Award for Excellence in Ethnic Studies

This award is given to the senior who consistently engaged the central principles of American Ethnic Studies in the classroom, on campus, and in the surrounding community. The award honors the student’s intellectual and active engagement in the field's tradition of social justice through critical thinking, service and activism, mentoring other students, and helping to build the AES program itself. This honor is in recognition of both achievements made and the high potential of the recipient in future academic and community engagement endeavors.

*Eligibility Requirements:*

Senior who is a major or minor in AES
3.5 or higher overall gpa; 3.75 or higher gpa in AES
Embodies the /praxis/ (reflection and action) central to the field
Actively links AES discourse and perspectives with social justice work
Positively represented and contributed to the AES program at Willamette
Evidence of career and vocation having been shaped by AES

2007-2008 Recipient: Jenne Schmidt