Undergraduate Departmental Awards:
Faculty Award for Excellence And Service in Anthropology
This award is given to a graduating Anthropology major. It is possible to grant more than one award each year.
Criteria: “Presented to recognize the achievements and contributions of a graduating senior anthropology major who has an outstanding record of academic excellence who has made significant service contributions to the department through service and has enhanced undergraduate-faculty interaction.â€
Students will be nominated in the spring semester.
- Previous Winners
1983 – Blythe Roveland
1985 – J. Edward Hood
1986 – Evi Klett
1987 – Timothy Jones
1989 – Jean Farrand
1990 – Denise Ramp
1994 – Sally Gail Atkins
1995 – Danielle M. Scarpelli
1995 – Melissa Ventimiglia
1996 – Susan J. Berman
1997 – Tracy A. Tamburello
1998 – Alexis Gang
2000 – Daniel D. Broockmann
2001 – Tracy R. Shaffer
2003 – Patrick A. Lindsay
2005 – Dan T. Eisenberg
2006 – Ashley Brisco
2007 – Leila Joyce
2009 – Jocelyn Minsky-Rowland
2010 – Rachel B. Goldstein
2011 – Daniel Winegard
2012 – Matthew W. Magnani
2014 – Samantha Raia
2015 – Maggie A. Bacon
2015 – Jaclyn E. Galdun
2016 – Jenna Hendrick
2017 – Zara H. Shah
2018 – Rebecca L. Cuntala
2018 – Lorna E. Erb
2019 – Crae Wilkins
2020 – Jarrod Erdman
2020 – Alexandria Pollock
2021 – Jacob Frank
2022 – Felicial Molzon
Richard Antoun Faculty Award for Excellence in Anthropology
This award is for a graduating Anthropology major. It is possible to grant more than one award each year.
Criteria: “Presented to an outstanding graduating senior who has majored in Anthropology at °®¶¹´«Ã½, in recognition of the recipient’s academic excellence in Anthropology and future promise as a scholar.â€
Students will be nominated in the spring semester.
- Previous Winners
2011 – Aja Lans
2011 – Jeanette Moreland
2012 – Matthew Magnani
2012 – Hayley Bernard
2013 – Anne Keating O’Connor
2014 – Rik Nikko Marata
2014 – Lauren Ross-Hixson
2015 – Heather R. Seltzer
2016 – Susan Sincerbox
2016 – Samantha Kombel
2016 – Deanna Ciampo
2016 – Kathryn Sabitus
2016 – Danielle Rainis
2016 – Kalliope Grammatikopoulas
2017- Dylan S. Davis
2017- Maria N. Papinnou
2018 – Emma K. Blystone
2018- Hannah L. Elliott
2019 – Thomas Yaeger
2020 – Eta Pastreich
2021 – Keno Burckhardt
2021 – Rachel Slotnick
Marian Jean Giusto Scholarship
Established in 2001 by the Estate of Anthony Giusto, this scholarship will be awarded to a °®¶¹´«Ã½ Student studying anthropology. Preference to be given to a student from Connecticut studying anthropology. Application is available in the °®¶¹´«Ã½ Foundation Office or the Graduate Office.
Application deadline is May 1st. Review of applications and selection done by the Department of Anthropology. The award provides $2,200 for tuition. $1,100 for the fall semester and $1,100 for the spring semester.
Recipients will be chosen in the spring for the following academic year.