& Commemoration in honor of Don Wanatee and David Gradwohl
Register online: https://bit.ly/ias_spring2022
You do not have to be an IAS member to register for the meeting, but we encourage you to join.
The meeting and events will be held on May 21, 2022, from 8am-3pm at Jester Park Nature Center, 12130 NW 128th St, Granger, IA.
Join us for a special gathering as we pay our respects to David Gradwohl and Don Wanatee. We will have our usual business meeting (awards & elections) and presentations in the morning, followed by lunch. We also hope to hire Native Pride Arts, led by Larry Yazzie (Meskwaki) to perform dances in the afternoon (confirmation pending), and all will be offered an opportunity to say words in tribute to David and Don. Watch this website & the email list serve for the final schedule of morning presentations. RSVP by May 13 for the luncheon to assist us with planning. Meeting registration/RSVP open through May 21, online, by mail (below), or in person. The morning meeting is $15, and students can attend at no cost.
How to Register & RSVP
Registration for the morning business meeting and presentations is $15. Students can register for free. The afternoon luncheon and events are free, but RSVP is required by May 13. If you are attending for the whole day, please choose both the $15 registration ticket and the $0 RSVP ticket at the online registration site.
Visit to register online: https://bit.ly/ias_spring2022
Every IAS member will receive a printed mailer with registration details. If you prefer not to register online, please return the registration information on that mailer, along with check/cash, to the address provided. Here is a printable version of that mailer.
Morning Meeting Agenda & Presentations
Check back soon for the final schedule! Our agenda and presentation topics are:
- IAS Business meeting
- Elections
- Keyes-orr Award announcement
- Douglas W. Jones research grant announcement
Presentations:
- Elizabeth Reetz – Reimagining Section 106 Creative Mitigations: A Lake Delhi Case Study
- John Doershuk – 13PM7 (Mill Creek Village) Investigations
- Lara Noldner – Mill Creek Mortuary Practice: the view from 13PM7
- Patrice Petersen-Keys – The Jester Park Nature Center Lithic and Historic Exhibit Project
- Dennis Laughlin and Lara Noldner – Excavations at a Turn of the Century Battle Creek, IA Dump Site (13IA63)
- Gale Brubaker – Underground Railroad
- Nurit Finn – Voigt and Beard Collection: Grundy County Conservation Museum
- Ariane Thomas – Update on Canine DNA Project
- Eleisha Barnett/Keith Young – Visual Tribute to David Gradwohl and Don Wanatee
