MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE CHAIR NEEDED

 The resignation of Director-at-Large and Membership Committee Chair Diane Noakes leaves an opening that needs to be filled. The membership chair is responsible for publicity (but not the newsletter, e-mails, or website). He or she also keeps our display board current and recruits assistants to staff our table at the State Archaeology Fair (in Los Lunas this year), at the Sun Mountain Gathering (in Santa Fe), and at other occasions like the recent Society for Historical Archaeology meetings. If you'd like to help out the AAS in this important way, call Gretchen Obenauf at 821-9412, or volunteer at the June meeting. The Board would like to thank Diane Noakes for her cheerful service to the Albuquerque Archaeological Society. We will miss her, but we wish her well in her move and new ventures.

----Gretchen Obenauf, President

TRIBUTES TO DICK BICE REQUESTED

Patricia Lee, Chairman of the publication staff of Pottery Southwest, requests that AAS members who knew Dick Bice and would like to write a brief memorial tribute to be included in the fall PS issue honoring him send copy to her at mpatricialee@hotmail.com.

AAS MEETINGS SCHEDULE CHANGES

For members who note meeting dates on their calendars far in advance, some changes are necessary this year. As usual, there will be no August meeting. Due to a scheduling conflict at the Albuquerque Museum, our September meeting will be on the fourth Tuesday, September 23, rather than the normal third Tuesday. Finally, our December meeting will be on the normal third Tuesday, December 16, rather than the second Tuesday.

Member address changes

Please send new e-mail or postal addresses to info@abqarchaeology.org or to AAS, P.O. Box 4029 , Albuquerque , NM 87196

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Note: Dues for 2008 are now payable. For members receiving the electronic newsletter, we will email a list of paid members. If your name is not on it, we have not received—or not yet credited—your payment. Send check ($15.00 for electronic newsletter) to AAS Treasurer, PO Box 4029 , Albuquerque , NM 87196 . Questions? Please address to info@abqarchaeology.org.

IN MEMORIAM

DICK BICE

Saturday evening, March 8, 2008, the State of New Mexico lost a quiet giant in its preservation, investigation, and education activities on behalf of archaeology, natural history, and science. I say “quiet” because of the fact that Richard A. “Dick” Bice was a major force indeveloping New Mexico’s archaeological research and public outreach through his quiet but effective leadership. He was instrumental in founding the Archaeological Society of New Mexico (ASNM), the Albuquerque Archaeological Society, the Albuquerque Museum, and the New Mexico State Museum of Natural History.

A native of Longmont, Colorado, an engineer by profession, and a vice president for 19 years at Sandia National Laboratories, Dick also served 8 years on the Albuquerque City Council. He was honored with an annual volume by the ASNM in 1987, and in 2002 he received the Society for American Archaeology’s prestigious Crabtree Award. Just recently, the Archaeological Society of New Mexico renamed its achievement award the Richard A. Bice Archeological Achievement Award.

Dick is survived by his wife Margaret living in Albuquerque, grand and great grand children. Those desiring more information about Dick can find it as of 1987 in “Secrets of a City: Papers on Albuquerque Area Archaeology in Honor of Richard A. Bice,” Papers of the Archaeological Society of New Mexico: 13, Albuquerque, 1987.

Regge Wiseman

Note: The Board is preparing a new Membership Directory for the 2008-2009 year to be available to members at the July and September meetings or by email request to info@abqarchaeology.org or postcard to: Directory, Albuquerque Archaeological Society, P.O. Box P.O. Box 4029 , Albuquerque , NM 87196 . The information in the directory is for the private use of members and, under federal privacy laws, is not to be used for any other purpose. Members who do not wish to be listed should contact us by June 30 at either of the above addresses.