Andrew Mallo, NMU graduate and former Archives student assistant, has won the 2016 James L. Fisher Outstanding Thesis Competition at Illinois State University. His thesis is titled “Spatial Organization of Lithic Technology at the Mather-Klauer Lodge Site: A Terminal Woodland Occupation on Grand Island.” As an NMU undergrad and later as an ISU grad student, Mallo participated in the Grand Island Archaeological Program summer field school directed by NMU alumnus and ISU professor James Skibo (’82).

Mallo’s thesis will be submitted to the Distinguished Master’s Thesis Award Competition sponsored by the Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools. He will be honored by ISU at an April 17 awards ceremony.

A 2011 graduate of NMU, Mallo earned a bachelor’s degree in individualized studies with a minor in Spanish.