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2010 Annual Report 2010 ANNUAL REPORT Circulation: The boundary between river & sea, between water & earth, is shifting & unclear. EXECUTIVE BOARD, COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS AAA 2010 Practicing/ AAA Committees Committee on Executive Board Professional seat and Chairs Practicing, Applied T J Ferguson and Public Interest President Annual Meeting (2007–10) Anthropology Virginia R Dominguez Executive Program Shirley Fiske (2009–11) Chair Student Seat Monica Heller University of Illinois Jason E Miller Committee on (2009–12) Public Policy President-Elect Anthropology University of Florida Susan Greenhalgh Leith P Mullings and Education EJ Sobo (2009–11) Committee Undesignated #1 Mark Lewine The Graduate Center Hugh Gusterson Committee Kathryn M Borman of the University of (2009–12) on Scientific New York Communication George Mason Association University TJ Ferguson Secretary Operations Debra L Martin Committee Undesignated #2 Committee on the (2009–12) Katherine Spielmann Charles L Briggs Status of Women in University of Nevada, Anthropology (2007–10) Audit Committee Las Vegas Elizabeth Tunstall University of Edmund T Hamann California, Berkeley Catherine Kingfisher Archaeology Seat Nan A Rothschild Awards Committee Undesignated #3 Finance Committee (2008–10) George Armelagos Lee D Baker Ed Liebow Columbia University (2008–11) Committee on Duke University Ethics Nominations Biological Seat Dena Plemmons Committee George J Armelagos Undesignated #4 Debra Martin (2008–11) Jean J Schensul Committee on the Emory University (2009–12) Future of Print Resource Development Institute for and Electronic Cultural Seat Committee Community Research Publications Florence E Babb Debra Nichols Louise Lamphere (2009–12) Undesignated #5 Committee on University of Florida Katherine Spielmann Committee for Labor Relations (2007–10) Human Rights Linguistic seat Michael Chibnik Arizona State Robin Root Laura R Graham University Deborah Poole (2008–11) Commission on Race and Racism University of Iowa Committee on Section Assembly Janis Hutchinson Convenor Minority Issues in Thomas Patterson Minority Seat Mary L Gray Anthropology Gwendolyn Mikell (2008–10) Simon Craddock Lee (2007–10) Commission University of Indiana Georgetown on World University Anthropologies AAA Treasurer Frances Rothstein Edward Liebow Ida Susser (2008–11) Battelle 2010 ANNUAL REPORT Circulation: The boundary between river & sea, between water & earth, is shifting & unclear. TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Board, Committees and Commissions inside front cover Statement of Purpose 2 Letter from the President and Executive Director 3 Circulating Anthropological Knowledge 4 Member Profile—Adrienne Pine 5 Association Briefs 6 Committee Spotlight: The Archaeology Division 9 AAA Race: Are We So Different? Exhibit on Capitol Hill 10 Member Profile—Jean Schensul 11 2010 AAA Award Winners 12 Statement of Financial Position 14 Statement of Activities 15 2010 AAA Section Award Winners 16 AAA Staff and Publications inside back cover 2010 Donor Recognition inside back cover 2010 Annual Report • American Anthropological Association • 1 • Statement of Purposes of the American Anthropological Association The purposes of the Association shall be to advance anthropology as the science that studies humankind in all its aspects through archaeological, biological, ethnological, and linguistic research; and to further the professional interests of American anthropologists, including the dissemination of anthropological knowledge and its use to solve human problems. Taken from the Articles of Incorporation & Bylaws, amended and restated in October 1983, of the American Anthropological Association. LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR S PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE AMERICAN ANTHROPOLOGICAL Association (AAA), WE ARE PLEASED TO PROVIDE THIS report ON YOUR association, ITS PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES at THE END OF 2010. OVER THE past YEAR WE HAVE MADE A concerted effort TO INCREASE BOTH THE NUMBER AND DIVERSITY OF OUR MEMBERSHIP, IMPROVE OUR relationships WITH MEMBERS, INCREASE OUR PUBLIC PROFILE, PLAN FOR THE FUTURE OF OUR PUBLISHING PROGRAM, AND AINTRODUCE INNOVations IN THE AREA OF NEW MEDIA OUTREACH. During 2010, we focused on identifying, growing, anti-immigrant legislation is repealed, and responded retaining, and serving our membership not to requests from fellow anthropological associations only across the various fields and subfields of for support in matters concerning human rights or anthropology but also in the community college threats to the anthropological profession. system and at the undergraduate level. We created Additionally, following the success of the AAA a new undergraduate membership category—to RACE Project in applying anthropological insight, share with undergraduate students