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Call for Nominations! The Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society welcomes nominations for three annual awards (see descriptions below). Nomination letters, and Curriculum Vitae (if appropriate), should be emailed to Edward Jolie (ejolie@arizona.edu) no later than May 23, 2025. Awardees will be selected by the Awards Committee and approved by the AAHS Board of Directors. Awards will be presented at the Pecos Conference in August. Katherine Cerino Award: The AAHS Board of Directors annually may present one or more Katherine Cerino Award. This award is named in honor of Katherine Cerino, an extraordinary volunteer who has given innumerable hours to the Society over many years in a variety of roles. Volunteers like Katherine are a rarity, and this award is given to others in honor in recognition of their hard work supporting the Society. The award recognizes people who have volunteered their services to AAHS or made other contributions on behalf of the Society and its programs for at least the previous two years. Byron Cummings Award: The Byron Cummings Award is given in honor of Byron Cummings, the principal professional founder of the Society, the first head of the University of Arizona’s Department of Archaeology (later Anthropology) and the first Director of the Arizona State Museum. The Byron Cummings Award is given annually for outstanding research and contributions to knowledge in anthropology, history, or a related field of study or research pertaining to the southwestern United States or northwest Mexico. Alexander J. Lindsay, Jr. Unsung Heroes Award: The newly designated Alexander J. Lindsay, Jr. Award is given in honor of Dr. Lindsay, a long-time southwestern archaeologist, AAHS member and Officer. The LUHA is given annually as a lifetime service award to those individuals whose tireless work behind-the-scenes has often gone unrecognized, but which is often critical to the success of others’ research, projects, and publications. These may be field personnel, lab managers, archivists, cooks, analysts, and others. Victor R. Stoner Award: The Victor R. Stoner Award is given in honor of Reverend Stoner, a strong avocational historian, supporter of the Society and one of the founders of Kiva. The Victor R. Stoner Award is given annually for outstanding contributions in leadership or participation in the Society; fostering historic preservation; or bringing anthropology, history or a related discipline to the public. (fb)