Museum Committees

Executive Committee

The Executive Committee of the Museum of Anthropological Archaeology consists of 8 voting members, 5 ex officio members and three elected members. Membership 2023-2024:

Director of the Museum of Anthropological Archaeology: Michael L. Galaty

Chair of the Department of Anthropology: Kelly Askew

Director of the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology: Nicola Terrenato

Associate Chair of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology responsible for the zoology and herbarium collections: Hernán Lopez-Fernandez

Associate Vice President of Research with responsibility for NAGPRA: Geoffrey Thün

Two elected governing Curators from the Museum of Anthropological Archaeology (elected to two-year terms, alternating years): Bryan Miller (2023-2025); Tiffany Fryer (2022-2024)

One elected archaeology graduate student (elected for one academic term): Megan Savoy (2023-2024)

Advisory Committee

The Advisory Committee is composed of alumni and friends of the Museum, and is chaired by the Director. Its purpose is to provide the Museum Director with strategic advice regarding the future direction of the Museum, as well as ensuring that the activities of the Museum reflect the needs of stakeholders. Terms of service are five-years, by invitation of the Director. Membership:

Rob Beck, Associate Director

Barbara Brose (2023-2026)

David Brose (2023-2026)

Michael L. Galaty, Director

Chapurukha Kusimba (2021-2026)

Colleen Medicine (2021-2026)

William Parkinson (2023-2028)

Marjorie Pratt (2018-2023)

Peter Pratt (2018-2023)

T Douglas Price (2023-2028)

Margaret Schoeninger (2023-2028)

Patricia Wattenmaker (2023-2028)

Committee for Outreach and Recruitment

The Committee for Outreach and Recruitment (COR) is composed of the director (ex officio) two governing curators, two staff members, and two graduate students, appointed by the Director. Members serve a one-year term. They are charged with overseeing the Museum’s public engagement and education efforts.

Committee members for 2023-2024 are:

Andrea Blaser

Laura Bossio

Michael Galaty (ex officio)

Giulia Saltini Semerari

Erina Baci (Fall 2023)

Wes Wardle (Winter 2024)

Bruce Worden

Alicia Ventresca Miller

DEI Committee

Disability Committee

NAGPRA Advisory Committee

The NAGPRA Advisory Committee is composed of the curators (Great Lakes and North America) who manage North American collections, and the Museum Director. They are permanently assigned to this committee, and they are charged with responding to requests for information from the UMOR NAGPRA office. Committee members:

Rob Beck, Associate Director

Michael L. Galaty, Director

Raven Garvey

John O'Shea

Publications Committee

The Publications Committee is composed of four governing curators assigned by the Director. Members serve a two-year term. They are charged with overseeing the operation of the UMMAA Press. The Press Editor and Illustrator sit on the committee as ex officio, non-voting members.

Michael Galaty

Elizabeth Noll (editor)

Kent Flannery

Joyce Marcus

John O'Shea

Bruce Worden (illustrator)

Henry Wright

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