Awards of the Society for Historical Archaeology
J.C. Harrington Award in Historical Archaeology
Established in 1981, the J.C. Harrington Award is named in honor of Jean Carl Harrington (1901-1998), one of the pioneer founders of historical archaeology in North America. The award, which consists of an inscribed medal, is presented for a life-time of contributions to the discipline centered on scholarship. No more than one Harrington Medal is presented each year. In January 1982, at The Society for Historical Archaeology annual conference in Philadelphia, a special silver version of the medal was presented to J. C. Harrington when the award was publicly announced. All other Harrington Medals are struck in antique bronze.
Previous Awardees
| Year | Awardee |
|---|---|
| 1983 | Charles H. Fairbanks |
| 1984 | John L. Cotter |
| 1985 | Kenneth E. Kidd |
| 1986 | George I. Quimby |
| 1987 | Arthur Woodward* Stanley A. South |
| 1988 | Edward B. Jelks |
| 1989 | Bert Salwen* Carlyle Shreeve Smith |
| 1991 | Ivor Noël Hume |
| 1993 | Bernard L. Fontana |
| 1995 | Kathleen K. Gilmore |
| 1997 | James Deetz |
| 1999 | George F. Bass |
| 2000 | Roderick Sprague |
| 2001 | Roberta S. Greenwood |
| 2002 | Charles E. Cleland |
| 2003 | Merrick Posnansky |
| 2004 | Kathleen A. Deagan |
| 2005 | Marcel Moussette |
| 2006 | Donald L. Hardesty |
| 2007 | William Kelso |
| 2008 | James E. Ayres |
* awarded posthumously
Carol V. Ruppé Distinguished Service Award
Created in 1988 and publicly announced in January 1990, this award is named in honor of Carol V. Ruppé in recognition of her long service to the society in creating and running The Society for Historical Archaeology Book Room at the annual conference. The Ruppé Award is internal to the society and honors individuals who have a record of sustained and truly outstanding service to The Society for Historical Archaeology. The award consists of an inscribed brass plaque mounted on a walnut base.
Previous Awardees
| Year | Awardee |
|---|---|
| 1994 | Stephanie Holschlag Rodeffer |
| 1998 | Ronald L. Michael |
| 2001 | Norman F. Barka |
| 2004 | Roderick Sprague |
John L. Cotter Award in Historical Archaeology
Established in 1998 this award is named in honor of John Lambert Cotter (1911-1999), a pioneer educator and advocate for the discipline. No more than one award is presented each year and it goes to an individual at the start of their career in historical archaeology for a single achievement which is truly outstanding in its respective category. The Cotter Award consists of a certificate under glass framed in a shadow box. A brass medallion carrying an engraved image of John Cotter enhances the certificate.
Call For Nominations: John L. Cotter Award
Previous Awardees
| Year | Awardee |
|---|---|
| 2000 | Paul R. Mullins |
| 2001 | Audrey Horning |
| 2002 | Elizabeth J. Kellar |
| 2003 | Timothy J. Scarlett |
| 2004 | Annalies Corbin |
| 2006 | Timothy E. Baumann |
| 2007 | Carol McDavid |
| 2008 | Shannon Lee Dawdy |
SHA Award of Merit
Established in 1988 this award recognizes specific achievements of individuals and organizations that have furthered the cause of historical archaeology. Although the award is given for scholarly as well as other contributions, the honorees need not be professional archaeologists nor members of The Society for Historical Archaeology. A full and varied range of contributions to the field are considered. The Merit Award is an inscribed certificate under glass, suitably framed, and normally a number of awards are given each year.
