This prize was created in honor of William Sprott Pollitzer (1923-2002). Dr. Pollitzer, was a professor of anatomy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and past president of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists (1979-81) and the Human Biology Council (1986-88). His physical anthropological research focused on genetic and morphological studies of population isolates, including the Brass Ankles, Cajuns, Catawba, Cherokee, Gullah, Haliwa, Kalmuk Mongols, Lumbee, Melungeons and Seminole.His dedication to Physical Anthropology helped move the discipline forward. Early on in his career, Bill recognized that the success of any science depends on the professional organization that provides the superstructure and place of annual gathering where the newest and latest cutting-edge research is presented. This perspective explains why he was so giving of his time to the AAPA. Bill was also an eloquent spokesperson for evolution, and was committed to the notion that religion and science are compatible entities. In recognition of his many contributions to his discipline, the American Association of Physical Anthropologists awarded its most prestigious honor, the Charles R. Darwin Lifetime Achievement Award.

How to appy for the the Pollitzer Travel Award

Pollitzer, W. S. (1999). "The Gullah People and Their African Heritage," University of Georgia Press

Anderson, J. J. and W. S. Pollitzer (1994). "Ethnic and genetic differences in susceptibility to osteoporotic fractures." Adv Nutr Res 9: 129-49.

Pollitzer, W. S. (1956). "The Henshaw blood factor in New York City Negroes." Am J Phys Anthropol 14(3): 445-7.

Pollitzer, W. S. (1959). "The Negroes of Charleston: a study of hemoglobin types, serology, and morphology." J S C Med Assoc 55: 462-6.

Pollitzer, W. S. (1962). "Blood types and anthropometry of the Kalmuck Mongols." Am J Phys Anthropol 20: 11-5.

Pollitzer, W. S. (1969). "Ancestral traits, parental populations, and hybrids." Am J Phys Anthropol 30(3): 415-9.

Pollitzer, W. S. (1970). "Blood groups and anthropology." CRC Crit Rev Clin Lab Sci 1(2): 193-232.

Pollitzer, W. S. (1972). "Problems in admixture estimates from different genetic loci." Haematologia (Budap) 6(1): 193-8.

Pollitzer, W. S. (1981). "The development of genetics and population studies." Am J Phys Anthropol 56(4): 483-9.

Pollitzer, W. S. (1983). "Surnames as markers of inbreeding and migration. Introduction." Hum Biol 55(2): 211-8.

Pollitzer, W. S. (1999). The Gullah people and their African heritage. Athens, University of Georgia Press.

Pollitzer, W. S. and J. J. Anderson (1989). "Ethnic and genetic differences in bone mass: a review with a hereditary vs environmental perspective." Am J Clin Nutr 50(6): 1244-59.

Pollitzer, W. S., E. S. Azevedo, et al. (1982). "Characteristics of a population sample of Jacobina, Bahia, Brazil." Hum Biol 54(4): 697-707.

Pollitzer, W. S., E. Boyle, Jr., et al. (1970). "Physical anthropology of the Negroes of Charleston, S. C." Hum Biol 42(2): 265-79.

Pollitzer, W. S. and W. H. Brown (1969). "Survey of demography, anthropometry, and genetics in the Melungeons of Tennessee: an isolate of hybrid origin in process of dissolution." Hum Biol 41(3): 388-400.

Pollitzer, W. S., A. I. Chernoff, et al. (1959). "Hemoglobin patterns in American Indians." Science 129(3343): 216.

Pollitzer, W. S., R. C. Hartmann, et al. (1962). "Blood types of the Cherokee Indians." Am J Phys Anthropol 20: 33-43.

Pollitzer, W. S., R. M. Menegaz-Bock, et al. (1964). "Blood Factors And Morphology Of The Negroes Of James Island, Charleston, S.C." Am J Phys Anthropol 22: 393-8.

Pollitzer, W. S., R. M. Menegaz-Bock, et al. (1966). "Factors in the microevolution of a triracial isolate." Am J Hum Genet 18(1): 26-38.

Pollitzer, W. S., R. M. Menegaz-Bock, et al. (1965). "Hereditary Benign Intraepithelial Dyskeratosis: A Linkage Study." Am J Hum Genet 17: 104-8.

Pollitzer, W. S., K. K. Namboodiri, et al. (1977). "The Cajuns of Southern Alabama: morphology and serology." Am J Phys Anthropol 47(1): 1-6.

Pollitzer, W. S., K. K. Namboodiri, et al. (1970). "The Seminole Indians of Oklahoma: morphology and serology." Am J Phys Anthropol 33(1): 15-29.

Pollitzer, W. S., D. S. Phelps, et al. (1967). "Catawba Indians: morphology, genetics, and history." Am J Phys Anthropol 26(1): 5-14.

Pollitzer, W. S. and C. C. Plato (1979). "Anthropology and dermatoglyphics." Birth Defects Orig Artic Ser 15(6): 211-23.

Pollitzer, W. S., D. Rucknagel, et al. (1970). "The Seminole Indians of Florida: morphology and serology." Am J Phys Anthropol 32(1): 65-81.

Pollitzer, W. S., M. T. Smith, et al. (1988). "A study of isonymic relationships in Fylingdales Parish from marriage records from 1654 through 1916." Hum Biol 60(3): 363-82.