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James P. Gallagher Award in
Archaeology Excellence
James L. Theler |
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James L. Theler has been at UW-L and MVAC since 1984,
serving as a Professor with the Archaeological Studies Program, and Adjunct
Researcher with MVAC. He has directed excavations, analyses, reports and
publications, worked with hundreds of students in the field, laboratory and
classroom, and identified thousands of animal remains. He has worked with
everything from gastropods to extinct bison, from Oneota sites, rockshelters,
historic forts, and many others. While at La Crosse, he has directed excavations
at many sites including the Sand Lake Archaeological district and other Oneota
sites in the La Crosse region, Oneota mortuary sites, a Hopewell mortuary
complex, and a series of sites in the Bad Axe Valley. He has a world-wide
reputation for scholarship in terrestrial gastropods remains for
paleoenvironmental and paleoclimatic reconstructions. He is always willing to
look at yet another bone or artifact, and regularly trains new students in
faunal analyses. Throughout his professional career, Jim has always remembered
the non-professional community, and his book with Ernie Boszhardt, Twelve
Millennia, has made the results of their two lifetimes of experience accessible
to the public and to students. Jim has shared with MVAC 25 years of
distinguished service in archaeology, scholarship, and public education, and we
are proud to honor him with the James P. Gallagher Award. Now that he is
retiring from the regular classroom, we hope to see even more of him at the
archaeology lab! |
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Regional Archaeology
Award
Robert Keiper |
| Robert Keiper has worked with MVAC since the early
1980s, when he first met Jim Gallagher and Ernie Boszhardt as a
flintknapper interested in local artifacts. For 39 years, Bob has worked
at perfecting his flintknapping art, mainly using local cherts and
orthoquartzite as the early Native Peoples would have. Bob teachers
flintknapping classes at the Knife and Stone Art Studio in Fountain
City. Shortly after meeting Ernie, they discussed the ethics of
flintknapping. Since then, Bob has included a discussion of ethics in
his knapping classes. In the 1990s, Bob brought in his collection of
real artifacts, which Betty Steele made casts of to include in MVAC’s
Educational Resource Boxes - which are still used by teachers today!
Most recently, Bob has provided demonstrations at MVAC’s Archaeology Day
at Silver Mound and the Annual Artifact Show. |
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Archaeology
Education Award
Robert "Ernie" Boszhardt |
| Ernie Boszhardt’s contributions to the Archaeology
Education Program began even before the program was formalized in 1988. As
MVAC’s Regional Archaeologist, Ernie gave presentations to local civic groups,
led tours of important archaeological sites, and founded the annual Artifact
Show where local collectors allow the general public to view their awesome
collections. Ernie has worked with MVAC’s public field schools at Red Cloud Park
and Perrot State Park, which involved adults, youth groups, and teachers. Ernie
has always been supportive of the Archaeology Education Program: providing funds
when possible, suggesting sites where student groups could dig, and including
Archaeology Education in grant applications and contracts. He was also
instrumental in organizing and finding funding for MVAC’s Archaeology Day at
Silver Mound. Ernie’s dedication to archaeology education will be evident to
future generations who become familiar with his books Twelve Millennia
(co-authored with Jim Theler), Deep Cave Rock Art, and A Projectile Point Guide
for the Upper Mississippi River Valley. In addition, Ernie produced and/or
provided information on four videos on the Battle at Bad Axe, Midway, Mounds and
Perrot State Park. |
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2009 Support and Volunteer Recognition
In addition to the MVAC Board of Directors and staff, the following friends have made the day-to-day operations of MVAC possible by providing in-kind donations and volunteer services.
