Alumni News Archives - https://aiar.org/archives/category/alumni-news/ Tue, 12 Sep 2023 06:26:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://aiar.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cropped-Logo-Vector-Email-Signature-01-1-32x32.png Alumni News Archives - https://aiar.org/archives/category/alumni-news/ 32 32 Congratulations to Our Newest PEF-AIAR Fellow: Dr. Madaline Harris-Schober https://aiar.org/archives/maddi/ Fri, 14 Jul 2023 13:31:09 +0000 https://aiar.org/?p=11377 We’re very pleased to announce the latest recipient of the Palestine Exploration Fund-Albright Institute Fellowship, Dr. Madaline Harris-Schober from the University of Melbourne and Ludwig Maximillian Universität München. We’re also thrilled to report her successful defence today (July 14, 2023) of her dissertation titled, “Ritual Architecture, Material Culture and Practice of the Philistines,” which she […]

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]]> Gerald Neil Knoppers: November 14, 1956 – December 22, 2018 https://aiar.org/archives/gerald-neil-knoppers-november-14-1956-december-22-2018/ Tue, 22 Oct 2019 19:36:31 +0000 http://aiar.org/?p=3053 December 26, 2018 Gerald “Gary” Knoppers, endowed professor in the Notre Dame Department of Theology, loving husband, father, and brother, and a man of deep faith, passed away early morning on Saturday, December 22, from pancreatic cancer.  Born on November 14, 1956 in Edmonton, Alberta, Gary retained an interest in all things Canadian, even while […]

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]]> Announcing the Winner of the Sean W. Dever Memorial Prize https://aiar.org/archives/announcing-the-winner-of-the-sean-w-dever-memorial-prize/ Tue, 22 Oct 2019 19:31:16 +0000 http://aiar.org/?p=3048 March 9, 2019 The William F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research in Jerusalem is pleased to announce the winner of the eighteenth annual competition for the Sean W. Dever Memorial Prize. This award offers $750 for the best published article or paper presented at a conference by a Ph.D. candidate in Syro-Palestinian or Biblical Archaeology. […]

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]]> Roast and Toast Celebration Honoring Retiring Director Sy Gitin https://aiar.org/archives/roast-and-toast-celebration-honoring-retiring-director-sy-gitin/ Thu, 29 Nov 2018 09:22:33 +0000 https://aiar.org/?p=1400 Clockwise: Herschel Shanks, Talya Gitin, Barry Gitten, Lydie Shufro, Lee Seeman, Cherie Gitin, Sy Gitin, William G. Dever. Peeking in background behind Sy Gitin & Bill Dever: John Spencer, Sidnie White Crawford, Susan Ackerman. Roast and Toast Celebration Honoring Retiring Director Sy Gitin On Friday November 22nd, 2013 Albright Trustees and Fellows, ASOR members, colleagues […]

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]]> Dothan Lectureship (March 4-6) a Success! https://aiar.org/archives/dothan-lectureship-march-4-6-a-success/ Thu, 29 Nov 2018 09:19:09 +0000 https://aiar.org/?p=1396 Dothan Lectureship (March 4-6) a Success! historical and sociological data in his presentations that resulted in a more global approach to understanding antiquity. The Dothan Lectureship, held March 4-6, 2014 featuring Dr. Ian Morris, the Jean and Rebecca Willard Professor of Classics and Professor of History at Stanford University, was a huge success.  More than 539 people attended […]

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]]> The Levantine Ceramics Project (LCP) Workshop https://aiar.org/archives/the-levantine-ceramics-project-lcp-workshop/ Thu, 29 Nov 2018 09:15:58 +0000 https://aiar.org/?p=1392 The Levantine Ceramics Project (LCP) Workshop he Levantine Ceramics Project (LCP) workshop, organized on March 10, 2014 by Trustee Andrea Berlin,attracted 56 archaeologists who gathered to hear 20 presenters share their results of ongoing research on ceramic wares dating from the Early Bronze Age through the Medieval era. The Levantine Ceramics Project (LCP) workshop, organized on March 10, 2014 by Trustee […]

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]]> Winner of the 13th Annual Sean W. Dever Memorial Prize https://aiar.org/archives/winner-of-the-13th-annual-sean-w-dever-memorial-prize/ Thu, 29 Nov 2018 09:14:20 +0000 https://aiar.org/?p=1388 Winner of the 13th Annual Sean W. Dever Memorial Prize The William F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research in Jerusalem is pleased to announce the winner of the thirteenth annual competition for the Sean W. Dever Memorial Prize. This award offers $650 for the best published article or paper presented at a conference by a […]

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]]> Matthew J. Adams, Incoming Director of the W. F. Albright Institute https://aiar.org/archives/matthew-j-adams-incoming-director-of-the-w-f-albright-institute/ Thu, 29 Nov 2018 09:10:01 +0000 https://aiar.org/?p=1384 Matthew J. Adams, Incoming Director of the W. F. Albright Institute The Trustees of the W. F. Albright Institute are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Matthew J. Adams as the new Dorot Director of the Institute, beginning June 1, 2014. Dr. Adams comes to us from Bucknell University. He received his doctorate from […]

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]]> Announcing Winner of SEAN W. DEVER MEMORIAL PRIZE 2015 https://aiar.org/archives/announcing-winner-of-sean-w-dever-memorial-prize-2015/ Thu, 29 Nov 2018 09:07:56 +0000 https://aiar.org/?p=1380 Announcing Winner of SEAN W. DEVER MEMORIAL PRIZE 2015 The William F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research in Jerusalem is pleased to announce the winner of the fourteenth annual competition for the Sean W. Dever Memorial Prize. This award offers $650 for the best published article or paper presented at a conference by a Ph.D. […]

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]]> Albright Institute Hosts Workshop on the Haram al-Sharif https://aiar.org/archives/albright-institute-hosts-workshop-on-the-haram-al-sharif/ Thu, 29 Nov 2018 09:01:43 +0000 https://aiar.org/?p=1372 Albright Institute Hosts Workshop on the Haram al-Sharif Capitalizing Jerusalem: Mu’awiya’s Urban Vision – 638-680 June 8, 2015 By Helena Flusfeder On Monday, June 8, the Albright Institute hosted a workshop on “Capitalizing Jerusalem: Mu’awiya’s Urban Vision 638-680,” organized by art historian and former National Endowment for the Humanities Fellow, Professor Beatrice St. Laurent of Bridgewater […]

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