Annual Report - Crow Canyon Archaeological Center

2014 Annual Report
ROW CANYON
CARCHAEOLOGICAL
CENTER
Discover the Past, Share the Adventure
MISSION
Our Mission is to advance and share
knowledge of the human experience through
archaeological research, education programs,
and partnerships with American Indians.
VISION
Crow Canyon’s vision is to expand the sphere in which
we operate geographically and intellectually and show
how knowledge gained through archaeology can
enhance our understanding and appreciation for all
humanity and promote a better world.
2014 Distinguished Service and Honor Award Recipients
Crow Canyon inaugurated an awards program in 2007 to recognize individuals who have made
important contributions to the Center’s development as a nationally recognized archaeological
research and education institution. We deeply appreciate the significant role they have played,
individually and collectively, in our success.
Distinguished Service Award
Dr. Mark Varien
At Crow Canyon, Mark Varien has served as a research archaeologist, director of research, vice
president of programs, and research and education chair. In 2014, he was named executive vice
president of the newly established Crow Canyon Research Institute. Mark shares his passion for
archaeology—and Crow Canyon—to people of all ages across the United States and the world,
speaking to archaeological, cultural, and scientific groups.
Honor Awards
Florence Lister
Known as the “heroine of Southwestern archaeology,” Florence Lister is
recognized as a brilliant scholar, a pioneer in pottery analysis, an accomplished
author, and an inspiration to generations of archaeologists. She is also well versed
in the history of excavations at Chaco Canyon and has led tours for Crow Canyon
across the Southwest.
Lew Matis
Educator Lew Matis’s passion for learning and his natural gift for teaching have led to hundreds of
accolades from Crow Canyon program participants. Lew has also provided content, encouragement,
and feedback on several Crow Canyon print and online publications. Although “semiretired,” he
frequently leads the Center’s Archaeology Day Program.
Dr. Gwinn Vivian
Gwinn Vivian carried out research in Chaco Canyon for more than forty years. His
father, Gordon, was a well-known Chaco archaeologist; as a result, Gwinn literally
grew up in the canyon. Gwinn has been a diplomat for Crow Canyon and a staunch
supporter. He continues to lead Crow Canyon programs in the Southwest.
From the front cover: Basketmaker III pottery: Chapin Gray olla (water jar), Dillard site, Structure 220.
Editor: Joyce Alexander • Designer/Layout/Photographer: Joyce Heuman Kramer
© 2015 by Crow Canyon Archaeological Center • All rights reserved
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LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT
Extending our reach geographically, generationally, and intellectually
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he theme of this 2014 annual report is reach, defined by Webster’s as “to stretch out,
extend.” That aptly reflects what Crow Canyon did in 2014. In many areas of our work, we
extended geographically and intellectually, and even financially!
The staff and board of Crow Canyon developed a well-defined strategic plan for
2012–2015, and we continue to remain focused on the plan’s objectives. The plan
centers on our future in terms of campus improvements, investing in our human capital,
developing robust departmental staffing, defining our business model and funding plan,
and evolving our programs to meet the needs of our diverse audiences. The “stretching”
we did in 2014 follows the goals for this strategic plan:
In 2014, we kicked off construction on six new student cabins that will replace our
outdated dormitory accommodations in the lodge with accessible, sustainably designed
housing. These cabins will feature separate sleeping quarters for students and adults, as
well as bathrooms with facilities for our guests who are disabled. The spaces between
the cabins will be landscaped for stargazing, a popular evening pastime for students of
all ages at Crow Canyon. Construction of the cabins will be completed in 2015.
The centerpiece of our intellectual extension in 2014 was February’s launch of the Crow
Canyon Research Institute and the appointment of Dr. Mark Varien as its first executive
vice president. The Institute will fulfill the dream of our founder, Dr. Stuart Struever, to
develop a multidisciplinary research facility, in this case, an “institute without walls,” to
pursue research questions posed by our staff and colleagues. With generous support
from several trustees, we acquired and furnished a nearby scholar house for the Institute,
a place where visiting researchers can pursue their studies.
We also stretched our marketing outreach this year to include a larger presence on social
media, new advertising, and new publicity materials that reflect our recently developed
branding strategy. This has taken our visibility and messaging to a much higher level.
For these and many other developments at Crow Canyon, we needed to ensure
increased and sustainable funding. Through the generous support of our friends, more
than $1 million was added to our endowments, taking our portfolio to more than $19
million—a significant milestone. We also secured $9.2 million in campaign commitments
toward our $20 million Tomorrow’s Promise comprehensive campaign goal. My thanks to
all who support Crow Canyon and have over the years.
But we need to stretch more. We need to extend ourselves to connect and welcome new
people to Crow Canyon. We know that our mission and vision resonates with people
of all cultures and ages, urban and rural, male and female. We know that when people
are exposed to what we do, how we do it, and why we do it, their perspectives on the
past, present, and future—and how they see themselves in the world—change. Help
us extend the impact of Crow Canyon by stretching out to your friends and family and
pointing them towards Crow Canyon. Thank you!
Deborah Gangloff
President and Chief Executive Officer
At Crow Canyon we
continue to extend our
reach across the country
and around the world
to answer important
questions about the
human experience.
What we learn will help
us meet the challenges
of our own time
and shape a better future
for mankind.
C. Paul Johnson, chair
emeritus and life
trustee, passed away on
April 9, 2015. Paul was a
steadfast champion of
Crow Canyon’s mission,
a guiding light, and a
generous benefactor
who brought the
Center through pivotal
times of change,
challenges, and
growth. We dedicate
this annual report to
Paul in recognition
of his significant
contributions that
have made possible
our success and future
achievements.
