The Joseph T. Gordon Prize for Southwestern Studies was established in 2002 by an anonymous donor for the purposes of recognizing and rewarding outstanding scholarship and creative expression which furthers understanding of this rich and diverse region.

Eric Perramond Associate Professor of Southwest Studies and Environmental Science
“Political Ecologies of Cattle Ranching in Northern Mexico: Private Revolutions,”
University of Arizona Press, Tucson. 2010
2007-2008
Year |
Recipient |
Achievements |
| 2008 | Leighton Peterson Professor of Anthropology |
Weaving Worlds: Made for PBS Documentary on Navajo Weaving. |
| David Mason Professor of English |
Ludlow: A Verse Novel | |
| 2007 | Victoria Levine Professor of Music |
Ethnomusicology of the Southwest Music of the Choctaw |
| 2006 | Brian Linkhart Professor of Biology |
Longevity of Flammulated Owls in Colorado and Arizona |
| 2005 | Susan Scarberry-Garcia Native Studies |
Native American Studies |
| 2004 | Ruth Van Dyke Professor of Archeology |
Chacoan architecture, landscape and ideology. |
2003 |
Claire Farrer Professor Anthropology |
Apache Ethnography |
| Ann Zwinger Nature Writer |
Southwestern Nature Writing and Natural History. | |
| 2002 | Doug Monroy Professor of History: |
California History and Ethnic Studies |