Background
Simms, Steven Rodney was born on December 12, 1951 in Tujunga, California, United States. Son of Rodney Melvin and Isabel Marie (Eastlack) Simms.
Simms, Steven Rodney was born on December 12, 1951 in Tujunga, California, United States. Son of Rodney Melvin and Isabel Marie (Eastlack) Simms.
Bachelor, U. Utah, 1973; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Utah, 1984; Master of Arts, U. Nevada, 1976; postgraduate, U. Pittsburgh, 1978.
Associate instructor, U. Utah, Salt Lake City, 1981-1984; assistant professor, director archaeological technician program, Weber State College, Ogden, Utah., 1985-1987; assistant professor, Utah State University, Logan, 1988-1990; associate professor, Utah State University, Logan, since 1991; director anthropology program, Utah State University, Logan, since 1995. Director archaeological field schools Weber State College, Utah State University, 1985-1992;co-investigator Petra (Jordan) Ethnoarchaeol. Project, 1986-1990.
Member Antiquities Task Force, Salt Lake City, 1992, Utah governments Advisory Committee on Native American Burials, Salt Lake City, 1990-1991, Utah governments Committee onHistoric Preservation, Salt Lake City, 1984-1985. Member Utah Professional Archaeol. Council (president 1992-1994, vice president 1989-1991), Society for American Archaeology, Utah Statewide Archaeol.
Society (Archaeology Preservation award 1988, Landscape Preservation award Cache Valley History Society 1994), Sigma Xi.
Married Marina Lorraine Hall, December 6, 1989.