Kelsey Hoppes (Archaeology, PhD Candidate) received a Ron Cruise Memorial Scholarship. The Ron Cruise Memorial scholarship from the Nebraska Archaeological Society will support her research by funding thin sectionsamples to provide insight of "invisible" attributes found in the pottery from the Plains Village period on the Great Plains. Kelsey's project investigates what the pottery can tell us about what social processes take place when diverse groups coalesce together andform a new community identity.