Spring 2015 • VOLUME 14 Newsletter of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology

Signs Symbols Spring 2015 • VOLUME 14 Newsletter of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology

& Notes from the chair by James Skibo, Distinguished Professor and chair As an archaeologist I know that change is inevitable and it certainly has been a year of transitions in the department. As you have noticed from the byline, Fred Smith stepped down as chair at the start of the 2014 school year and I was asked to step in for two years. Fred did a wonderful job during his time as chair and he has left me with big shoes to fill. The good news is that he left the department in wonderful shape and he is still teaching for us. In 2013 Fred was also named a University Professor to go along with his many Eagle Ford Shale from NASA Suomi Satellite. (Source: geology.com/articles/eagle-ford/) other accolades. Well done, Fred, and thank you for your service. Hydraulic fracturing for hole. So, rock is hydraulically fractured by injecting Elizabeth Scott retired in December highly pressurized water. A “proppant,” silica sand 2013 after many years of instruction Illinois oil, or fracking or Chinese-manufactured ceramic beads, holds open in our department. She chaired many in a nutshell the fissures. Fracking increases the permeability of master’s committees during her tenure and was instrumental in developing by William Rau, professor emeritus fine-grained, oil-saturated rock; oil can then flow to a well. the MA/MS in historical archaeology. Since retiring, I have become increasingly active as Thus far, four billion barrels of Illinois oil have Teri Farr, our long-time undergraduate coordinator and assistant to the chair, a liaison between the Unitarian Church and Illinois been “conventionally” extracted from shallow, also left us this year for a position at People’s Action (IPA). IPA is an ecumenical, vertical wells at depths of 500 to 3,500 feet. These Eastern Illinois University. She served faith-based organization with immigration reform, wells target oil-saturated sandstone and limestone, our students extremely well during her economic equity, and anti-fracking campaigns. I porous and permeable rocks allowing oil to flow time with us and she has been missed. strongly identify with IPA’s efforts to build people freely and cheaply to a vertical borehole. In con- But we were lucky to snag Ryan Gray power for the poor and immigrants because my first trast, tight oil is an expensive, “bottom of the bar- away from the Department of English, post-collegiate job involved voter mobilization with rel” hydrocarbon. where he was the English education Martin Luther King Jr’s. organization. Different The cheap, conventional oil is mostly gone advisor. Ryan has many years of advis- organization, same justice agenda. leaving Illinois with a dying oil industry. Peaking at ing experience and exciting new ideas When IPA decided to fight fracking, I was all 147.6 million barrels in 1940, Illinois oil production for the department. He has already had in. As an industrial sociologist, I knew a fair amount had dropped to 9.5 million barrels in 2013. a positive impact on our department. about the oil industry. A pollution-intensive, rural Oilmen hope to turn things around by finding Doris Jennings in the main office industry, frackers play in industrial sociology’s ball- frackable oil in deeper strata. Since most deeper also retired this past summer after park—and no sociologist likes the outcomes. Illinois strata have lacked systematic exploration, many years of service. We certainly What is “fracking”? Illinois oil fracks involve these hopes have wildcatter allure. miss her warm smile. Trish Gudeman vertical boreholes of 4,000 to 8,000 feet. Drilling Here are some reasons why we fight fracking: has joined us and she has fit right in. then turns horizontally with lateral extensions of Radioactivity. Illinois has highly radioactive We are sad to see Doris go, but we 3,500 to 5,000 feet through dense rock. “Tight oil” oil fields with dangerous levels of radium found in certainly appreciate that Trish has in less permeable rock will not flow to the bore- oil tank sludge. Radium is likely to also turn up in stepped in and is doing a wonderful job! Continued on Page 2 Continued on Page 2 Chair … continued from Page 1 Fracking … continued from Page 1 I also have some sad news as drill cuttings, oil well pipes and equipment—but undergraduate advisor. I took over in March 2014 a few members of our extended testing is presently not required. In fact, oil opera- for Teri Farr when she moved on the position of departmental family have passed tors can landspread untested, radium-laced tank director of advising at Eastern Illinois University. away. Bob Walsh (see Bill Tolone’s bottoms sludge across farmland, where it can bio- I’ve been advising for over 14 years, first at the obituary) was a longtime chair of the accumulate in plants, or spread it as “road oil” on University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and department (he hired me), and both well access roads, where it can turn to inhalable most recently in the English Department at Illinois he and his wife, Judy, passed away dust. State University. I’m thrilled to be in this position this past year. Howard Ernest, hus- Floodplains and earthquake zones. Large and have enjoyed my first months here immensely! band of Katie Sampeck, also passed tracts inside the Illinois 100 Year Floodplain are being I’ve been extremely impressed with our students. away this year. We were certainly leased for fracking, and the Wabash Valley and They are such a diverse and interesting group of stu- saddened by the news, and I know New Madrid earthquake zones in Southern Illinois dents to work with. The students, faculty, and staff that you will join me in offering our overlap the 100 Year Floodplain. These quake zones are absolutely wonderful. condolences. Besides the difficult transitions in have had, and will have, devastating land and river I’ve been keeping quite busy advising our + our department, there will also be reshaping Magnitude 7 earthquakes. The four M7 approximately 350 majors, assisting them as they some new faces for the fall of 2016. New Madrid quakes of 1811–1812 did just that progress toward graduation and move into success- We are hiring a new archaeologist while liquefying soil in floodplains; geyser-like erup- ful careers or onto graduate or professional schools. and are jointly hiring a faculty mem- tions extended up to 100 feet into the air. In addition to advising, admissions, enrollment ber with the women’s and gender Google Colorado flood and fracking photos to management, course scheduling, and working with studies program. This is an indication see what flooded and fracked areas look like. Then alumni keep me quite busy. I also teach the career that the Department of Sociology imagine a big quake-generated destruction plus class for sociology majors to help them identify what and Anthropology is valued by the flooding of frack sites. they want to do as a career as well as conduct a suc- University and is moving forward in Air pollution. Flaring oil-associated methane, cessful job search. We hope to expand this class in exciting ways. As you read this issue and volatile organic compound (VOCs) emissions the next year to the anthropology majors. of Signs & Symbols you will note that from oil tanks create health damaging, even fatal We’ve also partnered with the Career Center, there is a lot to be proud of as we levels of air pollution. Infant mortality has increased as well as other departments in the College of approach the 50th anniversary of in heavily fracked areas, and at least five workers Arts and Sciences, to offer an informational panel the founding of our department at were killed in 2013 by poisonous gases venting from titled “What Are You Going to Do With THAT Illinois State University. oil tanks. Extensive flaring in major frack areas Degree?” This alumni panel interacts with students now lights up night skies and degrades air quality highlighting the transferrable skills they learned and Sociology and in nearby cities—Eagle Ford’s contribution to San how they are applying them to their current and Anthropology Antonio, for example. past careers. It’s a great event for students to learn Donor roll Water contamination. Toxic, oilfield brine has how their degree can be applied to a wide variety of January 1, 2013– destroyed and will destroy aquifers. Ask residents of diverse careers. Poplar, Montana. They lost their aquifer to brine One of the initiatives we’re working on is December 31, 2013 contamination, and an unfolding investigation expanding our internship opportunities. We’re Anonymous found nine brine injection wells dumped 3 billion hoping to get more students into new internship Michael and Margaret Allen gallons of arsenic- and thallium-laced waste into positions in corporations where anthropology and Vincent and Tracie Allen aquifers in California’s Central Valley. Thallium is a sociology majors can utilize their unique skills. My Roy and Sheri Bauer rat poison. Not good for the irrigated Central Valley ultimate goal is to get an anthropology or sociology Paul R. and Edith Beach veggies sold at your grocery. major in an internship at Google. I know, it’s a lofty Romeu Bessa and Gina Hunter Want more on pollution and health effects of goal, but I think we can do it! Robert and Kirsten Bishir fracking? Google Concerned Health Professionals Be on the lookout in 2015 as our new website Marlene and Charles Black of New York’s (CHPNY) Compendium and goes live. We will also include a new Facebook page Lee Bullwinkel and Barbara Devignier PACWA’s List of the Harmed. for the department. Please stay in touch and let us Gwinn and Paul Campbell This is “fracking in a nutshell.” IPA has the know what you are doing. We’d like to begin featur- Karlene and Charles Cappell will to stop it but we need more bodies; only people ing recent alumni highlighting what they are doing Michaeline and Anthony Chulick power will shut down this pollution-spewing, cli- know. If you return to campus, please stop by and Kai and Li-Zon Chung mate-destroying machine. say hi. Barbara and Quentin Cooper If you have some time to spare, call us at (309) Denine Cox 827-9627 and join the movement to prevent run- Eric and Leslie Dailey away climate change. Anthropology Beverly Dale and Lawrence Souder undergraduate Christine Dawson Ian and Lindsey De La Rosa Undergraduate advising program news Durkin & Roberts office news by Gina Hunter, associate professor and David and Anne Eaton anthropology undergraduate program by Ryan Gray, undergraduate advisor Nancy and David Eddy coordinator Mark Esarey I’d like to take this opportunity to introduce myself Spring 2014 was an especially exciting semester Janet Fildes as the new assistant to the department chair and for the anthropology program at Illinois State 2 Signs& Symbols Donor roll, continued University because we hosted the Central States the faculty. In spring 2014, 16 students completed Sandra Flanagan Anthropology Society’s (CSAS) Annual Meeting their senior theses, and we were delighted to award Patricia and Ronald Fogle at the Marriott Conference Center in Uptown two students, Kayleigh Newman and Elizabeth John Frattinger Normal. Professor James Stanlaw, CSAS president, Koch, with an Outstanding Thesis Award. Deanna Glosser and Professor Nobuko Adachi organized a fabulous The semester ended, as usual, with our Annual Cristina Greenwell program with support from the Department of Rites of Passage at Lucca Grille in downtown Dan and Linda Hampton Sociology and Anthropology and the College of Bloomington. With face painting, pizza, and the Thomas and Ann Hayner Arts and Sciences. performance of “secret rituals,” we sent our 2014 Ronald Herro and Diane Spencer-Herro A number of our faculty, current students, and graduates off in style. Michelle and Malcolm Holmes recent graduates presented research papers. The James and Linda Hunter conference was well-attended and included a barn R. Douglas and Janice Irvine dance on Friday night, and a formal banquet and Undergraduate student DeBorah Jackson-Crawford an Indian classical dance performance on Saturday recognition Robert Jenkins and Suzanne Morrah night. Distinguished linguistic anthropologist Dennis and Janice Johnson The department’s 14th annual Student Awards Michael Silverstein from the University of Chicago Verlon Jordan Ceremony and Luncheon was held April 18, 2014, presented the keynote address. Karl Kappus at the Alumni Center in Normal. Many students, Later in the semester, at our annual awards Klauer Foundation Trust parents, and departmental faculty members were in luncheon, we recognized the achievements of many Meri and Roy Knapp attendance for this special event. The Department of our students. Fifteen anthropology undergradu- Monte and Patricia Law ate and graduate students were inducted into the Mary and Rusty Lepley Lambda Alpha International Honors Society: Daniel and Dianna Lienard Emily Blue, Sarah Caldwell, Tarra Craig, Ian Cameron Main Fricker, Alison Hodges, Travis Huls, Katherine Janice and Jerry Malak Lacy, Elizabeth Manella, Andrew Mallo, Amanda Marykellie Marquez Miller, Kayleigh Newman, Eric Randolph, Cori Angela and Reid McDowell Rich, Joshua Rotkvich, and Heather Sells. Two Alice Morrissey students received the Ed Jelks Outstanding Senior Dawn Mozingo Award: Kareem Zahra and Emily Blankenberger. Linda and Paul Olszak This award, named to honor the founder of our Craig and Jennifer Planson anthropology program, recognizes students who Catherine and Matt Praxmarer have achieved top scores in anthropology courses Dean’s List students: Shelby Rogers (left), Kayleigh Newman, Amanda Bob and Stacy Ramsey while also participating in community service and Miller, Zachary Houchins, Charles Egner II, Stephanie Voorhees, Debra Reeves-Howard and Andrew contributing to the anthropology program in signifi- Jeremy Zaucha, and Greg Simpson (College of Arts and Sciences Howard Dean). cant ways. Janis Roberts-Durkin and Thomas Durkin For over 30 years, the anthropology under- Douglas and Mary Roley of Sociology and Anthropology is very proud of all graduate program has required the completion of Joseph Saracini of our award recipients. They work very hard to an undergraduate thesis from every graduate. We Timothy and Laura Saterfield achieve their academic goals, as evidenced by the are one of few universities in the country to require Scott Seiler awards that they receive, and should be duly con- this of every student—not just those in our Honors Fred and Maria Smith gratulated for their efforts. Program. Students develop their theses with assis- Lisa and Eric Solak Following are the award recipients: tance from the senior thesis instructors and a faculty Susan Sprecher and Charles Fisher mentor; then students read and edit each other’s Dean’s List Karen and Robert Stanuch Paul Storck work in small writing groups. At the end of the Tamilyn Banno Amanda Miller Angelica Taylor semester, students have a publishable quality thesis Emily Blue Breanna Morgan Tara Testolin and must participate in an oral defense in front of Abdelkarim Daiya Samuel Munier Nicole Truong and Jason Keller Diana Davellis Kayleigh Newman Laura Wagreich Charles Egner II Shelby Rogers Robert Walsh* Jordan Frey Eric Stegemann Joan and Bill Warrick Collin Goetsch Stephanie Voorhees Chardai Washington Chelsea Gutchewsky David Watt Philip Webb and Cathy Freitag-Webb Zachary Houchins Catherine Wheeler Jeffrey Wheeler Reilly Jaeger Kareem Zahra Elizabeth Wickes Ann Johnson Jeremy Zaucha Lawrence and Patricia Winn Rebecca and Richard Young *Deceased

