May 2, 2025 — The SMU Division of Student Affairs has announced the winners of the 2024-2025 Hilltop Excellence Awards, and the Department of Anthropology’s Health and Society Majors are well-represented. Three of ten campus-wide “M” Awards, the university’s highest recognition, were awarded to Health and Society Majors: Jonathan Liu, Pareeni Shah, and Vivian Thai. Another Health and Society Major, Kyra Oladeji, won the Umphrey Lee Award, which “is presented annually to a graduating senior who has demonstrated outstanding involvement in and contribution to the University community while a student at SMU.”
The department congratulates these students on their well-deserved honors!
