JUDITH ANN BENSE
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BA Florida State University, 1967. Anthropology Major, Geology Minor
MA Florida State University, 1969. Anthropology, Archaeology Specialty
Ph.D. Washington State University, 1972. Anthropology, Archaeology Specialty
PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS
Present Positions: Chair Department of Anthropology, University of West Florida, Pensacola
MAIN AWARDS
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Award of Merit. Society for Historical Archaeology for Contributions to Public Archaeology
Distinguished Teaching Award (at Large). University of West Florida students
Presidential Award. Society for American Archaeology for Leadership in Government Affairs
Ripley P. Bullen Award. Florida Anthropological Society for outstanding achievement in
encouraging cooperation between professional and avocational archaeologists.
National History Award Medal. Daughters of the American Revolution.
Pensacola Pride Award. Pensacola media in premier year designed to recognize professionals
who "Put Pensacola on the Map"
Distinguished Teaching Award. University of West Florida students
Outstanding Performance and Achievement Award. Florida Legislature
National Public Service Award. Department of the Interior National for the Gulf Power
Company Archaeology Project: "Hawkshaw."
Who's Who of Florida's Successful Women
SPECIAL APPOINTMENTS AND ELECTIONS
Society for Historical Archaeology 2005 Elected President; 2001 Elected to Board of Directors
Cultural and Heritage Tourism Summit 2005 Appointed by Governor Bush to represent Florida
National Center for Preservation Technology and Training 2005 Appointed to Board by White House
Florida Historical Commission 2002 Appointed Chair by Governor Jeb Bush 12/2002 to 2004;
Reappointed by Governor 2005; Elected Vice Chair Pro-Tem 6/2002; Member appointed by Secretary of
State 8/2001.
Florida Coin Committee. 2002. Appointed by Florida Governor Jeb Bush (one of 6 persons)
Florida National Register of Historic Places Review Board, Member 2001-present, Chair 2002-present;
Member 1990-1992, 2001-2005; Chair 1992-1994. Appointed by Florida Secretary of State
Florida Historical Marker Commission, Chair Appointed by the Department of State, Division of
Historical Resources. 1995-97
National Committee on Teaching Archaeology in the 21st Century: Promoting a National Dialog on
Curricula Reform. 1997. Sponsored by the Society for American Archaeology, National Park Service,
and Archaeological Institute of America, and the Society for Historical Archaeology. Undergraduate
Curricula Group.
PUBLICATIONS
BOOKS AND MONOGRAPHS
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Presidios of the Spanish Borderlands. Judith A. Bense, editor. Historical Archaeology Volume
38, Number 3, 153pp (entire issue).
Presidio Santa María de Galve (1698-1719): A Struggle in Survival in 18th Century Pensacola,
Florida. Edited by Judith A. Bense. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.
Archaeology of Colonial Pensacola 1750-1821. Edited by Judith A. Bense. University Press of
Florida, Gainesville. 415 pages.
Archaeology of the Southeastern United States: Paleoindian to World War II. By Judith A.
Bense. Academic Press, Orlando. 393 pages.
CHAPTERS AND SECTIONS IN BOOKS AND REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES (19)
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Presidio Santa Maria de Galve (1698-1719): A Frontier Garrison in Spanish West Florida.
Historical Archaeology Volume 38, Number 3 (pp. 47-64).
Some Aspects of Deptford and Swift Creek of the South Atlantic ad Gulf Coast Plains. With
Keith Stephenson and Frankie Snow. In The Woodland in Eastern North America Edited By
David Anderson. University Press of Florida, Gainesville. Pp. 318-352.
Santa Rosa-Swift Creek in Northwest Florida. In A World Engraved: Archaeology of Swift Creek
Culture. Edited by Mark Williams and Daniel T. Elliot. Pp. 247-273. University of Alabama
press, Tuscaloosa.