2014 graduates (with faculty) at the annual Rites of Passage, held at Lucca Grille in downtown Bloomington Signs& Symbols 3 Dates to remember March 25–28... American Association of Physical Anthropologists, St. Louis 26–29... Midwest Sociological Society meeting, Kansas City, Missouri April 15–19... Society for American Archaeology meeting, San Ed Jelks Outstanding Ed Jelks Outstanding Francisco Anthropology Senior Emily Anthropology Senior Kareem May Blankenberger and Fred Smith Zahra and Fred Smith (former (former department chair) department chair) 1...... SOA Student Awards Ceremony Alpha Kappa Delta inductees: Richard Sullivan (faculty co-advisor and Luncheon and associate professor of sociology) (back left), Lauren Thompson, Kelsie Diaz, Louise Koehler, Holly Phillips, Shelby Rogers, Christopher 2013–2014 Ed Jelks Outstanding 2...... Last day of classes Roehl, Jennifer Swick, Chelsey Bozarth (front) and Maria Schmeeckle Anthropology Senior 2–8...... Final exam week (faculty co-advisor and associate professor of sociology) 8–9...... Commencement Emily Blankenberger Kareem Zahra 11...... Summer interim classes begin Alpha Kappa Delta inductees 13...... Grades due at noon Chelsey Bozarth Christopher Roehl Gerontology Scholarship 18...... Summer classes begin Kelsie Diaz Shelby Rogers Melissa Buehler 25...... Memorial Day–university is Louise Koehler Jennifer Swick closed Sarah Lieb Lauren Thompson 29...... Summer interim classes end Holly Phillips Jason Wojcik July 3...... Independence Day holiday observed–University is closed August 7...... Summer session ends 12...... Summer grades due

Assistant Professor of Sociology Michael Dougherty with John Kinneman Scholarship recipient Christopher Roehl

John Kinneman Scholarship Lambda Alpha Inductees: Cori Rich (left), Kayleigh Newman, Amanda Christopher Roehl Miller, Ian Fricker, Sarah Caldwell, Tarra Craig, Alison Hodges, Katherine Lacy, and Andrew Mallo

Lambda Alpha inductees Emily Blue Andrew Mallo Tarra Craig Amanda Miller Sarah Caldwell Kayleigh Newman Ian Fricker Erin Randolph Alison Hodges Cori Rich Travis Huls Joshua Rotkvich Katherine Lacy Heather Sells Joan Brehm, professor of sociology and coordinator of sociology Elizabeth Manella graduate program, with Department Charter Graduate Student Excellence Award recipient Shikshya Adhikari