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LETTER FROM THE CHAIR OF THE
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
2014
was an extraordinary year thanks to all of you—the individual donors,
foundations, and other organizations that make the Center’s many accomplishments
possible. On behalf of the board, I want to offer my heartfelt appreciation for your support
and generosity. Your financial commitment plays a crucial role in our ability to serve a
growing number of scholars, educators, and learners of all ages as we make discoveries
and create new understandings of the human past that can be applied to the world today.
For the Board of Trustees, our work in 2014 began with a midpoint review of the strategic
plan we developed with the staff in 2012. With goals spanning the implementation of
key strategic initiatives that will expand our reach and build our capacity to achieve a
transformative vision, our progress has been impressive. Key elements of the plan include
the development of the Research Institute, the Inspiring Students Project that pilots an
educational alliance with Pueblo Indian communities, major facilities improvements,
crucial technology upgrades, a redesigned website, and rewarding our most valuable
asset—our talented and dedicated staff—through our investment in them.
Each of the board’s committees has been engaged in activities and deliberations
of considerable consequence for the future of this organization. I am proud of their
leadership and the many ways—individually as trustees and collectively as a governance
body—they contribute to ensuring Crow Canyon’s financial health, vitality, visibility,
growing reputation, and continuing excellence.
The board extends its gratitude to the staff. What they accomplish on a daily basis,
their passion for the mission, and the many ways they contribute to the life-changing
experiences of our program participants is truly remarkable.
This annual report reflects the many reasons why I am confident the Center remains on
a course that will nobly serve the beneficiaries of our mission for many generations to
come. Thank you for sharing the enthusiasm I feel for Crow Canyon’s future!
W. Bruce Milne
Chair, Board of Trustees
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2014 BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Crow Canyon’s board members volunteer their time, talents,
resources, and experience in exceptional ways. We are
deeply grateful for their leadership, vision, and generosity.
Leslie F. Cohen
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Elizabeth M. Alexander
Secretary, Board of Trustees
Alexandria, Virginia
Sue Anschutz-Rodgers
Chair, Strategic Planning Committee
Denver, Colorado
Richard G. Ballantine
Durango, Colorado
Anna C. Bednar
Dallas, Texas
Albert G. Boyce, Jr.
Chair, Development Committee
Manteca, California
Quincalee Brown
McLean, Virginia
Frank Cicero, Jr.
Evanston, Illinois
Emily H. King
Chair, Nominating and
Governance Committee
Burr Ridge, Illinois
Deedee Decker
Denver, Colorado
Raymond T. Duncan
Chair Emeritus and Life Trustee
Denver, Colorado
David Fraley
Cortez, Colorado
Karn L. Haugen
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Charles R. Larimore
Chair, Executive Committee
El Prado, New Mexico
Ricky R. Lightfoot
Chair, Investment Committee
Washington, D.C.
William D. Lipe
Chair, Governmental
Affairs Committee
Moscow, Idaho
William J. Huff
Chair, Facilities Committee
Albuquerque, New Mexico
C. Paul Johnson ]
Chair Emeritus and Life Trustee
Santa Rosa, California
W. Bruce Milne
Chair, Board of Trustees
Hartford, Wisconsin
Carole B. Segal
Winnetka, Illinois
Thomas G. Mittler
Chair, Audit Committee
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Elizabeth R. Shafer
St. Helena, California
Joan K. Montezemolo
Leland, Michigan
Nancy M. Stevens
Winnetka, Illinois
Constance J. Moramarco
Santa Rosa, California
Stuart Struever
Founder
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Pamela Powell
Greenwood Village, Colorado
Joseph H. Suina
Cochiti Pueblo, New Mexico
Nancy Clark Reynolds
Chair Emerita
Santa Fe, New Mexico
(also pictured: Leslie Masson
and Peggy Zemach, elected
in 2015.)
Roberta H. Rubin
Glencoe, Illinois
]Deceased
Barbara L. Schwietert
Vice Chair, Board of Trustees, and Chair,
Program Revenue and Marketing Committee
Kildeer, Illinois
COUNCIL OF ADVISORS
The Council of Advisors was created in 2011 as a way for leaders in a variety of professional, civic, and philanthropic arenas
to be involved with the Center in a supportive role. Each member serves in a collaborative relationship with Crow Canyon’s
leadership, providing perspectives, ideas, and expertise. We thank them individually and collectively for their contributions.
Elaine Ballengee
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Joan Goldstein
Chicago, Illinois
Coralee (Corky) Hays
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Gene Bradley
Durango, Colorado
John (Jerry) D. Hawke, Jr. Karl F. Kumli, III
Washington, D.C.
