2007 Awards

• James P. Gallagher Award in Archaeology Excellence
• Regional Archaeology Award
• Archaeology Education Award
• Distinguished Service Award
• Volunteer Recognition

Past Award Recipients

• James P. Gallagher Award in Archaeology Excellence
• Regional Archaeology Award
• Archaeology Education Award
• Special Awards

2007 Awards

2007 James P. Gallagher Award in Archaeology Excellence: Katherine Stevenson

Kathy Stevenson has been an integral part of documenting, preserving and promoting the archaeology of the La Crosse area since 1979 when she directed the excavation of the Valley View site. She analyzed and wrote up that site for her doctoral dissertation, and received her Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1985. Kathy was one of MVAC’s founding members in 1982, and served as our first Regional Archaeologist until 1985. After a stint as Cultural Resource Specialist with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in St. Paul, she resumed her affiliation with MVAC in 1987, and is now an Adjunct Research Archaeologist with the Center. She has written or edited numerous reports, articles, presentations, and books, including co-authoring Minnesota’s Indian Mounds and Burial Sites: A Synthesis of Prehistoric and Early Historic Archaeological Data with Connie Arzigian, and took the lead on synthesizing Wisconsin’s Woodland Tradition for the 1997 Wisconsin Archeologist summary volume. Other projects have included authenticating mounds as burial sites, editing reports, analyzing faunal remains, and tracking down rock art sites. She enjoys sharing her knowledge with others, and most recently she assisted in teaching a National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Institute Touch the Past. Throughout, she has brought her professionalism, collegiality, and scholarship to the organization, and we are pleased to honor her with the James P. Gallagher Award.

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2007 Regional Archaeology Award: James Losinski

James Losinski received the Regional Archaeologist award for 2007, given to avocational archaeologists who make outstanding contributions to archaeological interests in the Upper Mississippi Valley. Jim has been a consistent contributor to MVAC for well over a decade. From his ridge top farm in Trempealeau County, he has acquired a wonderful set of artifacts, which he displays at our annual artifact show at the Valley View mall. He has shared insight on site patterns in the region and is especially interested in the variety of stone resources that occur naturally within the region and those that are imported. Although busy with farming and active in Veteran’s organizations, Jim makes the drive to attend nearly all of MVAC’s programs, always bringing examples of his most recent finds.

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2007 Archaeology Education Award: Effigy Mounds National Monument

The natural beauty of the Mississippi River combined with the awesome effigy, conical, and linear mounds give Effigy Mounds National Monument the perfect backdrop by which to educate thousands of visitors each year on the significance of the mounds. Since its authorization in 1949, visitors to the center learn the scientific importance of preserving archaeological sites. Since its inception, the Monument has sponsored educational outreach programs bringing the early history of the Upper Midwest to their visitors. EMNM provides a perfect location for MVAC public and student tours, which are given each year. MVAC staff have frequently been invited to speak and/or attend EMNM events to reach new audiences nationwide who visit Effigy Mounds National Monument annually. The increased cooperation between MVAC and EMNM has been a lasting benefit to both organizations.

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2007 Distinguished Service Award: Dairyland Power Cooperative

This year’s Distinguished Service award was presented to Dairyland Power Cooperative (DPC). DPC has been working with archaeologists from UW-La Crosse since 1980, when the Jim Braun site was excavated. This site is now the current location of DPC’s administrative building. Since MVAC was formed in 1982, we have done numerous contracts for DPC, including transmission lines, substations, and hydroelectricity reservoir surveys. DPC has also sponsored non-required research and public outreach. Over the years, some DPC administrators have served on MVAC’s Board of  Directors. Dairyland Power Company’s support of MVAC over the years is much appreciated.

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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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Past Award Recipients

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