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Nevada Rock Art Foundation 2011
Award Recipients
Don D. Fowler Lifetime Achievement Award
This occasional award made to honor exceptional contributions to Great Basin anthropology. At NRAF’s 2011 Annual Meeting, the distinguished careers of Catherine S. Fowler and Don D. Fowler were recognized with this award.
The importance of their work to knowledge of the ethnographic and prehistoric lifeways and cultures in the Great Basin cannot be overstated. Catherine S. Fowler’s ethnographic fieldwork and research are foundational records of the lifeways of Great Basin Indian Peoples. Don D. Fowler trained a generation of Great Basin archaeologists and his research is fundamental to understanding the region’s archaeology.
Alanah J. Woody Award for Exceptional Service
This occasional award honors NRAF’s founding Director’s dedication and commitment and is given to acknowledge exceptional service to NRAF and its mission through specific projects and/or a long history of exemplary service.
Joan Johnson was recognized for her long record of volunteerism in fieldwork projects across the State, but particularly on behalf of a single project. She has tirelessly worked out of the public eye as an ambassador for rock art conservation in her community, and Joan’s ongoing and long-term work as nraf’s liason with Storey County has done much to ensure that the County Commisioners fully support and are engaged with the protection and management of the Lagomarsino Canyon Petroglyph site. Her hard work is especially evident by the implementation of special County ordinances that protect the site from gun fire and off-road vehicles, and in the placement of interpretive signs that educate the public about this phenomenal site.
Holmes Volunteer of the Year Award
Given annually in honor of the exceptional volunteerism of its inaugural recipients Jack & Elaine Holmes, this award recognizes a history of outstanding volunteerism to rock art preservation.
For 2010-2011 NRAF recognized Doug Rorer, who over the years has devoted long periods in the field on documentation projects far from home. He has braved the extremes of Nevada weather from freezing gale force winds to 110 degree temperatures, all without complaint or declines in his productivity or quality of his work. Doug has diligently worked at developing his recording skills in all aspects of fieldwork projects, with the result that he can now undertake almost any task with equal aplomb. Industrious in the field and sociable and witty in the post field debriefings, Doug is invaluable on every project he participates on and is a great asset to the Nevada Rock Art Foundation.
Black Hat Volunteer Recognition
It is impossible to recognize all the individuals who volunteer their invaluable time with a formal award, and NRAF staff wanted to find a way to acknowledge those individuals who work behind the scenes and ensure that all aspects of nraf’s mission are a success. Though only a modest recognition of our appreciation, this year we awarded special ly designed black hats to six individuals who go above and beyond in their dedication to NRAF’s mission.
Janice Hoke, Teri Ligon, John Bingham, Pat Wescott, Don Wescott (pictured above) and Carl Wilson (pictured below) were inaugurated into the informally dubbed "Black Hat Club" for their work in 2010-2011. Membership in this Club illustrates that  these individuals have participated not only in the field, but also in the office processing the materials gathered during fieldwork sessions, preparing collateral for public education programs, and even on the unglamorous tasks of cleaning the office and doing general office organization and filing. We hope that all our members will acknowledge their efforts with a hearty congratulations everytime you see someone wearing one of our special black hats!
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