John F. Furey was nominated by The Southwest Florida Archaeological Society (SWFAS) for the Lazarus Award. The award honors achievements by an individual who does not make a living doing archaeology. John meets criteria of the Lazarus Award by his scholarship, stewardship of archaeological data, public education, and bringing together people interested in Florida’s cultural…
The Southwest Florida Archaeological Society (SWFAS) nominated Betty Anholt as our 2024 nominee for a Florida Anthropological Society (FAS) Certificate of Achievement Award. Betty has been a life member of SWFAS and a long-time member of FAS. She has served as our SWFAS Secretary for several years, attended a number of the FAS Annual Meetings,…
Charles “Charlie” Strader is the recipient of the 2020 William C. Lazarus Award. He was nominated by the Southwest Florida Archaeological Society (SWFAS), of which Charlie is a long-time member. He earned an undergraduate degree in Applied Anthropology in 1977 from University of South Florida, in Tampa. His involvement in South Florida archaeology started in…
2014 – Theresa Schober
The William C. Lazarus Memorial Award was developed by the FAS Board of Directors in 1985. It is named for the late William C. Lazarus (1911-1965) who made significant contributions to Florida archaeology, site preservation and education. Lazarus was an active FAS member in the late 1950’s to mid 1960’s, serving in the Northwest Florida…
[The following excerpt is taken from an article regarding the first award recipients, Col. Donald H. and Patricia Randell in April 1989 SWFAS newsletter] The distinction is conferred in recognition of major accomplishments in any of three fields: archaeological research, education in the area’s prehistory, and conservation of archaeological resources. Eligible are individuals in these…
The SWFAS Golden Trowel Award was started in the early 1980’s by Art Lee and John Beriault to award outstanding work and dedication to SWFAS. The award is awarded by the president of SWFAS at his/her discretion to a deserving individual and is to be awarded at a SWFAS meeting. The award itself, consists of…
Tom Franchino is an attorney in private practice in Naples, Florida. He joined SWFAS in 1996 and came to SWFAS during some of the chapter’s most active years in field excavations. The Society stayed busy with salvage archaeological digs and surveys, lab work, and monthly meetings. Tom was a member who you could always…