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The Keith Lewis Memorial (KLM) Award is presented at the Annual Gathering for the best undergraduate and graduate student presentations. It was named in honour of Keith Lewis, a founding member of the Pipestone Archaeological Society. In addition to a monetary prize, the winner’s names are inscribed on a plaque residing at the SAS office and a short article submitted for publication in the Saskatchewan Archaeology Quarterly. Students are encouraged to present on any topic relating to archaeology. Each presentation is approximately 15 minutes long with 5 minutes allowed for questions at the end. Judging is based on content and delivery.
Keith Lewis
| Year | Winners | Name | Affiliation | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Undergraduate | Rexelle Asis, Skyler Ngo & Mavis Chan | University of Lethbridge | Ancient Mitochondrial DNA Extraction & Analysis of Bison bison long bones at Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump, UNESCO World Heritage Site |
| 2022 | Undergraduate | Sarah Pocha-Tait & Alyshia Reesor | University of Saskatchewan | Fort Carlton (FfNp-1) Site Dating: A Ceramic and Apothecary Analysis |
| Graduate | Alissa Philipenko | University of Saskatchewan | The Farr Site: A Zooarchaeological Perspective | |
| 2021 | Undergraduate | Natalya Jones | University of Saskatchewan | The Symbiosis of Globalization & Infectious Disease |
| Graduate | Reid Hala | University of Saskatchewan | A Qualitative Study of Conceptual Metaphor in Michif | |
| 2020 | Undergraduate | Holly Hastings | University of Calgary | Prairie Wildlife Conservation |
| Graduate | Zoe Cascadden | University of Calgary | Interactions with Landscapes: An Alberta Plains Example | |
| Graduate | Dawn Wambold | University of Alberta | Weaving Métis History: Using the Métis Sash as a Metaphor to Guide Archaeological Research | |
| 2019 | Undergraduate | Brad Hyslop | Lakehead University | Archaeology of the Archaeology |
| Graduate | Alissa Philipenko | University of Saskatchewan | So Farr, So Good: A Promising Excavation in Southern Saskatchewan | |
| 2018 | Undergraduate | Angela Burant | University of Saskatchewan | Volunteer Cataloguing Project – Learning as We Work |
| Graduate | Aurora Bowery | University of Saskatchewan | Geoarchaeological Analysis at the Whiting Slough Site (ElNs-10) | |
| 2017 | Undergraduate | Gabriel Essaunce Lamarche | University of Saskatchewan | A Possible Solution to the Fluting Problem: Accessible, Portable, Compatible, Reliable |
| Graduate | Kelsey Pennanen | University of Calgary | Potential of Terrestrial Laser Scanning for Geoarchaeology on te Great Plains: Case Study of a Bison Jump | |
| 2016 | Undergraduate | Cara Baldwin & Paul Thomson | University of Saskatchewan | Clovis Site Distribution & Subsistence Patterns in the Great Plains |
| Graduate | Eliann Stoffel | University of Saskatchewan | The Kyle Mammoth Project: Paleoindian Procurement on the Northern Great Plains? | |
| 2015 | Undergraduate | Eric Dalshaug | University of Saskatchewan | The Physics of Battle: An Archaeological Exploration of Ancient Warfare |
| Graduate | Julie Mushynsky | Flinders University | The Archaeology of WWII Karst Defences in the Pacific |
