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Grover S. Krantz to Enter Portiol Retirement D epa rtm en t of A nth rop o Io gy Spring 1998 GroverS. Krantz to Enter Portiol Retirement by DonaldTyler Chair,Department of Anthropology University of Idaho ProfessorGrover lkantzis retiringfromWSU after origins of modernhumans have become major confribu- 30 yearsof serviceas a physicalanthropologist for the tions to the field and arewidely acceptedin introductory Departmentof Anthropology. Professor[kantz is one and advancedanthropological textbooks. of the world's leadingauthorities on the evolutionof hom- In the popularpress Krantz is bestknown for his 25- inoids.He receivedhis B.A. and M.A. in anthropology year personal,unfunded study of Sasquatch(Bigfoot). from the University of Califomia, Berkeleyand Ph.D. Although his approachto the study of Sasquatchhas al- in anthropologyfrom the University of Minnesota. He waysfollowed the methodsof scienceit was occasional- haswritten 10 bookson suchdiverse topics such as hu- ly professionallyunpopular. Recently he and this author man races,human evolution, Sasquatch, the geographi- (Ph.D.,WSU 1986)have also gained much attentionwith cal developmentofEuropean languages,and has even theirpioneeringwork describingpreviously unkown hom- written a novel called Only a Dog, whichis the story of inids from Indonesia.These fossils have changedhow his life with an hish Wolftround. He hasover 60 refer- anthropologyviews the earliestHomo erectus. eedarticles to his credit.Many of the hypotheseshe in- For the foreseeablefuture Dr. Krantz plans to contin- troducedin these,including the conceptofpersistence ue to teachpart-time at WSU while continuing his re- hunting,the role of speechin the developmentof mod- searchon IndonesianHomo erectusand on the question ernhumans, the function of themastoid process, and the of the existenceof Sasquatch. Washington $ Statellniversity www wsu edu:8080/-mthro/athhome.hml wwwsu.edu:8(80/-othrc/mthhome.h[nlwww.wsu-edut8080/-mthm/mth]rome.htnl WSU Well Representedat the SAA Meetingsin Seattle The departmentwas well representedat this year'sSo- ningham presentedapaper on his GlS-basedresearch in ciety for AmericanAnthropology meetings in Seattle,which BandelierNational Monument. Rachel Smith presenteda includeda very well attendedmeeting of the "PalousePos- paperon kiva organizationin the upperRio Grande. Tim se." In all, eight individual papers,two multi-WSU au- Kohler was a discussantin this session.This sessionwas thoredpapers, one multi-unversitypaper with a WSU pri- co-organizedand chairedby Samantha Ruscavage-Barz,a mary author,and oneWSU posterwere presentat the meet- Ph.D.candidate atWSU. ings. Threefaculty servedas discussantsin varioussessions Tim Kohler and MattVan Pelt presentedon com- of the meetingsas well. plex adaptivesystems research and its implicationsfor inter- Chris Young presentedthe preliminaryresults of his pretingprehistoric Southwestem leadership strategies. Bob work on CapeKrusenstem, Alaska. Ackerman, Dianna Georgina, Joy Mastrogiuseppeand In the sessionon WestemNorth America,Jonathon Anthony Ruter prepareda paperon the Archaeologyof Danz presentedthe preliminary resultsof his work in the Lime Hills Cavein SouthwestemAlaska. SaddleMountains of centralWashington. Rob Wegener Doug MacDonald and alum Matt Root presenteda presentedthe resultsof his researchat Skull CreekDunes. posteron their researchat the Knife River primary source Bill Lyons presentedthe resultsof his lithic analysisof ma- areain North Dakota. terialsfrom the Lost Dunessite in Oregon. Amy Holmes Peter Mehringer was a discussantin a sessionon cul- was first authoron a co-authoredpaper regarding the sedi- ture andlandscape in the interior west. Bill Lipe was a dis- ment history at the SunshineSite. Dave Johnson presented cussanton a setofpapers aboutarchaeological survey in the his researchon Anasazitowers in the SouthwestemU.S. next century. Gary Huckleberry presentedevidence for prehistoric Next year'smeetings are in Chicagoand promise to be flooding in the Moche region of Peru. a forum for the presentationof more researchand new ideas In a sessionon the upperRio Grandearea, Joe Cun- generatedamong the faculty and studentsof the Department. Corl E. Gustofson Reti ri ng by Vera Morgan room performance,his compassionate Dr. Gustafson'sspecialities are in Archaeologicaland Historical andgenerous interactions with both stu- faunalanalysis and the applicationsof Services,Eastem Washington dentsand peers will remaina part of his boneidentifications to archaeological University legacyin the university. andanthropological problems. In fact, Guscame toWashington State Uni- while analyzingfaunal remains from Carl Gustafsonis completing a teach- versityin 1960from Kansasafter gradu- the Marmes Rockshelter,Gus discov- ing and researchcareer at Washington atingfrom