Roy Chapman Andrews Society — 20th Century Explorer

Steve Lekson 2011 RCA Distinguished Explorer Award Recipient

November 16, 2010

Archaeologist Steve Lekson is changing the past, or at least our ideas about the past. His work at prehistoric ruins throughout the Southwest convinces him that ancient Native American societies were more complex, connected, and cosmopolitan than the average textbook leads us to believe. RCS Distinguished Explorer Award Presentation: Date: Friday Feb. 4, 2011 Time: [...]

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Report from the Field-Stephen H. Lekson

November 16, 2010

The last three years saw the University of Colorado working at three very different Southwestern sites: Pinnacle Ruin, a Mesa Verde migration village in central New Mexico in 2008; Chimney Rock, a spectacular Chaco “outlier” in southwestern Colorado in 2009; and Black Mountain, a huge adobe pueblo possibly linking Mimbres and Casas Grandes in southernmost [...]

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News Article: Sylvia Earle

March 4, 2010

One of the world’s leading ocean explorers, Sylvia Earle received the 2010 Roy Chapman Andrews Distinguished Explorer award Friday, February 5, at Eaton Chapel on the Beloit College campus. Her acceptance lecture, “Exploring the Deep Frontier” emphasized the fragile nature of the ocean which serves as a life support system for us all. Dr. Earle’s [...]

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Sylvia Earle 2010 RCA Distinguished Explorer Award Recipient

December 26, 2009

After leading over 60 ocean expeditions worldwide and logging more than 7,000 hours underwater, explorer Sylvia Earle will come up for air in Beloit to receive the 2010 Roy Chapman Andrews Distinguished Explorer Award. One of the world’s foremost ocean explorers, Dr Earle will receive the award and make a presentation at 4:30 p.m. in [...]

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A Letter to Roy Chapman Andrews

December 22, 2009

Reprinted from Art Thoughts and Remembrances Blog: “As some of you might know, my company 33Delivered has partnered with the American Museum of Natural History to help lead their digital strategy and the implementation of their future digital presence. One day, deep in the library archives we came across a letter written by an 18-year-old [...]

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Visit by Mars Explorer Caps Five Years of Society Activity

December 26, 2007

In five short years the Roy Chapman Andrews Society has grown from the kernel of an idea into a vibrant and innovative organization. Under the direction of a small and dedicated all-volunteer board, the Society is on its way to becoming, as it promises in its vision statement, “the recognized authority on, resource for, and [...]

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Birthday Bash Includes Art Exhibit by Thom Ross

March 29, 2005

Paintings by Seattle-based artist (and Roy Chapman Andrews fan) Thom Ross provided the focus for the Andrews birthday celebration, with an exhibition of Ross’s work hanging in Beloit during the month of January. The “Explore Art” exhibit was a collaborative venture between the Society and the Beloit Fine Arts Incubator, the host of the exhibition. [...]

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Roy Chapman Andrews
The Real Indiana Jones
Expanding Awareness…..

Expanding awareness worldwide about Beloit native Roy Chapman Andrews
The Roy Chapman Andrews Society Distinguished Explorer Award
Roy Chapman Andrews Award Recipients
- Sylvia Earle (2010) has led more than 400 expeditions worldwide involving in excess of 7000 hours underwater in connection with her research.
- Paul Sereno (2009) has hunted fossils on five continents. He has discovered dinosaurs and super-crocodiles that ate dinosaurs.
- Mark Moffett (2008) Beloit native and ecologist, who combines science, exploration, and photography in a unique blend of discovery and story-telling.
- Lonnie and Ellen Mosley-Thompson (2007) scientific “ice hunters” who examine the climate and environmental history of the Earth through the analysis of glacial core samples.
- Steve Squyres (2006) principal investigator for the Mars Exploration Rover mission whose presentations included live, televised transmissions from Mars.
- Robert Ballard (2005) discoverer of the RMS Titanic and founder of the Jason Project, an educational tool enabling students to watch live transmissions from underwater robot explorers.
- Mark Plotkin (2004) ethnobotanist and bio-prospector for new medicines developed from the plants and practices of traditional healers of the Amazon jungle.
- Michael J. Novacek (2003) leader of the first Western expedition to the Gobi Desert since Andrews’ discovery of the first dinosaur egg fossil there in 1922.