Recent graduate Rick Edwards has been awarded the Midwest Archaeological Conference-University of Notre Dame Press Dissertation Award. Rick’s dissertation, The Canine Surrogacy Approach and Paleobotany: An Analysis of Wisconsin Oneota Agricultural Production and Risk Management Strategies, was selected by the Editors and Editorial Board of the Midwest Archaeological Perspectives book series. The prize carries with it a $500 cash award and a publication contract with the University of Notre Dame Press.The award was created in 2017 to recognize the highest quality dissertations on topics of broad interest to members of the Midcontinent archaeological community.