Annual Meeting
Each year the ASV holds an annual meeting, generally in October. Usually held over three days in conjunction with the Council of Virginia Archaeologists (COVA), the meeting has a series of paper presentations, poster sessions, exhibits, a book room, an awards presentation, and a banquet that features a nationally known speaker. Meetings are held in various locations across the state. During the meeting weekend, the ASV conducts a business meeting to propose topics requiring membership approval and to elect officers and board members.
The 2011 ASV Annual Meeting was held from October 13-16 in Staunton, VA.
at the Frontier Culture Museum
The Meeting Field Trip was: Monticello Landscape: Changing a Natural Environment into A Cultural Environment
The Meeting Field Trip was: Monticello Landscape: Changing a Natural Environment into A Cultural Environment The Dinner Speaker was Dr. Fraser Nieman, Director of Archaeology at Monticello whose talk topic was a look at the landscape surrounding the core of the plantation to the near margins.
2011 ASV Student Paper Competition
The Archeological Society of Virginia (ASV) provides cash prizes to the best student papers presented at the Annual ASV Meeting. The Dinner Speaker was Dr. Fraser Nieman, Director of Archaeology at Monticello whose talk topic was a look at the landscape surrounding the core of the plantation to the near margins.
The 2010 ASV Annual Meeting was held October 28-31 in Williamsburg. It was held in conjunction with the Eastern States Archaeological Federation Annual Meeting.
The speaker at the banquet was Dr. Douglas Owsley of the Smithsonian Institution's Museum of Natural History who gave a superb banquet speech.ASV Annual Awards Winners
The ASV presented awards at the Annual Meeting in several categories this year. The categories and the 2011 winners are listed.
Categories of the Awards:
1. The Avocational Archeologist of the Year Award recognizes an individuals outstanding cumulative or within the year contribution to VA archaeology - Charlie Manson
2. The Professional Archeologist of the Year Award recognizes an individuals outstanding cumulative or within the year contribution to VA archaeology - Thane Harpole
3. The Presidents Award recognizes an outstanding contribution to VA archaeology - Shirley and Harry Jaeger
4. The Life-Time Achievement Award is for outstanding service to Virginia archeology - Keith Egloff, Mike Johnson and Randy Turner
5. The Out-of-State Professional Archaeologist Award is for outstanding service to Virginia archeology - Craig Lukezic of Delaware
6. The Past Presidents Award - Patrick O'Neill
Click here to see a list of the recipients of the ASV Awards through 2011.