UNEARTHING THE PAST SINCE 1900
The Officers Nominations Committee is responsible for nominating new officers for 17吃瓜as the terms of incumbent officers expire. These officers include the Chair of the Board, the President, the Vice-President, the Secretary, and the Treasurer.聽
The Committee on Archaeological Research and Policy takes responsibility for designating archaeological fieldwork projects and archaeological publication projects as 鈥淐AP-affiliated,鈥� thereby indicating that these projects have agreed to conform to the 17吃瓜Policy on Professional Conduct and the Statement of General Standards for Projects Affiliated with ASOR. CAP-affiliated projects are eligible to apply for 17吃瓜grants that support projects (Dana, Gold, Harris, and Seger Archaeological Project Grants). Some 17吃瓜scholarships that support students鈥� participation in archaeological fieldwork are also available only for work at CAP-affiliated excavations. The committee is also responsible for discussing and debating matters of archaeological research and policy, especially with the goal of developing guidelines and resources for 17吃瓜members and others regarding the highest scholarly and ethical standards for archaeological fieldwork and publications. 聽In addition, through聽a subcommittee, it awards 17吃瓜project grants and scholarships for fieldwork participation, unless otherwise specified in donor agreements.聽
Georgia Andreou, Chair (until December 31, 2026)
Carrie Atkins (2nd term)
M眉ge Durusu-Tanr谋枚ver (1st term)
Patricia Fall (2nd term)
Emily Hammer (2nd term)
Craig A. Harvey (1st term)
Matthew D. Howland (1st term)
Sarah Kansa (1st term)
Brita Lorentzen (2nd term)
Kathryn Morgan (2nd term)
Julia Nikolaus (1st term)
Tate Paulette (2nd term)
Stephanie Selover (2nd term)
Ahmad Emrage (2nd term)
Laurel Hackley (2nd term)
The Carolyn Midkiff Strange Committee on Growth, Innovation, and Visibility (GIV) 聽serves as a resource for and leader in engaging and broadening the professional community of ASOR, in order to expand access to the 聽history and cultures served by ASOR. The GIV Committee makes 聽recommendations to ASOR鈥檚 President, Executive Director, Board, 聽Chairs Coordinating Council, standing and ad hoc committees, and staff. Our vision is to build and sustain a thriving professional field to ensure ASOR鈥檚 relevance in the 21st century and beyond.
The committee takes its name in honor of the incredible legacy of Carolyn Midkiff Strange, a long-term 17吃瓜member and trustee, who 聽is perhaps best described as a woman of action with a relentless desire to learn. Through financial benefaction, unwavering encouragement, and humble but clear leadership, Carolyn pushed 17吃瓜in new directions, envisioning an expansive future for the organization and for the field. Our committee honors Carolyn鈥檚 commitment to and vision for ASOR.
Katherine Larson, Co-Chair (2028 Cohort)
Julia Troche, Co-Chair (2026 Cohort)
The Honors and Awards Committee takes responsibility for determining the awardees for the three book awards, the field archaeology award, the 鈥渂est poster鈥� award, and the multiple membership service awards that 17吃瓜gives annually; conducting the awards ceremony during the Members鈥� Meeting at the 17吃瓜Annual Meeting; and聽discussing and advising the 17吃瓜Board of Trustees about ASOR鈥檚 awards, including recommending to the Board the creation of new awards as deemed appropriate.聽
Susan Ackerman, Co-Chair (until December 31, 2026)
Rocco Palermo, Co-Chair (until December 31, 2028)
Ra’anan Boustan (2nd term)
Julian Chike (1st term)
Jessie DeGrado (2nd term)
Mahri Leonard-Fleckman (2nd term)
Domenico Maria Benoci (1st term)
Eric Cline (1st term)
J.P. Dessel (2nd term)
Tiffany Earley-Spadoni (1st term)
Danielle Fatkin (1st term)
Mandy Porter (1st term)
Jane DeRose Evans (ex officio)
Andy Vaughn (ex officio, non-voting)
The Early聽Career聽Scholars Committee takes responsibility for championing the views and needs of ASOR鈥檚 early career scholars (a group defined as including all 17吃瓜members who qualify for the Undergraduate, Graduate, and Early Career membership rates); hosting a luncheon and other programming as deemed appropriate for Early Career Scholars at the 17吃瓜Annual Meeting; and working with the 17吃瓜staff, 17吃瓜leadership, and the 17吃瓜Board of Trustees to further the goal articulated in the 17吃瓜2021-2025 Strategic Plan, to develop strategies to foster the next generation of scholars of the Near East and wider Mediterranean and promote their success. 17吃瓜Early Career Scholars include all 17吃瓜members who qualify for the following levels of membership: Early Career, Graduate, and Undergraduate.
