Washington and Lee University
Erika Vaughn was recently awarded the 2012 LACS Senior Award by the Core and Affiliate LACS faculty. A double major in anthropology and Spanish with a LACS minor, Erika focused her LACS studies on the archaeology of the Americas and was highly involved in ESOL, both as a volunteer (Translations Chair and lead General Chair in '12) as well as a work-study student, charged with researching matters on English, Spanish, and TESOL, among others. Her Senior Capstone project, entitled "Deconstructing Borders: Aztecs in the Southeastern United States?" explored possible influences that the Aztecs may have had on indigenous cultures in the US Southeast.