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Annual Meeting 2006Welcome to San Angelo
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A special part of the 2006 Annual Meeting was the Friday night Public Forum. Doug Boyd, an archeologist well-known to Texas audiences, spoke on Friday, October 20, at 7:00 p.m. in the San Angelo Inn Ballroom. Mr. Boyd, vice president of the archeological consulting firm Prewitt and Associates, Inc., has more than 20 years of archeological field experience, having directed extensive survey, testing, and data recovery projects in the western and northern parts of Texas and in adjacent portions of New Mexico and Oklahoma. His research interests include prehistoric, protohistoric, and historic cultures of the southern Plains; native American rock art of the Southern Plains; southwestern influence in the Great Plains; and Plains/Pueblo interaction and bison/man relationships.
Mr. Boyd's topic, "Tales of the Dead: Archeology of Forgotten Historic Cemeteries," (Abstract) was of interest history buffs from around the state as he related details of archeological investigations in cemeteries that have provided new information about the history of Texas.
After the speaker, the public was invited to show their artifacts to professional archeologists for identification. Displays by members of the Council of Texas Archeologists also introduced the audience to archeological consulting firms, agencies, and universities across Texas.
This program was made possible in part by a grant from Humanities Texas, a state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Saturday offered 60 papers of 15 minutes each. The call for symposia, papers, and posters ended 09/16/06.
A box lunch, covered by the registration fee, was held at midday on Saturday, followed by the Annual Business Meeting. Those in attendance visited with fellow members, voted on a budget, and met the outgoing/ selected the incoming officers.
Speaker, Saturday Night Banquet
Saturday's banquet speaker was Mr. Elmer Kelton. Mr. Kelton is the author of over 40 novels and a dozen non fiction books. He has been published for more that 50 years, one of which, The Good Old Boys, was made into a movie staring Tommy Lee Jones. Four of Mr. Kelton's books have won the Western Heritage Award from the National Cowboy Hall of Fame. Seven books have won the Spur award from the Western Writers of America, which has voted him the Best Western Author of All Time.
In 1987 Mr. Kelton received the Barbara McComes/Lon Tinkle Award for "continuing excellence in Texas letters" from the Texas Institute of Letters. The first Lone Star Award for lifetime achievement from the Larry McMurtry Center for Arts and Humanities at Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, was awarded to him in 1998.
Mr. Kelton has received honorary doctorates from Hardin-Simmons University and Texas Tech University. He is a native of Crane and grew up on the McElroy Ranch. After graduation from Crane High School, he attended the University of Texas, earning a B.A. degree in journalism. He was the farm and ranch writer-editor for the San Angelo Standard Times for 15 years, 5 years as editor for the Sheep and Goat Raisers Magazine, and 22 years as associate editor for The Livestock Weekly. He served two years in the U.S. Army including combat infantry service in Europe during World War II. He and his wife Ann, a native of Austria, have been married over 50 years. His presentation gave members a chance to see and meet a real "legend in his own time."
Box lunches for the Annual Business Meeting mentioned previously (included in the registration fee) offered chicken, turkey, tuna, ham, or a vegetarian choice.
Saturday's Banquet offered participants Roast Beef Au Jus, Chicken Marsala with Sauce, or a Vegetarian entrée, plus Tossed Green Salad, Vegetables, Hot Rolls, Chef's Choice of Dessert, and Coffee and Tea.
A scholarship is available for college/university students who would like to attend the Annual Meeting. Applications can be submitted online or by downloading a PDF version, completing and mailing it to: Christine Gauger, TAS Scholarship Committee Chair, 11612 Star View Trail, Austin, TX 78750, before the deadline of September 1.
Two tours were scheduled on Sunday, October 22, 2006.
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Bob Bluthhardt agreed to lead a tour of Ft. Concho starting at 8:30 a.m. A fee of $2.00 was charged per person. The tour took about an hour. Free coffee was available.
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A tour left the hotel at 8:30 a.m. for Paint Rock. The admission fee was waived for our group. Paint Rock is about 45 minutes east of San Angelo. See photo album Photo Gallery2.
A map was also available for self-guided driving tours of the San Angelo area.
It was a very successful Annual Meeting in San Angelo. The major complaints were that the bar was not open all the time (only at the Public Forum and Banquet), and the elevators didn't always cooperate. Considering that we stressed the hotel facilities to the limits with the number of people we had in attendance, that says a lot. Over 100 people went on the field trip to Fred and Kay Campbell's Paint Rock site, (Photo Gallery2) an attendance not likely met at any other Annual Meeting tour. Some final numbers are:
Total attendance 318
Students 32
Total at the banquet 213
Silent auction results ~ $6000