The Christine Gerdes Award in Anthropology

Established by Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Gerdes in memory of their daughter, Christine, '74. It is awarded to an outstanding junior major who excels in the study of anthropology. TK is an excellent and engaged student who is highly dedicated to expanding our understandings of Anthropology and Geosciences and who embraces the holism of the field of Anthropology. TK has conducted research on how natural faults and soil quality impacted settlement over 10,000 years in the Near East, ethnographic work on classroom values amongst high school teachers in an Appleton area High School and is involved in health and nutrition research for Appleton area children. His outstanding performance in the classroom, and dedication to further learning outside of it, are exemplary and make him a highly deserving recipient of the Gerdes Award.