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
Given to an undergraduate student on their outstanding paper in anthropology.
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 Nichole Ortegon
2004 Danielle Schumacher
2005 Susanne Garrett
2006 Toni Sadler
2008 Annelise Morris
2009 Robert Mackin
2010 Susan Wachowski
2011 Rachel Zibrat/ Audrey Gallien (co-recipients)
2012 Danielle Cunningham
2013 Anna Lowe
2014 Taylor Thorton
2015 Paige Jamieson
2016 Ciara Reilly/Amirah Nasir (co recipients)
2017 Alia Kirsch & America Guerra
2018 Julia Carter
2019 Caroline Caton
2020 Harold Adams and Priya Bhatt
2021 Celeste Courtney
Faculty nominated award for an archaeology undergraduate studying Illinois Archaeology.
2002 Michael Litchford
2003 Susan Alt
2005 Philip Millhouse
2006 Dan Marovitch
2007 Liz Watts
2011 Kelsey Anderson/ Melissa Baltus (co-recipients)
2012 Leslie Drane
2013 Jamie Cater
2014 Mechell Frazier
2016 Mikayla Eastman
2018 Brandon Nakashima
For a graduate student who is conducting preliminary field research in the development of their dissertation project. Award is given every other year and is chosen by the financial aid committee.
2018 Lila Dodge
2022 Bryana Rivera
To support students enrolled in the Department of Anthropology who are pursuing research related to the presence, history, culture, and /or status of African or African American communities.
2022 Lila Dodge
For an archaeology graduate student with research projects in American Archaeology. This award is made possible by a generous bequest from the late Forest N. Baker of Genesco, IL, who held a long-term interest in Illinois Archaeology. Students submit paper/proposal in the spring when notified the award competition opens.
2014 Jamie Arjona
2016 Tatiana Niculescu
2017 Rebecca Schumann
2018 Jamie Arjona
2019 Aimee Carbaugh, Adam Sutherland
2020 Caitlyn Antoniuk
2021 Emma Verstraete
Awarded in conjunction with the Summer Research Assistance Awards; to the best paper/proposal for a graduate student conducting field work in Socio-cultural Anthropology.
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 Allison Goebel
2006 Isabel Scarborough
2007 Katie O’Brien
2009 Jennifer Baldwin
2010 Wendy Finley
2011 Melinda Bernardo/ Kyou ho Lee (co-recipients)
2012 Alex Jong Seok Lee
2013 Emily Metzner
2014 Agnes Sohn / Ezgi Guner (co-recipients)
2015 Jonghyun Park
2016 Benjamin Krupp
2017 Dilara Caliskan
2018 Bea Maldonado & Ofira Fuchs
2019 Dilara Caliskan, Lila Dodge, Chibundo Egwuatu
2022 Michelle Patino and Grazzia Grimaldi
Faculty nominated award given to a graduate student for academic excellence and promise in Anthropology. This award was started by the Edward M. Bruner family upon the retirement of Ed.
1995 C. Richard King
1996 Mary Greenpool
1997 Walter Little
1998 Lamisa Bangali
1999 Moeslim Abdurrahman
2000 Angelina Cotler
2001 So Jin Park
2002 Robin Bernstein
2003 Noriko Muraki
2004 Martin Kowalewski
2005 Andrew Asher(co-recipient)
2006 Junjie Chen (co-recipient)
2007 Melissa Baltus
2008 Tomi Castle
2009 Jason Ritchie
2010 Scott Williams
2011 Michele Hanks
2012 Nicoletta Righini
2013 Sophia Balakian
2014 Dohye Kim
2015 Sophia Balakia
2016 Paul Michael Atienza
2017 Matthew Go
2018 Jamie Arjona
2019 Zev Cossin
2020 Jamie Arjona
2021 Nicole Cox
2022 Tatiana Niculescu
Established by Charles and Janet Keller. Preference shall be given to graduate students working on critical approaches to material culture within the unit. May be used for ABD graduate students writing fellowships.
2018 Rebecca Schumann
2021 Benjamin Krupp & Negin Valizadegan
This award is linked to a review of the second-year reports of graduate students. Award is given every other year and provides a stipend for one semester free of TA/RA duties. Students submit paper/proposal in the spring when notified the award competition opens.
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
2008-09 Melissa Raguet
2009-2010 Sociology
2010-2011 John Cho
2011-2012 Sociology
2012-2013 Anthropology Liz Mallott
2014-15 Paul Michael Atienza
2015-16 Sociology
2016-17 David Arstizabal
2017-18 Sociology
2018-19 Use it Fall 2019 give out in spring 2019
2019-20 Sociology
2020-21 Meredith Wilson
2022-23 Michelle Patino
Established by Patricia O’Brien in honor and memory of Demitri B. Shimkin. Award is for the most outstanding research paper written by an Anthropology graduate student.
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
2006 William Hope
2007 Norika Muraki
2008 Alyssa Garcia
2009 Jason Ritchie
2010 John Cho
2010 Scott Williams
2012 Mark Grabowski
2013 Sophia Balakian
2014 Jonghyun Park
2015 Jamie Arjona
2016 Liz Mallott
2017 Jamie Arjona
2018 Mary Rogers and Mike Atienza
2019 Allie Zachwieja Emma Verstraete
2019 Honorable Mentions Yue Liao, Ezgi Guner, Amanda Lee
2020 Ben Krupp
2021 An-di-Yim and Jeongsu Shin (Co-Winners)
2021 Honorable Mentions Caitlyn Antoniuk and Dilara Caliskan
2022 Negin Valizadegan and Jeongsu Shin
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) (previously luckman)
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
LUCKMAN (Student)
1996 Eric Hollinger(nominee)
CAMPUS AWARD (Student) (previously luckman)
1997 Lauren Sieg
1998 Lauren Sieg
1999 Stephanie House
2000 Angelina Cotler & Paul Park
2001 Missy Loyet
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 and 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 Keller
2009 Brenda Farnell
2010 Kate Clancy
2011 Karla Harmon
2012 Paul Garber
2013 Fennell/Gottlieb
2016 Farnell/Moodie
2017 Susan Frankenberg
2019 Jessica Greenberg
2020 Laura Shackelford
2022 Ripan Malhi
2000-01 Alma Gottlieb (fellowship for 2001-02 given to Junje Chen)