Field Notes APSS - 2018-19

FIELD NOTES Sociology/Anthropology Student of the Year: Shelby Stachowitz

E ach year faculty nominate outstanding students for our Annual APSS Awards, and we were excited to announce these at our Spring Picnic, held at Wilson Park in Menomonie. Students in each concentration are recognized for their outstanding work both in and outside the classroom. This year Shelby Stachowitz was named Sociology and Anthropology Student of the Year, Megan VanEgdom as History and Politics Student of the Year, and PaChee Yang and Matt Johnson tied for Economics Student of the Year. The award for Best Research Project was also a tie, this time between Megan VanEgdom and Madalaine McConville . Both projects looked at important social issues, analyzed policies that could help address them, and were presented at national and local conferences. The Alec Kirby Memorial Award for Leadership in Social Justice went to Zipporah Turnbull to recognize her for her work with the Black Student Union and Stout Students Unite, as well as for organizing campus events like the Silent Peace March. Alec Kirby was a professor of History and Political Science at UW-Stout for 22 years. His passion for teaching, insightfulness, and his caring attitude towards students made him the most popular professor in the Social Science department. Dr. Kirby was an author, educator, and public intellectual, frequently serving as a commentator on Public Radio. His passion for social justice was obvious in almost every conversation he had and in every class he taught. Alec was one of the originators of the Applied Peace Studies minor at Stout and always supported informed activism on campus and in the larger community. Alec is remembered for his fierce advocacy for peace and justice and the warm compassion and friendship he showed others. Finally, we announced the award for Best Research Poster. This award is voted on by both students and faculty and recognizes the best poster presented at Stout’s annual Research Day. This year the award went to Rachel Smith for her work on drug court services. Congratulations, everyone!

Best Research Projects: Megan VanEgdom - “Effectiveness of Gun Control Laws” Maddie McConville - “The School-to-Prison Pipeline”

History/Politics Student of the Year: Megan VanEgdom

Best Research Poster: Rachel Smith -“Which Drug Court Treatments and Services Matter the Most? ”

Alec Kirby Memorial Award for Leadership in Social Justice: Zipporah Turnbull

Economics Students of the Year: PaChee Yang & Matthew Johnson

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