Denver, Colorado
Richard (Dick) Moe
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Elizabeth (Liz) Perry
Anchorage, Alaska
Joe Watkins
Takoma Park, Maryland
Edward (Ed) C. Nichols
Denver, Colorado
George Sparks
Denver, Colorado
David Hurst Thomas
New York, New York
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2014 CROW CANYON STAFF
Administration
Deborah Gangloff President and Chief Executive Officer
Michael Awe Vice President of Technology and Communications
Melinda Burdette Vice President of Advancement and Planning
Debbie FishVice President of Human Resources and Campus Services
Shirley PowellVice President of Programs
Gayle PriorVice President of Finance and Administration
Mark VarienExecutive Vice President of the Research Institute
Advancement
Joyce Alexander
Shawn Collins
Kim Karn
Campus Services
Debra Miller Campus Manager
Nancy Crummett Steve Romine
Ed GreinLynn Williams
Phillip NelsonRyan Wilson
Dale Pratt
Food Services
Jim Martin Chef, Director of Food Services
Bev De Mario Don Farmer
Tammy Dufrene Todd Halnier
Communications and Publications
Margie McDade
Rysta Williford
American Indian Initiatives
Marjorie ConnollyDirector of American Indian Initiatives
Rebecca Hammond
Archaeology
Susan Ryan Director of Archaeology
Grant Coffey
Steve Copeland
Shanna Diederichs
Kristin Kuckelman
Michael Lorusso
Jamie Merewether
Kari Schleher
Dan Simplicio
Caitlin Sommer
Louise Schmidlap Director of Communications and Publications
Erica Olsen Joyce Heuman Kramer
Mary EtzkornSuzy Meyer
Cultural Explorations
Sarah Payne Director of Cultural Explorations
David Boyle
Angela Horvath
Kate Thompson
Education
Kathy Stemmler Director of Education
Anna Cole
Savanna Davenport
Paul Ermigiotti
Rebecca Hammond
Lew Matis
Caina Miller
Rebecca Simon
Finance
Patty Randol
Mandi Birge
Information Services
Gerald Garcia
Dylan Schwindt
2014 NATIVE AMERICAN ADVISORY GROUP
The Native American Advisory Group was established in 1995 to foster constructive dialogue between Crow Canyon staff and
American Indians. Group members offer valuable advice on everything from our research designs to curriculum development
and educational outreach. We are grateful for their time, perspectives, leadership, and friendship.
Rebecca Hammond
Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, Colorado
Marie Reyna
Taos Pueblo, New Mexico
Marvin Lalo
Hopi, Arizona
Gary Roybal
San Ildefonso, New Mexico
Mary Evelyn LoRé
Isleta/Ohkay Owingeh pueblos,
New Mexico
Ed Shije
Zia Pueblo, New Mexico
Benny Lujan
Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo,
New Mexico
Susan Malutin
Native Village of Afognak,
Kodiak, Alaska
Donna Pino
Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico
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Joseph H. Suina
Cochiti Pueblo, New Mexico
Chris Toya
Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico
Rose Wyaco
Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico
INSPIRING STUDENTS PROJECT
Committing to Culture and Community
The Inspiring
Students
Project is
funded by a
grant from the
King Family
Foundation.
ith an expansive vision for their philanthropic mission, Emmy and Bob King are
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helping create models in educational innovation that touch the lives of young people in
profound ways—from the greater Chicago area to Africa and Pueblo communities in the
American Southwest. Through a four-year grant from the King Family Foundation, they
are the impetus behind Crow Canyon’s Inspiring Students Project. At the heart of the
grant are the possibilities they see for helping American Indian communities preserve
their culture.
The multifaceted Inspiring Students Project involves creating partnerships with Pueblo
communities, developing education programs focused on issues that Pueblo people
themselves have identified as priorities, providing culturally relevant experiences that
inspire students to succeed academically and professionally, and generating economic
opportunities within native communities.
How did the concept for Inspiring
Students crystallize for the Kings?
For many years before joining Crow
Canyon’s Board of Trustees in 2001,
Emmy says they thought about
challenges in the American Indian
education system, but didn’t know
how to help. During her years on
the Crow Canyon board, she saw the
evolving integration of the Center’s
three mission areas: archaeology,
education, and partnerships with
American Indians. Her “eureka”
moment came when the Board of
Trustees visited Cochiti Pueblo in
2013. “This was an incredibly moving
experience, seeing parents so
distressed and fearful about the loss of their Keres language that is central to passing on
their history, values, and beliefs,” Emmy recalls.
“The special trip to Mesa Verde
was the highlight of our entire
trip. To experience our ancestors’
dwellings in the most intimate
way possible—it is something I’ll
appreciate forever.”
—Brave Girls student.
The Brave Girls, part of the Santa
Fe Indian School Leadership
Institute, is a leadership program
for high school girls. The
Leadership Institute is partnering
with Crow Canyon in connection
with the Inspiring Students
Project on several initiatives,
such as the Brave Girls program
(photo, above) and the Summer
Art and Archaeology Academy.
(below)
Emmy found a hopeful sign, though, when she met with the dedicated teachers from
the new Keres Children’s Learning Center at the Pueblo. The school—which uses the
Cochiti Keres language for daily instruction—was committed to providing a culturally rich
learning environment while preparing students for future schooling. The idea struck a
chord with the Kings, and thus the seeds were planted for the Inspiring Students Project.
Emmy and Bob have enjoyed helping shape the framework for the Inspiring Students
Project. “The ultimate long-term goal of creating a sustainable and comprehensive pre-K
through post-college curriculum that brings graduates back to their native communities,
while very ambitious, is truly exciting for us,” Emmy says. “We are very proud to be a part
of what this project can accomplish and we hope others will join us.”
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THE CROW CANYON
RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Broadening the scope of Crow Canyon’s work
T
he Crow Canyon Research Institute—a bold new step toward expanding Crow
Canyon’s reach, both geographically and intellectually—launched in February 2014.
In a broad sense, the Institute creates a culture of sharing ideas and generating new
knowledge about the human past. It provides the opportunity for archaeologists and
scholars from other disciplines to collaborate on cutting-edge research, to work with
the Crow Canyon staff, and to share the results through Crow Canyon programs and a
variety of media. Existing alongside each of Crow Canyon’s mission-area departments—
archaeology, education, and American Indian partnerships—the Institute creates a
dynamic place where Crow Canyon staff interact with a network of archaeologists and
educators, social scientists from a variety of disciplines, and American Indian scholars
across the country and around the world.
