Denison University junior Taylor Trimarchi, son of Marla Samko of Lakewood,
has been selected as a Young Scholar. His project, titled "Cinema Meets Theater," will be
advised by Associate Professor David Bussan. Trimarchi, a 2005 graduate of Lakewood High School, is a cinema major at Denison.

The Young Scholar program, now in its 13th year, is designed to give outstanding
students in all disciplines the opportunity to conduct summer research on a one-to-one
basis with a member of the faculty or independently with faculty supervision. Although
students in all disciplines are eligible, they must have a minimum of a 3.3 grade point
average and the research must culminate in a written or artistic project as well as a public presentation.

"The Young Scholars Award research is free of the usual grading and credit associated
with college work," notes Keith Boone, associate provost at Denison, who was instrumental in establishing the program. He explains that Young Scholars "have a unique forum in which to experiment with ideas, pursue an intellectual passion and focus intently on the resolution of a question over a sustained period of time."