May 2021 Anthropology Awards

May 2021 Undergraduate Anthropology Awards

 

Anthropology Award Ceremony Program 

 

Excellence in Anthropology
For academic excellence in Anthropology among the top 10% of graduating majors

Isabel An
Rayvanth Chappidi
Lev Kolinski
Bridget Leyendecker
Ryan Lashgari
Noga Melnick
Hailey Spaeth
Stephanie Sutton
Clarinda Tan
Katherine Wallace
Claire Wild

Excellence in Research
Awarded for independent scholarship
Leah Fine
Carolyn Fox
Lev Kolinski
Kunsang Lama

Service to Anthropology
For service to the discipline or community
Cameron Bryant
Keishi Foecke
Grace Gerbi
Lev Kolinski
Lexi Lampkin
Larkin Levine
Nikki Navalta
Sammi O'Reilly

Contributions to Anthropology
Awarded for exceptional participation to the discipline
Cameron Bryant
Issie Davis
Karen Dordor
Deniz Ercan-Fang
Jada Gardner
Lev Kolinski
Kunsang Lama
Alexandra Levine
Nikki McAllister
Sammi O'Reilly
Leela Raj
Summer Reyes
Clarinda Tan
Carmen Vescia

Senior Honors in Anthropology

Adrianna Calhoun
Advisor: Professor Andrea Murray
Invisible Issues: Exploring the Unspoken Rift Between the Black Community and the Field of Speech-Language Pathology

Keishi Foecke
Advisor: Professor Carolyn Sargent
The Separation of Church and Health: The Moral Politics of Ectopic Pregnancy Management in Catholic Healthcare Setting

Matthew Ho
Advisor: Professor Anna Jacobsen
On the Battlefield, In Their Memory, and in Their Children: The Intergenerational Effects of the Vietnam War on Vietnamese Americans

Lev Kolinski
Advisor: Professor Krista Milich
Conflict and Coexistence: Humans, Wildlife, and Changing Perceptions around Kibale National Park, Uganda

Larkin Levine
Advisor: Professor Geoff Childs
Understandings of Sexual Consent among Male and Female Zulu South Africans in Masxha, Kwazulu-Natal

Olivia Starr
Advisor: Professor Andrea Murray
Demystifying the Mystical: The Virtual Reality of Torres del Paine National Park in Southern Chilean Patagonia

Helen Stephens
Advisor: Professor Anna Jacobsen
The St. Louis Legacy: Understanding Racial Disparities in Health and the Disproportionate Impact of Covid-19 on Black Americans

John W. Bennett Prize
The John W. Bennett Prize to the Outstanding Graduating Senior in Anthropology is given to the graduating anthropology senior with the highest combination of GPA and excellent honors thesis.
Adrianna Calhoun and Lev Kolinski

Lambda Alpha Honor Society
Kamsi Achigbu
Eme Akpan
Demi Bajela
Cameron Bryant
Adrianna Calhoun
Kamy Chong
Charles "Drew" Christensen
Hannah Cohen
Camera Cottingham
Emily Crews
Ibura DeHaan
Keishi Foecke
Nina Geers
Grace Gerbi
Amal Hamed
Morgan Hartman
Max Jenkins
Caitlyn Johnson
Collin Jordan
Lexi Lampkin
Ryan Langley
Paige Lockwood
Cheyenne Love
Jennifer Metu
Noga Melnick
Nikki Navalta
Manuel Panzardi
Summer Reyes
Sydney Reyes
Sophia Smith
Hailey Spaeth
Jackson Steffy
Stephanie Sutton
Clarinda Tan
Kieran Uhlmansiek
Michelle Wang
Claire Wild
Jessica Yavner
Emily Zitner

Graduating Class of December 2020
Steven Ahn
Rayvanth Chappidi
Charles Christensen III
Aja Drain
Carolyn Fox
Jada Gardner
Cheyenne Love
Noga Melnick

Graduating Class of May 2021

Kamsi Achigbu
Eme Akpan
Madeline Alburtus
Zoe Altus
Isabel An
Lucas Arrow
Demi Bajela
Olivia Birkel
Cameron Bryant
David Buchinsky
Adrianna Calhoun
Isabel Carleton
Bonnie Castleman
Kamy Chong
Hannah Cohen
Camera Cottingham
Emily Crews
Julia Dannenbaum
Isabel Davis
Elise DeConinck
Ibura DeHaan
Karen Dordor
Nell Downey
Deniz Ercan-Fang
Keishi Foecke
Maya Frazier
Andrea Gaona Romero
Jazmin Garcia
Alex Gazo
Nina Geers
Grace Gerbi
Julia Giordano
Carina Greenberg
Lily Greenberg
Amal Hamed
Delores Hanson
Morgan Hartman
Alyssa Hilko
Matthew Ho
Enid Ibarra
Mya Jenkins
Caitlyn Johnson
Sierra Johnson
Collin Jordan
Eka Jose
Jason Karen
Madhulika Kastury
Conner Keuchel
Lev Kolinski
Ricky Kuehn
Kunsang Lama
Lexi Lampkin
Ryan Langley
Ryan Lashgari
Alexandra Levine
Larkin Levine
Bridget Leyendecker
Stephanie Lushniak
Clare MacCarthy
Karina Marin
Karina Martinez
Nikki McAllister
Andre McClerklin Jr.
Jennifer Metu
Erica Muamba
Anand Nambakam
Jessica Nauman
Nikki Navalta
Kimberly Neal
Dianne Oladejo
Sammi O'Reilly
Manny Panzardi
Julie Pellegrino
Duy Pham
Leela Raj
Summer Reyes
Sydney Reyes
Mason Simmons
Brandon Simms
Callie Slater
Sophia Smith
Hailey Spaeth
Olivia Starr
Alexandria Staton
Jack Steffy
Helen Stephens
Stephanie Sutton
Amanda Sy
Clarinda Tan
Kieran Uhlmansiek
Katrianna Urrea
Carmen Vescia
Katherine Wallace
Michelle Wang
Grace Wardeberg
Sydni Weisberg
Collin White
Claire Wild
Elisa Xu
Jessica Yavner
Emily Zitner