WAPA MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION

WAPA offers three individual memberships (Voting Member, Associate Member, Honorary Member) and one institutional membership:

Voting Member:  Qualifications for voting member are a minimum of a BA or BS in Anthropology and a minimum 12 months full-time professional archaeological experience in Wyoming.  Exceptions to these qualifications shall be considered on a case-by-case basis.  Prospective members must have no breaches of the Association Code of Ethics.  An application, including submission of vitae and statement of research interest in Wyoming Archaeology must be submitted to the WAPA Vice-President, at which point acceptance by majority vote of the Association Membership and Ethics committee, after review of credentials, may be granted.  Rights and duties of a WAPA voting member include adherence to the Association Code of Ethics, regular participation in Association activities, full voting rights in all Association business, eligibility to serve as an Association officer or member of any Association committee, and receipt of all Association publications.

Associate Member:  Qualifications for associate member are BA in, or active participation in a BA degree program in Anthropology. Exceptions to these qualifications shall be considered on a case-by-case basis by the Membership and Ethics committee. Prospective members must provide an application, including submission of vitae and statement of interests in Wyoming Archaeology to the WAPA Vice-President, at which point acceptance by majority vote of the Association Membership and Ethics committee, after review of credentials, may be granted.  Rights and duties of a WAPA associate member include adherence to the Association Code of Ethics, all rights of Voting members except voting on Association business, membership on standing committees, and serving as an Association officer.  Associate members may serve as non-voting members of any ad hoc committees, and receive all Association publications.

Honorary Member:   An honorary, non-voting membership can be awarded to persons who make a significant contribution which furthers the goals of the Association.  Honorary membership requires acceptance by the Membership and Ethics committee, or nomination at a regular meeting, followed by a 60 percent acceptance by the voting membership.  Rights and duties of a WAPA honorary member include all rights of voting members except voting on Association business, membership on committees, and serving as an Association officer. 

Institutional Member:  Institutional membership can be awarded to any organization wishing to house newsletters or any other Association publications in its library. 

Prospective members can be awarded membership through acceptance by the Membership and Ethics committee, or nomination at a regular meeting, followed by a 60 percent acceptance by the voting membership.  Rights and duties of institutional members includes acceptance of the Code of Ethics and receipt of all Association publications. 

Membership inquiries and application materials can be sent electronically to WAPA Vice-President Dale Wedel at: dwedel@state.wy.us,
or via US mail to: WAPA P.O. Box 1910 Laramie, WY 82073. 
Please reserve payment for WAPA membership until notified of membership approval.  Membership is $20.00/year