Awards and Honors

Daniel Turner, 2010 C. Earle Smith, Jr. Awardee
C. Earle Smith, Jr. Memorial Award
Established in 1987 by his friends and colleagues, this award honors the memory of C. Earle "Smitty" Smith, former professor and chairperson of the department. The Smith Award is given each year to the anthropology major who graduates with the highest overall grade point average.
Smith Award Winners:
1987-88 David W. Forrest
1988-89 Jonathan Mark Clayton
1989-90 Timothy W. Clark
1990-91 Jennifer E. McGehee
1991-92 Ashley E. Saxon
1993-94 Kristi E. Taft
1994-95 Julie G. Markin
1994-95 Robert P. Dilley
1995-96 Joseph D. Sharp, Jr.
1996-97 Naomi Owaki
1998-99 Jennifer Stamp Pugh
1999-00 Emily Carol Bates
2000 -01 Jeremy Fuller Blair
2000-01 Shannon D. Koerner
2001-02 Ashley C. Armstrong
2002-03 Jeffrey M. Brown
2003-04 Caroline F. Bolz
2004-05 Amy E. Hewitt
2005-06 Karen P. Wyatt
2005-06 Matthew J. Mirarchi
2006-07 Megan A. Batchelor
2007-08 Stephanie M. Cantu
2008-2009 Rachel E. Cunningham and Rebecca A. Diehl
2009-2010 Daniel Turner
UA's Undergraduate Research/Creative Activity Competitions:
2009 Rachel E. Cunningham (Second Place, Poster Presentations)