Previous Awardees
| Year | Awardee |
|---|---|
| 1992 | Kathleen A. Deagan |
| 1993 | Kevin Crisman Kansas City Landmarks Commission Missouri Archaeological Society |
| 1994 | Parks Canada Department of Canadian Heritage William J. Byrne Province of Alberta Marietta C. Schumacher Paul J. F. Schumacher |
| 1995 | National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior William Donald Schaefer Governor of Maryland Thomas M. Mayes National Trust for Historic Preservation Archaeological Society of Maryland, Inc. Archaeological Society of Virginia |
| 1996 | John Wallace Griffin* Florence C. Lister & Robert H. Lister Arnold R. Pilling* C. Malcolm Watkins Ohio Valley Urban and Historical Archaeology Symposium |
| 1997 | Pilar Luna Erreguerena Instituto Nacional de Antropologia e Historia, Mexico Texas Archaeological Society Texas Historical Commission |
| 1998 | U.S. Senator Wyche Fowler State of Georgia Southeastern Archaeological Conference (SEAC) |
| 1999 | Virginia S. Harrington Friends of Fort Bridger Fort Bridger, Wyoming Passport in Time Program USDA Forest Service |
| 2000 | Robert Grenier Marcel Moussette Ministère de la Culture et des Communications du Québec Parcs Canada Ville de Québec Université Laval |
| 2001 | William & Edith Wallace Martha Williams |
| 2002 | Judith A. Bense Toni L. Carrell Anita G. Cohen-Williams "HISTARCH" Listserve |
| 2003 | Rhode Island Historical Preservation and Heritage Commission Massachusetts Historical Commission The Honorable Leonard L. Boswell U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C. Paul Huey and Lois Feister New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Martin Klein Society for Historical Archaeology's Advisory Council for Underwater Archaeology |
| 2004 | Margaret Kimball Brown Gordon De Angleo Michael "Sonny" Trimble |
| 2005 | The Society for Post-Medieval Archaeology English Heritage The Ironbridge Gorge Museums Trust Dr. David Gaimster, FSA Dr. Marilyn Palmer, FSA |
| 2006 | The California Department of Transportation Cypress Freeway Archaeology Project Julia Bendimez Patterson The Chinese Historical and Cultural Project, San Jose, California |
| 2007 | The Digital Archaeological Archive of Comparative Slavery (DAACS), Fraser D. Neiman and Jillian Galle, Co-Directors Virginia Department of Historic Resources’ Threatened Sites Program David K. Hazzard, Director Ceramics in America Robert Hunter, Editor |
| 2008 | The Submerged Resources Center of the U.S. National Park Service Larry E. Murphy, Chief The City of Tucson, Arizona for the Rio Nuevo Archaeology Project Marty McCune, City of Tucson, Department of Urban Planning and Design & William H. Doelle, President, Desert Archaeology, Inc. |
* awarded posthumously
James Deetz Book Award
The Deetz Award is named for James Deetz (1930-2000), whose books are classics for professional archaeologists as well as for non-specialists. Deetz's accessible and entertaining style of writing gave his books influence beyond the discipline because they are read by a broad audience of non-specialists. The Deetz Award is intended to recognize books and monographs that are similarly well written and accessible to all potential readers.
Call For Nominations: James Deetz Book Award
Previous Awardees
| Year | Awardee |
|---|---|
| 2004 | Thomas N. Layton, Gifts of the Celestial Kingdom: A Shipwrecked Cargo for Gold Rush California (Stanford University Press, 2002). |
| 2005 | Laurie A. Wilkie, The Archaeology of Mothering: An African-American Midwife's Tale (Routledge, 2003). |
| 2006 | Jane Perkins Claney, Rockingham Ware in American Culture, 1830-1930: Reading Historical Artifacts (University Press of New England, 2004). |
| 2007 | Kent G. Lightfoot, Indians, Missionaries, and Merchants: The Legacy of Colonial Encounters on the California Frontiers (University of California Press, 2004) |
| 2008 | Mark P. Leone, The Archaeology of Liberty in an American Capital: Excavations in Annapolis (University of California Press, 2005) |
SHA Quebec City Award / Bourse de Québec
The Quebec City Award is granted to assist French-speaking students to attend the annual meeting and to promote their participation in Society activities.* / Le Bourse de Québec est accordée afin de promouvoir la participation d'étudiants de langue française au colloque annuel et aux activités de la Society for Historical Archaeology.*
| Year | Awardee |
|---|---|
| 2003 | Dany Hamel Université Laval, Québec City |
| 2005 | Marie-Annick Prévost Université Laval, Québec City |
| 2006 | Charles Dagneau, Université de Montréal, Montréal |
| 2007 | Étienne Taschereau, Université Laval, Québec City |
Ed and Judy Jelks Student Travel Awards
| Year | Awardee |
|---|---|
| 2005 | Shannon Dunn (Syracuse University Lynda Carroll |
| 2006 | Edward W. Tennant (University of Florida) Teagan A. Schweitzer (University of Pennsylvania) |
| 2007 | Amanda M. Evans (U of Maryland, College Park) Bryn Williams (Stanford University) |
| 2008 | Jun Sunseri (UC Santa Cruz) Jodi Barnes (American University) |
