CELEBRATING ACHIEVEMENT

in the

Department of AnthropologyApril 2009 - March 2010

Faculty Members

PromotionsSummer 2009

GARVIE-LOK, Sandra - Associate Professor

LOSEY, Robert - Associate Professor

MAYNE CORREIA, Pamela – FSO

other significant Transitions

FRIEBE, Harvey

Appointed Health and Safety Officer and Department of Anthropology Laboratory Manager (July 2009)

SCHWEGER, Charlie, Professor Emeritus

Will fulfill his post-retirement contract at the end of June 2010

MANN, Elizabeth

Completed contract as project archaeologist for the Bodo field site (May 2007-October 2009)

RESEARCH HONOURS AND

AWARDSFLETCHER, Christopher

McCalla Research Professorship, Arts Endowment for the Future

FORTH, GregoryFaculty of Arts Research Excellence Award,

Professor

ResearchNew Grants (principal investigators)

New Grants

• DeBERNARDI, Jean – University of Alberta Faculty of Arts and Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (Beijing) Mobility Program Grant for a pilot study "On the Fujian Tea Trade: An Ethnographic Study of Commerce and Culture" 2009

• FLETCHER, Christopher – CIHR (PI sub-grant; Université Laval) 2009

• Stewart-Harawira, Makere and Mark NUTTALL – SSHRC: Energy development and community well-being in northern Alberta, 2009-2012.

Books published

DAVELUY, Michelle

et Louis-Jacques

Dorais, dir. 2009. À la périphérie du centre: les limites de l’hégémonie en anthropologie. Liber:

«Carrefours

anthropologiques».

NUTTALL, M. C.

and Dey Nuttall, A.,

eds. 2009. Canada's and Europe's Northern Dimensions. Oulu:

University of Oulu

Press.

Weber, a.W., M. Anne katzenberg, and theodore G. Schurr, eds. 2009. Prehistoric hunter-gatherers of the baikal region, siberia:

bioarchaeological studies of past life ways. Philadelphia: university of pennsylvania press.

REPRINTDeBERNARDI, Jean.

2009. Penang: Rites of Belonging in a Malaysian Chinese Community.

Singapore: National

University of Singapore

Press.

ReprintVALLIANATOS, Helen.

2010. Poor and Pregnant in New Delhi. Walnut Creek:

Left Coast Press, Inc.

EXHIBITION: ETHNOGRAPHIC TERMINALIA, PHILADELPHIA

FLETCHER, Christopher. 2009. “Listening to Le Corbusier's Paris,” the IceBox Gallery, Philadelphia.

ZIVKOVIC, Marko and Gordana Zivkovic. 2009. “Loveable Edmonton,” the IceBox Gallery, Philadelphia.

Institute of Prairie Archaeology Grand Opening 26 March 2010

IPA Opening

With many, many thanks to those who helped make the opening of the space happen, including thanks to the Faculty of Arts and the

Facilities Alterations funds.

Particular kudos go to HARVEY FRIEBE.

In addition, we thank the following for much work in the space:

Joanne McKinnon

Pamela Mayne Correia

Shirley Harpham

Barb Ives

In the HUB

Jack Ives, Executive

Director of the

Institute of Prairie Archaeology at the

opening on Friday, 26

March 2010

IMPORTANT

PEOPLE!

We have Two of the 100 Prominent people…

Graduate StudentAchievements

Academic Appointments

• SCHREYER, Christine, Assistant Professor, Community, Culture and Global Studies, UBC Okanagan

• WESTMAN, Clinton, Assistant Professor, Archaeology & Anthropology, University of Saskatchewan

PHD CONVOCANTS

SCHREYER, Christine: Reserves and Resources: Local Rhetoric on Land, Language, and Identity amongst the Taku River Tlingit and the Loon River Cree First Nations

MA CONVOCANTSBAYNES, Thomas: History and Heritage: Canada’s Life in Stories

BENSCHOP, Diana: Unity, Diversity, Anonymity: An ethno-linguistic portrait of the Spanish speaking population of Edmonton, Alberta

COLLINS, Benjamin: An Initial Zooarchaeological Analysis of Magubike and Mlambalasi: Two Archaeological Sites from the Iringa Region of Southern Tanzania

STARK, Robert: A Radiographic Investigation of Juvenile Scurvy Among the Sub-Adult Remains from Stymphalos and Zaraka, Greece

Graduate Students

AWARDS, FELLOWSHIPS, SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS

SSHRC Fellowships

SSHRC POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP: DOKIS, Carly (Nipissing University)

SSHRC MASTER’S FELLOWSHIP

Nagy, Michael

Sawchuk, Elizabeth

Semple, Dyan

SSHRC DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP

ASSELIN, Jodie

CALDWELL, Megan

FERGUSON, Jenanne

KMITA, Catherine

TAYLOR-HOLLINGS, Jill

SCHOLARSHIPS, PRIZES AND AWARDS

NATIONAL NETWORK ABORIGINAL MENTAL HEALTH PHD SCHOLARSHIP

Thea Luig

PRESIDENT’S DOCTORAL PRIZEAsselin, Jodie

Caldwell, MeganKmita, Catherine

Taylor-Hollings, Jill

PROVOST DOCTORAL ENTRANCE AWARDLuig, Thea

AWARDS, FELLOWSHIPS, AND SCHOLARSHIPS (CONT.)

