA, 1982.

Henrichs, Peter A. "A History of Education in Galena, Illinois." MSED, 1964.

Hewitt, Patricia. “The Establishment of the College of Law at Northern Illinois University: A Case Study in Strategic Planning.” EdD, 1995.

Holson, Tom Richard. "A History of Maine Township High School FM Radio Station." MSED, 1970.

Huhn, Christine M. “The Foreign Language Learning Center at Northern Illinois University: A Preliminary Study.” MA, 2001.

Itrich, Thomas J. "The Historical Geography of Bensenville, Illinois." MSED, 1970.

Jaffe, Christopher. “Us and Them": The Changing Boundaries of Acceptance and Exclusion for Incoming Ethnic, Religious, and Racial Groups in Rockford, Illinois, 1880-1933.” PhD, 2008.

Janssen, William A. "The Prehistory of the Apple River, Northwestern Illinois: The Late Archaic and the Late Woodland." MA, 1981.

Jividen, Jason R. “The Use and Abuse of Abraham Lincoln.” PhD, 2007.

Jobst, Joseph Kane. "Land Uses in a Portion of the Rock River Valley." MS, 1959.

Johnson, Monica. "Documentation of the One-Person Show of Graphic Design: Visual Communication for the City of Warrenville." MFA, 1992.

Johnson, Robert E. "Adjusting Grain Storage Facilities in Kendall County to Meet the Demands of the Decade, 1965-1975." MS, 1966.

Jones, Linda S. “Composition, Structure, and Regeneration Dynamics of an Oak Woodland in Northern Illinois.” MS, 2001.

Jungblut, Joseph A. "Northern Illinois High School Newspapers: A Comparison of Format and Design Based on the School's Community." MA, 1981.

Juretic, George M. "The Illinois Central Railroad Strike, 1911-1915." MA, 1968.

Jury, Kevin Milton. “A Comparative Study of Grassland Passerines in Whiteside County, Illinois: Conservation Reserve Land vs. Conventional No-Till Cropland.” MS, 1997.

Kapter, John Delbert. "The Industrial Geography of Waukegan, Illinois." MSED, 1962. 6

Karnes, Jeanine E. "Food Preferences of the Meadow Vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus) in a Northern Illinois Tall- Grass Prairie." MS, 1981.

Kelleher, Dan. "The Hydrostratigraphic Setting of Significant Glacial Drift Aquifers Within Township 45 North, Lake County, Illinois." MS, 1993.

Kelly, Heidi R. “Land Use Impacts on Soil Microbial Community Dynamics.” MS, 2007.

Kies, Helena M. "Case Study of the Home Economics Program at Mooseheart, Mooseheart, Illinois, 1913 to 1930." MSED, 1990.

Kleisner, Lynnett N. “The Legend of the Underground Railroad and Community Identity in Downers Grove, Illinois.” MA, 2005.

Koch, Jennifer R. “An Analysis of the Student Assistance Program for At-risk Students at Madison Junior High School, Dixon, Illinois, and Suggestions for Curriculum Improvement.” MSED, 1994.

Kolzow, David Roy. "Dairying in Kane County, Illinois: A Study of Agricultural Change." MS, 1966.

Kopecky, Tracy M. “The "Melting Pot" and the "American Dream," Fact or Fiction? A Study of Ethnicity and Socioeconomics Within a Nineteenth-Century Farmstead.” MA, 2006.

Kovacik, Charles F. "Industrial Parks of the Fox River Valley." MS, 1965.

Kozurek, Robert J. "Land Use Trends in St. Charles Township, Kane County, Illinois." MS, 1962.

Kraske, Kurt A. “The Effect of Septic Systems on Groundwater Quality in the Prairie Aquigroup and Alexandrian-Maquoketa Aquifer, Campton Township, Kane County, Illinois.” MS, 1999.

Krausse, Gerald H. "Galena, Illinois: Urban Land Use Change and Development of a Mid-Western Mining Town." MS, 1970.

Lawrence, Jon Walt. "Land Use Development in the DeKalb-Sycamore Corridor: A Study in Land Utilization and Commercial Activity." MS, 1970.

Layton, Jessica L. “The Smith Site Privy: Consumer Choice on a 19th Century Rural Farmstead in Winnebago County, Illinois.” MA, 2001.

Leneau, Thomas. “A Comparison of Binge Drinking Rates Between Employed Full-Time Students and Unemployed Full-Time Students at Northern Illinois University.” MSEd, 1998.