The Personnel Committee is responsible for聽(a)聽 conducting an annual review of the Executive Director and making recommendations to the Executive Committee pertaining to the employment of the Executive Director;聽(产)听辫roviding direct oversight of the hiring of staff, annual performance assessments, and terminations of employment;聽(肠)听蝉erving in an advisory capacity to the Executive Director on personnel matters; and聽(诲)听蝉erving as an independent, confidential arbiter of staff grievances.
The Cultural Heritage Committee advises the President, the Executive Director, the Board, and other 17吃瓜leaders regarding initiatives 17吃瓜might undertake, either individually or jointly with other bodies in the field of cultural heritage,聽to help protect and preserve the cultural heritage of the Near East and the wider Mediterranean. Pre-eminently, the Cultural Heritage Committee聽advises the President, the Executive Director, the Board, and other 17吃瓜leaders regarding the 17吃瓜Cultural Heritage Initiatives program (17吃瓜CHI), regarding both current and prospective 17吃瓜CHI projects. The Cultural Heritage Committee also advises the President, and ASOR鈥檚 leadership more generally, on cultural heritage issues affecting 17吃瓜as well as maintains contact with cultural heritage committees in sister learned societies. This committee reserves one line of membership for an Early Career Scholar and three lines of membership for 17吃瓜members from outside of North America, in countries where 17吃瓜promotes Cultural Heritage Initiatives.
The Cultural Heritage Committee is currently seeking new members.
Frederick Winter, Chair
Jane DeRose Evans, 17吃瓜President (ex-officio, voting)
Andy Vaughn, 17吃瓜Executive Director (ex-officio, non-voting)
Darren Ashby, 17吃瓜CHI Programs Manager (ex-officio, non-voting)
Barbara Anglisz (2nd term)
Andrew Cohen (2nd term)
Veronica Costarelli (1st term)
Michele Stopera Freyhauf (2nd term)
Sarah Graff (2nd term)
Nancy Serwint (1st term)
Mohammed Faroug Ali (1st term)
Brian Facemire (1st term)
Patty Gerstenblith (1st term)
Edward M. Luby (1st term)
Elizabeth Molacek (1st term)
Jessica Robkin (1st term)
Stephen Epstein (2nd term)
Yaroub al-Obaidi (2nd term)
Ann Sahlman (2nd term)
The Finance Committee (a) advises the Executive Committee on matters related to the financial management of 17吃瓜and supervision of bids for the annual audit; (b) supervises the investments of ASOR鈥檚 funds; and (c) oversees the preparation of the annual budget and monitors compliance with the final budget approved by the Trustees to assure that expenditures do not exceed budgeted amounts.
The Development Committee is responsible for making recommendations to the Executive Committee and to the Board regarding Development matters.聽
The Publications Committee takes responsibility for overseeing 17吃瓜publications, including ASOR鈥檚 four scholarly journals — the Bulletin of ASOR, the Journal of Cuneiform Studies, Maarav, and Near Eastern Archaeology聽 鈥� and ASOR鈥檚 three monograph series — the Annual of 17吃瓜(AASOR), the 17吃瓜Archaeological Reports Series (17吃瓜– ARS), and the Journal of Cuneiform Studies Supplement Series (JCCSS). The committee oversees as well as ASOR鈥檚 digital database, the Levantine Ceramics Project, and ASOR鈥檚 Friends of 17吃瓜e-newsletter, The Ancient Near East听罢辞诲补测. In addition, the Publications Committee conducts searches for and recommends to the 17吃瓜Board of Trustees individuals to serve as editors or in some cases co-editors of ASOR鈥檚 scholarly journals and monograph series. Typically, editors serve for three-year terms and can be renewed for a second term. Finally, the committee discusses and advises 17吃瓜regarding new publication initiatives, especially digital publishing initiatives and making 17吃瓜publications available through open access.
Eric Kansa, Co-Chair (until December 31, 2027)
Sarah Kansa, Co-Chair (until December 31, 2027)
Jeff Howry
Adam Miglio
Alison Gruseke
Paul Flesher
Jennifer Singletary
Alexia Smith
Gary Arbino
Jimmy Schryver
Marwan Kilani (BASOR)
Jason Ur (BASOR)
Paul Delnero (JCS)
Petra Goedegebuure (JCS)
Seth Richardson (JCS)
Simeon Chavel (Ma’arav)
Christina Tsouparopoulou (NEA)
Bill Caraher (AASOR)
Jennie Ebeling (ASOR-ARS)
Jessica Nitschke (ANE Today)
Andrea Berlin (LCP)
Jane DeRose Evans (ex officio)
Andrew G. Vaughn (ex officio, non-voting)