“The Crow Canyon Research
Institute is breaking down
disciplinary barriers and
allowing social scientists—
archaeologists, economists,
geographers, sociologists,
indigenous scholars, and
evolutionary psychologists,
to name a few—to accomplish
two broad objectives: create
more detailed, inclusive,
and multivocal histories of
the many cultural groups
who have lived in the greater
Southwest, and then compare
those histories to others
from around the world. This
work is essential to a better
understanding of how and
why cultures change and how
the world came to be the way
it is today.”—
—Dr. Mark Varien, executive
vice president of the Crow
Canyon Research Instituteive
vice president
of the Crow Canyon
Research Institute.
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In the coming years, through these innovative interdisciplinary partnerships, the Institute
will address questions about the human past to gain a better perspective on how to
solve the challenges our society faces today. We’ll focus on how humans have responded
to environmental and cultural changes; the relationships between culture, social
institutions, and economic performance; and how
and why societies grew exponentially in scale
and complexity. In the course of our research,
we’ll integrate traditional knowledge of American
Indians into our work, leading to a deeper, more
inclusive understanding of the human experience.
BASKETMAKER
COMMUNITIES PROJECT
Far-reaching implications
aunched in 2011, Crow Canyon’s Basketmaker Communities Project explores a
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significant time in the history of the Pueblo people and the central Mesa Verde region: the
Basketmaker III period, A.D. 500–750.
Crow Canyon’s ongoing investigation stands to have far-reaching implications for our
understanding of early community development—in particular, how dependence on
agriculture causes people to redefine their relationships with one another and with
the environment.
The gradual shift from hunting and gathering to agriculture, “the Neolithic transition,”
had taken place over hundreds of years in the northern Southwest, with evidence of
dependence on maize agriculture dating to at least 500 B.C. But it would be another
thousand years before the elements of what archaeologists call the “complete Neolithic
package” would come together: exponential population growth, the expansion of dryland farming, the addition of domesticated beans to the diet, and the development of
new technologies, including the bow and arrow and the first true Pueblo cooking pottery.
The Basketmaker III period was also a time of increasing social complexity, as reflected in
the construction of large public buildings such as great kivas, which served to integrate
members of sprawling farming communities.
The Basketmaker Communities Project investigates an early community in the central
Mesa Verde region dating from the seventh century A.D. that includes numerous small
farmsteads surrounding a larger village—most located within Indian Camp Ranch, a
1,200-acre private residential development near Crow Canyon’s campus. One site, the
Dillard site, contains the earliest known great kiva in the central Mesa Verde region.
Surface documentation, geophysical testing, excavation, and artifact analyses are
beginning to offer clues to the origins and social organization of the population that
settled in the farmsteads around the Dillard site. In the next several years, data obtained
from further fieldwork and lab research promise to shed even more light on the effects
the Neolithic had on the following seven centuries of Pueblo occupation in the study area.
“We thank the Indian Camp
Ranch Homeowners Association,
Sue Anschutz-Rodgers, Jane
Dillard, Pat and Hollie Hatch, and
Galen Larson for their permission
to work on their property—and the
History Colorado–State Historical
Fund and the Earthwatch Institute
for their support of the project.
We especially want to recognize
participants in Crow Canyon’s
archaeology programs who work
side-by-side with us in the field
and laboratory. We appreciate all
your tremendous efforts—you are
a valuable part of our team!”
—Dr. Susan Ryan,
director of archaeology
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ENDOWMENTS
Ensuring our financial future
row Canyon endowments honor individuals, support specific areas of interest within
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the Center’s mission, and ensure the financial future of the institution.
Crow Canyon is preparing for the future by building its endowments. Gifts to endowments
strengthen the Center’s overall financial stability and provide a permanent stream of
income that supports the quality and scope of the Center’s work. Steadily growing
endowments have a significant impact on Crow Canyon’s ability to attract the best
scholars and educators, develop and test archaeological methods and theories, sustain
field research in collaboration with the public, and remain innovative in advancing
knowledge of the past in the American Southwest.
Through the impetus of the campaign launched by the Board of Trustees in 2013 to fund
the initiatives of the 2012–2015 Strategic Plan, $1,455,000 was added to the endowment
in 2014, and two new funds were created: the Sue Anschutz-Rodgers Research Fund
and the Segal Family Foundation Research Fund. These funds, along with two that were
established in 2013, will support the new Research Institute that is taking Crow Canyon
to a new level in conducting high-quality, multidisciplinary, groundbreaking
archaeological research.
The Sue Anschutz-Rodgers Research Fund was established with a $1 million gift from
Sue Anschutz-Rodgers. A philanthropist, rancher, and conservationist, Sue has been
a guiding force in Crow Canyon’s growth and success since becoming involved with
the Center in 1995. As chair of Crow Canyon’s Board of Trustees from 2001 to 2007, Sue
spearheaded a new cycle of strategic planning that has kept the organization on a steady
course in pursuit of its vision. She continues in a leadership role today as chair of the
board’s Strategic Planning Committee. “My gift honors the outstanding research staff at
Crow Canyon and its commitment to search for the anthropological answers of the past
that will help to benefit the future of mankind,” Sue said.
