By University Communications<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fort Hays State University students and their professors represented their chapter of the Lambda Alpha Epsilon at last month\u2019s National Conference of the American Criminal Justice Association (ACJA) in Kansas City, Mo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ten\ndifferent club members and three professors placed in numerous events ain four\ndifferent divisions: lower, upper, graduate, and professional.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\nwas the first such conference held since 2019 because of the pandemic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In\naddition to conference events, students and faculty engaged in a team-building\nactivity with three teams participating in separate escape rooms, attended an\neducational session at the Charles Evans Whittaker U.S. Courthouse in Kansas\nCity, Mo., and completed a volunteer service activity at the Rose Brooke\nDomestic Violence Shelter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
FHSU\naward winners are listed with students first (in alphabetical order with their\nhometown0, followed by the faculty members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022\nZoe Buffington, Hays<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lower\ndivision: First, ACJA scholarship (cash award); second, criminal law; second,\ncrime scene team with Caleb Purvis and Karen Thew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Upper\ndivision: Third, academic poster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022\nEnrique Cabrera-Rodriguez, Olathe<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Graduate\ndivision: First, national paper competition (cash award and paper will be\npublished in LAE Journal of American Criminal Justice Association); first, academic\nposter competition; first, professional crime scene team with Enrique\nCabrera-Rodriguez and Dr. Tamara Lynn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022\nJuan Colegio, McAllen, Texas<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Upper\ndivision: Third, forensic psychology; second, ACJA scholarship (cash prize);\nthird, national paper competition (cash award); third, men\u2019s 18- to 25-year-old\nphysical agility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022\nAbigail Hayes, Baldwin<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Graduate\ndivision: First, ACJA scholarship (cash award); first, professional crime scene\nteam with Enrique Cabrera-Rodriguez and Dr. Tamara Lynn; second, national paper\ncompetition (cash award); third, academic poster competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022\nGavin Powell, Newton<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Upper\ndivision: Second, juvenile justice; second, academic poster; second, ACJA\nscholarship (cash award); third, team firearms with Masen Torres and Ethan\nSprecker<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022\nCaleb Purvis, Westmoreland<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lower\ndivision: Second, crime scene team with Zoe Buffington and Karen Thew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022\nIsaac Schoen, Downs<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Upper\ndivision: First, ACJA scholarship (cash award); first, national paper\ncompetition (cash award and paper will be published in LAE Journal of American\nCriminal Justice Association).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022\nEthan Sprecker, Gypsum<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Upper\ndivision: First, academic poster competition; third, team firearms with Masen\nTorres and Gavin Powell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022\nKaren Thew, St. George<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lower\ndivision: First, ACJA knowledge; first, national paper competition (cash award\nand paper will be published in LAE Journal of American Criminal Justice\nAssociation); first, academic poster competition; second, crime scene team with\nZoe Buffington and Caleb Purvis; third, Homeland Security; third, ACJA\nscholarship (cash prize).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022\nMasen Torres, Ellis<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Upper\ndivision: Third, corrections; third, police management; third, firearms team\nwith Gavin Powell and Ethan Sprecker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022\nDr. Tamara Lynn, associate professor and department chair <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Professional\ndivision: first place crime scene team with Enrique Cabrera-Rodriguez and Abigail\nHayes; <\/p>\n\n\n\n
third,\nACJA knowledge written exam. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022\nDr. Ziwei Qi, assistant professor<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Second,\nwomen\u2019s 26- to 35-year old physical agility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022\nDr. Morgan Steele, assistant professor\n\nProfessional division: First, Homeland Security;\nsecond, forensic psychology; third, criminal law.\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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