Winter 2000 Volume 50, Number 4 Bolder in Boulder In Memory of Anne Cabot Ogilvy he 2000 ASOR Annual Meeting in Nashville continued the tradition of excellence T that has marked ASOR meetings throughout its Centennial Celebration year. There Robin M. Brown and Bert de Vries were over 470 registrants for a meeting that included a thought-provoking Plenary Session on Wednesday night featuring Israel Finkelstein, 46 Academic sessions, and six Outreach nne Cabot Ogilvy died Nov. 13, 2000, and Public sessions. ASOR’s Centennial Celebration concluded its festivities with the Aafter a brief illness at the age of 69. Members Meeting and Reception, staged at the replica of the Parthenon on the Vanderbilt Anne’s life combined family, professional University campus. activities, and international travel and re- A resolution was passed at the Members Meeting and ratified by the Board of Trustees search in a nearly classic twentieth century continuing our pattern of meeting in the same city as, but just prior to, the Annual Meeting style. She played an active role in Near East- of SBL/AAR, for an additional three-year period. After two years in this new cycle (2003), ern archaeological and academic studies as the Committee on the Annual Meeting and Program (CAMP) will bring another resolution a staff member on several archaeological to the ASOR membership on whether to continue this meeting arrangement. As a result, projects, as a researcher in zooarchaeology, ASOR will meet in Toronto in 2002, Atlanta in 2003, and San Antonio in 2004. At the Atlanta and as an officer and trustee of both the meeting, CAMP will once again present a resolution on future Annual Meeting sites. American Schools of Oriental Research and Elections during the Members Meeting included that of Doug Clark as the new CAMP the American Center of Oriental Research Chair. Doug moves into this office, replacing Victor H. Matthews, having served for three in Amman, Jordan. years as Program Committee Chair. The new Program Chair will be Eric Cline. Both Doug After receiving her BA in philosophy from and Eric have experience with staging the Annual Meeting and deserve all the support that Harvard in 1965 and settling in New York members can give them. City, Anne studied archaeological faunal The 2001 ASOR Annual Meeting will be held at the analysis at Columbia University. As a pio- Omni Interlocken Resort Hotel (Broomfield, CO). It is neer zooarchaeologist she participated in located within five miles of Boulder, making it possible several archaeological projects during the for the Outreach committee to schedule activities on the 1970s including the notable excavations at campus of the University of Colorado. Recreational the biblical site of Tell Dan in Israel, at the opportunities are plentiful and shopping and a wide variety Classical-era site of Caesarea in Israel, and of dining experiences are within easy access. The hotel at the Classical-era site of Stobi in has an in-house audio-visual department, excellent Macedonia (former Yugoslavia). Her work meeting facilities, regular shuttle service to and from the and love of archaeology also brought her to airport, and the rate of $105 per night is also quite Egypt, Cyprus, Lebanon, Syria, and Jordan. competitive. It should be an excellent site for the 2001 Anne worked closely with faunal analysts Doug Clark takes over as Chair Annual Meeting. Brian Hesse and Paula Wapnish, and they of the Committee on the Annual Victor H. Matthews published two joint articles, “The Fauna of Meeting and Program. Outgoing CAMP Chair Continued on page 2 1 INSIDE The American Schools of Oriental Research is a nonprofit, scientific and educational CAMP Report: “Bolder in Boulder” cover organization founded in 1900. In Memory of Anne Ogilvy P. E. MacAllister Chairman of the Board ASOR News Joe D. Seger General Membership Meeting Minutes 3 President Mesopotamian Fellow Report 6 James Strange CAP Report 7 Secretary Statement of General Standards 8 Ingrid Wood Treasurer Projects Approved for ASOR Affiliation, 2000–2001 10 Albert Leonard, Jr. Centennial Reception Photo Spread 12 Chair, Committee on Publications Campaign Roll Out: Passing the Torch 14 David McCreery Centennial Year Honors and Awards 16 Chair, Committee on Archaeological Policy ACOR Fellows Reports 21 Victor Matthews Chair, Committee on Annual Meeting Conference Calendar 26 Rudolph H. Dornemann Executive Director Anne Ogilvy, continued from page 1 Billie Jean Collins Director of Publications Phlamoudhi-Melissa: An Interim Report,” tant Treasurer of ASOR for several of the Report of the Department of Antiquities twenty years that she sat on the board. In ASOR 656 Beacon Street, 5th floor Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus (1975) 5–28, and 1998, Anne received the ASOR Member- Boston, MA 02215-2010 “The 1974 Collection of Faunal Remains ship Service Award in recognition of her Tel. (617) 353-6570 from Tel Dan,” Bulletin of the American exceptional