The Iowa Archeological Society will host a virtual Membership Business Meeting on Saturday, October 17, 10am-11am. Log-in details for this Zoom session are being organized and will be circulated via the IAS e-mail list.
This meeting will include:
- Voting on changes to the by-laws and the new slate of officers (2020-2022) and directors for 2020-2023
- Announcement of Keyes-Orrs Award winner for 2020
- Announcement of the Douglas W. Jones research grant award winner
There will not be any virtual lectures or presentations at this meeting. The IAS hopes to resume presentations at annual meetings in 2021.
The 2020 Slate of Executive Officers and Board Members
| Position | Term | Nominee |
| President | 2020-2022 | Eleisha Barnett (incumbent) |
| Vice President | 2020-2022 | Keith Young (incumbent) |
| Secretary | 2020-2023 | Dottie Kelly (incumbent) |
| Treasurer/ Membership Secretary | 2020-2023 | Alan Hawkins (incumbent) |
| Journal Editor | 2020-2023 | Bill Whittaker (incumbent) |
| Newsletter Editor | 2020-2023 | Lowell Blikre (incumbent) |
| Digital Editor* | 2020-2023 | Elizabeth Reetz |
| Board Member | 2020-2023 | Jerry Baker (incumbent) |
| Board Member | 2020-2023 | Dale Clark (incumbent) |
| Board Member | 2020-2023 | Brennan Dolan (incumbent) |
| Board Member | 2020-2023 | Free Gee (incumbent) |
| Board Member | 2020-2021 | Vacant** |
*The adoption of this new position is pending membership vote.
**This seat is only vacant pending the adoption of the new Digital Editor position and membership vote appointing Elizabeth Reetz as Digital Editor.
Updates to the IAS By-laws
Updates to the by-laws are printed in the recently mailed Newsletter of the Iowa Archeological Society (Issue 248, Volume 70 No. 1). They are also available here as a PDF download.
