The Council for Maryland Archeology offers a $250.00 stipend to a student presenting a paper at the annual meeting of the Middle Atlantic Archaeological Conference (MAAC). This stipend is awarded annually to assist participating students with conference expenses.

Criteria for this award include the following:

  • The applicant must be a current graduate or undergraduate student at an accredited college or university.
  • Successful applicants will be registered to give a paper at the MAAC (the MAAC registration deadline is normally December 15).
  • Applicants must show interest in participating in Maryland archeology outside of the classroom.

This Year's Stipend Deadline - February 20, 2022

Download the application information HERE and apply today!

 

Previous Stipend Recipients:

2019 - Olivia Hamilton (Salisbury University), "Zooarchaeology of Colonial Sites in Somerset, Maryland"
2018 - Sarah Grady (University of Maryland, College Park), "1930 Mill Swamp Rosenwald Type School"
2017 - Craig Stevens (American University), "Using GIS to Interpret the Josiah Henson Site"
2016 - Rebecca Webster (St Mary's College of Maryland), "Analysis of Glass and Shell Beads from 16th to 19th Century Sites in Southern Maryland"
2015 - Zachary Singer (University of Conneticut), "Re-analyzing the Higgins and Nolan's Ferry Paleoindian Occupations "
2015 - Matt Nicholson (University of Baltimore), "Comparing Prehistoric Contexts at the Lost Towns Project"
2015 - Catherine Dye (St. Mary's College of Maryland), "Comparing Childhood Habitation and Burial Contexts"
2014 - Jarrett Smith (Howard University), "Reviewing African American Sites Using Compliance Archaeology Reports"
2014 - Kaiolani Siregar (St. Mary's College of Maryland), "The Chemical Signature for Morgan Jones Ceramics using XRF Spectrometer"
2013 - Skylar Bauer (St. Mary's College of Maryland), "'pallizaded in the defense:' The Architecture of Conflict in the 17th-Century Chesapeake"
2012 - Jennifer Allen (University of Maryland, College Park), "Benefiting the Public Through a More Curation Focused Archaeology"
2011 - Jenna Zimmerman (University of Maryland, College Park), "Eighteenth-Century Plantation Landscapes in Anne Arundel County, Maryland: Establishing a Model for the Location of Slave Quarters"
2010 - Kate Birmingham (The George Washington University), "The Boyd Family of Queen Anne Town: Social Mobility and Material Culture in 18th Century Maryland"
2010 - Emily Swain (University of Maryland, College Park), "Sites, Surveys, and Stewardship: Discovering the Potential of Prince George's County"

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A.D. Marble
201 International Circle
Suite 230
Hunt Valley, MD 21030
410-902-1421
https://www.admarble.com/contact-us/

AECOM
12420 Milestone Center Drive, #150
Germantown, MD 20876
301-820-3000
http://www.aecom.com

Applied Archaeology and History Associates, Inc.
Jeanne Ward, President
615 Fairglen Lane
Annapolis, MD 21401
410-224-3402
http://www.appliedarchaeology.com

Baltimore Community Archaeology Lab - Towson University
Katherine Sterner, Director
8000 York Road
Towson, MD 21252
410-704-2851
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https://www.towson.edu/cla/departments/socioanthrocrim/archaeology-lab/

Chronicle Heritage – West Chester Office
(formerly John Milner & Assoc./Commonwealth Heritage)
20 Hagerty Blvd.
Suite 3
West Chester, PA 19382
610-436-9000
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https://www.chronicleheritage.com/

Dovetail Cultural Resources Group
11905 Bowman Drive, Suite 502
Fredericksburg, VA 22408
540-899-9170
http://www.dovetailcrg.com

Edward Otter, Inc.
Edward Otter, Ph.D., President
1704 Camden Avenue
Salisbury, Md. 21801
443-880-2339
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Elizabeth Anderson Comer/Archaeology
Elizabeth Anderson Comer
4303 North Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21218
410-243-6767
https://www.eacarchaeology.com/

Gibb Archaeological Consulting
Jim Gibb, Ph.D., Principal
2554 Carrollton Road
Annapolis, MD 21403
443-482-9593
https://gibbarchaeology.net

Justine McKnight Archaeobotanical Consulting
Justine McKnight, Ph.D.
289 Fibich Lane
West River, MD 20778
410-507-3582
http://www.archeobotany.com

Michael Baker International
Tom Bodor - Director of Cultural Resource Services
100 Airside Drive, Airside Business Park
Moon Township, PA 15108
412-269-2049 or 410-353-0401
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https://www.MBakerintl.com
 
Oxford Tree-Ring Laboratory
Mick Worthington
25 E. Montgomery St.
Baltimore, MD 21230
410-929-1520
https://www.dendrochronology.com

R. Christopher Goodwin
241 E. Fourth Street
Suite 100
Frederick, MD 21701
800-340-2724
https://www.rcgoodwin.com
 
Richard Grubb and Associates, Inc.
Paul J. McEachen, Director/Principal Senior Archaeologist
259 Prospect Plains Road, Building D
Cranbury, New Jersey 08512
609-655-0692  ext.309
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https://www.rgaincorporated.com

RK&K
700 East Pratt Street
Suite 500
Baltimore, MD 21202
410-728-2900
https://www.rkk.com/our-work/services/environmental/cultural-resources/

The Ottery Group
Lyle Torp, Managing Director
3910 Knowles Ave.
Kensington, MD 20895
301-946-0219
http://otterygroup.com

