Things have been a little hectic at semester end, so apologies for a little lateness. I'd like present our 2019-2020 Anthropology Student Awards, in no particular order ....
Valarie Gabbard won the best paper in Biological Anthropology

Social relationships and proximity among captive Gorilla gorilla gorilla
The Kathy Erbaugh Senior Service Award went to @claireevaughn This Award recognizes a senior who has demonstrated outstanding service to the Department of Anthropology every year. Thank you for your excellent service to the Department! Congratulations!
Faith Walker won the Best Archaeology Award for "Tell Me A Story: Engaging Communities Through Narrative Archaeological Interpretation on Achill Island, Ireland" as well as honorable mention for "Gaydar!: Building a Queer Community at Miami University"
Rachel Sorcher, Jessica Enhelder, & Lindsay Douglass won the Best Paper in Cultural Anthropology for "From a Different World" Connections to Roots, Resources, and Receiving Communities Establishing Refugees’ Sense of Well Being"
Mitchell Singstock won Honorable Mention in Cultural Anthropology for "Meaning and Morality in Animal Research"
The Best Visual Work in Anthropology went to Ellie Timmons, Brian Russo, and Kellyn Vince for "Understanding educational inequities and highlighting resources to decrease the #digitaldivide" More can be found here https://www.instagram.com/equity_thru_anthro/
Honorable mention in Visual Works went to Miranda Oates, Elizabeth Shaner, & Katherine Schmidt for "The MEAD Grocery Store: Combating Climate Change within Your Local Grocery Store"
Honorable mention for Visual Works was shared with Janice Olivia Heebsh & Emily Ratvasky for "You Know It When You See It: A Visual Ethnography on Neopaganism"
Honorable mention for Biological Anthropology went to Amber Warren for "Deciding How to Hunt: The Variations in Hunting Strategies Across Chimpanzee Communities"
The best paper in Linguistic Anthropology went to Lindsay Douglass for "Dinner with the Bakers"
Honorable mention for Linguistic Anthropology went to Katelyn Redelman for "Brewing Stereotypes: The Relationship Between Coffee Orders, Stereotyping and the Negotiation of Identity"
Congratulations to the Miami Anthropology award winners for 2020! You make us proud with your research and community work
We have an additional award announcement that should have gone on this thread yesterday (apologies). The Best Paper in Holistic Anthropology was by Elizabeth Shaner. "Going Ape: Confronting Last Imperial Notions in Museums"
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