Through the generosity of longtime supporter Carole B. Segal, a member of Crow
Canyon’s Board of Trustees since 2005 and president of the Segal Family Foundation, a
founding gift of $350,000 established the Segal Family Foundation Research Fund. The
fund will be used to support Crow Canyon’s scholarly archaeological research, including,
but not limited to, the Research Institute. The fund may be used to support salaries,
professional development, and project costs, such as fieldwork, laboratory analysis,
special analyses, special studies, publications, conferences, grant writing, and travel—all
relating to archaeological research.
Reflecting on the impact of Crow Canyon’s far-reaching archaeological research, Carole
said, “I have been amazed at the depth of ancient culture and archaeology in the Four
Corners. Through research one can begin to understand the past and shed light on
the future.”
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ENDOWMENT FUNDS
American Indian Activities Fund
Sue Anschutz-Rodgers Research Fund
Richard G. and Mary Lyn Ballantine Fund
Albert G. Boyce, Jr., Family Fund
Katherine Carhart Fellowship
Jan and Frank Cicero Research Fund
C. Paul Johnson Family Fund
Four Corners Children’s Education Fund
General Fund
General Education Fund
Robert and Doris Haugen Research Fund
Alden C. Hayes Research Fund
Shirley and Reinhardt Jahn Education Fund
Grace M. and Thor E. Larsen Education Fund
Florence C. and Robert H. Lister Fellowship
Lewis Matis Education Fund
Dorothy Warner McEachren Memorial Fund
Flora W. Minium Memorial Fund
Fred J. Myers Graduate Research Fellowship
National Endowment for the Humanities Fund
National Endowment for the Humanities Fund II
National Youth Education Scholarship Fund
Navajo Education Fund
Pamela and Michael Reese Education Fund
Research Institute Fund
Segal Family Foundation Research Fund
Sidney and Iris Taylor Fund for Education
Mark D. Varien Research Fund
Gomer W. Walters Research Fund
ENDOWED CHAIRS
Ricky R. Lightfoot Chair in Research
Established initially as an endowed fellowship in 2009 with a founding gift from Joan
Montezemolo, additional contributions elevated this fund to a chair in 2011. This fund
honors Ricky R. Lightfoot’s commitment and service to Crow Canyon as a research
archaeologist, vice president of programs, and president and CEO from 1998 to 2010.
During 2014, Mark D. Varien, Ph.D., served as the Ricky R. Lightfoot Research Chair.
Stuart Struever Chair in Research
Named in honor of Crow Canyon’s founder and first president, the fund supports the
work of a research archaeologist. Director of Archaeology Susan Ryan, Ph.D., was named
the recipient of the Stuart Struever Chair in 2014.
Eleanor and Robert A. McClevey, Jr., Chair in Education
Robert (Jim) McClevey, a longtime friend and supporter, established this chair in memory
of his wife through a life-income estate gift that matured in 2011. In 2014, the fund
supported activities of education department staff tied to enhancing
Crow Canyon’s distance-learning and public-outreach initiatives, such as presentations
at national conferences and participation on the board of the Colorado Distance
Learning Association.
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VOICES
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A student’s face lights
up with understanding
of a new skill or an
abstract concept.
•
A teacher connects
the past to the present and
is eager to share
that knowledge.
•
A multidisciplinary
research collaboration
comes to fruition.
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An American Indian
scholar helps students
understand the vital links
between Pueblo people
and their ancestors.
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A lifelong learner
stretches beyond the
ordinary and discovers
something new
about herself.
Throughout the country—
and the world—Crow Canyon
reaches thousands of learners
of all ages, but nothing shows
the impact of our work more
than the voices of those
who have joined us as we
continue to advance and
share knowledge of the
human experience.
“As long as I can remember, I had wanted to be an
archaeologist. High School Field School was far
more than I expected. The people, the fieldwork,
and the camp itself really opened up my mind
about archaeology. There has never really been a
place that I have fit in so well, and connected with
everyone so quickly, as I did at Crow Canyon….It
was a great feeling to be able to wake up and have
27 of the nicest and most fun people around you at
all times.”
—Owen, High School Field School student
“The NEH institute was absolutely life changing. While
one might think seeing Bandelier or Chaco Canyon with
fellow educators was the best part, the best part for me
was opening up my mind and my heart to the past and
connecting it all to the present. The journey from working
with archaeologists and touring several ancient places to
meeting the modern-day Pueblo people and seeing where
they currently reside was a journey I will never forget!”
— Fifth-grade teacher Wendy Daniel, a National
Endowment for the Humanities Summer Institute scholar
(The Institute was based at Crow Canyon.)
“I started working with several of the people still at Crow Canyon during the
Dolores Archaeological Program between 1979 and 1985, so we go back a long
ways! The depth of knowledge about the archaeology of the northern Southwest
maintained by Crow Canyon researchers is unparalleled. They have been a joy to
collaborate with over the course of the NSF-funded Village Ecodynamics Project
during the last 12 years, and without them the project could not have been the
success that it was.”
—Dr. Tim Kohler, Crow Canyon research associate and Washington State
University Regents Professor/Graduate Coordinator, Archaeology and
Evolutionary Anthropology
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“My first trip to Crow Canyon was the paleo-astronomy trip on the summer solstice
of 1993. We found ourselves learning about the past, present, future, and ourselves
by focusing through the natural surroundings, things that changed, things that were
permanent, the histories and the mysteries of past inhabitants—lessons for us today
and for our children in the future.
“As a teacher and outdoor educator, I knew right away that I would like for my
students to have that experience. Steve Seay and I worked together for many years,
and the foundation he began has a strong focus on place-based and experiential
education—the essence of Crow Canyon.”