the richness of knowledge, research, and experience to educate the our discipline and the options for professional and public, President Dominguez put in motion a new academic development a degree in anthropology process headed by President-Elect Leith Mullings and has to offer. To encourage students to join AAA, charged with the task of soliciting ideas for the next President Dominguez made a personal pledge to major AAA public education project. give $10 toward section dues for any student who chooses to join more than one section during the The association has continued to maintain a close eye Virginia R Dominguez President (2009–11) second half of her presidency. on changing practices and expectations in publishing. The AAA Committee on the Future of Print and As we examined different ways to expand our Electronic Publishing (CFPEP) thoughtfully surveyed membership, we were sensitive to the needs of our journal editors, the general membership, and Section international members (a group that now represents leadership to help evaluate and make decisions about almost 18% of AAA’s membership) as well as to the future publishing partnerships, practices, and choices. challenges that came with last year’s tough economic climate. In 2010, we froze member dues at previous Finally, to expand anthropology’s reach to other year levels and, in addition, created a new reduced audiences, we hosted “Inside the President’s William E Davis membership dues tier for retirees. Studio,” a new media/podcast series in which Executive Director anthropologists are interviewed about their passions In raising our public profile, the year saw the and interests. We also created the AAA Writers’ association make great strides in working Circle, a pool of experienced op-ed and magazine collaboratively with our partners around the writers—all anthropologists—who have agreed to globe. Not only did the AAA, and especially its provide feedback to those with a desire to increase new Committee on World Anthropologies (CWA), anthropology’s media presence. work very closely with the World Council of Anthropological Associations (WCAA), we can also report that AAA rejoined the International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences (IUAES) In raising our public profile, the year saw the association after several years’ hiatus. make great strides in working collaboratively Internally, the AAA Executive Board (EB) created with our partners around the globe. a Rapid Response Network to advise AAA on issues of security, intelligence, or militarization. AAA’s Commission on the Engagement of As you read and review this Annual Report, we ask Anthropology with the US Security and Intelligence that you reflect on what has truly been a landmark Communities (CEAUSSIC) shared its final report on year for AAA, but that you also think of, and tell anthropology and the Human Terrain System with us, how your own work can help all of us circulate key Congressional committees, staffers, and leaders. anthropological knowledge here at home and across The EB created a new AAA Task Force on Education, the globe. voted not to hold AAA conferences in Arizona until • Virginia R Dominguez William E Davis President Executive Director 2010 Annual Report • American Anthropological Association • 3 • CIRCULATING ANTHROPOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE: POLICY IMPACTS HE Statement OF PURPOSE FOR THE AAA, READS IN part, that AMERICAN ANTHROPOLOGISTS SHOULD BE COMMITTED TO THE dissemination OF ANTHROPOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE AND ITS USE TO SOLVE HUMAN PROBLEMS. OVER THE past YEAR, YOUR association was COMMITTED TO WORKING WITH KEY LEADERS, BOTH at HOME AND ABROAD, TO ACCOMPLISH that GOAL—THE circulation OF ANTHROPOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE. TIn 2010 AAA petitioned and worked with Eleanor Holmes-Norton (D-DC), and Davis met Members of Congress in a variety of different with offices representing senators serving on the ways. Not only did the year open with the RACE: Senate Appropriations Committee, which provides Are We So Different? public education exhibit on funding for the NEH. Capitol Hill, but later in the year AAA member On April 10, appearing before the House Adrienne Pine (American U), AAA Executive Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Director Bill Davis and Director of Public Affairs Justice, Science and Related Agencies , Davis offered formal testimony in support of the Obama Administration’s request for an appropriation of $7.4 Over the past year, your association was committed to working billion for the National Science Foundation (NSF). with key leaders, both at home and abroad, to accomplish Davis noted that while NSF provides only 21 percent of the total federal budget for basic that goal—the circulation of anthropological knowledge. research conducted in U.S. colleges and universities,
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