DISSERTATION FELLOWSHIP

Biittner, Katie

IZAAK WALTON KILLAM MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

Kmita, Cathy (honorary)

RICHARD F SALISBURY AWARD

Dokis, Carly

FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS (CONT.)

WADSWORTH DISSERTATION WRITE-UP FELLOWSHIP (WENNER-GREN FOUNDATION)

Bushozi, Pastory

QUEEN ELIZABETH II GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP (DOCTORAL)

Asselin, Gabriel

Borowitz, Michelle

Dawson, Leslie

Castillo, Victoria

SCHOLARSHIPS (CONT.)

MA RECRUITMENT SCHOLARSHIP

Fleming, Lacey

Sawchuk, Elizabeth (honorary)

QUEEN ELIZABETH II GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP (MASTERS)

Gordon, Ross

Owens, Corey

SCHOLARSHIPS (CONT.)

KENNETT Y SPENCER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

Castillo, Victoria

MARGARET BRINE SCHOLARSHIP

Mannette, Antonia

THE GERALD FERRO MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP IN ANTHROPOLOGY

Michael Nagy

GRANTSCIRCUMPOLAR/BOREAL

ALBERTA RESEARCH GRANT

Asselin, GabrielAsselin, Jodie

Borowitz, MichelleDokis, Carly

Fraser-Shapiro, IanHighet, MeganKurzibov, Petr

Mannette, AntoniaMoeller, Helle

Taylor-Hollings, Jill

Asselin, GabrielAsselin, Jodie

Borowitz, MichelleHayashi, Naotaka

Moeller, Helle

NORTHERN SCIENTIFIC TRAINING GRANT

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT AWARDS

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT AWARDS

DR. HENRY T LEWIS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP IN ANTHROPOLOGYNicholette Bernier

LUCIANA (PIZZI) SIVERSTON SCHOLARSHIPRobyn Watt

ANTHROPOLOGY 3RD YR SCHOLARSHIPBrenna Deines

ANTHROPOLOGY 4TH YR SCHOLARSHIPRae Veillard

ANTHROPOLOGY GRADUATING SCHOLARSHIPJean Michele Casault

ANTHROPOLOGY STUDENT CONFERENCE

AWARD WINNERSPHD PODIUM PRESENTATION

Winner: Jodie Asselin

Honourable Mention: Catherine Merritt

Honourable Mention: Thea Luig

MA PODIUM PRESENTATION

Winner: Gabriel Yanicki

Honourable Mention: Brent Hammer

Honourable Mention: Scott Habkirk

ANTHROPOLOGY STUDENT CONFERENCE

AWARD WINNERSUNDERGRADUATE PRESENTATION

Winner: Tori Sheldon

Honourable Mention: Michael Cursio

Honourable Mention: Pauline de Grandpre

POSTER PRESENTATION

Winner: A. Perkins, E. Sawchuk and H. Sparkes

Winner: S. Halmhofer and A. Maharaj

Recognition

DonorsWe wish to recognize and thank our donors whose gifts have helped the Department of Anthropology weather the beginning of severe financial storms.

Dr. Franca Boag

Dr. Jean DeBernardi

Dr. Pamela Willoughby

Student Associations &

Volunteers

ANTHROPOLOGY STUDENT ASSOCIATIONS

AGAS EXECUTIVECorey Owens

Peter KirchmeirAaron Perkins

Christopher WhiteDyan Semple

Megan CaldwellErin Jessup

Katie WaterhouseCatherine Kmita

Elizabeth SawchukAlicia Hibbert

Merin OleschukHillary Sparkes

UAAU EXECUTIVE

Jason BushSaliha Chattoo

Pauline de GrandpreAlexandra Dosser

Vince JankunisBreana McCullochVictoria Sheldon

Brett TegartBrittany Tetreault

Ryan TroockRobyn WattJustina Watt

VOLUNTEERSKatie BiittnerLacey Fleming

Erin JessupJennifer Miller

ADDITIONAL

GRADUATE

STUDENT

VOLUNTEERS

ADDITIONAL UNDERGRADUATE

STUDENT VOLUNTEERSStephanie Almond

Matthew BeltonToni Betts

Stephanie BrownMichael CursioChristina DaveyTeea Gergely

Mandy GiesingerKaitlyn Grant

Stephanie HalmhoferKevin HaugrudEmma HimslErin Jocksch

Katie KinsellaMarie-Helene LeclairVéronique Lessard

Kelsey LucykJennifer Matal SolDevon McMullen

Miki Morris Amanda NelsonSydney PattersonSalima Punja Jan

Amandah van MerlinFrances Wallace

Other volunteers

Heather Bendera

Cindy Gawreletz

Nicola Howard

Amanda Maharaj

Raj G. McGuire

Daniele Mogg

Curtis Scally

Natalie Shykoluk

Department of Anthropology Administrative and Technical

Staff

YOU ARE THE GREATEST AND WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR AMAZING SERVICE AND GOOD WILL THROUGH THE BEST OF TIMES AND

THE WORST OF TIMES!

Harvey Friebe

Shirley Harpham

Liz Jobagy

Gail Mathew

Erin Plume

Thank you, Joannefor continuing to keep us on track and for holding us together!

Department of Anthropology

We recognize and thank all who have helped to make us a nexus of excellence and achievement