Southwestern

Engaging Minds, Transforming Lives

Sociology & Anthropology Department

Opportunities: National and Regional Awards

2011

Ursula James (2011) “The Emergence of Hoi An: World Heritage Status and Global Tourism in Vietnam”

  • First place, 2011 Annual Student Paper Competition by the Southern Anthropological Society “and the paper is the feature article  in the Southern Anthropological Society Winter 2012 SAS Newsletter (Volume 4, Issue 2).”

Toni Nietfeld (2011) ‘Welcome to Hell’: The Role of Framing and Recruitment in Saving Souls.”

  • Honorable mention, 2011 Odum Award for Best Undergraduate Paper, Southern Sociological Society
  • Third place, 2011 Undergraduate Paper Competition, Alpha Kappa Delta (national sociology honors society)

2010

Jessica Herbst (2010) “‘Sometimes You Have to Sell Your Soul a Little Bit:’ Maintaining Meaning and Identity in the Midst of Non-Profit Politics”

  • 2010 Odum Award for Best Undergraduate Paper, Southern Sociological Society

2009

Nicole Powell (‘09) “‘Little Gay Ghandis’:  Providing a Safe Space and Empowering Sexual Minorities”

  • 2009 Odum Award for Best Undergraduate Paper, Southern Sociological Society
  • Third place, 2009 Undergraduate Paper Competition, Alpha Kappa Delta (national sociology honors society)

2007

Meagan M. Elliott (‘07), “Locating Jewish Identity in Poland: Thoughts and Photographs”

  • Winner of the 2007 Undergraduate Paper Competition, Alpha Kappa Delta (national sociolology honors society)
  • 2007 Odum Award for Best Undergraduate Paper, Southern Sociological Society
  • 2007 Junior Fellow of the American Academy of Political and Social Science in Sociology

Nathan Turner (‘07), “Screw You, We’re from Texas: The Politics of Place and the Power to Resist in Texas Country Music”

  • First Place in the 2007 Student Paper Competition, Southwestern Anthropological Association
  • 2007 Junior Fellow of the American Academy of Political and Social Science in Anthropology

2006

Alexandra O. Hendley (‘06),Barreras del Lenguage: Children’s Negotiation of Adult-Created Exclusionary Structures”

  • 2006 Odum Award for Best Undergraduate Paper, Southern Sociological Society
  • Winner of the 2006 Undergraduate Paper Competition, Alpha Kappa Delta (national sociolology honors society)