Bense, Judith Ann, 1945-

Contributed to

Santa Rosa-Swift Creek in northwestern Florida
essay 1998

Summary: Judith Ann Bense is an American academic, Florida historical archaeologist, and a former president of the University of West Florida. She is also the chairwoman of the Florida Historical Commission at the University of West Florida, she served as a faculty member and department chair in the anthropology program, which she started at the school. In 2008, she started her 7-year term as president of the university. Prior to this, she was the executive director of anthropology and archaeology at UWF. During her career, she was fundamental in drafting the legislation to create the Florida Public Archaeology Network (FPAN). Wikipedia
Gender or Sex: Female [1][2][3]
Country: United States [2]
Occupation: academic [3]; archaeologist [3]; university president [3]
Profession: Archäologin [2]
Employer: University of West Florida [3]
Educated at: Florida State University [3]; Washington State University [3]
Country of Education: United States [3]

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