Lengel, Wilbur Ervin. "A Study of Housing of the Negro in the Community of Elgin." MSED, 1960.

Lennon, Judy D. “A Comparison of the Eating Patterns Among Different College Majors at Northern Illinois University.” MS, 2000.

Levitt, Miriam. “Public Policy Decision Making in Urban Illinois: Community Responses to the AIDS Epidemic in Kane and Winnebago Counties.” PhD, 1996.

Lind, Marilyn Hepburn. "Acculturation and Assimilation of an Ethnic Community: Schaumburg Township, Illinois." MA, 1979. 7

Lindquist, Larry H. “A Case Study of School District Religious Policy Development and its Impact on Curriculum and Instruction: Rockford, Illinois, Public School District 205 Religious Policy Committee, 1900-1995.” EdD, 1996.

Linehan, Shannon. “NIMBYism in DeKalb County: A Sociological and Political Examination of the Reaction to a Proposed Wind Farm.” MA, 2003.

Lock, James Joseph. "The Organization and Emergence of the Jacksonian-Democratic Party in Illinois, 1818-1838." MA, 1965.

Ludwick, James W. "The History of the Rochelle, Illinois Public Schools, 1837-1930." EdD, 1980.

Lundin, Ernest William. "Land Use and Planning in Selected Areas Surrounding Rockford, Illinois." MS, 1966.

Luthy, Thomas L. “Validity and Prediction Bias of Grade Performance from Graduate Records Examination Scores for Students at Northern Illinois University: Age and Gender Considerations.” EdD, 1996.

Macon, James N. “The Rhetoric of Evasion in Illinois’s Underground Railroad.” MA, 2002.

Majchrowicz, Joseph J. “An Analysis of Factors Relating to the Career Paths of Northern Illinois University Graduates Who Have Obtained Their Superintendents Endorsements.” EdD, 1997.

Marks, Ronald K. "Relationship Between Glacial Topography and Agricultural Land Use in Hartland Township, McHenry County, Illinois." MSED, 1969.

Martin, Sandra L. "The Joliet Drama Guild: A Historical Perspective and Master Five-Year Plan of Operation." MA, 1986.

Martina, Jason P. “Effects of Soil Nutrient Characteristics, Moisture, and Light on the Growth Response and Resource Allocation of Phalaris arundinacea, an Invasive Wetland Plant.” MS, 2006.

Mashek, John J. "A Cartographic Presentation of Selected Agriculture Statistics in Northern Illinois." MSED, 1961.

Maurer, Ronald J. “An Inductive Case Study of Women Leaders of Athletics at Northern Illinois University: Learning, Leadership and Transformation.” EdD, 1999.

Mayberry, R. Edward. “A Descriptive Study of Technical Support Within the Northern Illinois University College of Education.” EdD, 1998.

McCaig. “Train Whistle Noise and Quality of Life: A Comparative Ethnographic Assessment of Two Northern Illinois Communities.” MA, 2005.

McCallister, Robert B. "Impacts of Rural Residential Subdivisions on Adjacent Farming Operations in DeKalb County, Illinois." MS, 1984.

McCormick, Andrew. “The Fictions of Documentary Reality as Represented in The Legendary Dee Palmer and His Fantastic Band.” MA, 2009. 8

McDaniel, Robert H. "The German Prisoners of War and Their Stereotype in Sycamore, Illinois: An Analysis and Ethnohistory." MA, 1977.

McFadden, Joseph M. "From Invention to Monopoly: The History of the Consolidation of the Barbed Wire Industry, 1873- 1899." PhD, 1968.

McGuire, Athalae Elliott. "Eagle's Nest Association, 1898-1942." MS, 1964.

McGuire, Christine J. “Where Has All the Farmland Gone? An Analysis of a Small-Town Community on the Rural/Urban Fringe of Chicago.” MA, 1999.

McKenna, Dennis P. "Age of the Surficial Tills of Boone and Winnebago Counties, Illinois: A Soil Geomorphic Analysis." MS, 1984.

McNabb, Douglas Harry. "The Industrial Structure of LaSalle, Peru, Oglesby, Illinois." MSED, 1957.

McQuere, Janice M. "The Impact of Creative Cuisine in DeKalb County Restaurants." MS, 1986.

McReynolds, Michelle Mae. “Training and Development Needs of School Board Members in Northwest Illinois as Perceived by Superintendents and School Board Members.” EdD, 1997.

Meisterheim, Matthew. "A History of the Public Junior College in Illinois, 1900-1965." EdD, 1973.

