Robert Roy Janes

Background

Janes, Robert Roy was born on April 23, 1948 in Rochester, Minnesota, United States.

Education

Student, Lawrence University, 1966-1968; Bachelor in Anthropology cum laude, Lawrence University, 1970; student, University of the American mathematical society, Mexico City, 1968; student, University California, Berkeley, 1968-1969; Doctor of Philosophy in Archaeology, U. Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 1976.

Career

Postdoctoral fellow, Arctic Institute North America, U. Calgary, 1981-1982; Adjunct Professor archaeology, U. Calgary, since 1990; founding director, Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, 1976-1986; project director Dealy Island Archaeol. and Conservation Project, Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, 1977-1982; founding executive director, Science Institute of Northwest Territories science advisor, Government of Northwest Territories, Yellowknife, 1986-1989; executive director, president, Chief Executive Officer, Glenbow Museum Art Gallery Library. and Archives, Calgary, since 1989. Adjunct Professor archaeology U. Calgary, since 1990.

Achievements

• Robert Roy Janes has been listed as a noteworthy Museum executive, archaeologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member First Nations/CMA Task Force on Museum and First Peoples, 1989-1992;board directors Yoho Burgess Shale Foundation. Member of national advisory board Center for Cultural Management, U. Waterloo. Fellow Arctic Institute North America (board directors 1983-1990, vice Chairman of the Board 1985-1989,honorary research associate 1983-1984, chairman priorities and planning committee 1983-1984, Executive Committee 1984-1986, associate editor Arctic journal since 1987), American Anthropological Association (foreign fellow).

Member Society for American Archaeology, Canada Archaeol. Association (Vice-President 1980-1982, president 1984-1986, co-chairman federal heritage policy committee 1986-1988), Current Anthropology (associate), Canada Museum Association (honorary lifemem., cert accreditation 1982, Outstanding award in Museum Management, Outstanding Achievement award for publication 1996), International Council Museum, Can.Art Museum Dirs. Organisation (member-at-large board directors), Museum West (board directors), Canada Museum Association (board directors), Alta.Mus.

Association (moderator seminars 1990, Merit award 1992, Merit award for Museums and the Paradox of Change 1996), Ranchmens Club, Calgary Philharmonic Society, Sigma Xi.

Connections

M. Priscilla Bickel; children: Erica Helen, Peter Bickel.

child:

Peter Bickel Janes

child:

Erica Helen Janes