Archaeology at the Presidio Santa Maria de Galve, Chapter in Santa Matia de Galve: A Story of
Survival, Edited by Virginia Parks. (Pg 99-134). Pensacola Historical Society, Pensacola, FL.
Teaching Archaeology in the 21st Century: Thoughts on Undergraduate Education, Co-Authored
with seven others on committee. Bulletin of the Society for American Archaeology, November
Issue. Volume 16, Number 5:11-13.
Archaeology of Prehistoric Native Americans: An Encyclopedia. Garland Press.
Sections:
Weeden Island Culture. By Judith A. Bense. ( Pg 877-879)
Hawkshaw. By Judith A. Bense (Pg 349-350)
Deptford Culture. By Judith A. Bense (Pg 208-210)
Overview of the Mississippian Stage in the Southeastern United States. By Judith A. Bense.
Journal of American Archaeology, Number 10 (53-71).
Public-Private Partnerships in Archaeology. By Judith A. Bense. Chapter in The Public Trust
and the First Americans, Proceedings of the First World Summit Conference on the Peopling of
the Americas, Volume 5. Edited by Ruthann Knudsen and Bennie C. Keel. Pg 94-99.
Archaeology at Home: A Partnership in Pensacola, By Judith A. Bense. Chapter in Protecting
the Past. Edited by George S. Smith and John E. Erenhard. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. Pg 117122.
The Pensacola Model of Public Archaeology, By Judith A. Bense. Chapter in Archaeology and
Education: The Classroom and Beyond Edited. by K. C. Smith and Francis P. McManaman.
Archaeological Assistance Study Number 2, U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park
Service, Washington, D.C.
The National Environmental Policy Act and Archaeological Resource Management: Government
Agency and Community Perspective, By Judith A. Bense. Chapter in Proceedings: 1991
Conference of the National Association of Environmental Professionals. Edited by Donald B.
Hunsaker and Gary F. Kelman. National Association of Environmental Professionals,
Alexandria, Va. Pg 51-55.
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The Search for the Lost Rectors: A Public Archaeology Project Four articles in Florida
Anthropologist. Volume 43, No. 2. Pg 127-130 Pages 127-143. Article entitled "Overview and
Project Description" written By Judith A. Bense. Pg 217-130.
Anthropic Epipedons in the Tombigbee Valley of Mississippi, By David E. Pettry and Judith A.
Bense. Soil Science Society of America Journal. Volume 52, No. 2. Pg 505-511.
Development of a Management System for Archaeological Resources in Pensacola, Florida, By
Judith A. Bense. In Living in Cities: Current Research in Urban Archaeology, Edited by Edward
Staski. Historical Archaeology, Special Publication No. 5. Pg 82-91.
Standards and Guidelines for Quality control in Archaeological Resource Management in the
Southeastern United States, By Judith A. Bense, Hester A. Davis, Lorraine Heartfield and
Kathleen Deagan. Southeastern Archaeology Volume 4, No.2. Pg 52-62.
Archaeological Resource Management Plan in Pensacola, Florida and the Hawkshaw Project, By
Judith A. Bense. Florida Anthropologist. Special Publication Number 11. Pg 120-123.
Tallahatta Quartzite Quarries in the Escambia River Drainage, By Judith A. Bense, Janet Lloyd,
and Jesse Davis). Journal of Alabama Archaeology.
A Swift Creek-Weeden Island Village Complex (8By73-74) in the St. Andrews Bay System of
the Northwest Florida Gulf Coast: Analysis and Implications, By Judith A. Bense and Tom
Watson) Journal of Alabama Archaeology. Volume XXV. Number 2. Pg 85-132.
Cultural Stability During the Altithermal in the Lower Snake River Valley, Southeastern
Washington, By Judith A. Bense. University of Oregon Memoirs. Anthropological Papers, No.1.
EXTERNAL SUPPORT: $7million plus total
SYMPOSIA AND PAPERS PRESENTED AT PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCES
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