Background
Lovis, William Anthony was born on April 27, 1948 in New York City. Son of William Anthony and Katherine Antoinette (Miaoulis) Lovis.
Lovis, William Anthony was born on April 27, 1948 in New York City. Son of William Anthony and Katherine Antoinette (Miaoulis) Lovis.
Bachelor of Science, New York University, 1969. Master of Arts, Michigan State University, 1972. Doctor of Philosophy, Michigan State University, 1973.
Assistant professor, curator, Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1973-1979; associate professor, curator, Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1979-1986; professor anthropology, curator, Michigan State University, East Lansing, since 1986; assistant chair anthropology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1992-1995. Consultant Michigan bureau of History, National Park Service, United States Forest Service, national Resource Conservation Svc., Michigan Department Attorney General, Snell Environmental, Inc., Commonwealth Associations, Inc., Mich Department State Police, Caro.
Member Michigan History Preservation Review Board, Lansing, 1979-1985, president 1984-1985. Fellow American Anthropol. Association, Conference on Michigan Archaeology (board directors 1974-1976, 87-90, 94—, secretary-treasurer 1976-1980, president 1980-1987, burial policy committee since 1988).
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Society Professional Archaeologists (chairman member committee 1983-1985, assistant secretary-treasurer 1983-1985, secretary-treasurer 1985-1987, chairman nomination committee 1984, member nomination committee 1989), Society for American Archaeology (state representative committee on public archaeology 1979-1981, member government affairs committee 1988, chair government affairs committee 1989-1992, government affairs coordinator 1991-1992, task force on repatriation since 1989, chair, since 1995, assistant editor American Antiquity 1983-1990), Michigan Archaeol. Society (trustee 1985-1988, 88-91), Champlain Society, Society History Archeaology.
Married Elizabeth Ann Bogdan, December 23, 1977. Children: William Anthony, Rachel Elizabeth.