TRC
4425-B Forbes Blvd.
Suite 4425-B
Lanham, MD 20706
301-306-6981
https://www.trccompanies.com/offices/lanham-md-20706/

Wetland Studies and Solutions, Inc.
1131 Benfield Boulevard, Suite L
Millersville, Maryland 21108
410-672-5990
https://www.wetlands.com/archeology

WSP USA
John Bedell, PhD, RPA
111 Market Place, Suite 1020
Baltimore, MD 21202
202-303-2664
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Thanks so much to Dr John Seidel, Dr. Bill Schindler, and Washington College for hosting CfMA’s winter meeting last weekend! Members had the opportunity to tour the impressive new Semans-Griswold Environmental Building, home to the Center for Environment & Society at Washington College, then went to Eastern Shore Food Lab where we went through the process of nixtamalization, then stone ground fresh masa, and finally cranked out some amazingly delicious tortillas. It was one of the best CfMA outings in recent memory!

Dr. Bill Schindler of the Eastern Shore Food Lab demostrates how to make tortillas from nixtamalized maize.

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Heritage Consultants, LLC
David George, President
860-299-6328
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Horsley Archaeological Prospection, LLC
Tim Horsley, Managing Director
443-804-6101
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https://www.archaeopros.com/

R.C. Goodwin & Associates, Inc.
Jeff Maymon, Senior Project Manager
301-694-0428
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https://www.rcgoodwin.com

Richard Grubb and Associates, Inc.
Paul J. McEachen, Director/Principal Senior Archaeologist
609-655-0692  ext.309
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https://www.rgaincorporated.com

TerraSearch Geophysical, LLC
David Leslie, Principal
860-617-7345
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https://terrasearchgeo.com/

Towson University - Baltimore Community Archaeology Lab
Katherine Sterner and Dana Kollmann
410-704-2851
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At the Council's December 7th Meeting at Washington College in Chestertown, CfMA's bylaws were amended to 1) allow electronic voting, and 2) provide for an Associate level of membership for students working towards a career as professional archeologists. You can find an updated Membership form HERE.

The substance of the recent bylaw changes is pasted below:


Article III, Section 1: MEMBERSHIP
Membership shall be available in two categories: Professional and Associate. Professional members shall be any person who: Holds an advanced degree (M.A., M.S., or Ph.D.) in Anthropology, Archeology, History, American Studies, or any closely related field as agreed upon by a majority of Council members, or; Has equivalent professional experience , demonstrated by such activities as the publication of professional articles in peer reviewed journals, the presentation of papers at professional conferences, and is sponsored by a member in good standing, and ; Is actively involved or likely to be involved in Maryland archeology, and; Subscribes to the purposes of this Council as outlined in Article II; is eligible for membership in this Council. Associate members shall be any person who holds an undergraduate degree in Anthropology, Archeology, History, American Studies, or any closely related field, or is currently enrolled in a similar university or college program. An applicant’s credentials may be requested for review by the Executive Board of the Council, by the Membership Committee, or by any member in good standing. Membership in good standing is activated upon payment of the specified dues.

Article III, Section 2: MEMBERSHIP (cont'd)
Professional All members shall have the privilege of participating in meetings and activities of the Council, shall receive one copy of the Council’s membership list on a yearly basis, shall receive one copy of the Council’s communications, and shall have the right to vote. Associate membership confers the right to participate in meetings and activities of the council, receive one copy of the Council’s membership list on a yearly basis, and receive one copy of the Council’s communications. However, Associate members shall not have the right to vote.

Article III, Section 3: MEMBERSHIP (cont'd)
A member can be removed from membership in this Council for failing to uphold the tenants of Article II or causing injury to the good name of this Council. Any member may offer a resolution at a Council meeting that an ad hoc Committee composed of five (5), consisting of a Chair and four Professional members, be appointed by the President or President-Elect to investigate charges
concerning another member which may render that person in violation of the aforementioned standards for membership in this Council. The ad hoc Committee shall conduct an investigation as deemed appropriate concerning the allegations and shall, at the following Business meeting, issue a written report to the Council on the results of said investigation. Based on the results of said
investigation, the ad hoc Committee will either a) exonerate the accused, or b) prefer charges. All ad hoc Committee members in agreement with the report shall sign the report. Upon conclusion of the investigation, the Council shall vote as to whether to proceed with an Expulsion hearing. A simple majority of Professional Council members present at the Business meeting will be required to move to a hearing. None of the findings of the ad hoc Committee report shall be made public.

Section 4. An expelled member may apply for reinstatement after one year from the date of expulsion. Such an application must be present to an Executive Board member in the form of a letter of request that must provide adequate proof that the expelled member has acted according to the purposes of the Council. The Board member receiving said application will schedule said application as “New Business” during the following Business meeting of the Council. Two-thirds of the Professional Council members present at the Business meeting must approve the request of application for membership of this Council...


Article VII, Section 2: ELECTIONS
A ballot shall be sent either by paper mail or electronic ballot at least thirty (30) fifteen (15) days prior to the first quarterly meeting of the Council’s fiscal year indicating the nominees for the Officers of this Council or the two (2) At-Large members of the Executive Board. Such ballot may be returned by electronic balloting means or by mail to the Chairperson of the Nominating Committee or may be delivered to the Chairperson of the Nominating Committee in person at the first quarterly meeting. All members in good standing are eligible to vote. The President of this Council shall appoint three (3) members of this Council, who are not candidates or members of the Nominating Committee, to count the ballots at the first quarterly meeting. The person receiving the most votes shall be elected. In the case of a tie vote, the tie shall be broken by the voting membership present at the first quarterly meeting.