FAS President’s Award for Contributions to Florida Public Archaeology

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…

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…