for excellence in scholarship, dedication to teaching, and commitment to building and sustaining the graduate student community
Kathleen Cook worked for the Department of Anthropology at Washington University in St. Louis for sixteen years. Her service to the department went far beyond the regular duties of her job as she worked to build a community among faculty, staff, and students in anthropology. Upon Kathleen Cook’s retirement, the department announced that in recognition of her service and in acknowledgment of her deep and abiding passion for and commitment to graduate education and the well-being of the graduate students in the Department of Anthropology, the H. Kathleen Cook Graduate Student Prize was established.
The H. Kathleen Cook Graduate Student Prize is awarded annually to the graduate student(s) who best exemplifies the myriad of characteristics that Kathleen championed. These include excellence in scholarship, dedication to teaching, and commitment to building and sustaining the graduate student community in the Department of Anthropology and at Washington University in St. Louis. The inaugural awardees of the prize were John Willman and BrieAnna Langlie in 2015.
This year, Andrew Flachs and Stephanie Musgrave were recognized for their dedication and contributions. Both recipients work tirelessly in their academics, consistently provide support to others in the department, and find ways to enrich the anthropological community. It is with graduate students like Andrew and Stephanie that this department is so exceptional.
Nominations were solicited from all graduate students and the final decision was made by the members of the department's Graduate Committee in consultation with the Academic Coordinator and the Chair of the department. Recipients receive a $200 cash award and have their name engraved on a plaque that hangs outside the Graduate Student lounge in McMillan Hall.
