ANTHROPOLOGY DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD

Initiated by the head of the department for outstanding service through a commitment to Teamwork and Leadership. The award is given with a commemorative dollar amount and a plaque.

1997 Thomas Emerson
1997 Paul Kreisa and Kevin McGowan
1997 Eric Hollinger and Carol Yokell
1998 Karla Harmon and Ronda Rigdon
1999 Nancy Abelmann, Susan Gillespie, Barry Lewis
2000 Nora McKinley, Sec III, Academic Human Resources
2001 Susan Gillespie, Bill Kelleher, and Tim Pauketat
2002 Bill Kelleher
2003 Steve Leigh
2004 Andrew Orta
2005 Alma Gottlieb
2008 Janet Dixon Keller

CHARLES J. BAREIS

2001 Michael Litchford
2002 Susan Alt
2005 Phil Millhouse
2006 Daniel Marovitch
2007 Liz Watts

GEORGE A. BESLOW

Given to a Graduate Student as a fellowship in Anthropology and Sociology. This Award is given every other year and shared between Anthropology and Sociology. This award is selected by the committee of Admissions and Financial Aid. The amount of this award varies from $5,000-$7000.

1992-93 Robert Connolly
1994-95 Lauren Sieg
1996-97 Gina Hunter de Bessa
1997-98 Rachel Corr
1999-00 Jennifer Rehg
2002-03 Derek Pardue
2004-05 Bjorn Westgard
2006-07 Akiko Takeyama

EDWARD M. BRUNER

Given to a Graduate Student for Academic Excellence and Promise in Anthropology. This award is selected by the committee of Admissions and Financial Aid. The amount of this award is $500.

1995 C. Richard King
1996 Mary Greenpool
1997 Walter Little
1998 Lamisa Bangali
1999 Moeslim Abdurrahman
2000 Angelina Cotler
2001 SoJin Park
2002 Robin Bernstein
2003 Noriko Muraki
2004 Martin Kowalewski
2005 Andrew Asher (co-recipient)
2005 Junjie Chen (co-recipient)
2006 Isidore Lobnibe
2007 Melissa Baltus (co-recipient)
2007 Cristobal Valencia (co-recipient)
2008 Tomi Castle

CAMPUS UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING AWARD

(formerly Luckman, '96; UIUC Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award in Anthropology '95 and prior)
This award is selected by the undergraduates. Faculty and Teaching Assistants are nominated by ballot for their outstanding teaching in a particular course. The undergraduates who nominate can only vote for a particular instructor from a previous semester, not the one that they are currently enrolled. Usually a certificate is awarded to the winners.  The department forwards nominations including any supporting letters to the Campus Undergraduate Teaching Award committee.

1986-87 David Grove (Dept. & Prokasy)
1986-87 Paul Garber
1987-88 Edward M. Bruner
1988-89 David Grove
1990 Linda Klepinger (Dept. & LAS)
1991 David Grove (Dept. & UIUC Campus/Luckman)
1992 Paul Garber
1993 David Grove
1994 David Grove
1995 David Grove /Enrique Mayer (co-recipients)

LUCKMAN (Faculty)
1996 Helaine Silverman (nominee)

CAMPUS AWARD (Faculty)
1997 Susan Gillespie and Steve Leigh
1998 Paul Garber and Linda Klepinger
1999 Steve Leigh and Helaine Silverman
2000 Linda Klepinger
2001 Dave Grove
2001 Steve Leigh

DEPARTMENTAL AWARD (Faculty)
2002 Brian Richmond (slected by the head; based on ICES results for Anthropology 143)
2003 Matti Bunzl

LUCKMAN (Student)
1996 Eric Hollinger (nominee)

CAMPUS AWARD (Student)
1997 Lauren Sieg
1998 Lauren Sieg
1999 Stephanie House
2000 Angelina Cotler and Paul Park
2001 Missy Loyet

JOSEPH CASAGRANDE

This award is given to a Graduate Student for Anthropology Research. This award is selected by the committee of Admissions and Financial Aid. The amount of the award is $500.

