Increase A. Lapham Award
The Increase A. Lapham Research Medal recognizes significant contributions to Wisconsin archaeology and anthropology in honoring the memory of Increase Lapham - a renowned pioneering antiquarian of this state. The award has been presented by the Wisconsin Archeological Society on a periodic basis since 1926 and for decades was acknowledged as the Society’s highest recognition (though the Robert E. Ritzenthaler Award is now considered the highest award). The Lapham award consists of a circular copper medal with the embossed likeness of Increase A. Lapham on one face, and the recipient’s name and date of award engraved between a bird effigy and paired horned panthers on the reverse.
To nominate someone for the award, please refer to the following criteria and nomination form:
Increase A. Lapham
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Recipient |
Year |
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George A. West |
1926 |
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Dr. Samuel A. Barrett |
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Charles E. Brown |
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Dr. George L. Collie |
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Halvor L. Skavlem |
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Harry E. Cole |
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John P. Schumacher |
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Dr. Alphonse Gerend |
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George R. Fox |
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Dr. W.G. McLachlan |
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Huron H. Smith |
1928 |
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Dr. Ralph Linton |
1930 |
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Dr. Carl E. Guthe |
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Joseph Ringeisen , Jr . |
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Dr. W.C. McKern |
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Dr. Louise Phelps Kellogg |
1936 |
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Charles G. Schoewe |
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Towne L. Miller |
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Arthur P . Kannenberg |
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Prof. T.M.N. Lewis |
1946 |
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Dr. Paul H. Nesbitt |
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Dr. Herbert W. Kuhm |
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Dr. L.S. Buttles |
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Dr. A.K. Fisher |
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Kermit Freckmann |
1950 |
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Dr. Warren L. Wittry |
1953 |
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Dr. Robert L. Hall |
1953 |
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Dr. Robert E. Ritzenthaler |
1953 |
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Dr. David A. Baerreis |
1955 |
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Dr. Edgar G. Bruder |
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Dr. Arthur Niehoff |
1959 |
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Dr. Chandler W. Rowe |
1960 |
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Dr. Leland Cooper |
1966 |
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Dr. Ronald J. Mason |
1968 |
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Dr. Joan E. Freeman |
1968 |
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Robert J. Hruska |
1968 |
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Recipient |
Year |
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Dr. Robert J. Salzer |
1975 |
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Neil Ostberg |
1975 |
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Dr. Guy E. Gibbon |
1975 |
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Dr. Nancy 0. Lurie |
1977 |
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Dr. David F. Overstreet |
1979 |
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Paul A Koeppler |
1979 |
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Dr. James B Stoltman |
1979 |
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Dr. Harris A Palmer |
1981 |
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Wayne J Hazlett |
1981 |
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Paul Turney |
1982 |
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Dr. Lynne G. Goldstein |
1982 |
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Dr. Carol Mason |
1982 |
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Edgar S. Oerichbauer |
1982 |
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Harry A. Mortensen |
1984 |
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Richard P Mason |
1984 |
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James A. Clark Jr. |
1998 |
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Carol L. Mason |
1998 |
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Phil Sanders |
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Dr. Jeffry Behm |
2001 |
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Robert A. Birmingham |
2001 |
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Dr. Thomas Pleger |
2001 |
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Dr. James Gallagher |
2002 |
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Robert "Ernie" Boszhardt |
2004 |
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Dr. James L Theler |
2007 |
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Dr. Constance Arzigian |
2007 |
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Mark Bruhy |
2011 |
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Dr. John Richards |
2013 |
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Dr. Patricia Richards |
2013 |
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Dr. Robert Jeske |
2013 |
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Dan Wendt |
2016 |
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Dr. William Green |
2019 |
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Dr. Leslie Eisenberg |
2024 |
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Dr. Heather Walder |
2024 |
