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Awards
 CAE honors its members with a number of awards, including the George and Louise Spindler Award, the Distinguished Scholarly Contributions Award, Distinguished Service Contributions Award, Ethnographic Evaluation Award, and the Outstanding Dissertation Award.
George and Louise Spindler Award
The Council on Anthropology and Education (CAE) has established an annual award as a tribute to George and Louise Spindler in recognition of their significant and ongoing contributions to the field of educational anthropology. The purpose of this award is to honor scholars and practitioners whose achievements in educational anthropology as researchers or as practitioners have been distinguished, exemplary, and inspirational.
This award will be presented during the annual meetings of the American Anthropological Association (AAA), along with other AAA awards for outstanding achievement. This year’s conference takes place from the 17 to the 21st of November in San Francisco. The honoree receives a certificate of recognition and a check for $500.00.
To be eligible to receive the Spindler award, candidates must excel in their contributions to educational anthropology, either as scholars or as practitioners. Their contributions must be widely recognized for having significantly advanced our knowledge of the study of educational processes and cultural transmission at home and in school, or for having significantly improved the quality of the design or delivery of educational services.
Nominations should include the name of the person you want to nominate and a one or two paragraph summary of their accomplishments. Nominations should be sent by June 30, 2007, to CAE Third-Year Member-at-Large Yuri Wellington who will forward them to the Spindler Award Committee.
Yuri Wellington
Curriculum Studies Department
University of Hawaii
College of Education
Wist Annex 2, Room 225G
1776 University Ave.
Honolulu, HI 96822
FAX: (808) 956-9905
Email: Yuri's email
Previous Spindler Award recipients
Distinguished Scholarly Contribut
ions Award
(1) Candidates must have published a number of studies in the field of
educational anthropology.
(2) Candidates’ publications must be recognized by their peers in other
branches of anthropology as making significant contributions to the entire
discipline.
(3) The character of candidates’ publications must be genuinely
anthropological and, consequently, clearly emphasize the study of educational
processes from a cultural and cross-cultural perspective.
(4) Scholarly contributions of candidates must be exemplary and
inspirational to colleagues in anthropology, particularly to those in CAE.
(5) Scholarly contributions of candidates must have implications for the
implementation of educational practice across cultures.
Distinguished Service Contributions Award
(1) Service award candidates must have already distinguished themselves in careers exemplifying the implementation of anthropological approaches to actual educational processes.
(2) Distinguished service in teaching or teacher-training, as recognized
by anthropologists and educators, must be characterized by a sincere respect for the language and culture of students, a profound commitment to serve all
students without prejudice, a genuine adherence to principles of educational
equity and an awareness of the critical role of culture in the acquisition of
knowledge and in academic and social achievement.
(3) Candidates must be accomplished human service professionals who
highlight the importance of culture in the organization and execution of
effective educational practices.
Selection Procedure
Ethnographic Evaluation Award
Submission of evaluation studies for the Ethnographic Evaluation Award is open to any ethnographic evaluator. The award will be based on a report that specifically addresses the committee’s award criteria, and is based on an ethnographic study in an educational setting or settings. The submitted study must have employed an ethnographic design for evaluation, or it must have substantially employed ethnographic methods and concepts to the evaluation. Persons interested in submitting evaluation studies for consideration should submit a report of no more than 15 double spaced, 12 point type pages (exclusive of bibliography).
Selection Criteria
Outstanding Dissertation Award
The Council on Anthropology and Education (CAE) has established an annual award to recognize the author of an outstanding dissertation recently completed in the field of anthropology and education.
Nomination
Nomination: Any member of CAE in good standing can nominate a recent dissertation for this award.
Eligibility:A nominated dissertation should have been successfully defended no earlier than 3 calendar years prior to the year in which it is nominated. For a June 30, 2007, deadline, that would be no earlier than 2003.
Nomination Materials: The nomination should include (1) a letter not to exceed three pages from the nominator summarizing the strengths and
significance of the dissertation; (2) if the nominator is not a member of the nominee’s dissertation committee, the nomination should be accompanied by a
supporting letter from a member of the dissertation committee; (3) three copies of a 20-page (5000 words maximum) abstract of the dissertation written by the nominee; and (4) a completed cover page (to see required information, click here).
Nominations should be sent by June 30, 2007, to CAE Third-Year Member-At-Large Yuri Wellington who will forward them to the dissertation committion.
Yuri Wellington
Curriculum Studies Department
University of Hawaii
College of Education
Wist Annex 2, Room 225G
1776 University Ave.
Honolulu, HI 96822
FAX: (808) 956-9905
Email: Yuri's email
Selection Procedures
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