Department Charter Graduate Student Excellence Award Shikshya Adhikari

4 Signs& Symbols Africa and Europe—to meet, talk, and network Scott Elliott together in a formal environment, and through Endowment for several informal activities (a dance, an evening banquet, an Indian classical music concert, and an Sociology and ethnographic planetarium show). Anthropology Almost 200 scientific papers were given, Scott Elliott was a 1985 gradu- including 40 panel sessions and five workshops, and ate of Illinois State University that Illinois State University was actively represented. minored in sociology. He established Five ambitious anthropology undergrads presented an endowed fund to help support J. Dalton Stevens Jr. (left) (R. Douglas and Janice Luecke Irvine professional papers, something even relatively the Department of Sociology and Scholarship recipient) with Janice Luecke-Irvine and R. Douglas Irvine uncommon for graduate students. Kayleigh Newman Anthropology. The department (“Analyzing Power Relationships and Care for the has decided to use these funds to R. Douglas and Janice Luecke Irvine Scholarship Homeless”) was based on her year of fieldwork con- support students who are traveling J. Dalton Stevens, Jr. ducted for her senior thesis. Katie Kurtenbach and to present their scholarly work at Jacqueline Vermaat (“A Comprehensive Analysis professional meetings. Recipients of Outstanding Senior Thesis Award of Linear Enamel Hypoplasia in the Schroeder this year’s Scott Elliott awards and titles of their presentations are listed Elizabeth Koch Kayleigh Newman Mounds Skeletons”) was a look at a special skel- below. etal sample at Illinois State University. Lucas Chamberlain (“Environmental Issues in Modern Sarah Boncal Japanese Society: A Case Study and Test of the American Association of Physical Theory of Cultural Ecology”) was also based on Anthropologists Annual Meeting his senior thesis research. J.T. Travis, along with Calgary, Alberta, Canada–April 2014 Thomas Crist of Utica College, analyzed “Cases of Metabolic Deficiency, Rickets, From 18th and 19th Presented poster “Implications of Century Bucharest, Romania.” All these students Vertebral Degenerative Disease and Vertebral Ligamentous Ossification received a special award and recognition for their in Native Populations of the Lower efforts at our annual department luncheon in April. Tennessee River Valley” Central States Anthropological Society Department Travel Award Three former students of the Illinois State recipients: Lucas Chamberlain (left), Katie Kurtenbach, Kayleigh Newman, and Anthropology Professor James Stanlaw University anthropology program also participated Sarah Caldwell in this year’s events. Laura Cunningham presented American Association of Physical Central States Anthropological Society “Warrior Goddesses and Matronly Allies: An Anthropologists Annual Meeting Department Travel Award Exploration of Sex, Class, and Leadership in an Calgary, Alberta, Canada–April 2014 American Subculture” based on her thesis of last Lucas Chamberlain Kayleigh Newman Presented poster “Effects of Cold year, as did Ashley Purpura (“One Man’s Diesel Travis Huls Joshua (J.T.) Travis Adaptation on the Growth and Dyke Is Another Woman’s Beyoncé”). Evan Katie Kurtenbach Jacqueline Vermaat Development of the Neandertal Brown, who now teaches at Ivy Tech Community Cranial Base” College offered a workshop on “Education Reform, ISU anthropologists host Teaching, and Anthropology.” Ian Fricker 2014 CSAS meetings Many anthropology faculty were also busy at Midwest Archaeological Conference the conference. Nobuko Adachi organized a panel Columbus, Ohio–October 2013 in Normal (“Invisible Discrimination and Hidden Oppression Toward Persons of Asian Descent”), which also Presented paper “Kitchen by Professor Jim Stanlaw, president, Central Confidential: Initial Observations included her paper (“Japanese Brazilian Macaco States Anthropological Society of Ceramic Vessel Use at the Late Velho and the Positive Minority in Brazil”). Prehistoric Noble-Wieting Site.” The 91st Annual Meeting of the Central States Nicholas Hartlep from the College of Education Anthropological Society (CSAS) was held at also participated on this panel. Livia Stone, Abigail Alison Hodges the Bloomington-Normal Marriott Hotel and Stone, and Jim Stanlaw conducted the work- Southeastern Archaeological Annual Conference Center April 10-12, 2014. It was shop “Grades, Grants, and Grad School: Advice Conference sponsored by the Department of Sociology and About Getting Into Anthropology MA and Ph.D. Tampa, FL–November 2013 Anthropology at Illinois State University, and the Programs” for students contemplating going on to program chair and local contact were faculty mem- graduate school. Gina Hunter was a discussant for Presented poster “Early Mississippian Mound Use and Occupation at bers Jim Stanlaw and Nobuko Adachi. the panel “The Ethnography of Women and Their Hiwassee Old Town (4OPK3)” Professional anthropologists and students were Appearance.” Kathryn Sampeck commented on invited to present and hear papers, give poster pre- the session “Discoveries in Classical and Historical Katherine Lacy sentations, and participate in workshops and round- Archeology.” Livia Stone was a discussant for American Association of Physical tables in all four subfields of anthropology (cultural “Queer and Performance and Borderlands, Oh My: Anthropologists Annual Meeting anthropology, biological anthropology, archaeology, Classic Theory and Sexual Subcultures.” Maria Calgary, Alberta Canada–April 2014 and linguistics). This meeting was an opportu- Smith chaired, and was discussant for, the “New nity for anthropologists throughout the greater Topics in Bioarchaeology” session. Presented poster “The Effect of Midwest—though there were also participants from Continued on Page 6 Continued on Page 6 Signs& Symbols 5 Ellio endowment … continued from Page 5 Host … continued from Page 5 The “capstone” course, however structured, Plastic Remodeling on Mandibular Former Illinois State University anthropology is ideally an experience in which students revisit, Lingular Morphology: Implications faculty member Linda Giles also organized a session apply, and integrate learning not only within the for Paleoanthropological Population (“Secret Societies, Witch-finding, and “Traditional” major, but across the curriculum. These goals can Studies” Political Institutions in the Shaping of Mijikenda certainly be achieved through library research, Identity: Selections from Contesting Identities: The which places fewer demands on all concerned. Andrew Licht Mallo However, there has been a long-standing conviction Midwest Archaeological Conference Mijikenda and Their Neighbors in Kenyan Coastal in this department that, unless students are given Columbus, Ohio–October 2013 Society”) and gave the paper “The Kaya Legacy: an opportunity to select and apply the tools—both Presented paper “Squeezing the Past The Role of Mijikenda Makaya and Kaya Elders in conceptual and methodological—of their discipline Out of the Archaeological Record: Postcolonial Kenya” with John Baya Mitsanze. to a question of importance to them, an important A Summary of the 2012–2013 Field The 2014 Distinguished Lecture was Investigations on Grand Island, “Standards, Styles, and the Semiotic Work of opportunity has been lost. Michigan” Culture,” by Michael Silverstein Chicago, one of The same commitment is present in anthro- the most eminent anthropologists and linguists pology, as majors embark on a senior thesis, under Jon (Ben) McNair working today. Music was provided by Guru Dr. the guidance of a faculty member and present Midwest Sociological Society Annual Uma Vyjayanthimala Ka llakuri and Mr. Murthy, their work orally at the conclusion of the semester. Meeting exponents of the Bharatnatyam and Kuchipudi Students face this challenge with a sense of libera- Omaha, Nebraska–April 2014 styles of Indian Classical Dance tion, as well as trepidation: How, one may ask, in Presented papers “(In)Voluntary Gregory Simpson, dean of the College of the complex social world, which has been studied Change: Returned Sojourner Identity Arts and Sciences of Illinois State University, with such rigor and thoroughness, can one hope to in Everyday Life” and “(In)Voluntary generously provided the CSAS with funds to offer discover something new and important? Indeed they Change: Exploring Sojourner Identity the Friday evening banquet, as did Fred Smith, do, however, emerging with findings that often are Formation Through Still Images” former chair of the Department of Sociology and relevant to their professional and personal devel- Anthropology. Simpson also graciously gave the opment, in addition to their growth as student- Germaine Mosher welcoming remarks. The Illinois State University sociologists. Midwest Bioarcheology and Forensic Within the sociology program, there are several Anthropology Association Annual Graduate School provided the meetings with colleagues who teach sections of Senior Experience, Meeting name-tag lanyards and stylus ballpoint pens. Lee DeLong and Karen Long at Illinois State University and these sections reflect the breadth of topical and Columbus, Ohio–November 2013 Printing Services helped with printing the confer- methodological expertise among the faculty. Presented poster “The Children ence program, and Sarah Walczynski, of the Illinois In Susan Sprecher’s sections, students are of Hacker South Mound 2: A State University College of Arts and Sciences encouraged to explore, “questions about topics Community Health Survey” Information Technology and Web Services, offered related to family, personal relationships, social psy- help and advice on AV needs and support. Office chology, and sexuality, although other topics can Deborah Neidich Staff members Doris Jennings and Jennifer Boolman be considered. Quantitative research projects (e.g., American Association of Physical surveys) are encouraged. Individual or pair projects Anthropologists Annual Meeting helped the CSAS in many ways, including making the name cards and printing the stationary for the are allowed.” Winfred Avogo, who brings skills in Calgary, Alberta, Canada–April 2014 swag bags. Illinois State University’s anthropology demography and macro-level, comparative research Presented poster “Basket Cases: club, the Society of Student Anthropologists, and in health, supports student researchers in accessing Temporal Comparison of the some of our other students, including Ross Millet and analyzing secondary data sets, as well as original Patterns and Prevalence of the and Jacklyn Weier, provided logistic support and surveys. Diane Bjorklund and I welcome a broad Acromiohumeral Facet in Samples (sometimes!) strong backs. range of topics, provided that students frame ques- From the Pre-Columbian Tennessee As a final note, we must admit that the Illinois tions in ways that are in keeping with interpretive River Valley” State University team of undergraduate students did traditions of social inquiry; in our sections students, whether singly or in pairs, conduct a small num- Jeffrey Painter not win this year’s Anthropology Bowl (if you’ve ber of semi-structured interviews in order to gain Midwest Archaeological Conference ever seen the TV show Jeopardy! you know how insights into diverse social groups, roles, and transi- Columbus, Ohio–October 2013 it works). But some of the sophomore and juniors spectators watched the game carefully. Hopefully tions. Like others in journalism, history, and clinical Presented paper “Social and Cultural they will also join us next year at the 92nd Annual social work and psychology, our students discover Interaction in the Central Illinois Meeting in Minneapolis. the power of narrative interviewing to provide win- River Valley: A Late Mississippian dows into history, culture, and social organization. Case Study” Senior experience In a community of modest scale, such as Katie Young Bloomington-Normal, it is often challenging to International Association for capstone seminar locate informants, equally so to schedule interviews Relationship Research Conference by Chris Wellin, assistant professor of sociology given the time demands that both informants and student-researchers share. Also, the amount Louisville, Kentucky–October 2013 There are many fine undergraduate programs in of time required, outside the classroom, to sup- Presented poster “Role of Similarity sociology that do not require a capstone course of port such research is considerable. Though our in Activity Preferences in a Sample any kind; of those that do, most focus on secondary students are not required, for example, to gain of Romantic Couples” (library) research and writing, rather than first-hand formal Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval empirical research projects. for their research, unless opting to do so in order 6 Signs& Symbols to present or publish findings to the public, they An especially exciting and visible expression of are bound by the spirit of informed consent and the relevance of gerontology was the Social Work often face and resolve ethical issues in the research Day conference, on March 19, 2014, sponsored by process. In this process, we regard our students with the School of Social Work and the Kirk Haney a sense of professionalism and maturity that’s more Fund. With essential support and guidance from commonly associated with graduate education. Social Work Chair and Professor Diane Zosky, as That the program extends this opportunity and well as Tuwana Wingfield (director of Student obligation to all majors is a reflection of the trust Services for the MSW Program) we offered a one- in which we place in students. This achievement day conference at Illinois State University’s Brown is also made possible by all the prior courses, in the Ballroom that featured a keynote address by Martha “core” of the curriculum (e.g., Sociological Inquiry; Sparks, addressing dementia care, as well as several History of Sociological Thought; Introduction to panels and research presentations. Nearly 20 pre- Social Research, and Social Statistics.) Sociology senters spoke to more than 200 attendees, many of and anthropology are multi-paradigmatic fields, in whom are students preparing to enter social work which varied intellectual traditions and methods and other clinical and allied health fields. The con- co-exist. Finding a voice and confident practice ference also offered continuing education credits for of inquiry is challenging for students, given this practitioners. Caroline Mallory of the Mennonite breadth, but meeting that challenge for each and College of Nursing was another key part of the every major is a distinctive goal and achievement of planning team, and the Department of Sociology our department. and Anthropology was a co-sponsor. In addition to the immediate goal of organizing a strong conference, our longer-term goal was to use this occasion Notes on gerontology as a vehicle for nurturing an enduring network on program aging, health, and disability, which can serve mul- by Chris Wellin, assistant professor and tiple constituencies in the future. coordinator of gerontology programs Finally, the vitality of the gerontology program would not be possible without fine students, at The past year has seen continued growth and devel- various stages of their careers. At the undergradu- opment in the gerontology program, both in terms ate level, we were pleased to recognize Buehler as of the academic achievements of our minors, and as the winner of the 2014 Gerontology Scholarship. a vehicle for advancing teaching, research, service, Buehler had completed all of the rigorous require- and policy advocacy campus-wide in the broader ments for completing her B.S. in speech language community. pathology. However, she decided that adding a The minor program is being expanded to multi-disciplinary minor in gerontology would best include a broader array of approved elective courses, equip her for a clinical career working with older offered within the Department of Sociology and adults. Buehler concluded that her science-based Anthropology, and in several other departments and clinical training would be complemented by and programs. For example, Professor Maria more knowledge of age transitions, health policies Schmeeckle’s course on Children in Global Society and inequalities, and the broader impacts of illness (SOC 318) will be an option for GTY minors, as and disability, from the perspectives of people who it has been for students in the Children’s Studies are adapting to these challenges. Buehler did excel- minor. Also, Professors Thomas Gerschick and lent work in all her coursework, and completed an Winfred Avogo will be represented in the minor, internship at Heritage Health of Bloomington. She through their courses on Sociology of the Body has been accepted to a master’s program in com- (SOC 342) and Population (SOC 362), respec- munication sciences and disorders at Jackson State tively. University. All these courses reflect the breadth and life The gerontology program is also enriched by course framework of aging studies, which links the involvement of graduate students, both in the individual lives and aging with macro-level forces classroom and through internships, some of which of history and demography, as well as economic and are made possible through the Stevenson Center for political/policy change. We have also included a Economic and Community Development. Kathleen course on Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood (Katie) Raynor, a second-year graduate student in in Cultural Context (FCS 311), and an advanced the Sociology department, began an internship with course on Bereavement, Grief, and Loss (FCS 363), the East Central Illinois Area Agency on Aging which will complement Bjorklund’s course on the (ECIAAA) in August 2014. ECIAAA is located Sociology of Death (SOC 212), which has long in Bloomington and its main aim is to coordinate been a mainstay of the minor program. The study of services for senior citizens in 16 counties throughout aging certainly reflects the multidisciplinary ethos that is central to liberal arts education. Continued on Page 8 Signs& Symbols 7 Gerontology … continued from Page 7 celebrated our open house Nov. 1, 2012, a day that the region. These services include legal rights, hous- coincided with the celebration of the Day of the ing, gerontological counseling, transportation, and Dead. Williams Hall figures prominently in the meals, among others. institutional folklore of haunted building on cam- Looking forward, under the leadership of pus. In keeping, a special ofrenda was made for the Executive Director Mike O’Donnell, the agency “ghost” of Ange Milner, the former Illinois State will soon extend its outreach to provide some of University librarian who is said to haunt the library these same services to adults (18-59 years old) with stacks of Williams Hall. disabilities. One of Raynor’s tasks as a member of Another important marker of a developing pro- the Planning and Program Development team is to gram is the acquisition of a program acronym. After research how local agencies can provide the best much deliberation from faculty and staff, in the possible support to individuals with disabilities. spring of 2014, we acquired our very own acronym, Also, she is taking part in efforts to better integrate LAL, short for Latin American and Latino studies. services for older adults with those for people with We now have several dedicated courses that are disabilities—services that in the past were too often available for student enrollment. These include a fragmented and disconnected. She is also providing course where students can do independent research assistance with evaluating whether or not service and two internship courses. We are working on providers are meeting their expected outcomes in making more courses available for students. order to receive grant funding. Over the last two years we have sustained Raynor arrived at Illinois State University in important collaborations with several local com- the fall of 2013, after completing volunteer service munity organizations in McLean County. We are with AmeriCorps in Los Angeles and the Peace particularly proud to support the McLean County Corps in South Africa. The ECIAAA intern- Museum of History (MCMH) Latino Oral History ship, part of her training in Applied Community Project. This community initiative seeks to collect and Economic Development, aligns well with oral histories of local residents for the purpose of Raynor’s goal to continue to work in the nonprofit creating a history of past and recent Latino immi- sector of community development in the future. gration to Central Illinois. This project brings to This is another illustration of how our efforts and bear key institutional values of our program and the achievements in gerontology are sustained by the university, but principally our commitment to civic educational mission and infrastructure of the entire engagement. Oral histories collected are archived at Illinois State University community. the MCMH as research resources for future genera- tions of students. In the spring of 2014, LALS hosted a community summit, bringing together key cam- Desde Nuestra Esquina pus and community partners; University Housing, (From Our Corner): News Conexiones Latinas de la McLean County, McLean County History of Museum and the Children’s about ISU’s Latin American Discovery Museum to discuss ongoing community and Latino studies program projects. In the fall of 2014, an educational community summit was held with community partners; by Professor Maura Toro-Morn and Ethel Conexiones Latinas de McLean County, Illinois Koney (Latin American and Latino studies Wesleyan University, State Farm, community graduate assistant) educators, and parents. These stakeholders came Illinois State University’s Latin American and together to explore and discuss the potential ben- Latino Studies program is a multidisciplinary pro- efits of developing a dual language immersion program housed in the College of Arts and Sciences. gram locally. We also partnered with the Children’s We are very proud of our ongoing support and Discovery museum for “El Dia de los Muertos” Day collaboration with the department of Sociology of the Dead celebration. and Anthropology. This collaboration is in part Our community panels are also another dimen- made possible by the number of Sociology and sion of our community partnerships and civic Anthropology faculty, students, and staff that are engagement. In the fall of 2013, we held a panel affiliated with the program. Here is a brief over- discussion titled “Foreigners, Maids and Criminals: view of key events and developments in the Latin Persisting Latino Stereotypes in the Media” to American and Latino studies program (LALS) in address the ongoing stereotypes and media “attacks” the last two years. on Latinos. The panel featured, Livia Stone An important accomplishment for our program (Department of Sociology and Anthropology), has been to acquire office space. We are grateful for Rocio Rivadeneyra (Department of Psychology), the leadership of Greg Simpson, dean of the College Juliet Lynd (Department of Languages, Literatures, of Arts and Sciences, for making this happen for us. and Cultures), and Marcos Mendez, State Farm, Our new offices are in 328 Williams Hall. We HERO, and was moderated by Professor Maura Toro-Morn. 8 Signs& Symbols In keeping with the mission of the program, we organizations, is the main highlight of the Latino continue to collaborate with other academic pro- Heritage month that marks the end of the month- grams on campus. In the fall of 2013, in partnership long celebration. In 2013, critically acclaimed with the School of Social Work and the McLean Latina actress Rosario Dawson headlined the Latino County Child Protection Network, we welcomed Cultural Dinner. Dawson is a staunch activist for to campus Juan Ortiz, a motivational speaker and several civic and social causes and encouraged survivor of childhood trauma. He spoke to our com- students to take advantage of civic engagement munity and a range of social service providers who opportunities. In 2014, J.R. Martinez, a U. S. Army gathered on campus as part of the McLean County veteran, actor, author, and motivational speaker, Child Protection Network annual fall training. In was the guest speaker for our cultural dinner. He the fall of 2014, we collaborated with the Spanish shared his life experiences in a speech titled “The Honor Society, Sigma Delta Pi to show a month- Unique Story of Latino Veterans: How We Can long collection of critically acclaimed Spanish films. Face Adversity With Optimism and Resilience.” Also, we partnered with the Office of International We want to thank Fred Smith, past chair of Studies and Programs for an International the Sociology and Anthropology Department, for Lecture Series’ Global Cities, to bring to campus his support of our department and activities. We Professor Elizabeth Aranda from the University of also want to thank James Skibo, current chair of the South Florida. Her lecture on “Making a Life in department, as well as our campus community and Multiethnic Miami: Immigration and the Rise of a partners for their continued support. Global City” focused on a panoramic study of the changing dynamics of the immigration experience and the local effects of globalization. Sociology graduate We are very proud of our faculty and their program news research/scholarship. We have organized the by Joan Brehm, professor and sociology “Conversando Entre Nosotros” Brown Bag series graduate program coordinator as part of the Latino Heritage month to showcase faculty research. In the fall of 2013, Professor Juliet 2013-2014 has been another year of significant Lynd shared her work about Chilean poet Cecilia accomplishments and activities among our students. Vicuna and the symbolic importance of September I immensely enjoy working so closely with our 11 that initiated the dictatorship of Augusto amazing graduate students and am excited to share Pinochet in Chile at our brown bag series. Professor their news and accomplishments with everyone. Katie Sampeck also shared her research on the com- This fall we welcomed five new students into plex history of labor relations and colonial market our program. Although the cohort is a bit smaller for chocolate that began at the inception of Spanish than previous years, the caliber of the applicants colonial ventures in the Americas in the late 16th overall and our incoming students is outstanding. century. More recently, in the fall of 2014, Professor Peter Elias has been accepted into the sociology Rivadeneyra gave a lecture on “The Role of Media master’s program and comes to us from our own on Latina/o Youth Development,” exploring the sociology program at Illinois State University. intersectionality between violence, sex, gender and Ryan Rooney has been accepted into the sociol- different ethnic and racial groups, and the influence ogy master’s program and graduated from Arizona of media Latino youth. State University with a major in sociology. Nicholas In addition to promoting local scholarly Dirienzo was accepted into the sociology master’s efforts, LALS also seeks to bring to campus scholars program and comes to us from the University engaged in cutting edge work in the field of Latin of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a B.A. in America and Latino studies. In the spring of 2014, liberal arts and sciences: history. Mark Spurgis we invited to campus Professor Gilberto Rosas, an was accepted into the Applied Community and assistant professor of anthropology and Latino/a Economic Development (ACED) Fellows Program studies at the University of Illinois. His lecture and has a B.A. in philosophy and a minor in sociol- explored cultural and racial tensions between the ogy from Elmhurst College. He has spent the last “cholos” and “chúntaros” at the borderlands of the year working with the AmeriCorps VITS Program United States and Mexico. Professor Leisy Abrego in the Chicago area. Erika Perez was accepted into from UCLA’s Chicana and Chicano Studies visited the Peace Corps Fellows Program and has a B.A. campus last fall as part of the Latino Heritage activ- in sociology from the University of California–Los ities. Abrego’s talk focused on her book “Sacrificing Angeles. She has spent the last two years serving Families: U.S. Policies and the Displacement of with the Peace Corps in rural China. These stu- Central Americans,” shedding light on the current dents represent an outstanding cohort with tremen- plight at the U.S/Mexico border. dous diversity. The program continues to draw some The Latino Cultural Dinner, co-hosted with University Housing Services and other student Continued on Page 10 Signs& Symbols 9 Graduate … continued from Page 9 • “(In)Voluntary Change: Reconciling Sojourn- of the best and brightest students from outstanding Related Identity Shifts With Origin Culture schools across the country, and we are very excited Consistency” presented at the International for this new cohort to join us this fall. Visual Sociology Association Annual Several of our current students have recently Conference, Duquesne, Pennsylvania, June 26, embarked on new and exciting transitions. Ben 2014 McNair finished his master’s degree and is now Poster presentation pursuing a second master’s degree at the Granada • “(In)Voluntary Change: Returned Sojourner Centre for Visual Anthropology at the University Identity in Everyday Life” presented at the of Manchester in Manchester, Great Britain. Illinois State University Graduate Research Katie Raynor started her professional practice with Symposium, Normal, April 11, 2014 the East Central Illinois Area Agency on Aging (ECIAAA), in Bloomington, in July 2014. Nichole Shikshya Adhikari Brant is continuing her professional practice with Poster presentation the McLean County Court Services, Domestic Violence Multi-Disciplinary Team, graduating in • “The Impact of Self-help Groups on the August 2014. Social Capital of Rural Community in Nepal” Two of our master’s international students presented at the Illinois State University are continuing their Peace Corps service: Robyn Graduate Research Symposium, Normal, Savacool in Moldova and Kate Slisz in Botswana. April 11, 2014 Ashley Conrad has completed her service in the Philippines and is working to complete her thesis. We also have some exciting graduation Several of our recent graduates are moving onto announcements to share. Master’s student Emma impressive Ph.D. programs. Aaron Tester ’13 has Healy finished her thesis “Working Class Women, been accepted into a fully funded Ph.D. program Resistance Strategies, and Media Depictions of at the University of California–Irvine and Dustin the Female Body” and defended in August 2014. Stoltz ’13 has been accepted into a fully funded Ben McNair finished his thesis “(In)Voluntary Ph.D. program at Purdue. Congratulations to our Change: Exploring Sojourner Identity Formation alumni as they continue to represent our program at Through Still Images” and defended his work in some outstanding institutions! summer 2014. Applied Community and Economic Our students have been very productive in Development Fellow Nichole Brants finished sharing their research at a variety of professional her thesis “The ‘Careers’ of American Red Cross venues this year. The following students have pre- Disaster Services Volunteers: Exploring the sented their work at a professional meeting or other Narratives of Volunteers’ Involvement in Disaster professional forum: Relief” and defended in August 2014. Master’s international student Katie Saunders completed her Josie Maggio Peace Corps service in the Dominican Republic and Paper presentation successfully defended her thesis “Good Hair, Bad • “Unmentionable or Justifiable: How Hooking Hair, Dominican Hair, Haitian Hair” in November Up Is Perceived on A College Campus” pre- 2013. Master’s international student Sasha Miranda sented at the Midwest Sociological Society, successfully defended her thesis “Citizens Without Omaha, Nebraska, April 5, 2014 a Nation: The Construction of Haitian Illegality and Deportability in the Dominican Republic” • “Credentialism and the System of Higher in December 2013. ACED Fellow Drew Griffith Education” presented at the Midwest successfully defended his thesis “Social Forms and Sociological Society, Omaha, Nebraska, Culture in Miller Park” in November 2014. Finally, April 5, 2014 Master’s international student Dustin Stoltz successfully defended his thesis “Social Capital with- Ben McNair out Trust: Relational Work and the Dynamics of Paper presentation Social Support in Azerbaijan” in February 2014. • “(In)Voluntary Change: Exploring Sojourner Congratulations to all of our graduates! Identity Formation through Still Images” pre- The 2014 recipient of the Department Charter sented at the Midwest Sociological Society, Graduate Student Excellence Award is Shikshya Omaha, Nebraska, April 4, 2014 Adhikari. This award is given annually to a student who demonstrates the most academic promise for • “(In)Voluntary Change: Returned Sojourner success in the program and Shikshya is exception- Identity in Everyday Life” presented at the ally deserving of this award. We are very proud Midwest Sociological Society, Omaha, to honor her accomplishments and recognize her Nebraska, April 4, 2014 future potential in the field of sociology. 10 Signs& Symbols Finally, we should all be exceptionally proud Ben McNair presented his poster “(In) of the caliber and accomplishments of our graduate Voluntary Change: Returned Sojourner Identity in students. We continue to draw some of the best stu- Everyday Life,” which is based on his thesis work. dents from outstanding programs across the country. He makes use of multiple qualitative methodologies, Our program has certainly been enhanced by the including in-depth interviewing, auto-ethnography, diversity of strong students that fill our classes and and visual methods like photo and object elicitation interact with us on their research pursuits. I could and portrait photography, to investigate the relative not be more proud of our students and the faculty permanence and fluidity of identities, particularly that support them, and hope you all will join me in those changed or created while abroad. sharing in this celebration of their varied accom- Shikshya Adhikari presented her poster “The plishments. Impact of Self-help Groups on the Social Capital of Rural Community in Nepal.” In this work she is examining how participating in self-help groups Sociology graduate affects the relationships of women with their fami- students present research lies and communities and how these self-help groups at 2014 University affect the social capital of a rural community in Nepal. We are proud to have our graduate students Research Symposium showcase their exciting research and participate by Joan Brehm, professor and sociology with over 200 other students in this growing event. graduate program coordinator

