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Dr. '''Judith Ann Bense''' is the executive director of the [[University of West Florida]]'s [[UWF Division of Anthropology and Archaeology]], chair of the [[UWF Department of Anthropology|Department of Anthropology]], and founder of the [[Florida Public Archaeology Network]]. She has led the archaeological excavations of the [[Hawkshaw]] area and the [[Luna shipwrecks]] off [[Emanuel Point]], among others.
On [[June 11]], [[2008]], she was selected to serve as the university's interim president after the announced departure of [[John Cavanaugh]].
==Education & career==
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Bense attended Florida State University and graduated with a bachelor's of anthropology in 1967, receiving a master's in 1969. She attended Washington State University and received her Ph.D. in anthropology in 1972. She became an adjunct professor at the [[UWF Panama City campus]] in 1977 and a full-time professor on the university's main campus in 1980.
==Awards & recognition==
*2002 – Award of Merit, Society for Historical Archaeology for Contributions to Public Archaeology
*2001 – Distinguished Teaching Award (at Large), University of West Florida students
*1999 – Presidential Award. Society for American Archaeology for Leadership in Government Affairs
*1998 – Ripley P. Bullen Award, Florida Anthropological Society for outstanding achievement in encouraging cooperation between professional and avocational archaeologists
*1996 – National History Award Medal, Daughters of the American Revolution.
*1995 – Pensacola Pride Award, Pensacola media in premier year designed to recognize professionals who "Put Pensacola on the Map"
*1994 – Distinguished Teaching Award. University of West Florida students
*1990 – Outstanding Performance and Achievement Award. Florida Legislature
*1986 – National Public Service Award, Department of the Interior National for the Gulf Power Company Archaeology Project: "Hawkshaw."
*1985 – Who's Who of Florida's Successful Women
==Bibliography==
*''Presidio Santa María de Galve (1698-1719): Struggle for Survival on the Spanish Frontier'', 2003
*''Archaeology of the Southeastern United States: Paleoindian to World War II'', 1994
*''Archaeology of Colonial Pensacola 1750-1821: A First Synthesis'', 1999
*''Underground Pensacola'', 1989
==References==
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*[http://www.uwf.edu/jbense/documents/Benseshort_CV.doc ]
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Dr. '''Judith Ann Bense''' is the executive director of the [[University of West Florida]]'s [[UWF Division of Anthropology and Archaeology]], chair of the [[UWF Department of Anthropology|Department of Anthropology]], and founder of the [[Florida Public Archaeology Network]]. She has led the archaeological excavations of the [[Hawkshaw]] area and the [[Luna shipwrecks]] off [[Emanuel Point]], among others.
On [[June 11]], [[2008]], she was selected to serve as the university's interim president after the announced departure of [[John Cavanaugh]].
==Education & career==
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Bense attended Florida State University and graduated with a bachelor's of anthropology in 1967, receiving a master's in 1969. She attended Washington State University and received her Ph.D. in anthropology in 1972. She became an adjunct professor at the [[UWF Panama City campus]] in 1977 and a full-time professor on the university's main campus in 1980.
==Awards & recognition==
*2002 – Award of Merit, Society for Historical Archaeology for Contributions to Public Archaeology
*2001 – Distinguished Teaching Award (at Large), University of West Florida students
*1999 – Presidential Award. Society for American Archaeology for Leadership in Government Affairs
*1998 – Ripley P. Bullen Award, Florida Anthropological Society for outstanding achievement in encouraging cooperation between professional and avocational archaeologists
*1996 – National History Award Medal, Daughters of the American Revolution.
*1995 – Pensacola Pride Award, Pensacola media in premier year designed to recognize professionals who "Put Pensacola on the Map"
*1994 – Distinguished Teaching Award. University of West Florida students
*1990 – Outstanding Performance and Achievement Award. Florida Legislature
*1986 – National Public Service Award, Department of the Interior National for the Gulf Power Company Archaeology Project: "Hawkshaw."
*1985 – Who's Who of Florida's Successful Women
==Bibliography==
*''Presidio Santa María de Galve (1698-1719): Struggle for Survival on the Spanish Frontier'', 2003
*''Archaeology of the Southeastern United States: Paleoindian to World War II'', 1994
*''Archaeology of Colonial Pensacola 1750-1821: A First Synthesis'', 1999
*''Underground Pensacola'', 1989
==References==
{{refbegin}}
*[http://www.uwf.edu/jbense/documents/Benseshort_CV.doc ]
{{refend}}
[[Category:Archaeologists|Bense, Judith]] [[Category:Authors|Bense, Judith]] [[Category:College professors|Bense, Judith]]
