Established in 2006, the biennial MES Distinguished Scholar Award includes a cash award of $500, and recognition at the Middle East Section business meeting at the annual AAA conference. The Distinguished Scholar award is granted to anthropologist of the Middle East whose teaching and whose contributions to the literature and the profession have substantially advanced the field. The call for nominations is typically issued in the spring and the deadline is April 15
2022 MES Distinguished Scholar
Dr. Farha Ghannam
MES Scholar Award Winner
2021 MES Distinguished Scholar
Dr. Julie Peteet
University of Louisville
2018 MES Distinguished Scholar
Dr. Saba Mahmood
In memoriam
University of California, Berkeley
2016 MES Distinguished Scholar
Dr. Suad Joseph
University of California, Davis
2014 MES Distinguished Scholar
Dr. Susan Slyomovics
UCLA
2013 MES Distinguished Scholar
Dr. Marcia Inhorn
Yale University
2011 MES Distinguished Scholar
Dr. Dale Eickelman
Dartmouth College
2009 MES Distinguished Scholar
Dr. Brinkley Messick
Columbia University
2007 MES Distinguished Scholar
Dr. Lila Abu Lughod
New York University