AAA 2021 Award Recipients

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We’re proud to announce this year’s award recipients. The honorees will also be featured in the November/December issue of Anthropology News.

Applications for next year will open in 2022.  Learn more about all AAA Prizes and Awards.

AAA Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching of Anthropology

Dr. Angela C. Jenks

Anthropology in Media Award (AIME)

Dr. Tanya Luhrmann

Conrad M. Arensberg award

Alyssa Crittenden and William Dressler

David M. Schneider Award

Lucía Stavig and Kelly Zepelin

Franz Boas Award for Exemplary Service to Anthropology

 Dr. Gustavo Lins Ribeiro

Gender Equity Award

Dr. A. Lynn Bolles

Dissertation Fellowship for Historically Underrepresented Persons in Anthropology

Megan Baker

The Robert B. Textor and Family Prize for Excellence in Anticipatory Anthropology

Dr. Laurence Ralph

Solon T. Kimball Award for Public and Applied Anthropology

Dr. Carlos Vélez -Ibáñez 

AAA Engaged Anthropology Award

Ruth M. Van Dyke, Carrie C. Heitman, and Irma McClaurin

SfAA/AAA Margaret Mead Award

Amber R. Reed

Executive Director’s Award

Dr. Peter Kunstadter

President’s Award

Arjun Appadurai, Michael Blakey, Shannon Speed, Gillian Tett, Nate Wambold, and Bianca Williams