contributions to the organi- Fax. (617) 353-6575 E-mail: [email protected] Schools of Oriental Research 227 (1976) zation’s membership and programs. Anne 35–62. also took an active interest in those who Through this active career in research worked for the research institutes affiliated and scholarship Anne became an avid par- with ASOR. She spent many hours with ticipant in the organizations that enabled Omar Jibrin, the long-serving cook at the such work. She was a life member of both Albright Institute in Jerusalem, whose life the American Schools of Oriental Re- story she painstakingly documented. On search and the American Oriental Soci- the occasion of Omar’s fortieth year of ser- ety, and also belonged to the Archaeologi- vice, she published a letter thanking Omar cal Institute of America and the Middle and describing his work at the Institute dur- East Studies Association. Her participa- ing the great political turmoil of the mid- The ASOR Newsletter tion in these organizations constituted a twentieth century: “A Tribute to Omar Billie Jean Collins, Editor career of leadership and service on boards Jibrin,” American Schools of Oriental Re- Chris Madell, Assistant Editor and committees for more than twenty-five search Newsletter 5 (1980) 5–7. Suite 330, 825 Houston Mill Road years, and her faith in the missions of these In 1986, Anne joined the Board of Trust- Atlanta, GA 30329 societies was always backed with gener- ees of the American Center of Oriental Tel. (404) 727-8989 Fax. (404) 727-4719 ous donations. Research, and remained an active member e-mail: [email protected] Anne joined the ASOR Board of Trust- of its Executive Committee until her death. ees in the early 1970s, which she sup- Her appointments included Secretary, Trea- The ASOR Newsletter (ISSN 0361-6029) is published quarterly by the American ported in many capacities, including ser- surer, Finance Committee (at times Chair), Schools of Oriental Research vice on the Jerusalem Committee (as a and Liaison to the ASOR Board of Trust- Copyright 2000 by trustee of the William F. Albright Insti- ees. However, her most cherished activity The American Schools of Oriental Research tute of Archaeological Research), the Fi- was her long and highly productive service nance Committee, and the Public Rela- as Chair of the ACOR Library Committee. www.asor.org tions Committee. She was also the Assis- continued on page 5 2 AMERICAN SCHOOLS OF ORIENTAL RESEARCH NEWS ASOR General Membership Meeting Minutes The Parthenon, Nashville, Tennessee • November 17, 2000 1. Call to Order, 6:08 pm by P.E. MacAllister, Chairman. 8. Jeff Blakely reported for Nominations for Randy Younker. Ballots were distributed and institutional representatives were asked to vote 2. The Minutes of the previous Membership meeting were distributed. for candidates for the ASOR Board of Trustees, the Agenda Committee, RESOLVED, that the minutes of the General Membership Meeting the Nominations Committee, and for individual member of the ASOR of 1999 be approved as distributed. PASSED. Board of trustees. There were no nominations from the floor. The results of the election were reported later, and are as follows: 3. The Chairman moved that the Agenda be changed so that Honors and Awards be presented earlier than printed. It was APPROVED by voice Class of 2004 Class of 2004 vote. Institutional ASOR Board Individual ASOR Board Oded Borowski Nan Frederick 4. President Joe Seger lead the assembly in a moment of silence in Tammi Schneider Mark Chavalas memory of the following friends: Martin Rissen Kyle McCarter Jim Sauer Omar Jibrin Janet Harris Said Freij Class of 2003 Class of 2004 Anne Ogilvy Dan Casey Agenda Committee Nominations Committee Jodi Magness Jodi Magness 5. Chairman P.E. MacAllister tendered greetings. “I have never seen Dave Merling Oded Borowski ASOR better prepared to meet its challenges.” CAP Chair—Class of 2004: David McCreery 6. Report of the Executive Director, Dr. Rudolph Dornemann: Rudy CAMP Chair—Class of 2004: Douglas Clark reminded the assembly that the Centennial celebrations in Washington, D.C. were followed by observances in the centers abroad. Planning 9. Honors and Awards Presentations by Harold Forshey for the Annual Meeting has taken much office and staff time. Results The Charles U. Harris Service Award was presented to Philip J. of that investment are now apparent. King in absentia. Joe D. Seger read the citation. Development is expanding. Holly Andrews is working with The P.E. MacAllister Field Archaeology Award was presented to Development as the staff person. Britt is taking on office duties which Lawrence Geraty in absentia. Oystein LaBianca read the Citation. Holly Andrews has relinquished. Ingrid Wood has invested much time The W.F. Albright Award was presented to Pierre Bikai, ACOR in developing accounting procedures in this transition period, namely Director. Bert DeVries read the citation. with the demise of Scholars Press and its services.