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Great Basin Anthropological Conference Founders
Lifetime Achievement Award

The Great Basin Anthropological Conference was organized by Jesse D. Jennings, James Bennyhoff, Robert Heizer and Alex Krieger in 1953 and the first meeting held at Gila Pueblo in Globe, Arizona in 1954. From its founding, the Conference has grown to the respectable 500 member Great Basin Anthropology Association that you see today, an organization filled with many exceptional individuals of local, national, and international renown. The Great Basin Anthropological Conference Founders Lifetime Achievement Award will recognize the exceptional contributions of members that have participated for more than 20 years in the development of Great Basin Anthropology.

The first is to enhance communication among the various components which comprise the Anthropology community in the Great Basin, as well as the greater Anthropology community nationwide.

Exchanging ideas and methods which will help all Anthropology programs to increase and improve their effectiveness and improve the quality of all research, teaching and services provided by the Anthropology field.

Improving communications among individual anthropologists and state, federal and private agencies providing anthropological services, education and research.

Reviewing and making recommendations on all proposed guidelines and policy changes and to seek changes in federal, state and local regulations which are deemed by the GBAC to be in accord with the performance and goals of the GBAC.

Serving as coordinators of the biennial Great Basin Anthropology Conference.

The By-laws imply that participants in the Conference may make significant lifetime contributions to the Anthropological Community in at least two ways, through research and publications and through distinguished service that improves communications and interaction between individuals, groups, and various state, federal, and local agencies. The GBAC Founders Lifetime Achievement Award will be awarded to nominees for whom significant contributions spanning 20 or more years can be documented.

Nominations for up to two GBAC Founders Lifetime Achievement Awards will be reviewed by an Achievements Award Committee. In the first year of the award (2008) the committee will be selected by the Board. After that the committee will be selected by the General Membership. Nominations documenting the significant contributions of the nominee and the length of their participation in Great Basin Anthropology may be submitted in writing either by mail or email to the GBAA President. Nominations should be submitted for review no later than August 1 in the year of the Conference. Nominations may be made by all General Members (including GBAC Board Members).