Loveland Archaeological Society
SCHOLARSHIPS
Harry Walts Memorial Graduate Scholarship
Eligible Recipients: University of Wyoming or Colorado State University graduate and PhD students. Preference will be given for Colorado or Wyoming studies. Also considered would be a focus on western high plains, foothills & mountains, Great Basin, or Colorado plateau.
Amount: $1,000
Download the application, follow instructions, and apply between April 1 through July 31.
The recipient will be selected and notified by August 31.
Harry Walts
The late Harry Walts was a long-time member of the LAS and a longtime collector of Indian Artifacts. He always had a desire to support archaeology through research and education. Memorial contributions in Harry’s honor formed the basis for this scholarship.
Dorothy Mountain Memorial Scholarship
Eligible Recipients: Colorado State University or University of Wyoming graduate and PhD students. Preference will be given for Colorado or Wyoming studies. Also considered would be a focus on western high plains, foothills, mountains, Great Basin, or Colorado plateau.
Amount: $1,000
Download the application, follow instructions, and apply between April 1 through July 31. The recipient will be selected and notified by August 31.
Dorothy Mountain
Dorothy Mountain was a long-time member of the LAS and a long-time collector of Indian Artifacts. She maintained precise site records of the artifacts she found, ensuring their value for archaeological study both before and after her passing. Her son and daughter-in-law, Phil and Tami Clark, established the scholarship. Memorial contributions in Dorothy’s honor have enhanced and will help perpetuate this scholarship.
Eugene Eisenbarth Memorial Scholarship
Eligible Recipients: Colorado State University or University of Wyoming graduate and PhD students. Preference will be given for Colorado or Wyoming studies. Also considered would be a focus on western high plains, foothills, mountains, Great Basin, or Colorado plateau.
Amount: $1,000
Download the application, follow instructions, and apply between April 1 through July 31. The recipient will be selected and notified by August 31.
Eugene Eisenbarth
Eugene Eisenbarth grew up in Prospect Valley on the Eastern Plains of Colorado and worked farms in his youth. He excelled at basketball and football at Prospect Valley High School and joined the Air Force where he was involved with mobile missile launches from railroad cars. He then took over a welding/blacksmith business in Prospect Valley and was known for years as “Blackie” to many local ranchers and farmers. He had a lifelong love of collecting arrowheads in and around the Prospect Valley, Roggen, and Keenesburg areas and built an excellent collection of local artifacts. He helped many beginners with the basics of legal and ethical artifact surface hunting.
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