—Peter Lutken, educator; Crow Canyon Council of Advisors member; and director
of the Stephen M. Seay Foundation
“Patti and I started traveling with Crow Canyon
in 1997. We enjoyed many stimulating, wellhosted trips through the Four Corners area, and
the more we experienced archaeology through
the eyes of Crow Canyon scholars, the more we
were drawn to “get our hands dirty” on an actual
dig. We signed up for a week at the Goodman
Point Pueblo excavation in 2004, and have been
returning each year for at least one and often
two weeks of excavation. We look forward each
year to reconnecting with old friends, meeting
new and interesting people, and reveling in the
camaraderie of the DIG. So, you see, for us the
Crow Canyon experience is priceless.”
—Bill and Patti Rudolph, cultural explorations
travelers and Archaeology Research
Program participants
“Crow Canyon recently coordinated and hosted a class for 10 Pueblo students who were
working on doctorates from Arizona State University. The program was taught by staff
from ASU, Mesa Verde National Park, Santa Clara Pueblo, San Ildefonso Pueblo, and Crow
Canyon.
“It was exciting witnessing Pueblo leaders and the Pueblo students together when Crow
Canyon hosted this unique event. These types of partnerships are an important part of
Crow Canyon’s mission, helping to establish trust relationships between Crow Canyon and
American Indian communities.”
—Dan Simplicio, Crow Canyon cultural specialist
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WORLDWIDE REACH
Crow Canyon’s reach extends across borders as we connect the presentday community with an unwritten past to tell a story about our common
heritage and shared future.
Since 2001, Crow Canyon has joined scientists
and other researchers from Washington State
University and from across the United States and
Canada on the Village Ecodynamics Project. The
project, a multidisciplinary and multi-institutional
collaboration, has studied the long-term interaction
between Pueblo Indians and their environment.
With a grant from the Colorado
Governor’s Office of Information
Technology, Crow Canyon educators
designed and delivered two
distance-learning programs in 2014.
These programs were delivered via
videoconferencing to three classes
at Charles Hay World School in
the Denver area and the Denver
Children’s Hospital.
Crow Canyon staff members,
Pueblo Indian scholars,
and participants in the
Village Ecodynamics Project
collaborated with History
Colorado and specialists
from the Science Museum of
Minnesota in 2013 to create
three elements for the Mesa
Verde component of the “Living
West” exhibit at the History
Colorado Center in Denver.
In 2014, Mark Varien spoke to a
TEDxSonomaCounty audience in California
about lessons learned from the Pueblo
Indians of the Mesa Verde region.
Crow Canyon is working with American Indian tribes to
encourage a permanent protective designation for the greater
Cedar Mesa area. Thousands of cultural sites from before and
after the arrival of Europeans blanket the area.
Crow Canyon educator Becky Hammond has
been conducting outreach initiatives with
several organizations including the Southern
Ute and Ute Mountain Ute education
programs in Ignacio and Towaoc, Colorado.
In 2012, Spencer Tai, from Shanghai, China, traveled to
southwestern Colorado to attend the Crow Canyon High
School Field School. With plans to become an archaeologist,
Spencer said, “This program will help me relate what I’ve
learned to other cultures.”
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Archaeologon
ical
Center
With the initiation of the
Farmington Resource
Management Plan
Amendment by the Bureau
of Land Management, Crow
Canyon has joined a coalition
to express concern that Chaco
Culture National Historical
Park and prehistoric roads in
the area will be threatened by
energy development.
Crow Canyon
played a key
role in advocacy
efforts for the
proclamation of
the Chimney Rock
Archaeological
Area near Pagosa
Springs, Colorado,
as a national
monument.
Hawaii
Crow Canyon
collaborated with The
Leadership Institute
at the Santa Fe Indian
School on several
programs as part of
the Inspiring Students
project (see page 7).
For several years, students from the
Academy for Urban School Leadership
(AUSL) in Chicago attended programs
at Crow Canyon. AUSL is a not-forprofit organization whose mission is
to improve student achievement in
chronically failing schools. In 2012
and 2013, AUSL teachers attended
programs at the Center.
In 2014, as part of an exchange program between
Rangeview High School in Aurora, Colorado, and the
Heimschule Lender in Sasbach, Germany, students
traveled to Crow Canyon to learn about the landscape,
history, and culture of the American Southwest.
Milwaukee’s Discovery World and Crow
Canyon recently collaborated to address
questions about how past cultures
adapted to environmental constraints
through sustainable development and
access to fresh water through time. In
2007, the Center joined Discovery World
for a lecture by Dr. Meg Watters via
streaming video.
Mark Varien traveled to Oman, Jordan, in 2009 to
participate in “The Technical Committee for the Study
of Archaeological Matters in the Sultanate of Oman.”
Since 2011, students from New York City have been selected
by the New York Hall of Science (NYSCI) and Crow Canyon
to attend the Center’s High School Field School with a
scholarship. The scholarship is generously supported by Crow
Canyon Chairman’s Council member Sara Lee Schupf.
In 2013, Crow Canyon archaeologists Mark Varien,
Shanna Diederichs, and Scott Ortman, with Santa Clara
Pueblo tribal member Porter Swentzell and Smithsonian
Senior Scientist and Archaeobotanist Dolores R.
Piperno, presented a seminar as part of the Smithsonian
Associates lecture series in Washington, D.C.
