The Africana Studies program offers two annual awards.

• The Anna Julia Cooper, Cheikh Anta-Diop, W.E.B. DuBois Award for Academic Excellence in African American Studies
  Given to an Africana Studies major or minor who demonstrates an exemplary combination of significant scholarship, at least a 3.1 average in African American Studies, and service to the college and larger community.
  
  Previous Winners
  1997 Edward R. Deitz, Jr. and Marlene D. Warner
  1998 Dana M. Madison
  1999 Bev-Freda L. Jackson
  2000 Rebecca M. Hildebran
  2001 Justin D. Arnold and Benjamin Stoltenberg
  2002 Lauren A. Hildebrand
  2003 Meghan Paul-Cook 2010 Lawrese E. Brown
  2004 Stacey Turner
  2005 Kenneth Willians Jr.
  2007 Simon D. Jones
  2008 Aaron M. Hurd
  2009 Jeffrey T. Monsma
  2010 Lawrese E. Brown
  2011 Rachel L. Rutter
  2012 Kirsty Chantal Bryant-Hassler


• The Toni Morrison-Wole Soyinka African American Studies Essay Award
  Named for two extraordinary writers, Toni Morrison and Wole Soyinka, this award is presented annually to the student who writes the best essay on a theme related to continental Africa and/or diasporan Africa.  Essays may be submitted by students enrolled in any Gettysburg College class, or will be chosen from work submitted in Africana Studies courses.
  
  Previous Winners
  1997 T. Pemberton Brown and Kim K. Westerman
  1998 Rebecca M. Hildebran
  1999 Michael P. LaPuma
  2000 Lauren A. Hildebrand
  2001 Alex Armster-Wikoff
  2002 Kathleen A. Zawrotniak
  2003 Emily Joy Voss
  2008 Jeremy Arnold
  2009 Catherine Hagler
  2010 Ellen M. Speake
  2011 Alyson Buck

 

The "Ankh Maat Wedjau" Honor Society is a non-secret, non-profit organization which promotes scholarly study, research, publication and other scholarly activity in the field of Africana Studies among students at academic institutions, and among academic professionals in the field of Africana studies. More information