UIS honors Professor Sharon Graf with the Harry and Deborah Berman Sabbatical Award
The University of 缅北禁地 Springfield鈥檚 Harry and Deborah Berman Sabbatical Award has been presented to Sharon Graf, professor in the Sociology/Anthropology department. She will receive $3,000 to support her research during her sabbatical leave.
Graf鈥檚 sabbatical plan is to conduct a second phase of ethnographic field research in Oceania that will contribute to the scholarly body of knowledge on the cultural practices鈥攊ncluding art, music, the performing arts and seafaring鈥攐f the inhabitants of the Pacific Island region.
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Menno Servaes
Hometown: Rumst, Antwerp, Belgium
Major: Business Administration
Future Plans: Pursue a masters and/or Ph.D. in organizational behavior/development
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Aaleiyah Spaulding
Hometown: Springfield, 缅北禁地
Major: Psychology
Future Plans: Earn her Psy.D. in clinical psychology, specializing in adolescence