Radek Palonka from Poland worked as a
Crow Canyon field volunteer in 2005. In 2006,
with the Fulbright Visiting Student Program,
he conducted research at Crow Canyon and
Arizona State University. Now a professor at
Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Dr. Palonka
brings his students to the Southwest to study
ancestral Pueblo sites.
Crow Canyon learners hail from cities and towns across the
United States and the world. On our map, each star indicates
that someone from that state has attended a program in the
past five years. Bigger stars represent the highest numbers
of participants.
Also in the past five years, lifelong learners from Canada,
Spain, England, Australia, and Switzerland have attended
Crow Canyon programs for adults. A group from Germany
traveled to the Center for a school program, and students
from Hong Kong, Canada, and China joined us for
archaeology camps.
In 2012, Crow Canyon President and CEO Deborah
Gangloff delivered a paper at the Archaeology
and Economic Development Conference at the
University College London.
Red — adult program or seminar
Blue — program for educators
Green — teen camp
Brown — school group program
With support from The Christensen Fund,
a group of Ethiopian nationals visited
southwestern American Indian communities
to look at development models to adapt and
apply to the Rift Valley/southwest Ethiopian
region. Crow Canyon organized and directed
the program which took place in 2005.
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STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION
December 31, 2014 and 2013
ASSETS
Cash
Contributions receivable
Inventory and prepaid expenses
Investments
Property and equipment net of depreciation
TOTAL ASSETS
LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
Deposits and deferred revenue
Line of credit
Liability under annuities
TOTAL LIABILITIES
$
$
$
$
155,394
2013
590,550
252,835
39,133
18,661,149
1,156,465
$ 20,700,132
138,443
156,520
152,655
60,000
41,041
$
Unrestricted
Unrestricted-board designated
Temporarily restricted
Permanently restricted
TOTAL NET ASSETS
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
2014
649,294
1,953,804
45,731
19,254,654
1,334,275
$ 23,237,758
394,878
45,228
$
354,403
2,183,085
1,048,991
3,355,604
16,255,200
22,842,880
1,584,125
1,056,191
2,854,018
14,851,395
20,345,729
$ 23,237,758
$ 20,700,132
STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITIES
Years Ended December 31, 2014 and 2013
SUPPORT AND REVENUE
Contributions and grants
Programs
Investment income
Other
TOTAL SUPPORT AND REVENUE
EXPENSES
$
$
2014
2013
5,448,060
1,190,151
299,430
112,615
7,050,256
$
$
$
3,450,338
581,284
424,633
4,456,255
$
2,695,647
$
2,697,195
778,599
53,930
177,442
254,362
169,929
130,223
77,376
117,199
4,456,255
Programs
Support services
Fund-raising
TOTAL EXPENSES
$
$
3,406,999
570,255
575,851
4,553,105
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS
$
2,497,151
$
2,861,185
705,393
59,438
171,496
263,659
172,444
125,428
71,616
122,446
4,553,105
$
4,102,695
1,245,376
1,691,534
112,297
7,151,902
Expense Detail
Years Ended December 31, 2014 and 2013
Salaries, taxes, and benefits
Contractors
Advertising
Maintenance and utilities
Supplies
Travel
Depreciation
Scholarships
Other
TOTAL EXPENSES
Complete financial statements audited by Dalby, Wendland & Co., P.C., are available upon request.
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$
2014
$
2013
2014 Sources of Support and Revenue- $7,050,256
34%
2%
20%
Annual Fund
Endowment additions
Programs
Capital
4%
17%
9%
Foundation grants
Investment income
14%
Other revenue
2014 Operating Expenses- $4,553,105
Programs
13%
75%
12%
Support services
Fund-raising
Net Assets by Year, 2010–2014
$24,000,000
$22,000,000
$20,000,000
$18,000,000
$16,000,000
$14,000,000
Permanently restricted
$12,000,000
Temporarily restricted
$10,000,000
Unrestricted board designated
$8,000,000
Unrestricted
$6,000,000
$4,000,000
$2,000,000
$0
20102011201220132014
Crow Canyon’s net assets have grown from $17.3 million
to $22.8 million or 32% over the past 5 years.
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LEGACY SOCIETY
Legacy Society gifts have lasting significance and impact. The staff and Board of Trustees
extend special gratitude to those individuals and families who have established planned
gifts on behalf of the Center.
The online
world is our
stage!
Launched in 2014,
Crow Canyon’s revamped
website reaches hundreds
of people around the
world every day. At
www.crowcanyon.org,
you can learn about Pueblo
history, archaeology, and
Crow Canyon’s research;
view videos; and find out
about our archaeology
and travel programs. If
you’re a teacher, you’ll
find online resources for
the classroom. Options
for supporting us are also
available. The website
averages around 600 to
1,000 viewers a day.
Crow Canyon
is social!
In 2014, we ended the
year with about 4,700
Facebook fans, 600 Twitter
followers, and more than
7,000 views of videos on
our YouTube channel.
You’ll also find us on
Pinterest and LinkedIn.
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The following pages contain donor information. To
respect the privacy of our donors, the lists have been omitted
from this online report.
LIFE BENEFACTORS
The Center’s Life Benefactors have made cumulative gifts or pledges to Crow Canyon
totaling $50,000 or more. We give special recognition to individuals, families, and
organizations that have made sustaining contributions to the Center through major gifts.
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CHAIRMAN’S COUNCIL
Crow Canyon in
the spotlight
In August 2014, an episode
of Time Team America,
“The Lost Pueblo Village,”
aired on PBS stations across
the country. The show
featured Crow Canyon’s
work at the Dillard site.
