Departmental Awards
- The Margaret Mead Award in Anthropology
- Sigma Xi: National Scientific Honorary Society
- The Olof Palme Award
The Margaret Mead Award in Anthropology
Honoring the distinguished American anthropologist Margaret Mead (1901-1978), this award is presented to senior majors who have demonstrated consistently excellent academic achievement in all areas of the discipline.1976: Janice K. Sipe
1977: No Award
1978: No Award
1979: Cameron R. Macauley and Paul A. Michel
1980: Richard A. Kerber
1981: No Award
1982: Sylvia M. Smith
1983: Eileen K. McLaren
1984: Earl Sissell
1985: Mark D. Cartland and Julia C. Miller
1986: Alison Trofatter and Joseph Rubin
1987: Colleen R. Siders
1988: No Award
1989: Sonya Kane
1990: Heather L. Claussen
1991: Ellen Bell and John Douglass
1992: Justin Richland and Joseph Rife
1993: Suzanne Crow and Anne Merriman
1994: Matthew Koehler
1995: Holly Mortensen and Julian Murchison
1996: Andrew Kindon
1997: Briana Beacom and Miranda Stockett
1998: Heather Osborn
1999: Frances Black, Ann Krier and Rachel Sheets
2000: Vicki Fellingham
2001: Elizabeth Fleming, Juliana Novic
2002: Kathleen Adams, Abbi Russal
2003: Liesel Kuhr, Amy Wagaman
2004: Katharine Jackson, Kassia Randzio
2005: James Hawken, Joshua Mabra, Thomas Schlesinger-Guidelli
2006: Tamara Kneese
2007: Megan Maurer
2008:Katherine Schroer
2009: Madeline Smith
Sigma Xi: National Scientific Honorary Society
The Scientific Research Society (founded 1886) forms the society of Sigma Xi. Membership in this international scientific honorary is based on achievement in science-related coursework and future promise in conducting scientific research. A chapter was formed at Kenyon in 1979. Nominations are limited to senior majors.1979: Kevin D. Schneider
1980: Richard A. Kerber and Daniel K. Quinn
1981: Joyce E. White
1982: --
1983: --
1984: --
1985: Mark D. Cartland and Julia C. Miller
1986: Alison Trofatter
1987: Colleen Siders
1988: --
1989: Sonya Kane
1990: Jeremy C. Beutel
1991: Ellen Bell and John Douglass
1992: Kristina Baker and Joseph Rife
1993: Garret Batten, Suzanne Crow, Kim Sarnecki, and Rachel Smith
1994: Lyman Armstrong, Eric Eggars, and Loren Lease
1995: Heather Gayheart and Julian Murchison
1996: Andrew Kindon
1997: Kathryn Jemmott, Bryan Robbins, and Miranda Stockett
1998: Kate Masley, Heather Osborn, and Rachel Schiming
1999: Frances Black and Neville Handel
2000: Christian Agricola and Anne Crosby
2001: Lauren Schwartz and Christopher Monson
2002: Marcell Esqueda, Julie Koska, Anna Novotny, and Russell Smith
2003: Liesel Kuhr, Adam Taplin, Amy Wagaman
2004: Mara Bernstein, Patrick Dresch, Megan Kerley, and Kassia Randzio
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2009:
The Olof Palme Award
Honoring the distinguished Prime Minister of Sweden and Kenyon graduate '(48; H 70), this award is presented to majors who have demonstrated consistently excellent academic achievement and integration in both anthropology and sociology.1993: Kim Sarnecki
1994: James McKirdy
1995: Lucie Manoussoff
1996: No Award
1997: Amanda Feld
1998: Rachel Schiming
1999: Stacy Lewis
2000: Scott Carney, Denise Wong
2001: No Award
2002: Marcella Esqueda
2003: No Award
2004: No Award
2005: No Award
2006: No Award
2007: No Award
2008: No Award
2009: No Award