Mejac, Mark Michael. "A Geochemical Study of Surface Water- Groundwater Interaction in Lake Ellyn, Glen Ellyn, Illinois." MS, 1984.

Mengler, Jeffrey L. "A Vegetation Analysis of the Boyle Prairie, Northern Illinois." MS, 1985.

Miner, James Jon. "The Lake Michigan Icefoot Complex: Conditions of Formation and Destruction and an Evaluation of Winter Erosion at Wilmette, Illinois." MS, 1989.

Minnick, Richard D. III. “Airport Induced Industrial land Use Change: A Cartographic Approach to Representing Change.” MS, 1999.

Mitchell, Ronald Gene. "Attitudes of Farmers Toward Soil and Water Conservation in DeKalb County, Illinois." MS, 1965.

Moen, Barbara A. "How Adults Educated and Were Educated in a Selected Rural Community 1915- 1950." EdD, 1992.

Morrison, Donald L. “A Case Study of the Definition, Development and Implementation of the Vision of Barbour School.” EdD, 1995.

Morrison, Jacqueline N. “Evaluation of the Hydrogeology and Groundwater Chemistry of the Troy Bedrock Valley in Northern DeKalb County, Illinois.” MS, 1996.

Mosevich, Edward C. "A Graphic Technique for Relating Yield of Corn to Climate." MSED, 1957.

Murphy, Lucy Eldersveld. “Economy, Race, and Gender along the Fox-Wisconsin and Rock Riverways, 1737-1832.” PhD, 1995.

Myatt, Harold David. "A Case Study in a Local Livestock Marketing Cooperative: Its Development and Its Current Status." MS, 1963. 9

Neal, James E. "The Best Ever . . ."; Waukegan Theatres, 1866-1919. MA, 1984.

Nelson, Kenneth Vester. "Prairie Remnants Suitable for Preservation: Winnebago County, Illinois." MSED, 1960.

O'Brien, Frances Jean. "A Study of Aurora Schools, 1835-1935." MSED, 1990.

Olson, David N. "Hydrogeology and Hydraulic Characteristics of a Fractured Dolomite Aquifer at an EPA Superfund Site, Ogle County, Illinois." MS, 1988.

Ong, Lina Davide. “Toward Greater Involvement in International Development: A Case Study of Northern Illinois University.” EdD, 1995.

Oosten, Harold James. "Estimates of the Market for On-Farm Corn Dryers in Two Areas in Illinois." MS, 1966.

Paikai, Adam Y. “Case Study Analysis of Indian Prairie School District 204: Promoting Community Support, Protecting Revenue Sources, and Developing and Maintaining Consumer Satisfaction.” EdD, 1996.

Palmer, Susan L. "Building Ethnic Communities in a Small City: Romanians and Mexicans in Aurora, IL, 1900-1940." PhD, 1986.

Parchmann, Mark C. “The House That Barbed Wire Built: A Tour of the Ellwood House Museum.” MA, 1988.

Parochka, Jacqueline N. "Beliefs and Intentions to Participate in Continuing Professional Education: A Study of Nonparticipant Nurses in Rockford, Illinois." EdD, 1981.

Paruk, James D. "An Evaluation of Roadside Habitat in Northwestern Illinois." MS, 1987.

Patchen, Kenneth. "The Community in Rockford, Illinois." MA, 1971. (Police Department)

Patrick, Max E. "Agrarian Unrest in Illinois and the Rise of Populism." MSED, 1958.

Patterson, Thomas D. "Type-of-Farming Indicators in the Upper Mississippi Valley: A Reevaluation of the Boundary Between the Dairy Region and the Feedgrains and Livestock Region." MS, 1972.

Paulson, Lisa M. "The Accuracy of Mapping Derived from the General Land Office Surveys: Presettlement Wetlands and Deepwater Habitats within Lake County, Illinois." MS, 1992.

Petersen, Martin W. "The Capital Gains and Losses Tax as Applied to the Agricultural Community." MA, 1970.

Petitti, John A. "The Railway Station: A Study in Culural-Historical Geography." CAS, 1979.

Pfannkuche, Craig L. "From Prairie to Produce: A History of Central Lee County, Illinois, 1840-1880." MA, 1968.

Pickel, Robert E. "The Evolution of Machine Tools from 1940 to 1968." MS, 1970.

Plonczynski, James J. "Importance of Community Services and Location to Industrial Firms in DuPage County, Illinois." MS, 1983. 10

Pooley, Thomas A. "Life History and Resource Partitioning Among the Odonates of a Northern Illinois Farm Pond." MS, 1984.

