Funding and Awards

William A. Marjerrison Award & Honourary Life Membership Award

The William A. Marjerrison Award is conferred upon an individual, group, or agency for outstand­ing, provincially significant contributions either to the work of the Society or to Saskatchewan’s archaeological heritage.

The Honourary Life Membership Award is granted to an individual member who has made outstanding and long-term contributions to the goals and work of the Society, thereby enhancing the role of the Society in the cultural life of Saskatchewan.

The Saskatchewan Archaeological Society accepts nominations for the William A. Marjerrison Award and the Honourary Life Membership Award until January 31 of each year. All nominations are to be submitted on the form provided by the SAS office. Nominators should include information on the nominee’s background and contribution, as well as supple­mentary information such as letters of support, media links, articles, etc.

Marjerrison Award Recipients

Honourary Life Membership Recipients

NameLocationYear
Ruth & Fulton HeronCabri1993
Donald McCannSaskatoon1994
Norine HartyEast St. Paul, MB1996
Walter FeltMortlach1997
Tom Gentles Regina1998
Orly FeltonSaskatoon 2001
David MeyerSaskatoon2006
Frank McDougallSaskatoon 2013
William H. LongRegina2014
Margaret HowellMaple Creek2017
Muriel CarlsonVictoria, BC2017
Tim & Louise JonesSaskatoon2020
Ted DouglasEatonia2022
NameLocation
Harris Kenneth (Casey) JonesMortlach
Joe TurnquistSaskatoon
Earl A. ChristiansenSaskatoon
Jessie CaldwellSaskatoon
Archie CampbellBjorkdale
Zenon PohoreckySaskatoon
Donald BoneGreenan
Austin EllisMoose Jaw
Betty McFarlaneHarris
Stephanie PohoreckySaskatoon
Art FerlandBiggar
Charlotte JohnsonSaskatoon
Eldon JohnsonSaskatoon
Gilbert C. WatsonRegina
Boyd Wettlaufer, C.M.Langford, BC
Tim JonesSaskatoon
Ted DouglasEatonia
Peter GallénSaskatoon
Talina Cyr-SteenkampCalgary, AB
Jack & Alice TrustyMoose Jaw