The Food Studies Award, sponsored by the Food Studies Program and the Division of Undergraduate Education and Student Success, recognizes oral presentations or posters focused on a topic in the broad, interdisciplinary field of food studies and characterized by excellence in research and clarity of delivery.
Award Amounts: One (1) $300 award; One (1) $100 Honorable Mention Award.
Current Recipients
Audrey Bunce '24
Major: Global Studies
Project: "Same Ingredients, Different Dishes: Identity and Belonging in the Local Food Movement"
2024 $100 Honorable Mention Award
Theodore Clayton '24
Major: Planning, Public Policy, and Management
Project: "Planning for a Meal on the Table: Using Planning and Policy to Support Community-Led Groceries"
2024 $300 Award
Prior Recipients
Cheyenne Bissonnette, Santino Gentile, Eleanor Yi, and Alana Hilkey
Project: "Impacts of Access to Nutritional Information on College Students"
2022 $300 Award
Frida Graumann '22 and Gabrielle Wille '22
Majors: English
Project: "Volunteering at GrassRoots Garden: How to Grow Individual and Community Food Literacy"
2022 $100 Honorable Mention Award
Sasha Kaplow '24 and Alli Powell '24
Majors: Sociology & PPPM
Project: "Creating Equity - The Food Insecurity Crisis in Eugene, Oregon"
2021 $300 Award
Eloise Parish Mueller, Yalin Li, Will Baldwin, and Jennifer Thompson
Project: "Promoting Pollinators at Whitewater Ranch"
2021 $100 Honorable Mention Award