The University Research Symposium provides an Sociology graduate exciting opportunity for both graduate and under- students presented graduate students to present their findings from a variety of research, scholarship, and creative their research at endeavors to a diverse audience in a professional International Association setting. This year four sociology master’s students presented their work at the University Research for Relationship Research Symposium, which was held at the Bone Student conference Center on April 11, 2014. by Susan Sprecher, Distinguished Professor of Katie Raynor and Christina Davila were part sociology of a team of 11 Stevenson Center ACED Sequence students from sociology, economics, and politics Two sociology graduate students, Josephine (Josie) and government who presented key findings from Maggio and Katie Young, traveled to Louisville, their research in collaboration with the United Kentucky, to attend the New Scholar Workshop Way of McLean County as part of SOA 477: and the Mini-conference for the International Community Project Design and Management. Their Association for Relationship Research. As part of a project, “Our Town: A Neighborhood Assessment graduate seminar on personal relationships taught in Support of the United Way of McLean County by Susan Sprecher, Maggio, Young, and three other graduate students, co-authored a paper that was presented at the conference in the form of a poster. The paper was titled, “Role of Similarity in Activity Preferences in a Sample of Romantic Couples.” In this research, which was based on 96 romantic couples, the researchers found that exist- ing couples are most similar in their preferences regarding sports activities and spirituality/religious activities. They also found that similarity in couples was modestly associated with relationship quality. Ronald Pikes, another graduate student in sociology, was a co-author but could not attend the Christina Davila (ACED graduate student), Ramya Kumaran (POL), conference. Two graduate students from psychology Joan Brehm (sociology professor) (Amanda Fisher and Michelle Grzybowski) also co- authored the poster and attended the conference. 2014 Community Assessment” shared key find- Attendance at the conference gave the students ings from their focused research on communal and an opportunity to network with other graduate stu- individual well-being in selected neighborhoods in Continued on Page 12 McLean County.