1986 Elizabeth Hurley
1989 Deborah A. Bakken
1989 Richard S. Howard
1990 Keith Dipboye
1991 Rosa DeJorio
1993 Gina Hunter de Bessa
1994 Maria Tapias
1995 Soo Jung Lee
1996 Sarah Phillips
1996 James Gilmore
1998 Angelina Cotler
1999 Derek Pardue
2000 So Jin Park
2001 Bjorn Westgard
2002 Jennifer Shoaff (co-recipient)
2002 Junjie Chen (co-recipient)
2003 Brian Montes
2004 Daniel Gutierrez
2005 Alison Goebel
2005 Alyssa Garcia (Honorable Mention)
2005 Batamaka Some (Honorable Mention)
2006 Isabel Scarborough
2007 Kate O'Brien
2008 Stan Thangaraj

GRADUATE COLLEGE OUTSTANDING MENTOR AWARD

This award recognizes exemplary efforts of members of the graduate faculty in advising and serving graduate students.  In addition to the honorarium, this is also the first year the Graduate College has been able to accompany this award with a $6000 fellowship for the following year. 2001-02 given to Junje Chen.

2000-01 Alma Gottlieb
2002-03 Norman Whitten

UIUC GRADUATE STUDENT SYMPOSIUM PRESENTATION

2002 1st-Place Robin Bernstein
2002 2nd-Place Missy Loyet

HONORS RESEARCH PROPOSAL (Thesis Writing)

Awarded to students enrolled in either 291 or 293 for undergraduate research expenses. Interested students must submit a proposal to the undergraduate advisor.

1996 Kathy Altom
1997 Erin Gingrich
1998 Jeanie Bianchi
1998 Carrie Donovan
1999 Chris DiTomo
1999 Michael Powell
1999 Sarah Scheiderich
2001 Katheryn Barnes
2001 Claire Dappert
2001 Sarah Erekson
2001 Rachel Balabuscko
2001 Brian Starmach
2001 Sara Zamor
2001 Michael Litchford
2001 Mireya Loza
2002 Tamira Brennan
2002 Joseph Bruce
2002 Heather Foran
2002 Michael Litchford
2002 Meghan Moran
2002 Lauren Szczensky-Pumarada

MENTOR RECOGNITION

Graduate students recognize a Faculty member or Research Associate who has been a mentor in their studies here in the department.The Committee consists of graduate students of GASA.

1995-1996 Barry Lewis

PATRICIA O'BRIEN

This award is given to a Department of Anthropology undergraduate. A paper is submitted on something of anthropological significance. The Committee consists of a faculty member from each subfield. The amount of this award is $500.

1985 Jolee West
1986 Becky Gordon
1989 Kathy To
1990 Laura M. Oaks
1991 Richard R. Lawler
1992 Paul Blomgren
1993 Leahanne Sarla
1994 Charles W. Golden/ Tally M. Moskovits (co-recipients)
1995 Oscar Newman / Elizabeth Garibay (co-recipients)
1996 Michael Cepek
1997 Kevin Karpiak and Megan Casey
1998 Kevin Karpiak
1999 Chris DiTomo
2000 Nicholas Watkins
2002 Tamira Brennan
2003 Nicole Ortegon
2004 Danielle Schumacher
2005 Susanne Garrett
2006 Toni Sadler
2008 Annelise Morris

HELEN CORLEY PETIT

The late Mrs. Helen Corley Petit, an alumna of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, provided an endowment for the development of the scholarship and teaching of young faculty members in the college. The Helen Corley Petit Professorship is awarded to one faculty member each year at the time of their promotion to associate professor. This distinction, established in 1991, consists of the title, which may be used for the following academic year, and an allowance of $10,000 in unrestricted support for research and teaching.  It is an extraordinary achievement that faculty from the Department of Anthropology have received this award over four consecutive
years:

1997 Nancy Abelmann
1998 Helaine Silverman
1999 Steven Leigh
2000 Brenda Farnell

DEMITRI B. SHIMKIN

This award is to be given to a Graduate Student in Anthropology, who has written the outstanding research paper in that year. This award is selected by the committee consisting of three faculty members, one from each subfield. The amount of the award is $1000 -given each year (by Patricia O'Brien, Tauby Shimkin and an anonymous donor) and also a traditional department paperweight.

1997 Paul Park
1998 ShanShan Du
1998 Lewis Thomas
1999 Marsha Brofka
2000 Maria Tapias
2001 Angela Shand
2002 Jesook Song
2003 Michelle Wibbelsman
2004 Robin Bernstein
2005 Andrew Asher
2005 Melissa Raguet-Schofield (Honorable Mention)
2006 William Hope
2007 Noriko Muraki
2008 Alyssa Garcia