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The Archaeological Society of Alberta (ASA) recognizes members who have made exceptional contributions to the society by awarding them the Distinguished Service Award.

The following criteria are used to assess nominations for this prestigious award:

  1. Candidate must be a member in good standing of the Society.
  2. Candidate must have made a distinguished record of service to the Society or to an Archaeological discipline as a member of the Society.
  3. The award will be made at the Annual General Meeting of the Society at the Banquet following the Meeting.
  4. The recipient will be given a suitably inscribed, framed, scroll certificate signed by the President and the Secretary.

The Award Committee shall be a standing Committee consisting of the President, the Past-President and the Executive-Secretary.

The Award Committee shall each year receive nominations for the Distinguished Service Award from the Executive of any Centre or from a member in good standing of the Society. Nominations must be signed by the Secretary of the Centre or three members in good standing. Nominations must be accompanied by a summary indicating the service qualifications of the nominee. The nomination should be received by the Award Committee by the end of the calendar year prior to the Annual General Meeting of the Archaeological Society of Alberta.

Click here for the ASA Distinguished Service Award Guidelines (PDF)

Click here for the ASA Distinguished Service Award Application (PDF)

YearRecipientNomination Form
1991Lawrence HalmrastPDF 
1992Jeanne Cody 
1993June and Jim Carpenter 
1993Lou Bayrock 
1994John Brumley 
1996James Humphreys 
1997John Dormaar 
2004Morris Borroughs 
2009Jim McMurchy 
2013Janice Andreas 
2016Joanne Braaten 
2017George Chalut 
2023Terry Gibson (awarded posthumously) 

 

Click here for the most recent recipient of the Distinguished Service Award (PDF)

Click here to read about the previous recipients of the Distinguished Service Award (PDF)