Columbia Professor Recognized For Contribution To Anthropology

Columbia, Ca — Dr. Paula K. Clarke has been selected by the American Anthropological Association to receive the AAA/Oxford Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching of Anthropology.

A Columbia College faculty member since 1999, Dr. Clarke holds a bachelor´s degree from the University of California, Berkeley and a Ph.D. from the University of California, San Francisco. She currently teaches courses in anthropology and sociology at the college.

This award, which was established in 1997, is given annually to honor an AAA members outstanding contribution to the undergraduate teaching of anthropology and for contributing significantly to this field of study.

Clarke will be recognized during the organization´s upcoming meetings November 19-23 in San Francisco.

Written by BJ Hansen