This is your opportunity to select members of the Plains Anthropological Society Board of Directors which will help guide the future of the organization. Pursuant to Article 4, Section 2 of the Bylaws (as amended), the Board of Directors shall consist of nine persons elected by the membership. Directors shall serve a term of three (3) years on the PAS Board; the term starts at the conclusion of the 2025 Annual Business Meeting. 

You are also being asked to elect one (1) candidate to serve as the President of the Plains Anthropological Society. The elected candidate will serve one (1) year as President-elect, then serve a two-year term as President. 

Polling opens August 18 and closes September 22, 2025 at 12:00 pm (noon)  CDT. Only members in good and current standing may vote in the Board of Directors Election. Current members include lifetime members and anyone who has paid 2025 dues up to and including the day of the election deadline for a regular, student, or joint (in conjunction with a regular member) membership. Voting is not allowed by Institutional subscribers. Each member is allowed to vote only once, but may select up to three candidates from the Board of Directors list below. You will not be able to make changes to your ballot once it has been submitted. 

If you have not yet renewed your PAS membership for 2025, or would like to become a member, visit our membership page.

You must be logged into your PAS member account in order to cast a ballot. If you are having trouble logging in please contact Abigail Fisher, the PAS membership chair by clicking here. 

Electronic voting is the preferred method. However, if you wish to receive a paper ballot please contact the Nominations Committee chair Timothy Reed.  All paper ballots must be postmarked by the deadline. Any paper ballots postmarked after this deadline will not be counted. Paper ballots from non-current members will not be counted.
 

2025 Candidates

Candidate biographical sketches and statements are available (view PDF) (download PDF)

President

  • Brooke M. Morgan (Curator of Anthropology and NAGPRA Contact, Illinois State Musuem and Research Collections Center, Springfield, IL)
  • Cartlon Shield Chief Gover (Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Curator of Archaeology, University of Kansas, Lawrence)

Board of Directors

  • Jaimie D. Adams (Graduate Student, Dept. of Anthropology and Applied Archaeology, Eastern New Mexico University, Portales)
  • Scott D. Browsowske (Executive Director, Courson Archaeological Research, Perryton, TX)
  • Warren Davis (Research Archaeologist, Office of the State Archaeologist/University of Iowa, Iowa City)
  • Mackenzie J. Cory (Assistant Professor [Career Track], Dept. of Anthropology, Washington State University, Pullman)
  • Jennifer L. Harty (Cultural Resources Team Lead and Subject Matter Expert, NAVFAC, Washington Navy Yard, DC)
  • Matthew E. Hill, Jr. (Professor, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Iowa, Iowa City)

 

 

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