Signs& Symbols 11 Relationship … continued from Page 11 Oval Mandibular Foramen and a Reassessment of its dents from many other universities (including from Usefulness for Paleoanthropological Studies” other countries) and meet faculty who are interested Katie Sampeck also took over as the graduate in studying some aspect of personal relationships. coordinator for this new program. We are excited One of the students they met was Reginald Nievera, about the changes and already have seen some wonderful benefits of the expanded program.

2014 Historical archaeology field school by Kathryn Sampeck, associate professor of anthropology and archaeology program coordinator

In June I held the Illinois State University field school in Historical Archaeology in a new region: at two historic Cherokee town sites in the vicin- Back row: Nicole Hilaire, M.S. ’13, Reginald Nievera ’09, Susan ity of today’s Cherokee, North Carolina. Illinois Sprecher, Distinguished Professor of sociology, Stan Treger, former psychology student; now at DePaul. Front row: Amanda Fisher, psy- State University students in attendance included chology grad student, left, Katie Young, sociology, grad student, Josie undergraduates Atley Newlin and Brad Byrne and Maggio, sociology grad student, Michelle Grzybowski, psychology historical archaeology grad students Theartis Butler, grad student Melissa Frederick, and Erin Randolph. who received his undergraduate degree in sociol- Students learned archaeological methods at ogy from our department and then attended Loyola the 17th- to 18th-century settlements of Nvnvnyi, University for a master’s degree. He was presenting in Cherokee, and at Cowee, near Franklin, North his thesis research on hookups after college. In addi- Carolina. At Nvnvnyi, students excavated the tion, many other topics about relationships (studied remains of what appear to be two structures and from multiple disciplines) were represented in the outbuildings, and at Cowee, students worked with oral presentations and posters at the conference. experts in geophysical remote sensing techniques of magnetometry and Ground Penetrating Radar to detect anomolies that might be habitation and Anthropology graduate agricultural regions as well as to understand the soil program news strata at this pristine site. In 2014, the field school had several visits by by James Skibo, Distinguished Professor of people from the community and staff of other Tribal anthropology and chair Historic Preservation Offices—it was a chance for We have expanded the graduate program to include the public to learn about and participate in project cultural anthropology and linguistics. Last fall, activities. Students completed artifact and spa- we admitted a cohort including: Amanda Miller, tial analyses that they then presented as research Hannah Meyer, Ethan Ingram, Brooke Wamsley, posters to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Dan Walther, Kelsey Hanson, Paula Bryant and Elders’ Advisory Board during the last week of the Meagan Thies. Five students successfully defended field school. This was a very well-attended event, their theses this year. They include: including local high school students and other tribal Jeffrey Painter “Sharing more than Spaces: members. Oneota and Mississippian Social and Cutltural Interaction at the Crable Site, Fulton, County, Illinois” Deborah Neidich “A Comparative Study Of Mechanical Stress in The Pre-Columbian Tennessee River Valley” Sarah Boncal “Implications of Vertebral Degenerative Disease and Vertebral Ligamentous Ossification in Native Populations of The Lower Tennessee River Valley” Sarah Caldwell “The Effects of Cold Adaptation on the Growth and Development of the 2014 Historical Archaeology Attendees–Damon Ayen (EBCI enrolled Neandertal Cranial Base” member) (left), Atley Newlin (ISU), Melissa Frederick (ISU), Theartis Katherine Lacy “Etiology of the Horizontal- Butler (ISU), Garrett Murto (New College), Bradley Byrne (ISU), Alison Hodges (ISU), Beau Carroll (EBCI, Field Director), Kathryn Sampeck, associate professor of anthropology and archaeology program coordinator at ISU 12 Signs& Symbols At the Cherokee Archaeology Symposium and R&CC are focused on pre-Columbian osteo- the Elders’ Advisory Board meeting in 2014, field logical samples from northern Illinois and have school students also presented interactive exhibits already generated several student presentations at and presentations. Elizabeth Scott, Illinois State regional meetings (Megan Bauerle, Lily Malekfar University professor emerita of anthropology, and at the Midwest Archaeology Conference [MAC], Jonathan Thayn (Illinois State University—geol- Oct. 3, 2014; Megann Coad and Megan Bauerle ogy and geography) also presented papers at the at the Midwest Bioarchaeology and Forensic Cherokee Archaeology Symposium. Scott has com- Anthropology Association [BARFAA], Oct. 18, piled an impressive analysis of animal bone from 2014) as well as abstracts submitted for poster pre- the project. Thayn reported on GIS analysis of 16th sentations at the national meetings of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists (St. Louis, Mo., 2015) (Bauerle, Coad, and Malekfar). One of the projects will be the basis for a master’s thesis in biological anthropology at Illinois State University (Bauerle).

