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Awards
ROBERT A. CAINE MEMORIAL PRIZE--Established
by family and friends in memory of Robert A. Caine, who served as
pastor of Presbyterian churches in Red Wing and Duluth, Minnesota,
and in Rochester, New York, as executive for the Synod of Minnesota
and as a trustee of Macalester College. Awarded annually in recognition
of high achievement in religious studies to those planning to go
on for graduate work at a theological seminary or graduate school.
Past Winners
1993 Emily Brault
1994 Katrina Olds
1995 Ellen Sherby, Christopher Tassava
1996 Paul Jarvis, John Millspaugh
1997 Sean Campanella, Michael Dekker
1998 Susan Bailey, Sam Lieberman
1999 Tracy Powell, Daphne Wiebe
2000 Audrey Larrimer, Katie Pantazi
2001 Elizabeth McKay, Jane Yager
2002 Susanna Fioratta, Jason Schlude
2003 Patrick D'Silva, Elizabeth Kaziunas
2004 Deanna Ferree
2005 Sherali Tareen, Benjamin Wurtmann
2006 Eleanor Strand
2007 Ashley Geisendorfer
2008 Sonia Hazard
GEORGE W. DAVIS MEMORIAL PRIZE IN RELIGION--Established
by Ethel Mary Davis in memory of her husband. Cash awards given
by the Religious Studies Department to juniors (for use in their
senior year) who in the judgment of the department have attained
the highest degree of excellence.
Past Winners
1993 Vanessa Harnik, Katrina Olds
1994 John Millspaugh
1995 Eileen Hanson, David Penn
1996 Paul Coleman
1997 Naomi Cytron, Jennifer Hunter, Tracy Powell
1998 Daphne Wiebe
1999 Emily Mandelman, Katie Pantazis
2000 Jeffrey Fitz, Kwame Phillips, Rebecca Schnall-Levin, Jane
Yager
2001 Jason Schlude
2002 Luke Sykora
2003 Deanna Ferree
2004 Breanne Goodell, Johanna Shreve, Benjamin Wurtmann
2005 Cassandra Berman
2006 Emily Calkins, Emma Gallegos
2007 Sonia Hazard
2008 Anne Gonzalez, Katherine Ziegler
PRIZES PREVIOUSLY AWARDED BY THE RELIGIOUS STUDIES DEPARTMENT
MILTON MCLEAN AWARD--Awarded
to seniors of high academic achievement planning to do graduate
work in religious studies.
Past Winners
1994 Benjamin Abrahamse
1995 Jenny Kehl
1996 Hilary Himan
1997 Rachel Buck, Elisabeth (Eily) Marlow
1998 not awarded
1999 Amy Golembiewski, Elizabeth Hauze (final year of award)
JEWISH STUDIES AWARD--A cash
award to a senior in Religious Studies for academic excellence in
Jewish Studies.
Past Winners
1995 Tamara Nadel
1996 Ethan Roberts
Student Projects
2008 Honors Theses
Sonia Marie Olson Hazard
Purity as Product: Capitalism and Evangelical Christian Values in the Art of the Pink Nun
Paula Cooey, Adviser
Kimberly Terea Wortmann
Re-claiming the Veil: An Historical and Literary of How Islamic Feminists Have Appropriated the Veil as a Hermeneutical Tool
James Laine, Adviser
2007 Honors Theses
Ashley Rose Geisendorfer
The Christian Science Child: Subjectivity and Social Marginalization
Paula Cooey, Adviser
Zachary Saul Teicher
American Children Encountering the Bible: Ensuring Engagement through the American Education System and the Children's Bible
James Laine, Adviser
2006 Honors Theses
2005 Honors Theses
Elisa K. Berry
The Redemptive Power of Art
Paula Cooey, Adviser
Kathryn O'Brien Cohen
What We Say: Genocide, the Politics of Memory, and Sudan
Paula Cooey, Adviser
SherAli K. Tareen
The Rhetoric of Religious Revival in 17th Century India: A Hermeneutical Investigation into the Life and Writings of Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi (1563-1624)
James Laine, Adviser
Samuel L. Worley-Ekstrom
There's a Darkness on the Edge of Town: Religion, Secularism, and the Claim to "America"
Paula Cooey, Adviser
Ben Wurtmann
What Have You to Do with Me?
Paula Cooey, Adviser
2003 Honors Theses
Christina M. Blank
Religious Art and Controversy
Sarah Horton, Adviser
Mikella M. Hurley
"We Shall Be Fruitful in the Land": The Life-Affirming Theologies of West African Charismatic Churches
Allen Callahan, Adviser
Elizabeth S. Kaziunas
Mother as Teacher: A Study of Homeschool Mothers and Dissent
Paula Cooey, Adviser
Richard Landon
To Partake in the Nature of the Religious: Music's Role in the Process of Meaning-Making
Peter Harle, Adviser
2002 Honors Theses
Catherine C. Bowler
Radical Orthodoxy
Paula Cooey, Adviser
Valerie L. Miller
Stripmines as Stigmata: Case Studies in the Use of Religion to Address Environmental Problems
James Laine, Adviser
Jason M. Schlude
Jewish Perceptions of Gentiles: An Approach to the Study of Hellenistic Jewish Identity
Calvin Roetzel, Adviser
2001 Honors Theses
Jane Yager
The Rosary and the Lawnmower: The Making of Public Religion in the American City
Paula Cooey, Adviser
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