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Garland R. Upchurch, Jr. Associate Professor of Biology Curator of Paleobotany Texas State University-San Marcos, San Marcos, Texas 78666 (512) 245-2178 I. Academic/Professional Background Education B.S. 1975 Botany University of Nebraska, Lincoln M.S. 1978 Botany University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Ph.D. 1981 Botany University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Dissertation: Evolution of the cuticle in early angiosperm leaves from the Lower Cretaceous Potomac Group (Atlantic Coastal Plain, U.S.A.). Dissertation committee co-chaired by James Doyle & Charles Beck. Postdoctoral 1981–91 Botany, Smithsonian Institution, Indiana Geology, & University, U.S. Geological Survey, Global Change University of Colorado, and National Center for Atmospheric Research Professional Experience University of Nebraska, Lincoln Teaching & Herbarium Assistant 1974–1975 School of Life Sciences University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Teaching Assistant 1975–1981 Division of Biological Sciences Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Postdoctoral Fellow 1981–1983 Department of Paleobiology (with Drs. Leo Hickey & Francis Hueber) Indiana University, Bloomington NSF-funded Postdoctoral Researcher 1983–1984 Department of Biology (with Dr. David Dilcher) U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO National Research Council 1984–1986 Postdoctoral Research Associate (with Drs. Jack Wolfe & Douglas Nichols) University of Colorado, Boulder NSF-funded Research Associate 1986–1988 University Museum (with Dr. Erle Kauffman) 2 National Center for Atmospheric Research Postdoctoral Fellow 1988–1991 Advanced Study Program (with Dr. Starley Thompson) Colorado Department of Highways Contract Paleontologist 1991 Texas State University-San Marcos Assistant Professor 1991–1999 Department of Biology Texas State University-San Marcos Associate Professor 1999–2015 Department of Biology Grants, Fellowships, Honors and Awards Grants (only funded and pending proposals listed) 1986–1988 National Science Foundation, Systematic Biology Program. Project entitled, "Patterns in plant extinction and environmental change at the Cretaceous- Tertiary boundary, North America, Part I." G.R. Upchurch, Jr., Principal Investigator, E.G. Kauffman, Co-principal Investigator. $90,000. (Grant made to the University of Colorado.) 1988 National Science Foundation, Division of Polar Studies. Project entitled, "Campanian to Eocene dispersed plant cuticles from Seymour Island, Antarctica." Subcontract to project entitled "Campanian to Eocene floral history of the James Ross Island Basin, Antarctica." R.A. Askin, Principal Investigator. $9,617. (Grant made to the University of Colorado.) 1990 National Science Foundation, Paleontology and Stratigraphy Program. Project entitled, "Analysis of leaf debris in the Mahakam Delta." Subcontract to project entitled "Phytotaphonomy of hydrocarbon precursors, Mahakam Delta, Kalimantan." R.A. Gastaldo, Principal Investigator. $4,500. (Grant made to the University of Colorado.) 1991–94 National Science Foundation, Biotic Survey and Inventory Program. Project entitled, "Paleofloristic data for the study of global change and biotic extinction." G.R. Upchurch, Jr., Principal Investigator. $100,000. (Grant made to Texas State University-San Marcos.) 1994 Texas State University-San Marcos, Office of Research and Sponsored Projects, Research Enhancement Grant. Project entitled, "Simulating climate change during mass extinction." One year, $3,850. 1994–96 Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Advanced Research Program. Project entitled, "Paleovegetation and Global Climate Change Across the Cretaceous-Tertiary Boundary." G.R. Upchurch, Jr., Principal Investigator, $40,873. (Grant made to Texas State University-San Marcos.) (A companion proposal submitted by B. Otto-Bliesner and C. Scotese, UT-Arlington, was funded for $27,000. Supercomputer time funded separately through UT-Arlington and the National Center for Atmospheric Research) 3 1997–1998 Texas State University-San Marcos, special research funds for the Freeman Ranch property. Project entitled, "Paleobotanical survey of the Freeman Ranch". One year, $850. 1998–2000 National Institutes of Health, Phase II grant for small businesses, "Identification of plants using neural network technology". With F. Wadleigh, C. Meachem, G. Cottrell, & V. Hildebrand through Netrologic, Inc. Frank Wadleigh, Principal Investigator, G.R. Upchurch, project member/domain expert. Mix of academic & corporate scientists, total for everyone = $736,922. (Grant made to Netrologic Inc.) 2005 Texas State University-San Marcos, Research Enhancement Program. Project entitled, “Paleogeography of the Late Miocene: Testing the uplift hypothesis of climatic change”. One year, $5,950. 2007–2008 Library Research Grant, Texas State University. One year, $2,935. (With David Lemke) 2008–2009 Library Research Grant, Texas State University. One year, $2,025. 2009–2010 Texas State University-San Marcos, Research Enhancement Program. Project entitled, “New records of karstic landscape evolution, fossil plant assemblages, and paleohydrology as preserved in an ancient Appalachian sinkhole lakebed.” $4,500. (With Benjamin Schwartz) 2009–2010 Library Research Grant, Texas State University. One year, $1,870. 2010–2012 Cave Conservancy of the Virginias, Project entitled, “New records of karstic landscape evolution, fossil plant assemblages, and paleohydrology as preserved in an ancient Appalachian sinkhole lakebed.” $9,838 (With Ben Schwartz) 2010–2011 Library Research Grant, Texas State University. One year, $2,000. 