Paleoanthropology at ISU by Fred Smith, university professor of anthropology

Two graduate students finished master’s degrees

Cherokee Archaeology Symposium Attendees: Kathryn Sampeck, focusing on understanding aspects of Neandertal associate professor of anthropology and archaeology program coor- cranial morphology in 2014 and have now taken dinator (left), Melissa Frederick, Garrett Murto, Erin Randolph, Alison Hodges century road networks in the region. The presentations at the Cherokee Symposium were recorded and re-broadcast on Cherokee Cable Vision chan- nel 28. In all, it was a productive and exciting sea- son of fieldwork.

2014 Bioarchaeology field school Paleoanthropology students–Sarah Caldwell (left) and Katie Lacy by Maria Smith, professor of anthropology their skills to top Ph.D. programs. Sarah Caldwell examined the factors influencing Neandertal cra- The July-August bioarchaeology field school was niofacial growth and resulting vault shape and is conducted at the Illinois State Museum Research now in the doctoral program at Purdue University. and Collections Center in Springfield. This was a Katie Lacy investigated Neandertal mandibular new venue for the field school. In previous years, form, particularly the basis of an important feature Maria Smith and students conducted research at sometimes used to define Neandertals. She entered the Frank H. McClung Museum in Knoxville, the doctoral program at Binghamton University. Tennessee. The projects undertaken at the ISM Both of them presented their research at the American Association of Physical Anthropologists meeting in Calgary, Alberta. Together with their advisor, Fred Smith, Caldwell and Lacy have a paper on aspects of their work in press in the journal Anthropologie. Illinois State University graduate Reilly Jaeger, now in the graduate program at Colorado State University, participated in Paleolithic excavations in Croatia. Finally, two earlier mater’s graduates have advanced to doctoral candidacy, Miranda Utzinger at the University of Iowa and Whitney Karriger at Tulane University. 2014 Bioarchaeology Field School Attendees–Illinois State University anthropology graduate student Megan Bauerle (left), Lily Malekfar (Triton College)

Signs& Symbols 13 How chocolate Came to Be Investor behavior and by Kathryn Sampeck, associate professor moral markets of anthropology and archaeology program by Aaron Pitluck, associate professor of coordinator sociology On May 1, 2014, I gave the talk “Chocolate, We have many reasons for thinking that investors Friction and Violence” for the Center for Latin in developing countries would imitate the trades of American Studies and the Stanford Archaeology powerful competitors like George Soros or Goldman Center at Stanford University. I presented simi- Sachs. After all, Western investors have greater lar information at the University Club meeting resources, outsized reputations, and perhaps even at Illinois State University on April 11. I am the ability to manipulate markets. If you were a also giving a similar version of this talk for the local observing such powerful outsiders, wouldn’t Archaeological Institute of America as endowed you find it strategic to follow on the foreigner’s lectures in the spring in New York City, Richmond, coattails? In research that Aaron Pitluck presented Virginia, Gainesville, Florida, and Salem, Oregon. last year in the New York Stock Exchange (see My AIA lecture in October at the Toledo Museum the last issue of Signs & Symbols), and in research of Art filled the lecture hall to capacity. published as the front article in the Socio-Economic Following the information and ideas I pre- Review 2014, he indeed finds locals assiduously sented last year for Latino Heritage Month at ISU, watching foreigners. I argue that a tenet of Spanish colonialism was to Counter to the expectations of conventional make life orderly to achieve moral virtue, medi- wisdom, however, he finds that the locals didn’t cal health, and physical prosperity. This ordering imitate these powerful international actors, even also included colonial palates, but exactly what when they perceived the foreigner’s trade as savvy, place new substances and flavors were to occupy skilled or informed. Instead, locals bought what was uncertain and contested. During the first few foreigners wanted to sell, and sold what foreigners decades of the Spanish invasion of Guatemala, wanted to buy—thereby allowing foreigners to cre- Spanish chroniclers described the regionally dis- ate a herd. This research not only corrects a misper- tinctive concoctions of cacao, one of which was ception of how investors behave in global stock chocolate. Regional identity was intimately bound markets, but helps to explain how foreigners are with cuisine. able to rapidly ‘herd’ into or out of a stock market— Chocolate rose to a universal truth familiar, because locals are willing to act as their counterpar- evocative and expressive only after it was disembed- ties, rather than attempting to imitate their trades. ded from its particularistic origins. European sources Pitluck has also been conducting research on place chocolate within a universalist dream for Islamic finance—a “moralizing” market akin to prosperity, knowledge, and freedom. Yet chocolate organic food—that seeks to create financial prod- also narrowed considerably in terms of taste, use, ucts where profits are derived from entrepreneurial and appearance. The raw friction of this change was risk rather than speculation, and necessitating fair- rooted in the dilemmas of difference and appropria- ness between transacting parties. He argues that tion: European materials depict enthusiasm and while Islamic finance may fail in its utopian ideals, disquietude, while indigenous ones lament and he nevertheless finds many lessons from its “radical subvert the economic, physical, and political vio- intent.” He recently published a think piece for lence of producing and consuming cacao. Eating the United Nations Research Institute for Social and drinking what eventually was called chocolate Development (UNRISD) describing how Islamic was not just a symbolic act of colonial power; cacao finance is a cautionary tale of how alternative econ- production, distribution, and consumption involved omies can use the engine of capitalist innovation to numerous acts of violence, coercion, and cruelty. rapidly expand into a trillion dollar global market. In this way, consumption was a total solution to the dilemma of colonialism how to subsume others (their lives, their labor, their substances) while at International Seminar the same time holding them as separate ethnici- Series ties and tastes. The power and politics of chocolate created structural violence through systematic, by Livia Stone, assistant professor of exclusive arrangements of space, daily living and anthropology laboring conditions, and access to resources. It is no Every semester the Office of International Studies accident, nor part of its “natural” qualities that we and Programs sponsors a seminar series in which think of chocolate as dark, rich, and sinful; these scholars from a variety of disciplines and univer- are legacies of its colonial past, a productive friction sities are invited to speak around a theme. The rooted in violence. International Seminar Series is open to the public

14 Signs& Symbols and is designed to promote awareness and dialogue was filled in over time, but the unstable, man-made about international issues and global dynam- surface continues to cause infrastructure problems ics. Maria Schmeeckle from the Department of for Mexico City as build- Sociology and Anthropology is organizing the series ings, especially in the this semester around the theme of “World Cities.” historic center of the All of the talks take place on Wednesdays from city, slowly sink into the noon to 1 p.m. in the Bone Center and provide unstable lakebed of the light refreshments from the region being discussed. canaled indigenous city. I had the pleasure of being the first speaker Another piece of in the series this semester, joining a diverse slate this history of Mexico of colleagues from departments across ISU as well City that is extremely as colleagues from the University of Illinois, the relevant to the contem- University of South Florida, and the University of porary concern over Iowa Press. The spirit of the seminar series closely immigration is the US Diego Rivera’s portrayal of the candled city of Tenochtitlan aligns with the idea of public anthropology: using invasion of Mexico City anthropological research to further public dialogue in the 1840s. This war is nearly forgotten in the about contemporary issues. With this goal in mind, U.S. popular imagination, but is still very present I attempted through the talk to address some impor- in Mexico and is often used to talk about the con- tant facets of the cultural history of the Americas, temporary relationship between the two nations. including North America, which we don’t think or At a moment when the newly formed independent talk about very much in the U.S. nation of Mexico was still reeling from a lengthy The premise of my talk, “Mexico City: Three war for independence, the U.S. Army invaded Superimposed Metropolises” draws from an idea of Mexico’s capital and obliged it to give up a vast Mexico City promoted by the city’s government area including what is now California, Arizona, since the 1960s and embodied by the Plaza de las New Mexico, Colorado, and Utah. This area was a Tres Culturas (Plaza of Three Cultures) in an area continuous territory for thousands of years inhabited of the city known as Tlatelolco. I used the idea by a variety of indigenous groups, many of whom of these three cultures in Tlatelolco to talk about still inhabit the area. It was then part of Spain for contemporary Mexico City in general, which can around three hundred years. It has only been part be seen as the culmination of three different cities of the U.S .for around 150 years, a relatively short literally built on top of one another: the indigenous period of time. We tend to naturalize the U.S. bor- city of Tenochtitlan founded on the site in 1325; ders, but recognizing this history can go a long way the colonial city of Mexico City founded through toward illuminating some of the current disagree- Spanish conquest in the 16th century, and the ments and difficulties surrounding immigration on contemporary Mexico D.F. (Federal District) that our shared border. is the cosmopolitan center of Mexico. I argue that The International Seminar Series is a valuable by examining the story of these three superimposed part of our university community and my hope is cities, which today make up the most populous that this contribution, as is the stated goal of the metropolitan area in the Western Hemisphere, Series, was useful for coming to better understand- we can learn a lot about the cultural politics of ings and productive debates about relevant interna- the Americas in general. The talk discussed many tional issues and global dynamics. aspects of this story, from the persistence of gold vendors in the city center since the colonial period, to the importance of Mexico City to the Surrealist Faculty authors movement of the early 20th century. Professor of Sociology Wib Leonard’s book, Basic One frequent misconception about the Social Statistics (2014), is a revision of his earlier Americas in the U.S. is that there was very little statistics book and reflects some of the here when Europeans came to settle and conquer. newer developments in statistical Tenochtitlan was a dense urban area and a seat education recommended by the of imperial power when the Spanish arrived. The American Statistical Association. Mexica people (today often referred to as Aztecs) One of its highlights is couching built the city on a lake using a sophisticated agri- statistics within the context of social cultural technique to create artificial islands of science theory and research. An farmland that could be easily irrigated by lake water. accompanying CD contains Web- They also built impressive stone pyramids on these based statistical applications and exer- man-made islands that the Spanish tore down, re- cises, simulations, and meaningful web purposing the stone to build Catholic churches to links that facilitate mining Web-based signify the beginning of a new political and religious resources. Additionally, PowerPoint regime. The lake that Tenochtitlan was built on Continued on Page 16 Signs& Symbols 15 Authors … continued from Page 15 Tom Gerschick, associate professor of sociology, was selected as the Outstanding College Teacher presentations and sample lectures for the teach- of the Year in social sciences. This award recog- ing, learning, and assessment of basic statistics are nizes instructors who display exceptional classroom included. teaching, develop innovative instructional materials Ed Jelks, professor emeritus of sociology, and approaches to instruction, involve students in contributed a chapter, “Archaeological Salvage at significant learning and/or research activities, and Texas Reservoir Construction Projects, 1945-1969,” advise and/or counsel students. in the book Dam Projects and the Growth of American Aaron Pitluck, associate professor of sociology; Archaeology, published in Ryan Gray, sociology and anthropology under- April 2014. graduate advisor; Shauna Hoffman, M.S. ’10, in The book, published sociology (assistant coordinator, University College) by the Left Coast Press, all received an Impact Award. Impact Awards is a history of a post- recognize individuals who have significant posi- WWII program for exca- tive impacts on first-year students at Illinois State vating archaeological University. Professor Pitluck was also elected as vice sites to be inundated by president of Research Committee 02 (Economy scores of reservoirs being and Society) of the International Sociological constructed on major Association (2014-2018). rivers throughout the Kathryn Sampeck has been promoted to asso- Jelks–Texas River Basin Surveys field crew, 1950, Jelks crouching at United States, admin- right. ciate professor and awarded tenure in the depart- istered by the National ment. In addition, she was interviewed by WUIS Park Service and the Smithsonian Institution. I 91.9 on her archaeological research in the south- directed the program in Texas from 1951 to 1965. east. Illinois State University alumna Deborah Hull Maria Schmeeckle, associate professor of soci- (now Hull-Walski), M.S. ’88, co-authored another ology, is the recipient of a Kenneth A. and Mary chapter in the book, The National Park Service and Ann Shaw Teaching Fellowship from the College of the Smithsonian Institution: Partners in Salvage Arts and Sciences. This award is based on teaching Archaeology. After receiving her bachelor’s at the excellence. University of Colorado, Hull-Walski earned her James Skibo, anthropology department master’s at Illinois State University. She is a col- chair and Distinguished Professor, presented his lections manager at the Smithsonian’s National Distinguished Professorship Lecture, “From the Museum of Natural History and also teaches Mountains of the Philippines to the Shores of Lake classes in museum studies at George Washington Superior: An Archaeologist’s Quest to Understand University. Her master’s is in historical archaeol- the Relationship Between People and Things.” ogy and was awarded by the History Department, Fred Smith, professor of anthropology, received although her course work was almost entirely in the William King Medal of the National University anthropology/archaeology. of Ireland for his contribution to research on the Neandertals. In addition, Smith received the Tip of hat Outstanding Researcher Award from the Stone Age Institute for Human Evolutionary Studies at Indiana Winfred Avogo has been promoted to associate University. professor and awarded tenure in the department. Maria Smith has been promoted to the rank of Frank Beck, associate professor of sociol- professor. ogy and director of the Stevenson Center for Roy Treadway, emeritus professor of sociol- Community and Economic Development, was inter- ogy, and his wife, Carolyn, moved from their home viewed by The Pantagraph about the percentage of of 37 years to an active retirement community in mentally ill inmates who return to jail. the Olympia, Washington, area. Roy joined the Joan Brehm has been promoted to the rank of sociology faculty in 1977, teaching demography, professor. research methods, statistics, and senior experi- Theartis Butler, an archaeology graduate ence, and directing the Census and Data Users student, received a John D. Rockefeller Library Services; he retired in 2003. On the day of the sale Fellowship for 2014. It is unusual for a master’s stu- of their home and departure from Normal, their dent to receive this prestigious award. grandson, Colin, joining an older sister, was born Muriel Dorsey received the 2014 in Seattle, where two daughters and their families Undergraduate Legacy of Leadership Award. This live. They also have a son and two grandchildren award recognizes a student who has engaged in in Washington, D.C. Roy and Carolyn are getting activities that exemplify the University’s commit- settled in their new home, enjoying the ocean and ment to diversity.

