Awards
Ibn Battuta Award
The Ibn Battuta Award is given by the Anthropology Program at Kansas State University to the anthropology major submitting the best anthropological research paper for the academic year. The award consists of a cash prize and book describing the adventures and discoveries of Ibn Battuta, a 14th century Muslim traveler, as well as recognition of quality research and writing. The awardee will be recognized at the annual departmental awards ceremony in April. The paper can deal with any anthropological topic. Coauthored papers are not allowed.
Martin Ottenheimer Award for Adventurous Anthropology
Anthropologist Martin Ottenheimer (PhD Tulane U 1971), now professor emeritus at Kansas State, is internationally known for his ethnographic research in East Africa, especially the Comoro Islands, as well as major publications on kinship and cousin marriage. He was a Department Head at K-State (1987-1993), was elected President of the Central States Anthropological Society (1994-1995), and served on the Executive Board of the American Anthropological Association. He has lectured in Africa, Europe, and Australia, and his visiting academic positions include Ludwig-Maximilian University, Munich, Germany (1990), and a Fulbright Scholar at Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic (2004-2005). A world traveler and a champion sailor, Dr. Ottenheimer also serves as a Senior Judge, US Sailing Association.
This student award has been established in recognition of the adventurous spirit that
guides Dr. Ottenheimer and many fellow anthropologists in their quest for knowledge
about peoples and cultures all across the world.
Eligible for this award ($250.-) are undergraduate students majoring in anthropology,
before their senior year. To be seriously considered, they must have a good academic
record (minimum GPA 3.5), and a specific planned project that demonstrates their adventurous
spirit as a budding anthropologist.
Each contender will send a 1-page curriculum vitae and a 350-500-word project proposal,
including a paragraph (75-100 words) detailing how the funding will be spent by April
1st to Dr. Prins (prins@ksu.edu). The winner will be committed to make a presentation
for the Anthropology Club before graduation, within the following year.
Harriet and Martin Ottenheimer Central States Anthropological Society Award
The recipient(s) of this award will be a student(s) properly enrolled in the Dept
of SASW, majoring in anthropology who has been notified that this/her paper has been
accepted for presentation at the annual Central States Anthropological Society (CSAS)
conference. Applicants are expected to present at the annual Sapiens Symposium before
the Central States conference. The award shall reimburse the selected student for
up to $500 in travel expenses to attend the annual CSAS conference and present his/her
paper.
National and International Awards
Our students have had great success receiving major national and international awards and scholarships. Visit with your adviser if you are interested in pursuing any of these prestigious awards to support your future research and scholarship.
Fulbright
Fellowships for U.S. graduating seniors, graduate students, young professionals and artists to study abroad for one academic year.
Amanda Stueve 2010
Lucas Bessire 2001
Lisa Mertz 1993
Carol Leonard 1970
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
Fellows receive three years of support with a $30,000 annual stipend plus a $10,500 cost-of-education allowance, a $1,000 one time international travel allowance and access to the TeraGrid supercomputer.
Laura Bathurst 1997
Michael Wesch 1998
Amber Campbell 2005
Other Anthropology Award Winners
| Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship | Ryan Klataske | 2007 |
| Jacob K. Javits Fellowship | Michael Wesch | 1998 |
| Mellon | Laura Bathurst | 1997 |
| Phi Kappa Phi | John Hawks | 1994 |
| Rhodes | Roger D. Sorrell | 1974 |