SHA 2024 John L. Cotter Award

The Society for Historical Archaeology is delighted to announce that Alicia Odewale has been selected to receive the 2024 John L. Cotter Award at the SHA 2024 Conference in Oakland, California in January.  Alicia is being recognized for her contributions to community-centered archaeology, anti-racism, and Black feminism through her work on the Estate Little Princess HBCU and Caribbean Field School on St. Croix; her involvement in the “Archaeology in the Time of Black Lives Matters” online forum; for the co-creation of “Mapping Historical Trauma in Tulsa,” a restorative justice project that connects the Black community of Tulsa to Greenwood, the site of the Black Wall Street Massacre; and for multiple presentations, publications, exhibits, and education outreach completed in the first decade of her career.

The John L. Cotter 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 for outstanding achievement by an individual at the start of his/her career in historical archaeology.

Please join us in congratulating Alicia on receiving the 2024 John L. Cotter Award!