16 Signs& Symbols mountains and are still biking. Roy misses opportu- projects exemplifying her accomplishments: nities to be with his former colleagues, retired and The Emiquon River Visitor Use and Education still teaching, particularly during the school year. Plans with The Nature Mike Wiant, instructional assistant profes- Conservancy; Of Time and sor and director, Dickson Mounds Museum, was the River, an educational interviewed by WGLT regarding his work on the website that explained the Dickson Mounds project. geology, archaeology, his- Jennifer Woodruff, instructional assistant tory, and changing ecology professor, received an Outstanding Faculty Member of the Illinois River through award from Illinois State University’s College the Illinois State Museum; Panhellenic Council. and with the Illinois Natural Anne Wortham, associate professor, was elect- History Survey, development ed to serve a three-year term on the College of Arts of the Illinois Sustainable Deanna Glosser ’84 and Sciences Academic Senate. Natural Areas Vision, a (anthropology) vision for the sustainabil- ity of Illinois’ high quality natural areas. She was Alumni news appointed to the Illinois Pollution Control Board Robert Bishir ’90—I received a B.S. in anthropol- by former Gov. Pat Quinn in October 2011 and has ogy from Illinois State University. I have been served as chairman of this board since September working for Johnsonville Sausage for 15 years. I 2013. Glosser credits the exceptional professors in married Kirsten 11 years ago and we have an 8-year- the Anthropology Department and their challeng- old son. I received an MBA from the University ing course work and high academic expectations for of Phoenix in 2010. I have been treasurer on the building the foundation of her success. Board of Directors at Main Street Momence since Jenny Klouse ’98—With a degree in sociol- 2012 and I was awarded Rookie Volunteer of the ogy, I ventured into the world ready for adventure. I Year honors. I am also on the Board of Directors took a job with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, a at the Graham Historic House & Museum in campus ministry located on more than 600 campus- Downtown Momence, where I also volunteer as es across the country, with a goal to develop com- town genealogist. munities of students who follow Jesus and become In 2013 I decided to give performance a try global leaders. Figuring out how to mobilize a group after having zero experience. I have appeared in of people in a common direction is a challenge for “Chicago: The Musical” in Downtown Momence which sociology prepared me well. In the past 15 and “Les Misérables” in Kankakee. I was most years, I have grown student groups, developed new recently asked to perform in an annual reenact- teaching curriculum, and became a director of min- ment of the story of “A Night In Sleepy Hollow.” I istries involving multiple schools and employees. have found great shared meaning in performance, Two years ago, I moved from the University as anyone with an understanding of the theatrical of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to Sonoma State experience from the study of cultural and symbolic University and surround- anthropology can attest. Though I did not pursue ing schools in California, a career in anthropology, I firmly believe study in at approximately the same the discipline leads individuals down the path of time as the chancellor of the creative thinking, which is key to being successful California State University in any field. (CSU), the largest public Deanna Glosser ’84—With interests in both university system in the anthropology and ecology, Glosser pursued a doc- country, issued an executive toral degree in environmental planning at UIUC’s order stating that campus department of urban and regional planning after clubs that discriminate at leaving Illinois State University. Upon completion membership and leadership Jenny Klouse ’98 of her doctoral degree in 1989, Glosser worked for levels would be derecognized (sociology) the Illinois Department of Natural Resources for as clubs. What is basically a almost 13 years, serving as the endangered species good idea, oppose unjust discrimination, has been program manager, manager of the division of impact taken to an unjust extreme in the case of the orga- assessment, and liaison to the Governor’s Office on nization I work for. Across the state, InterVarsity strategic planning and balanced growth issues. Her has been derecognized from 19 CSU campuses, next venture was to create her own consulting firm, including the two where I work. What was written Environmental Planning Solutions Inc., where she to protect freedom of religion is now being used served as president/CEO for eight years. to harm religious expression on campus as we are Glosser worked on a wide range of projects no longer allowed to require student leaders of our primarily for the not-for-profit sector, with three Continued on Page 18 Signs& Symbols 17 Alumni news … continued from Page 17 grams to help end veteran homelessness and ensure Christian club to be Christian. The voice and value veterans have access to all of the services that they of religion in the exploration of ideas is being hin- need. dered from campus life. Robert Petersen ’69, M.S. ’70, Ph.D. InterVarsity is networking with other religious (applied research and statistics), from University faiths, talking with the California Legislature, of Wisconsin-Madison in 1977—In 1969, after answering media requests, and asking the chancellor completing my B.S. in sociology, I was full of con- for an exemption to the policy (as he has already fidence, energy, and had a burning desire to learn exempted Greeks, allowing fraternities and sorori- more. My master’s year in sociology introduced me ties to discriminate based on gender). I never would to statistics, educational measurement, computer have imagined my sociology degree would have programming, and computer-assisted teaching. With led me to where I am today. I am thankful to Tom the support of an National Institutes of Health fel- Gerschick and Frank Beck for helping me develop lowship, I accepted a new R.A. position, which pro- as a leader and critical thinker as I engage our cul- vided me the much-coveted job of partnering with ture. sociology faculty in the design and analysis of their Alana McGinty ’10—After graduating from own Ph.D. dissertations. Illinois State University, McGinty went on to serve It was the opportunity of a lifetime and jump- in the Peace Corps in South Africa from 2011– started my career in a direction that eventually 2013. This year, she was included teaching statistics and being in the middle awarded one of the 20 gradu- of the personal computer wave. It was a true “turn- ate Thomas R. Pickering ing point” for me. Illinois State University provided Foreign Affairs Fellowships. the skills and experience necessary to be granted a Administered for the fellowship at the statistics and methodology training U.S. Department of State program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison by the Woodrow Wilson (UW). National Fellowship Upon completion of my course work at UW, Foundation, the Thomas R. and assisted by a dissertation improvement grant Pickering Foreign Affairs from the National Science Foundation, I went to our nation’s capital to conduct on-site data collec- Alana McGinty ’10 (poli- Fellowships develop a source tics and government and of men and women whose tion at the Superior District Court in Washington, sociology) academic backgrounds fulfill D.C. For my dissertation on delay in the criminal the skill needs of the State justice system, I analyzed data from the Prosecutor’s Department and who are dedicated to representing Information Management System (PROMIS) with America’s interests abroad. a mathematical model I authored. Pickering Graduate Foreign Affairs Fellows After graduation, I worked on several evalua- receive financial support towards a two-year, full- tion projects for the Police Foundation: the effec- time master’s degree program in a field related to tiveness of department design in Dallas, police pro- international affairs and diplomacy such as public ductivity in California, and an anti-robbery program policy, international affairs, public administration, in Birmingham, Alabama. and other related academic fields. Fellows partici- In 1979, my wife and I moved to the Boston pate in one domestic and one overseas internship. area where I taught intermediate statistics at Boston Upon the completion of their master’s degree, they University and developed mapping and graphing commit to five years of service as a Foreign Service software at the newly formed Micro-Computing officer. Group of Abt Associates in Cambridge. Later, I McGinty is now a master’s candidate at taught and developed natural language applica- American University School of International tions for the financial industry at Avco Computing Service in international development. Services, a mainframe time-sharing company. I Kayleigh Newman ’14—Since graduating in moved to Addison-Wesley (AW) Publishing where May, Newman has com- I built the first PC-based Information Center, and pleted an internship with successfully implemented procedures to survive the International Rescue the Y2K “event.” During my 13 years with AW, I Committee working with brought Unix to the data center and took owner- refugees in their Survivors of ship of the HR/payroll system, and led the transi- Torture Program in Phoenix. tion of systems to a new parent company during a Newman is mov- takeover. In 2000, I worked on a joint project with ing to Denver to start an Lotus Development Corp. and IBM, to integrate AmeriCorps VISTA position their HR/payroll data systems. Upon completion Kayleigh Newman ’14 of the project, I managed the data group at Fidelity with Volunteers of America; (anthropology and sociol- she will be designing pro ogy) at commencement Employer Services, a startup subsidiary of Fidelity Investments. 18 Signs& Symbols Since retiring with my wife, Cheryl, to the State University governing Ozark Mountains, I have been running the data body. From 2000–2006, she systems of Independence County Shooting Sports, was a stay-at-home mother where I installed several systems, including a trap- while completing her thesis shooting simulation system. on the anti-slavery move- Currently, I am analyzing trapshooting ment in northeastern Illinois. performance with Lyon College, through my Her thesis was awarded the ClayMetrics initiative, which is under development. “Cavanaugh Award for Most ClayMetrics.org applies Statistical Process Control Outstanding Master’s Thesis” and Six Sigma techniques to develop new measures for 2005. Jeanne Schultz-Angel of performance and develop clinics to assist shooters Angel began her career to enter their Peak Performance “Zone.” Our team in museums as the curator has built data collection tools for the Android tablet for the St. Charles Heritage Center in St. Charles and partnered with SportExcel training to train the from 1996–1998 and became the director of the “mental game.” Center in 1998. In late 2006, she returned to the Life is good, and I credit Illinois State museum world as executive director of the Lombard University with helping make it so. Historical Society, where she managed two historic house museums in Lombard, including the Here is my selected bibliography: Sheldon Peck Homestead, listed on the National Since retiring: Park Service Underground Railroad Network to “What Would Pareto Do.” Shotgun Sports Magazine, Freedom. She is a 2010 graduate of the prestigious June 2014 Seminar for Historical Administration and the “There Really Is an App For That: A Review Illinois State representative for the American of Trap Scorekeeping Software for Android Tablet Association of State and Local History “Leadership and Phone.” Accepted for publication in Shotgun in History” awards program. She was also accepted Sports Magazine. to the Illinois Humanities Council “Road Scholar “ClayMetrics: The Science of Clay Target Speaker Bureau” in 2013 to speak about the anti- Shooting” in progress at www.claymetrics.org. slavery movement. She resides on the northwest side of Chicago with her husband and three chil- Abt Associates and Abt Computer Graphics dren. Corp.: “The Crime Spotter: A Mapping System for Crime.” American Society of Criminology, 1980. Tessa Zevallos, Alumni Day “Police Support Service Sharing: The Honoree Shibboleth of Functional Consolidation.” American Society of Criminology, 1980. San By Emma Lipka, Stevenson Center intern Francisco. Illinois State University’s Stevenson Center for Community and Economic Development trains Police Foundation: students for a lifetime of public service and global “Anti Robbery Tactics in Birmingham, Alabama: understanding. The center serves communities and An Evaluation.” July 1979. organizations around the world, but most impor- “Police Role, Stance, and Stress.” Presented at tantly, it provides students with the tools they need the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences meetings, for successful careers in com- 1979, Cincinnati. munity and economic devel- Jeanne Schultz Angel ’94, M.S. ’04—In opment and related fields of November 2013, Angel became the executive direc- study. The Stevenson Center tor of the Illinois Association of Museums (IAM) welcomed one such alum, with offices in Springfield and Chicago. IAM is an Tessa Zevallos, M.S. ’11, independent museum network that seeks to collabo- back to campus to share her rate with all museum professional groups to promote experiences with students on best practices around the state. Alumni Day in October. A proud graduate of Illinois State University, Zevallos first came to she received a B.S. in anthropology in 1994 and Tessa Zevallos Illinois State’s Stevenson an M.S. in history with an emphasis in historical Center as a Peace Corps Fellow in sociology after archaeology in 2005. In 1994, while at Illinois State serving in Peru and earning her B.S. from the University, she attended a historical archaeologist University of Illinois in natural resources and envi- field school in County Roscommon, Ireland, under ronmental science/human dimensions. She earned Charles Orser Jr. and returned to the site two years the 2010 Sociology Charter Graduate Student later with Orser’s team. She also had the opportunity to be a graduate academic senator for the Illinois Continued on Page 20 Signs& Symbols 19 Honoree … continued from Page 19 Niger, West Africa, to overseeing after-school pro- Excellence Award. grams for at-risk youth in Minnesota), but they all For her professional practice with the met those self-made requirements. Stevenson Center, Zevallos served at Mikva Now, 10 years on, I’ve gained a master’s degree Challenge in Chicago. Mikva Challenge is a non- in international development, with a rural focus, partisan, nonprofit organization that engages thou- and am working on additional certifications in grant sands of public high school students in elections, writing and nonprofit administration. I work in policymaking, and community activism. Mikva con- leadership roles with two nonprofit organizations: as nects youth from Chicago’s South and West sides to a grants and development manager, helping Somali policy and decision makers so that the students can refugees in Minneapolis, and as a co-executive effect change in their neighborhoods. The youth director for an organization that provides services also help Chicago’s leaders focus on the positives to non-literate adults in rural, upstate New York. of the South and West sides, communities where I’ve come to see that my anthropology degree on its negatives are often the only focus. Mikva Challenge own didn’t directly lead me to these jobs, but rather, promotes action civics, which Zevallos defined as opened up a numerous array of opportunities. youth having a voice in their education and com- The time I’ve spent in Africa with develop- munities. “Young people are experts in the issues in ment and humanitarian groups was possible because their communities,” she said. of my cross-cultural abilities and resulting Peace While at Mikva Challenge, Zevallos developed Corps assignment, both provided by a background new systems for evaluating Mikva’s civic engage- in anthropology. I was accepted into grad school ment programs. She also procured foundation in the UK to pursue international development funding, organized benefit events, and cultivated because of my anthropology undergraduate thesis individual donors. Mikva Challenge hired her after work. Likewise, each nonprofit, NGO and govern- graduation. She is the grants manager and evalua- ment agency I have worked for highly values my tion director, allowing her to pursue her passion for anthropology background, as each day I work with involving youth in community development while an incredibly diverse array of constituents and my putting into practice the skills she learned at Illinois job is to be able to successfully understand and work State. with all of them, which is a constant challenge, and one wherein I am lucky to feel unusually well equipped to handle. Was there a more direct route Brooke Barber, available to get me where am today? Perhaps. But I Anthropology Alumni Day am glad I made the choice to study anthropology at Illinois State University, as I benefited greatly from Honoree such a variety of opportunities, which helped me By Brooke Barber ’04 to better define not only my professional goals, but what I wanted to accomplish as a person. I graduated from Illinois State University in 2004 with a degree in anthropology. When I first graduated, I was unsure of what to do—where was the In Memoriam “anthropology” specific job I wanted? I had focused on cultural anthropology Robert H. Walsh at Illinois State University, March 8, 1938, to July 15, 2014 and I didn’t want to work in Robert H. Walsh, professor emeritus of sociology academia, so I started out by and former chair of the Department of Sociology working as an intern with and Anthropology, passed on July 15, 2014. He is Green Peace’s headquarters survived by sons Kevin and Patrick, daughter Kelly, in Washington, D.C. (an and four grandchildren. experience I recommend to Walsh began his college career at the anyone). University of Notre Dame and graduated from Looking back, I really Illinois State Normal University with a major in

