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•   Fall 2007 Course Descriptions & Schedule (PDF)
•   Prof. Izumi Shimada is the new SIUC Outstanding Scholar. Dr. Shimada joins our prestigious list of past recipients of this award, including Jerome Handler, George Gumerman, Robert Corruccini, and Prudence Rice.
•   Dan Bauer was named Outstanding Graduate Assistant in the Core Corruculum. He is the third of our graduate students to receive this award, following William Duncan and Chip Perkins.
•   Summer 2007 courses:
·   America's Diverse Cultures (Anth 104)
·   Introduction to Sociocultural Anthropology (Anth 300D)
·   Archaeological Field Methods (Anth 496)
•   Field Schools:
·   2007 Field School in Archaeology: Investigations at Kincaid Mounds   (June 11 - August 3, 2007)
·   Bioarchaeological Field School in Italy (July 1 - 31, 2007)
•   The 24th Annual Visiting Scholar Conference ( March 23 - 24, 2007)
The Archaeology of Anthropogenic Environments
•   In December 2006, the Congress of Peru awarded Prof. Izumi Shimada the Gran Official medal for his ongoing archaeological work at Sican.
•   Anthropology student, Matthew A. Tornow won the SIUC Outstanding Dissertation Award in 2006.   Click here to see the list of Anthropology students who have previously won this Award.
•   The Anthropology Dept announces a one-semester term faculty position available for Fall 2007.
•   Spring 2007 course descriptions: Click Here
•   Anthropology students who have won the SIUC Outstanding Dissertation Award: Bruce Masse 1989, Liming Zhou, 1997; Warren Anderson, 1998; Penelope McLorg, 2000; Tim Pugh, 2001; Keith Prufer, 2002; Kevin Schwartz, Honorable Mention 2004.
•   SIUC Outstanding MA Thesis Award recipient: Haagen Klaus, 2003