The undergraduate and graduate students within the Department of Anthropology are amazing researchers and teachers. We identify and congratulate our best with the following awards: Best Ph.D. Thesis, Best M.A. Thesis, Best Undergraduate Writing, Best Undergraduate, and Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant. These awards are selected annually by nominations from faculty and undergraduate students, and the awards are announced in spring. Listed below are previous awardees.
2022-2023: Stephanie Fannin
2021-2022: Haruko Tanaka
2020-2021: Drew Hardin
2019-2020: Annalee Sekulić
2021-2022: Haruko Tanaka
2020-2021: Drew Hardin
2019-2020: Annalee Sekulic
2018-2019: Casey Varabkanich
2016-2017: Catherin Mendel and Gretchen Klingler (co-award)
2015-2016: Madelyn Green
2014-2015: Gwendolyn Donley
2013-2014: Gwendolyn Donley
2011-2012: Kimberly Swisher
2010-2011: Jacqueline Lipphardt
2009-2010: Amy Eakins
2008-2009: Francisco Montiel Ishino
2022-2023: Hayden Bidinger
2021-2022: Ryan Phelan
2020-2021: Matthew Walker
2019-2020: Elijah Gardner
2016-2017: Daniel Hanel
2015-2016: Daniel Hanel
2014-2015: Emily Schueller
2013-2014: Melissa French
2012-2013: Melissa Clark
2011-2012: Jacqueline Lipphardt
2010-2011: Kristen DiPietro
2009-2010: Aexandria Alfarano
2022-2023: Adam Rahl
2021-2022: Samantha Kirgesner
2020-2021: Craig Shapiro
2019-2020: Benjamin Mertus
2018-2019: Kyle Riordan
2016-2017: Mackie O'Hara
2015-2016: Julie Margolis
2014-2015: Sharon Buck
2013-2014: Mary Beth Cole
2012-2013: Barbara Betz
2011-2012: Lisa Beiswenger
2010-2011: Nidia Merino-Chavez
2007-2008: Laurie Reitsema
2022-2023: Emma Lagan
2021-2022: Mackie O'Hara
2020-2021: Mark Anthony Arceño
2019-2020: Christopher Brown
2018-2019: Ashley Edes
2016-2017: Aaron Comstock
2015-2016: Zachariah Hubbell
2014-2015: Tim Gocha
2013-2014: Leslie Williams
2012-2013: Corey Maggiano and Laurie Reitsema
2011-2012: Amelia Hubbard
2010-2011: Daniel Tyree
2009-2010: Marin Pilloud
2022-2023: Alex Tuggle
2021-2022: Emily Wolfe-Sherrie
2020-2021: Malorie Albee
2019-2020: Emma Lagan
2018-2019: Malorie Albee
2017-2018: Frances Sutton
2016-2017: Erin Blankenship-Sefczek and Timothy Sefczek (co-award)
2015-2016: Ashley Edes
2014-2015: Lisa Beiswenger
2013-2014: Marissa Stewart
2012-2013: Adam Kolatorowicz
2011-2012: Amelia Hubbard
2010-2011: Laurie Reitsema
2009-2010: Corey Maggiano
2008-2009: Jennifer Spence
2007-2008: Giuseppe Vercellotti
2006-2007: Jules Angel
2005-2006: Erin Tyler
2004-2005: Jonathan Racster
2003-2004: Alyson Young
2002-2003: Shahna Arps and Lexine Trask (co-award)
2001-2002: Tori Saneda
2022-2023: Steve Rhue