Archaeological Institute of America
Beginning in 2005, awards were given to the best posters: the first is awarded to the presentation judged “best poster” by a panel of three judges appointed by the Program Committee; the second is presented to the poster judged “first runner-up” by the panel of judges; and the third and fourth awards are presented to the posters deemed “Best poster designed entirely by a student or students” for undergraduate and graduates. Graduate and undergraduate student posters are also eligible in the best poster and first runner up categories.
At each AIA Annual Meeting, there is a single session that includes all poster presentations. This session is generally assigned a four-hour time period (e.g., 11 AM-3 PM) on the first day of the meetings. The presenter or, in the case of multiple presenters, one of the presenters is stationed at the presentation during the session. Presenters are provided with a 4 x 8 foot space to display their materials. The Program for the Annual Meeting Committee regards poster presentations as a particularly effective way to present complex graphic and/or quantitative data.
2024 Best Poster Award
Elizabeth M. Greene, University of Western Ontario, Canada; Rhiannon Stevens, University College London, UK; Barbara Birley, The Vindolanda Trust, UK; and Gillian Taylor, Teesside University, UK
2024 First Runner-Up
Jennifer S. Tafe, Boston University; Cole M. Smith, University of Texas at Austin; and Eleni Hasaki, University of Arizona
2024 Student Poster Award
Nick Bowman, University of Haifa
2023 Best Poster Award
David Pickel, Georgetown University; Roberto Montagnetti, AdArte SrL; and Tiziano Gasperoni, Tuscia University
2023 First Runner-Up
Maria Lorene Glanfield, University of Western Ontario
2023 Student Poster Award
Rebecca A. Salem, Institute of Fine Arts – New York University
2020 Winner
Christina Bisulca, Detroit Institute of Arts, Ellen Hanspach-Bernal, Detroit Institute of Arts, and Aaron Steele, Detroit Institute of Arts
2020 Runner Up
Christian F. Cloke, University of Maryland, Ella D. Breden, University of Maryland, College Park, Quint Gregory, University of Maryland, College Park, and Emily C. Egan, University of Maryland, College Park
2020 Graduate Student Poster
David Pickel, Stanford University, Jordan Wilson, University of Arizona, and Roberto Montagnetti, Independent Researcher
2020 Undergraduate Student Poster
Rachel M. Thimmig, Southern Methodist University
2019 Winner
Zehavi V. Husser, Biola University
2019 Runner Up
Nicholas G. Blackwell, Indiana University Bloomington; Matthew Brennan, Indiana University Bloomington
2019 Graduate Student Poster
Max Peers, Brown University
2019 Undergraduate Student Poster
Jessica Miller, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
2018 Winner
Jessica Munson, Lycoming College; Jonathan Scholnick, Lycoming College; Lorena Paiz Aragon, Alter de Sacrificios Archaeological Project
2018 Runner Up
Angela M. Ratigan, Ruprecht-Karls Universitat Heidelberg
2018 Student Poster
Catharine Judson, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill; Andrew Cabaniss, University of Michigan
2017 Winner
Caroline Cheung, University of California, Berkeley; Gina Tibbott, Temple University
2017 Runner Up
Jacqueline F. DiBiasie Sammons, Sewanee: The University of the South; Holly M. Sypniewski, Millsaps College
2017 Student Poster
Daniel P. Diffendale, University of Michigan
2016 Best Poster
Alejandro G. Sinner, York University; Kimberly McCullough, York University; Ashwyn Grewal, York University; Daniel Jankulovski, York University
2016 Runner Up
Effie Athanassopoulos, University of Nebraska–Lincoln; Kim S. Shelton, University of California, Berkeley
2016 Student Poster
Emily B. Frank, Institute of Fine Arts, New York University
Learn More2015 Best Poster
Rachel DeLozier, University of Arizona; Eleni Hasaki, University of Arizona
2015 Runner Up
Robert H. Tykot, University of South Florida, Craig Alexander, Cambridge University, Keri Brown, University of Manchester, Kyle P. Freund, McMaster University, Sarah McClure, Pennsylvania State University, Erin Mckendry, University of South Florida, Andrew M.T. Moore, Rochester Institute of Technology, Frederick Pirone, University of South Florida, Emil Podrug, Sibenik City Museum, Davide Tanasi, Arcadia University, Melissa Teoh, University of Oregon, Martijn van Leusen, University of Groningen, Andrea Vianello, University of Oxford, and Patrick Woodruff, University of South Florida
2015 Student Poster
Elizabeth Mauer, Boston University
2014 Best Poster
