LIFE TIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

The Life Time Achievement Award is a special award that is given during the dinner banquet at the SPA annual meeting.  A nominee should have at least 25 years of outstanding service to archaeology in Pennsylvania and/or SPA, should have been a member of SPA for the same amount of time, and be an exemplary proponent of the purpose and objectives of SPA.  Recipients can be professional archaeologists (or professionals in a closely related science), or avocational archaeologists who exhibit an outstanding record of contributions to the field of archaeology and to the SPA.  The nominee must demonstrate a passionate dedication to archaeology in Pennsylvania and to the SPA, and work assiduously to promote archaeology and/or historic preservation in the Commonwealth through public outreach activities.  The nominee should have inspired others to become involved in the SPA and in Pennsylvania archaeology, or serve as a mentor for students interested in a career in archaeology or a related field. 

Guidelines for the Liftetime Achievement Award
Nomination Form

J. ALDEN MASON AWARD

The J. Alden Mason Award may be presented annually by the SPA to a professional archaeologist based upon his or her contribution to education and encouragement of SPA members in the proper pursuit of archaeology over an appreciable number of years.  A professional in a related science who similarly assists SPA members may be considered for this award.  The recipient of this award must be a member of the SPA (not just a local chapter) but not necessarily a resident of Pennsylvania.  To be considered for this award a nominee must have a Masters degree or Ph. D. in Archaeology or a related science.  The award is to be announced at the Annual Meeting.  Recommendations are received by the State Awards Committee and nominations are then made by the Committee to the Board of Directors, who shall determine recipients by a two-thirds majority vote.

List of Past Recipients
Nomination Form 
 

ARCHEY AWARD

The Archey Award is given at the Annual SPA Meeting to members of the Society able to devote only spare time to their archaeological interests.  It is given for some significant contribution (or contributions) over an appreciable period toward the unselfish furtherance of archaeology.  The number of separate nominations, and the significance of the reasons are weighed in making the award.  Any individual SPA member or Chapter as a whole, may make nominations in writing to the Awards Committee, of an SPA STATE member who is either a member of a local chapter or another chapter, or possibly unaffiliated with any chapter, and is deemed worthy of the Archey Award.  Nominees must be State members not just local chapter members.

List of Past Recipients
Nomination Form 
 

SHRADER/GEORGE YOUTH AWARD

The Shrader/George Youth Award may be presented annually by the Society for Pennsylvania Archaeology, to an individual SPA member who is 18 years old or younger, and is an example of the SPA's ideal of youth, whose character, accomplishments, and unselfish effort has furthered the cause of Pennsylvania archaeology.  It is expected that any archaeological sites upon which the nominee has participated in archaeological investigations should be recorded and have a designated State site number, and that they should have experience recording such sites and properly cataloging artifacts from those sites.  Upon receiving nominations, the Awards Committee selects recipients.  If a nominee is found to be lacking the desirable criteria, the committee shall not bestow the award until the proper criteria are met.

List of Past Recipients
Nomination Form 
 

FRANCES DORRANCE AWARD

The Frances Dorrance Award is given to the  Chapter of the Society for Pennsylvania Archaeology that has recorded the most new sites with the Pennsylvania Archaeology  Site Survey at the State Museum, since the last Annual Meeting.  This award is presented at the Annual State Meeting.

Nomination Form

JOHN WITTHOFT AWARD

The John Witthoft Award is given to the Chapter of the Society for Pennsylvania Archaeology that recruited the most new State Members and/or reinstated the most delinquent State members during the past year.  A State member belongs to the SPA a not just their local chapter.  This award is presented at the Annual State Meeting.
 
Nomination Form

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SPA JACOB L. GRIMM C-14 AWARD  

Nomination Form and Instructions
   
C-14 Award Chair:

Dr. Bernard K. Means
1205 Littlepage Street
Fredericksburg, VA 22401
bkmeans@juno.com

James W. Hatch Scholarships

Once again, the Pennsylvania Archaeological Council (PAC), in cooperation with the Society for Pennsylvania Archaeology, will award scholarships to enable students of archaeology in Pennsylvania schools and universities to attend the joint annual SPA/PAC meeting in April 2011. We anticipate that at least four such scholarships of $100 apiece will be awarded. We encourage all current students in Pennsylvania high schools or universities with an interest in archaeology and the activities of the SPA to apply, although preference will be given to students planning to present papers at the meeting. Applications, in the form of a brief letter of interest explaining the student’s background and qualifications for the award, should be sent by mail or e-mail by March 31 to Paul Raber at:

Paul Raber
Heberling Associates, Inc.
904 Main Street
PO Box 376
Alexandria, PA, 16611
praber@heberlingassociates.com
(717) 935-2204

            The annual W. Fred Kinsey Meeting Scholarship will provide student membership to The Society for Pennsylvania Archaeology for one year, a $100.00 award, and banquet costs for the annual meeting. Dr. Kinsey was a curator with the PHMC before going to Franklin and Marshall College and The North Museum from the early 60’s thru the mid 1980’s. His work on the prehistory of the Upper Delaware laid the foundation for much of the interpretation of this region of Pennsylvania. In addition to his contributions to archaeological investigations he mentored many students who went on to become significant archaeologists on their own merits.

          Students currently pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree are eligible to apply for the W. Fred Kinsey Meeting Scholarship. Eligibility is dependent on a complete, single-author paper with PowerPoint slides (if appropriate) to be presented at the annual meeting of The Society for Pennsylvania Archaeology. To be eligible for the award the student presentation must have been accepted by the program chair for the SPA annual meeting. Papers should focus on topics relevant to Pennsylvania archaeology. Award of the Scholarship requires submission of the complete paper by a single author, in an electronic format (Word or WordPerfect) to the Program Chair by the regular submission deadline date for papers as set by the Program Chair. The Program Chair Persons this year are Amanda Valko and Brian Fritz AVALKO@mbakercorp.com, deadline for submission is March 23, 2012. Selection of the winning paper will be based on quality of original research, presentation and appeal to the avocational and professional archaeology community. The committee consists of at least three members of the Society, one from staff of the PHMC and one member from the education committee of the Society. Students are eligible for both the Hatch Scholarship and the Kinsey Meeting Scholarship. Two scholarships are available from the Kinsey fund this year, one each at the undergraduate and graduate level.

            Presentation of the award will be announced at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Pennsylvania Archaeology in April. The selected paper will be published on-line through the PHMC website and submitted for review to the editor of the journal Pennsylvania Archaeologist for possible publication. The editor of the journal will make the final decision on publication.

Many thanks to this year’s sponsor of the W. Fred Kinsey Scholarship Donations to support the scholarship fund may be directed to Kcarr@pa.gov.