McPhersonCollege with a eredevidence of the earliesthuman re- StateUniversity that has spannedmore degreein biology. He obtainedboth his mains at that site. He hastaught both than30 years. He hasbeen an active M.S. andPh.D. degrees from the De- graduateand under-graduateclasses in memberof the universitycommuniry, pafimentof Zoology at WSU. His dis- environmentaland ecologicaladapta- servingon a number of departmental sefiationfocused on the investigationof tions andQuatemary studies. He has communities,especially in areasof cur- archaeologicalfaunal remainsfrom the seruedas advisor on at least50 theses riculum development.His first love, Marmes Rockshelterand other archaeo- anddissertations since 1913. Inad- however,has been teaching. His philos- logical sitesin the ColumbiaBasin. Gus dition to his teachingand researchre- ophy hasmanifested itself in his dedica- joined the Departmentof Anthropology sponsibilities,Gus has presented numer- tion to the developmentof students' in the mid-1960swhen he collaborated ous professionalpapers and seminars, professionalpreparation as archaeolo- on researchat the Marmes Rockshelter and has authoredor coauthoredseveral gists and anthropologists.His profes- along the SnakeRiver and at the Ozelte technicalpublications. sional goal hasbeen to stimulatean in- Village Siteon theWashington coast. He maintainsan active interestin trinsic desirein the heaffi and minds of Sincethat time he hascooperated on or researchon large,extinct mammals studentsto follow professionalstan- directedinvestigations at other signifi- within the Columbia Basin and across dardswithin the discipline and to main- cant archaeologicalsites including Lind the state. Most recently he hasbeen tain an inquisitive outlook in research Coulee and the Manis Mastodon site in involved in the excavationand curation and academicendeavors. Although WashingtonState and CariguelaCave in of mammothremains in the Tii-Cities Gus setrisorous standardsfor class- Spain. w.wsu.edu:8080/-mthrdmthhomeJfrl. M.wsu.edu:8080'mthr/mthhomeltnl w. ^ L Fromthe Chair'sDesk As of next fall, I will havebeen in this departmentat WSU for 20 years,and I can- not remember a time when we have seensuch flux in the departrnentor in the University. We arereluctantly saying good-bye to two scholarsand terrific teacherswho havespeni all, or nearly all, of their professionalcareers at wSU: Carl Gustafson and Grover '98 Krantz. carl is busythrough the end of summer on a largeproject to restudythe Marmessite's stratigraphy and contents,and then goesinto full retirement(though he confidesplans for continuedresearch). Grover will continuenext fall, at least,on a part- time appointmentafter his formal retirementthis spring.He plansa castingtrip to Java this summer. We are pleasedto announcethat Dr. Karen Lupo will be moving to Pullman late this summeras an assistantprofessor and our new zooarchaeologist.Karen has her Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of Utah ('93) and is currently at the University of North Texas.She has published widely on topics in mammaliantaphonomy, the prehisto- Tim Kohler ry of the eastemGreat Basin, and on her ethnoarchaeologicalwork amonggroups in east- em and sub-SaharanAfrica. Shewill maintainthe depthof our programin westemNorth American prehistory and paleoenvironmentalresearch, while adding additional breadth in ethnoarchaeology,Africa, and evolutionaryecological theory. Welcome, Karenl Cultural anthropologyis alsoundergoing some change. Next fall Barry Hewlett is transferringto ourVancou- ver branchcampus where he joins StevenWeber and replacesRichard Hansis. We havebegun a searchfor a "new Bany" for Pullman,and we anticipatethat he will remainquite activein WSU-Pullmanactivities. But wait, that'snot all. John Bodley, WilliamAndrefsky, andI havebeen granted professional leaves for all or a portion of the next academicyear. The Departmentwill be chairedover the next yearby Bill Lipe, who is with- out a doubt a superlativechoice for the position.Thanks, Bill, for taking on thejob, and good luck. ffi area. He continuesto consult with outsideconffactors on archaeologicalprojects and volunteersmany hours in his researchon extinct, large faunal remains. He is cunently conffactedto completepublication of the geology,stratig- raphy, and faunafor a technicalreport 10the Colville Con- ederatedTfibes and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineerson the Marmes Rockshelter. Gus's future plans include continuing researchof ex-tinct mammal remainsin WashingtonState, spending time with his family, and fishing the lakes and rivers of the region. GraduateStudents Wish Profes s or Gustafson F arewell The graduate studentswould like to expressthe following to Dr Gustafson: We would like to thank you for devoting so much of your time to us over the
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