Thomas F. Strasser, Providence College, Eleni Panagopoulou, the Ephoreia of Speleology and Palaeoanthropology of Southern Greece, Panayiotis Karkanas, the Ephoreia of Speleology and Palaeoanthropology of Southern Greece, Miriam Clinton, University of Pennsylvania, Epaminondas Kapranos, 25th Ephoreia of Classical and Prehistoric Archaeology of West Crete, Nicholas Thompson, the Ephoreia of Speleology and Palaeoanthropology of Southern Greece, and Sarah Murray, Notre Dame University
2014 Runner Up
Lynn A. Kvapil, Butler University, Lee Taylor-Nelms, Booz Allen Hamilton, and Bernard Frischer, Indiana University
2014 Student Poster
Ann Glennie, Florida State University, Allison Smith, Florida State University, and Sophie Crawford-Brown, University of Pennsylvania
2013 Best Poster
Ambra Spinelli, University of Southern California, and Aimee Scorziello, Pompeii Archaeological Research Project: Porta Stabia
2013 Runner Up
Amy M. Oechsner, United States Bureau of Land Management
2013 Student Poster
Chelsea Gardner, University of British Columbia
2012 Best Poster
Simeon D. Ehrlich, University of Western Ontario
Learn More2012 Runner Up
Bice Peruzzi, University of Cincinnati, and Amanda S. Reiterman, University of Pennsylvania
2012 Student Poster
Jennifer Altman-Lupu, Archeodig Project
2011 Best Poster
Elizabeth M. Greene, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2011 Runner Up
Angelina D. Phebus, James M. L. Newhard, Norman Levine, College of Charleston
2011 Student Poster
Gypsy Price, University of Florida, and Jackie Meier, University of Connecticut
2010 Best Poster
Gregory S. Aldrete and Scott Bartell, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
Learn More2010 Runner Up
Nicolas Beaudry, Université du Québec à Rimouski, Elio Hobdari, Institute of Archaeology, Tirana and Alexia Grammatikaki, Athens
Learn More2010 Student Poster
Brandon R. Olson, Thaddeus J. Olson, and Jeffrey T. Herrick, Penn State University
2009 Best Poster
Toshihiro Osada, Tsukuba University
2009 Runner Up
Amanda Reitrman, University of Pennsylvania
2009 Student Poster
Seth Pevnick and Esmeralda Agolli, UCLA, Cotsen Institute of Archaeology
2008 Best Poster
John R. Hale, University of Louisville, Åsa Ringbom, Åbo Akademi University, Jan Heinemeier, Aarhus University, Alf Lindroos, Åbo Akademi University, Lynne Lancaster, Ohio University, and Fiona Brock, Oxford University.
Learn More2008 Runner Up
Michael Hoff, University of Nebraska, Rhys Townsend, Clark University, Ece Erdogmus, University of Nebraska, and Seher Turkmen, Alanya Archaeological Museum
Learn More2008 Student Poster
Pearce Paul Creasman, Texas A&M University
Learn More2008 People's Choice First Place and Grad Student
Miriam G. Clinton, University of Pennsylvania, Shannon Martino, University of Pennsylvania, George H. Myer and Dennis O. Terry, Jr., Temple University; and Philip P. Betancourt, Temple University.
2008 People's Choice Runner up
Bridget Buxton, Robert Ballard, Michael Brennan, Dwight Coleman, Katy Croff, University of Rhode Island, Dan Davis, The University of Texas at Austin, Dennis Piechota, University of Massachusetts at Boston, Sergiy Voronov, Institute of Archaeology, Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
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2007 Best Poster
John Peter Oleson, University of Victoria, Christopher J. Brandon, Pringle-Brandon Architects, and Robert L. Hohlfelder, University of Colorado at Boulder
2007 Runner Up
John F. Cherry, Brown University, Elissa Z. Faro, University of Michigan, and Ruben Badalyan, Institute of Archaeology & Ethnography, Yerevan
2007 Student Poster
Eleni Drakaki, New York University
2007 Student Poster Honorable Mention
Scott C. Gallimore and J. Theodore Peña, University at Buffalo-SUNY
2006 Best Poster
M. Barbara Reeves, Queen’s University, Erik de Bruijn, University of British Columbia, John P. Oleson, University of Victoria, and Andrew N. Sherwood, University of Guelph
2006 Runner Up
John Muccigrosso, Drew University
2006 Student Poster
Kevin T. Gibbs, University of Toronto
2006 Student Poster Honorable Mention
Elizabeth Marie Greene, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2005 Best Poster
Jennifer Palinkas, Emory University, and James A. Herbst, Corinth Excavations, American School of Classical Studies at Athens
2005 Runner Up
Christine M. Shriner, James G. Brophy, and Haydn H. Murray, Indiana University, and George E. Christidis, Technical University of Crete
2005 Student Poster
Alexis Catsambis, Texas A&M University
2004 Best Poster
Rebecca K. Schindler and Pedar W. Foss, DePauw University
