Voegelin Paper Prize

Mary Suzanne Savage Field Research Scholarship

This collection of screenshots were taken by Jason Baird Jackson during the Indiana University Department of Anthropology Graduation and Awards Celebration held online with Zoom on April 30, 2021 at 4 p.m. Department Chair Andrea Wiley hosted the event with assistance from various members of the faculty. The context of the event was the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which caused university celebrations and gatherings to be reimagined for the continued safety and welfare of the department's faculty, staff, and students. Images are named by last name. Last names can be read against the PDF program for details on the accomplishments of the student (and faculty) participants. Not every awardee or participant was recorded in a screenshot, but the collection presents a sample of B.A., Ph.D. and faculty participants with an emphasis on honorees and those with speaking parts. Parents, friends, and family were also present. One distinctive characteristic of the event was the adaptation of commencement customs to the makeshift practices typical of the pandemic. Undergraduates wore various bits and pieces of cobbled together regalia, including (it appeared) high school caps and gowns. For the doctoral students, many were "hooded" with scarves and other hood-like garments by loved ones with whom they were quarantined. For the record, I note with appreciation the hard work of my colleagues (faculty and staff) in putting together a moving program, one that was well emceed by Professor Wiley. I believe that the proceedings were recorded by Professor Wiley and thus a video record may be available for preservation.