2013–2015 National Science Foundation, Major Research Instrumentation Program, Project entitled, “MRI: Acquisition of a High Resolution Computed Tomography System for Research and Education.” 2 years, $1,007,690, with a 30% institutional cost share. Daniel Wescott, PI; Garland Upchurch, Jonathan Lohse, and Martha Spradley, Co-PIs. 2013–2014 National Science Foundation, Predoctoral Fellowship for Jon Richey. 3 years, $132,000. Garland Upchurch, PI (account manager for Year 1). Graduate Grants 1976 Rackham Summer Research Grant, University of Michigan, "Cuticular anatomy of early angiosperm leaves: Preliminary studies." 1978–1979 Scott Turner Awards in the Earth Sciences #1 and #2, University of Michigan, "Cuticle evolution in early flowering plants." 1978–1980 Rackham Block Grants for Summer Dissertation Research #1, #2 and #3, University of Michigan, "Evolution of the cuticle in early angiosperm leaves from the Lower Cretaceous Potomac Group of Virginia and Maryland." 4 Postdoctoral fellowships (competitive) 1981–1983 Postdoctoral Fellowship, Smithsonian Institution, "Systematics, evolution, and paleoecology of early angiosperm leaves from the Lower Cretaceous Potomac Group (Atlantic Coastal Plain)." 1984–1986 National Research Council Postdoctoral Research Associateship, U.S. Geological Survey, "Foliar analysis of the terminal Cretaceous event, Raton Basin." 1988–1991 Postdoctoral Fellowship, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado. Honors and awards 1975 Weber-Ernst Award, Outstanding Undergraduate Major in Botany, University of Nebraska, Lincoln. 1981–1983 Smithsonian Institution Postdoctoral Fellowship. 1984–1986 National Research Council Postdoctoral Research Associateship, U.S. Geological Survey. 1986 Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists, Excellence in Presentation Award (shared with D.J. Nichols, R.F. Fleming, R.H. Tschudy, and C.L. Pillmore). 1988–1991 Postdoctoral Fellowship, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado. 1992 Listed in Who's Who In The West. 1995 Listed in Who's Who In The World. 1996 Listed in Who's Who In Science and Engineering, 3rd Edition. 1998 Listed in Who's Who in America and Who's Who in the World 1999 Presidential Seminar, Texas State University-San Marcos Listed in Who's Who in the World 2001 Biographee, “2000 Outstanding Scientists of the 21st Century”. Cambridge, International Biographical Centre, Melrose Press Ltd. Listed in International Scientist of the Year 2001 2002 Nominee, Presidential Award for Excellence in Service, College of Science, Texas State University, San Marcos Biographee, “2000 Outstanding Scientists of the 21st Century”. Cambridge, International Biographical Centre, Melrose Press Ltd. 5 Teaching Honors and Awards 1996 Alpha Delta Pi Favorite Professor, Texas State University 1997 Alpha Delta Pi Favorite Professor, Texas State University 1998 Alpha Delta Pi Favorite Professor, Texas State University 2004 Alpha Delta Pi Favorite Professor, Texas State University Delta Gamma Favorite Professor, Texas State University 2005 Alpha Delta Pi Favorite Professor, Texas State University Courses Taught University of Nebraska, Lincoln 1974 Introductory Botany Laboratory (1 offering) 1975 Plant Morphology and Evolution Laboratory (1 offering) University of Michigan 1975–81 Biology for Majors Laboratory & Discussion (5 offerings) 1976–78 Introductory Botany Laboratory (3 offerings) 1978 Biology for Non-majors Discussion (1 offering) 1979 Plant Systematics Laboratory (1 offering) Indiana University 1983 Special Topics in Paleobotany class (series of 6 lectures). Texas State University, San Marcos 1991–2000 Biology 1410 Lecture (30 offerings) Introductory Botany (Fall, Spring, and Summer semesters) 1992–2014 Biology 4411/5411 Lecture & Laboratory (11 offerings) Plant Morphology (Spring semester) 1993–2013 Biology 4412/5412 Lecture & Laboratory (11 offerings) Plant Anatomy (Spring semester) 1999–2014 Biology 5110E/7102 Seminar (8 offerings) 2001 Biology 5319E Lecture & Discussion
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    THE HONDO–GLENCOE PROJECT: EARLY 1970s EXCAVATIONS ALONG THE RIO RUIDOSO, LINCOLN COUNTY, SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO By Regge N. Wiseman With contributions by Nancy J. Akins Pamela J. McBride Gail D. Tierney David V. Hill A. H. Warren Maxwell Museum Technical Series No. 31 Maxwell Museum of Anthropology MSC01, 1050, 1 University of New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131-0001 2018 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page List of Figures............................................................................................................................... viii List of Tables...................................................................................................................................ix Acknowledgments............................................................................................................................x 1. INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................................... 1 Culture History of the Sierra Blanca Highlands.................................................................. 1 The Glencoe Phase................................................................................................... 4 Initial Glencoe Sub-Phase............................................................................ 4 Early Glencoe Sub-Phase............................................................................. 5 Middle Glencoe Sub-Phase.......................................................................... 5 Late Glencoe Sub-Phase.............................................................................