Provost, Barbara. “Live and Learn: Mothers of Large Families and Their Evolution of Learning.” EdD, 2003.

Randall, William R. "Forest Remnants of DeKalb County Illinois." MS, 1964.

Reid, Rebecca J. “A Hydrogeologic Characterization of a Sedge Meadow, Van Patten Woods, Lake County, Illinois.” MS, 1998.

Reussow, Jerome P. "Possible Rehabilitation of the Morris Strip Mines." MS, 1961.

Rexilius, James A. "The History and Development of the Suburban League." MSED, 1962.

Robertson, Mary Lou. "Traditional and Acculturative Medical Practices Among the Ethnic Lao: A Study in Rockford and Elgin, Illinois." MA, 1983.

Rockenbach, Richard Whitney. "An Agricultural Community in Transition." MSED, 1959.

Rood, Ronald W. "The Leadership in the Rockford, Illinois Diocesan Elementary Schools." EdD, 1990.

Ross, Duane. “A Study of Lifelong Learning in the Humanities at the College of DuPage.” EdD, 1995.

Rossetti, Jeanette. “Factors That Make Outstanding Professors Successful: A Connection to Inspiration.” EdD, 2002.

Rost, Vera Walter. "Rural Urban Fringe-Area of Aurora, Illinois." MSED, 1958.

Rusnak, Stephanie A. "History of the 'Kendall County Record'." MA, 1979.

Ryley, Frederick G. "A Study of Mortgage Lending Activity in DeKalb County, Illinois in 1964." MS, 1965.

Sabatino, Amy E. “The Nutritional Knowledge of Northern Illinois University Athletes.” MSED, 1997.

Sabdo, Christy Anne. “Tillage System Impacts on Soil Carbon Stocks in North Central Illinois.” MS, 2007.

Sampson, George N. "Original Survey Vegetation Regions of DeKalb and Ogle Counties, Illinois." MS, 1962.

Saric, James A. "The Hydrogeological Effects of Abandoned Underground Coal Mines, Muddy, Illinois." MS, 1987.

Scherb, Walter Albert. "Determination and Analysis of the Factors Contributing to Labor Turnover at Company X Located in DeKalb, Illinois." MS, 1967.

Schildt, Keith. “Bringing Them in from the Shadow: Participants’ Satisfaction with Court-Sponsored Mediation, Rockford, Illinois.” PhD, 1998.

Schneider, Corinne. “Documentation of the One-Person Show: Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum Rose Garden Restoration.” MA, 1999.

Schneider, Marilyn. “Pioneer Girls: A History of the First Thirty Years, 1939-1969.” MSEd, 2002. 11

Schneider, Mary Ellen. "A Historical Study of the Theater Activities at Northern Illinois University, 1899- 1972." MA, 1984.

Schrack, William Duane. "An Investigation of the 1966 Labor Shortage and Its Effect Upon Fox River Valley Industries Located Between Elgin and Aurora, Illinois." MS, 1967.

Schrader, Joanne. "Student Satisfaction in Four Fox Valley High Schools." MS, 1989.

Schwartz, Elaine. "Agricultural Contamination and the Ground Water Susceptibility in DeKalb County, Illinois." MS, 1991.

Scofield, James Wendel. "A Coal Mining Corporation of North Central Illinois: Some Operational and Market Features." MSED, 1957.

Sczepaniak, James P. "The Formation of the American Steel and Wire Company." MA, 1963.

Seeley, Mark W. "Corn Yield Prediction in Illinois Using Weather Input: From the Test Field to the County-Wide Model." MS, 1975.

Seymour, Donald Paul. "A History of the Conflicts of DeHorning Cattle in the United States: 1885-1900." MSED, 1963.

Silvers, Shelley A. “Perceived Social Support, Coping Strategies, and Depression During the Transition to College.” PhD, 2006.

Simms, Robert E. "The History of the Public School in Elmhurst, Illinois." MSED, 1959.

Skarda, Edward J. "Four Artists on Horseback: Recorders of the Western American Frontier." MA, 1970.

Smith, Earl J. "A Land Use Study of Carol Stream, Illinois." MSED, 1968.

Smuksta, Michael. "Work and Family: Farm Women in Illinois, 1820-1915." PhD, 1991.

Sowayan, Abdulrahman M. "Seismic Studies of the Bedrock Valley System in Northwestern Illinois." MS, 1969.

