The Bronislaw Malinowski Award is an award given by the US-based Society for Applied Anthropology (SfAA) in honor of Bronisław Malinowski (1884–1942), an original member and strong supporter of the Society. Briefly established in 1950, the award has been presented annually since 1973.
It is given to an outstanding senior scholar in recognition for a lifetime commitment to the application of the social sciences to contemporary social issues.Weaver, Thomas, ed. n.d. The Dynamics of Applied Anthropology in the Twentieth Century: The Malinowski Award Papers. Electronic publication . Society for Applied Anthropology. The acceptance addresses of the awardees are usually published in the society's journal, Human Organization.
Past recipients of the Malinowski Award
Year RecipientBased on Malinowski Award Recipients Nationality 1973Gonzalo Aguirre Beltrán Mexico 1974Everett C. Hughes USA 1975Gunnar Myrdal Sweden 1976Edward H. Spicer USA 1977Sol Tax USA 1978Juan Comas Mexico 1979Laura Maud Thompson USA 1980Fei Xiaotung People's Republic of China 1981Raymond Firth UK 1982George M. Foster USA 1983Omer Stewart USA 1984Alexander H. Leighton USA 1985Elizabeth Colson USA 1986Philleo Nash USA 1987Margaret Lantis USA 1988Fred Richardson USA 1989Lauriston Sharp USA 1990St. Clair Drake USA 1991Conrad M. Arensberg USA 1992Margaret Clark USA 1993Ronald Frankenberg UK 1994Claudio Esteva Fabregat Spain 1995Michael M. Cernea USA 1996Bea Medicine USA 1997Ward Goodenough USA 1998Robert and Beverly Hackenberg USA 1999Thayer Scudder USA 2000Maria Eugenia Bozzoli Costa Rica 2001Walter Goldschmidt USA 2002Pertti Pelto Finland / USA 2003Carlos Vélez Ibáñez USA 2004John W. Bennett USA 2005Paul L. Doughty USA 2006Michael Horowitz USA 2007Gretel Pelto USA 2008Orlando Fals Borda Colombia 2009Thomas Weaver USA 2010Jean Schensul USA 2011Salomón Nahmad Sittón Mexico 2012Clifford Barnett USA 2013Anthony Oliver-Smith USA 2014Paul Durrenberger USA 2015 Frances Fox Piven USA 2016 Paul Farmer USA 2017 Louise Lamphere USA 2018 Jorge Durand and Douglas Massey Mexico & USA 2019 Spero Manson USA2020Elizabeth K. BriodyUSA2021Leo R. ChavezUSA2022Faye V. HarrisonUSA2023Lenore MandersonSouth Africa2024Patricia ClayUSA2025Ralph BoltonUSA
See also
List of anthropology awards
References