Departmental Awards and Funding Application Cover Sheet Award Total Amount available for Awards in FY25 Maximum Amount of Any Single Award Robert E. Rhoades Pre-Dissertation Travel Award $3,000 $3,000 Joseph R. Caldwell Award $4,000 $4,000 Janis Faith Steingruber Student Travel Award $4,000 $1,000 Melissa Hague Field Study Award $3,000 $1,000 Application Due Date January 23, 2026 at 5:00 PM Awards Department of Anthropology Head's Award The Department of Anthropology Head’s Award recognizes an outstanding graduating senior for accomplishments in at least one of the following areas: classroom, research or service. A student is nominated for the award by a member of the faculty; a faculty member may nominate more than one student. The award is competitive and final selection is made by the departmental awards committee. The award consists of a year-long membership to the American Anthropological Association, as well as the listing of the student’s name on the office awards plaque. Janis Faith Steingruber Student Travel Award Janis received her A.B. in Anthropology in 1974, with honors and Phi Beta Kappa status. Her fascination with ancient cultures lead her to travel widely: Honduras, Guatemala, Peru, Bolivia, and up the Nile, as well as to countless archaeological sites and museums. Following her untimely death in 2002, her family has honored her memory by establishing an award to fund student travel, to pass on Janis’ joy of discovery. Melissa Hague Field Study Award Melissa was an undergraduate majoring in Anthropology when she died unexpectedly during her junior year. Melissa's parents, Roger and Laree Hague, have chosen to honor their daughter by endowing two awards in her name, that Melissa's dream of pursuing research, through both field study and the classroom, may be realized by students in the department that she so enjoyed.
