Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement
 
Introduction:  The AIA Gold Medal Award Committee invites nominations for
the award to be presented at the 1999 Annual Meeting.  This award is made
annually in recognition of a scholar who has made distinguished
contributions to archaeology through his or her fieldwork, publications,
and/or teaching.  The recipient of the award will be presented with the
medal and a citation documenting his or her outstanding achievements and a
symposium will be held in his or her honor at the Annual Meeting at which
the award is presented.
 
Criteria for Selection:  Candidates for the award must be members of the
Archaeological Institute of America.  They may be nominated on the basis of
(a) distinguished fieldwork, or (b) distinguished publication, or (c)
distinguished teaching, or (d) any combination of these distinctions.
 
Due Date for Nomination:  Completed nominations should be received by
Institute Headquarters at the address below no later than November 1, 1998.
 
Materials to be Submitted:  Completed nominations should include:  (a) two
to three substantive letters of nomination discussing the nominee's
qualifications for the award; (b) a CV or outline of the nominee's career
and contributions to archaeology; (c) a list of the nominee's publications.
All materials will be handled confidentially.
 
The Honorary Symposium:  The Gold Medal Committee and the Program Committee
for the Annual Meeting request that nomination packets include suggestions
for potential organizers and/or participants for a symposium to be held at
the Annual Meeting in honor of the successful nominee.
 
Please send all nomination materials to:
 
Gold Medal Committee
Archaeological Institute of America
656 Beacon Street, Boston, MA  02215-2010
FAX:  (617) 353-6550
E-mail:  [log in to unmask]
 
Sincerely,
 
Margo Muhl Davis
Publications Manager, AIA
656 Beacon St., Boston, MA 02215
(617) 353-8708
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