DEPARTMENTAL AWARDS
The
Department of Anthropology gives six memorial awards at commencement to
anthropology majors who have demonstrated excellence in their
coursework, each named after a former faculty member in our department.
Anthropology majors may also earn departmental Honors at commencement
on the basis of their grade point averages (GPAs) and other indicators
of excellence. Students with GPAs of 3.5
or better who would like to earn High Honors in Anthropology
should apply
to the department during their junior year for permission to write an
honors
thesis on a subject chosen by them in consultation with a member of the
faculty. The department also gives a service award to a student in
recognition of outstanding service to the department. For a list of
recent department awardees, click
here.
Hortense
Powdermaker Award
Awarded to the most promising graduating major concentrating in cultural or
linguistic anthropology
Lynn Ceci
Memorial Award
Awarded to the most promising graduating major concentrating in archaeology
Paul
Mahler Memorial Award
Awarded to the most promising graduating major concentrating in biological
anthropology
Edgar Gregersen Memorial Award
Awarded to the most promising junior major concentrating in linguistic or cultural anthropology
Frank
Spencer Memorial Award
Awarded to the most promising junior major concentrating in biological
anthropology
Junior Honors
Awarded
to junior Anthropology majors who have completed 15 credits in Anthropology with a major GPA of 3.5 or greater
Senior Honors
Awarded
to graduating majors with an Anthropology GPA of 3.5 or greater
High Honors
Awarded
to graduating majors
who have completed a two-semester long research project (
Honor's Thesis) under the direction of a faculty member
Service
Award
Given to
a student in recognition of outstanding service to the department
back to
top