The Time Team America
series follows a team of
archaeologists who use
the latest technology to
investigate ancient and
historic sites.
“Living West: Water,”
an episode of the Rocky
Mountain PBS series
Colorado Experience,
mined the knowledge of
archaeologists, including
three from Crow Canyon, for
ways in which the ancestral
Pueblo experience might
inform modern life and
water policy. The episode
aired in October.
Bill Lipe, former Crow
Canyon director of research
and current Board of
Trustees member, authored
an article in the December
issue of Current World
Archaeology, a magazine
devoted to reporting on
archaeological news, digs,
and discoveries around the
world. The article focused
on the Dillard site and the
Neolithic transition.
Western Digs, an
archaeology and
paleontology blog, featured
a post about the Dillard
site. Archaeology.org linked
to the piece and brought
numerous visitors to
Crow Canyon’s website.
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Chairman’s Council donors support Crow Canyon with annual gifts of $1,000 or more. The
Chairman’s Council encompasses seven circles of support: Platinum, Gold, Silver, Founder’s,
President’s, Director’s, and Leader’s. We extend our deep gratitude to our Chairman’s
Council members, who contribute generously to the success of Crow Canyon and make it
possible to accomplish the Center’s mission. The names listed in this section reflect
contributions made and bequests received from January 1 through December 31, 2014.
In 2014,
Crow Canyon archaeologists
and educators delivered:
• lab programs to
528 participants;
• Archaeology Day Tours to
89 adults and children;
• school programs to
1,734 students;
• summer camp programs
to 54 students;
• Archaeology Research
Programs to 53 adults;
• Archaeology Research
Programs to 17
Earthwatch Institute
volunteers. Thanks to a
continuing partnership
with Earthwatch, these
volunteers were able to join
our archaeologists in the
field and lab. Earthwatch is
a worldwide not-for-profit
organization that engages
people in scientific field
research and education.
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DONOR CLUB
Donor Club contributors support Crow Canyon’s mission with gifts of $100 to $999.
The names listed in this section reflect contributions made from January 1 through
December 31, 2014.
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DONOR CLUB con’t.
Awards and
recognition
• In 2014, the American
Association for State
and Local History
Award of Merit was
presented to History
Colorado and the Crow
Canyon Archaeological
Center for the History
Colorado exhibit
Living West.
•
Crow Canyon’s Pueblo
History for Kids was
designated “Best
of the Web” by the
National Endowment
for the Humanities
and approved for
use in the classroom
by EDSITEment, an
educational resource
website.
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CONTRIBUTORS
Thank you
interns!
In 2014, ten archaeology
interns received training
and experience in
fieldwork, labwork, and
archaeobotanical analysis:
Tanachy Bruhns, Grace Erny,
Sarah Hibdon, Samantha
Jo (Sam) Linford, Sarah
McCormick, Heather Miljour,
Aryel Rigano, Katherine
Shaum, and Kelsey Vaughan.
Marah Brenneman gained
valuable experience as an
education intern.
Thank you
volunteers!
In 2014, 19 volunteers
contributed 2,055 hours
of their time to Crow
Canyon. The value of these
hours equates to $52,772
(source: Independent Sector
estimated the value of
Colorado volunteers’ time in
2014 was $25.68 per hour).
Kate Thompson
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FOUNDATIONS, CORPORATIONS,
AND BUSINESSES
Florence C. and Robert
H. Lister Fellowship
The Florence C. and Robert
H. Lister Fellowship was
established in recognition of
the lifelong achievements of
Florence and the late Robert
Lister, noted archaeologists,
dedicated educators, and
friends and supporters of the
Crow Canyon Archaeological
Center. The purpose of
the fellowship is to assist
graduate students who
show promise of making a
significant contribution to the
archaeological knowledge of
American Indian cultures
of the Southwest.
We are grateful to the donors
who continue to add to the
Florence C. and Robert H.
Lister Fellowship endowment
fund. On December 31, 2014,
the contributed value of the
fund was $93,914. As the
fund grows, we will be able to
increase the award stipend,
while continuing to attract the
brightest rising stars in the
field.
David Abbott, 1993
Ron Towner, 1995
John Kantner, 1997
Wesley Bernardini, 2001
Donna M. Glowacki, 2003
Diane Curewitz, 2005
Scott G. Ortman, 2007
Samuel Duwe, 2009
Alyson Thibodeau, 2011
Matthew Pailes, 2013
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The following foundations, organizations, businesses, and matching gift companies (MG)
are important partners in assuring the ongoing excellence of the Center’s research, education
programs, and American Indian initiatives. Crow Canyon extends sincere thanks for their
support in 2014.
GIFTS IN TRIBUTE
Crow Canyon is grateful to receive gifts throughout the year that honor or pay tribute to a friend or loved one.
Director of Advancement
Clay Patton, 1962–2014
Crow Canyon lost a valued
friend, coworker, and
business leader.
IN MEMORIAM
The staff extends condolences to the families of Crow Canyon’s
friends and supporters who passed away between January 1
and December 31, 2014.
Charlotte M. Bell • 7/19/2014
Harold E. Bendigkeit • 4/26/2014
Wanda Campbell • 7/30/2014
Wesley M. Dixon, Jr. • 1/17/2014
Nancy R. Florsheim • 9/23/2014
Ruth A. Gustafson • 12/4/2014
Cliff C. Jones • 3/6/2014
Jack L. Miller • 10/15/2014
Clayton T. Patton • 3/20/2014
Frances E. Storey • 10/5/2014
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