Stan, Amanda B. “Factors Affecting White Oak (Quercus alba) Seedling Establishment and Growth in a Northen Illinois Woodland.” MS, 2001.

Stanley, David G. "A Comparative Analysis of Lithic Materials from Two Localities in Northern Illinois." MA, 1983.

Steiner, Stephen F. “Assessing the Impact of a Community’s Land-Use Planning Initiatives on Development Pressure in Neighboring Communities.” MS, 1999.

Strand, Diane J. "A Communication Strategy to Rebuild Support for Public Education in Elgin, Illinois." MA, 1984.

Strassberg, Richard. "The Church in Illinois and the Presbyterian Schism of 1837-1838: A Case Study." MA, 1968.

Swanson, John H. "Studies on the Microbial Flora of the Rock River." MS, 1971. 12

Swanson, Nancy C. “The Acquisition and Development of the Lorado Taft Field Campus.” MS, 1968.

Swenson, Donald E. "History of the Elgin Community Theater." MA, 1977.

Swenson, Lenard Weimar. "The Construction Labor Policies, Practices, and Problems of the Illinois Central Railroad, 1852-1856." MA, 1966.

Szczuka, Tomasz. “An Application of Land Evaluation and Site Assessment Model (LESA) and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) as an Effective Measure of Social Implications in Farmland Conversion Process.” MS, 2004.

Talaga, Brandi Jo. “Comparison of Organic Carbon Measurement Methods on Cultivated and Never Cultivated Soils of Northern Illinois.” MS, 2002.

Taylor, Richard S. "Jonathan Blanchard: Nineteenth-Century Evangelical." MA, 1970.

Taylor, Richard S. "Seeking the Kingdom: A Study in the Career of Jonathan Blanchard, 1811-1892." PhD, 1977.

Thompson, Charles A. “The Social, Economic and Political Development of Zion, Illinois.” MS, 1963.

Thompson, Daniel F. "Conscription and Illinois During the Civil War: Action and Reaction." MSED, 1964.

Tilton, Joseph Peter. "A Forecast of Manpower Needs and Manpower Availability for DeKalb County, Illinois 1965 Through 1975." MS, 1967.

Tompkins, Bruce C. "The Port of Joliet and Its Relationship to the Illinois Waterway." MS, 1963.

Tresnak, Edwin H. "A Survey of Fauna of the Emergent Region of a Reed-Swamp of Northern Illinois." MS, 1963.

Trivedi Tarun Harshadray. “Designing a Geography Information Systems-Based Prototype Airport Noise Reporting System.” MS, 2007.

Troast, Jennifer L. “The Relative Age and Paleoclimatic Implications of a Sand Dune in Amboy, Illinois.” MS, 1998.

Ulreich, Raymond G. “Defining the Geographic Realities of Land Use Change Due to Population Growth.” MS, 2002.

Vagt, Peter. "Characterization of a Landfill - Derived Contaminant Plume in Glacial and Bedrock Aquifers, DuPage County, Illinois." PhD, 1987.

Vail, Ronald Grant. "Origin of the Paha Topography in the Garden Plain Upland, Whiteside County, Illinois." MSED, 1969.

Veal, Don-Terry. The Politics of Equity and Growth: A Case Study of Rockford, Illinois.” PhD, 1996.

Vogelman, Brook L. “Urban Expansion in Kane County, Illinois: Examining Planning Efforts in the Metropolitan Fringe County with a Purchase of Development Rights Program.” MS, 2008.

Voss, Patrick Charles. "A Plan for Development of the New DeKalb County Forest Preserve." MS, 1974. 13

Voss, Stacie Lynn. “Ecological Aspects of Grassland Bird Communities at Nachusa Grasslands.” MS, 2005.

Welsh, Craig A. “Quaternary Stratigraphy of the Barrington Quadrangle in Northeastern Illinois.” MS, 2007.

Wetzel, William B. “Spatial Association Between Physical Landscape Units and Human Uses.” MS, 1998.

Willey, Keith A. “Manufacturing Employees’ Attitudes Toward their Employers in DeKalb, Illinois.” MS, 1997.

Williams, Sara L. “Modeling and Delineation of the Five-Year Recharge Areas for the Freeport Community Water Supply Facility, Stephenson County, Illinois.” MS, 2002.

Wimmer, Roger D. "A Descriptive Field Study of the Campaign of Ray A. 'Dutch' Scott for Senator from the 37th Legislative District of Illinois." MA, 1973.

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