Brooke Barber ’04 didn’t have much of an idea social sciences. He became a graduate student at the of what I was doing or where University of Iowa, earning a master’s and Ph.D. I would end up, but what I did know was that I in sociology. While at the University of Iowa, he wanted to do something exciting, valuable and dif- worked with Ira Reiss, a world-renowned sociologist. ferent—and something I could philosophically feel He returned to Illinois State University in the good about when I went home each night. The fol- mid-1960s and, over a period of 35 years taught a lowing jobs I had differed quite a bit (from collect- variety of courses, primarily specializing in the soci- ing data on land mines and unexploded ordinance ology of the family and urban sociology/community. in the northern Congo, to running a radio show in He also conducted extensive research, in collabora- 20 Signs& Symbols tion with Reiss and other Walsh was a dedicated faculty member, depart- Illinois State University ment chairperson, teacher, researcher, and col- colleagues, focusing on league. premarital sexuality. His wife, Judith, passed away on October 7, In 1980, Walsh 2014. was elected chair of the Sociology and Anthropology Did you know? Department, a position Our department turns 50 this year! he held for 15 years. During that time, he was “Senior Thesis” in anthropology is 32 years old. Robert H. Walsh instrumental in hiring Wib Leonard has been at professor for 45 years— a core of high-caliber longer than any current professor faculty. faculty from prestigious universities. He was a strong advocate for department faculty, continually requesting funds and other means of support for them from the College of Arts and Sciences Deans. Some of his other accomplishments included the following: While chair, he initiated establish- ing a Council of Chairpersons in the College of Arts and Sciences; he was selected to mentor our esteemed former President Al Bowman, when Bowman first became a departmental chairperson; and in the Bloomington-Normal community, he, along with Derek McCracken from the Biological Sciences Department, was instrumental in organiz- For more information, visit ing what came to be known as Operation Recycle Homecoming.IllinoisState.com on campus.

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