Annual Student Awards

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