The Lifetime Achievement Award is given to a senior scholar who has made significant and sustained contributions to southeastern archaeology and participated in the Southeastern Archaeological Conference during her or his career.

The award consists of a handsome plaque and recognition at the annual business meeting. Nomination is in the form of a letter from a person (or persons) who knows the nominee well. Nominators must be current members of SEAC. A curriculum vitae should be included if it is not readily available on the internet. Multiple letters of support are both welcomed and encouraged, and may be in hard-copy or electronic form.

The nominating committee for the Lifetime Achievement Award can be found on the Standing Committees page. Please send nominations to the chair by June 30.

Past Recipients

2025

2024

2023 David Moore and Nancy M. White

2022 R.P. Stephen Davis, Jr, Gregory Waselkov, and Robbie Ethridge

2021 Ian W. Brown

2020 Lynne Sullivan

2019 Elizabeth J. (Betsy) Reitz and Jay J. Johnson

2018 Richard W. Jefferies and David G. Anderson

2017 John W. O’Hear and John Connaway

2016 Vernon James Knight, Judith Knight, and William Marquardt

2015 Jerald T. Milanich and Kathleen A. Deagan

2014 Jon L. Gibson and David Hally

2013 Rochelle Ann Marrinan and Barbara A. Purdy

2012 John A. Walthall and Charles H. McNutt

2011 no award presented

2010 Richard A. Yarnell

2009 James Brown

2008 Bennie Keel

2007 Charles Faulkner

2006 Hester Davis

2005 Dan and Phyllis Morse

2004 Patty Jo Watson

2003 Stanley South and John Hann