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Joe Ambrose |
Jeannette Laack |
| Connie Arzigian |
Mike Lahner |
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Mike Bednarchuk |
Erica Larsen |
|
Ernie Boszhardt |
Jean Levisee |
| Ted Bullock |
Jeff & Marcia Lindow |
|
Chad Burroughs |
James Losinski |
| Loren Cade |
Dan Maas |
| Keith & Katie Challoner |
Reggie McLeod |
| Katie Davenport |
William Meyer |
| Shane Deback |
David Moore |
| Jean Dowiasch |
John Morris |
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Chris Driver |
Heather Mortell & Delia, William |
| Bob & Patti Dunning |
Natasha
Musalem |
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Branden Fjerstad |
Ellsworth Olson |
| Marcie Glennon & Allison |
Bill Pfaff |
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Bill Gresens |
Mark Pingel |
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Dale & Maureen Gross |
Julie Prondzinski |
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Lee Grosskreutz & Joe |
Keith Scearce |
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Steve Gums |
Lorelei Schak |
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Mike Hansen & Aaron, Matt, Kendra, Lindsey |
Betty Steele |
| Lee Hanson |
Kathy Stevenson |
| Cory & Amanda Harrison |
Hoyt Strandberg |
| Mary Hatfield |
Paul Swader |
| Robin Heier |
John & Otto Swennes |
| Ron Howard |
Jim Theler |
| Gene Hynek |
Joe Tiffany |
| Edward Johnson & Hannah |
Andrea Trocinski & Grace |
| Bob Keiper |
Vicki Twinde-Javner |
| Chucki Kohanek |
John Wyatt |
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Year |
James P. Gallagher Award in Archaeology Excellence |
| 2009 |
James L. Theler |
| 2008 |
Carole McGinley Edland |
| 2007 |
Katherine Stevenson |
| 2006 |
Kathleen Brosius |
| 2005 |
Bill Gresens |
| 2004 |
John Magerus |
| 2003 |
Elmwood Partners |
| 2002 |
James P. Gallagher |
| 2001 |
Susan Motschman |
| 2000 |
Robert Thorud |
| 1999 |
Richard Hilliker |
| 1998 |
Dr. Adolf Gunderson |
| 1997 |
Ernie Boszhardt |
| 1996 |
Frank Linder |
| 1995 |
Jim Terman |
| 1994 |
University of Wisconsin - La Crosse Sociology/Archaeology Department |
| 1993 |
Wisconsin River Power Company |
| 1992 |
Wisconsin Valley Improvement Company |
| 1991 |
Gunderson Clinic |
| 1990 |
United Fund for the Arts and Humanities |
| 1989 |
Charles D. Gelatt |
| 1988 |
Charles F. Mathy |
| 1987 |
University of Wisconsin - La Crosse Foundation |
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Year |
Regional Archaeology Award |
| 2009 |
Robert Keiper |
| 2008 |
John Ebersold |
| 2007 |
James Losinski |
| 2006 |
Fort Crawford Museum |
| 2005 |
Mauston Panther Spirit Mound Project |
| 2004 |
Steve Allen |
| 2003 |
Todd Murphy |
| 2002 |
Dan Wendt |
| 2001 |
Bill Schneller |
| 2000 |
Daniel Arnold |
| 1999 |
Craig Malven |
| 1998 |
Al Reed |
| 1997 |
Jeff Woodward |
| 1996 |
Todd Reichert |
| 1995 |
LeVern DeVries |
| 1994 |
Loren Cade |
| 1993 |
Betty Steele |
| 1992 |
Harland Stone |
| 1991 |
Bill Gresens |
| 1990 |
Paul Wiste |
| 1989 |
Gary Steele |
| 1988 |
Tim Blumentritt |
| 1987 |
Steven Raith |
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Year |
Archeology Education Award |
| 2009 |
Robert "Ernie" Boszhardt |
| 2008 |
James L. Theler |
| 2007 |
Effigy Mounds National Monument |
| 2006 |
Jim and Donna Rankin |
| 2004 |
Susan Motschman |
| 2003 |
LeVern DeVries |
| 2002 |
James P. Gallagher |
| 2001 |
Greg Walsko |
| 2000 |
School on the River, Longfellow Middle
School, La Crosse, Wisconsin |
| 1999 |
Carol Ziff |
| 1998 |
Onalaska Middle School -
6th Grade Teachers |
| 1997 |
Betty Hembd-Steele |
| 1996 |
City of La Crosse Park and Recreation Department |
| 1995 |
La Crosse North Woods Elementary School |
| 1994 |
Marilyn Van Wyk |
| 1993 |
Cooperative Educational Service Agency District #4 |
| 1992 |
La Crosse School District |
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Year |
Special Awards |
| 2007 |
Distinguished Service Award: Dairyland
Power Cooperative |
| 2006 |
Common Ground Award: Chloris Lowe |
| 2005 |
Common Ground Award: Jay Toth |
| 2004 |
Distinguished Service Award: John and
Otto Swennes |
| 2003 |
Distinguished Service Award: Jason
Gilman |
| 2001 |
Common Ground Award: Ho Chunk Historic Preservation Office
Distinguished Service Award: City of La Crosse |
| 1999 |
Special Award: Connie Arzigian
Distinguished Service Awards: Timme, Inc., and Mead and Hunt, Inc. |
| 1998 |
Common Ground Award: Mitchel Red Cloud Jr.
Distinguished Service Awards: Dean Wilder and Paul Stoelting |
| 1997 |
Salute: Jim Gallagher |
| 1995 |
Salute: Bill Gresens |
| 1994 |
Salute: Jim Theler |
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