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Mission Statement The University of Kentucky‘s Program for Archaeological Research (PAR) was established in 1978 within the Department of Anthropology to provide research services for public and private agencies and organizations across the Commonwealth of Kentucky and surrounding states, and through these projects to offer both undergraduate and graduate students in Anthropology an opportunity for practical training in the field of public archaeology. Brief History of the Program for Archaeological ResearchThe unit was established as the Cultural Resources Assessment Program in 1978 under the leadership of Dr. Michael Collins, a faculty member in the Anthropology Department. The Program was initially housed in a university-owned building on Old Vine Street, and was administered through the office of the Dean of Graduate Studies. Dr. Collins served as Principal Investigator and Faculty Advisor, and Boyce Driskell handled the day-to-day operations as unit administrator. In 1979, Barbara Gortman joined the Program as secretary, and in 1980 Ed Winkle was hired as the unit's business manager. After Driskell‘s departure in 1980, Nancy O‘Malley took over the duties of unit administrator for the next four years. Dr. Collins left the university in 1981, and faculty member Dr. Tom Dillehay, who was already involved with the Program‘s research projects, became the unit‘s Principal Investigator and Faculty Advisor. In 1982, the name of the unit was officially changed to the Program for Cultural Resource Assessment (PCRA). In 1984, the position of Director was established and Dr. Richard Jefferies was hired to lead the unit. Nancy O‘Malley continued with the organization as staff archaeologist. In 1986, the university sold the Vine Street property and the unit was moved to a new university-owned facility located on Upper Street, known as the American Building. Historical archaeologists Kim and Steve McBride joined the Program in 1987 in the midst of the move. In 1990, Dr. Jefferies left the unit for a full-time faculty appointment in the Department of Anthropology, and Dr. John Scarry was hired as the new Director of the PCRA. In 1991, the unit came under administrative oversight of the Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies. With Dr. Scarry‘s departure in 1993, Kim McBride and Nancy O‘Malley shared the administrative responsibilities of the unit under the supervisor of Dr. Dillehay and Dr. Jefferies. In 1993, the unit was also transferred from the oversight of the Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies to the Department of Anthropology and the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. In 1995, the organization again had to relocate due to the university‘s decision to demolish the American Building to make way for a new multilevel parking structure. Thus, the Program moved to its current location, a former tobacco warehouse on Export Street that is leased by the university. In 1997, the department created a Special Title Series faculty position for the Director of the Program, and Dr. Donald W. Linebaugh was hired to fill this position. As an Associate Professor in the department, he had research and teaching obligations as well as the administrative responsibility for the unit. In 1998, the name of the organization was formally changed to the Program for Archaeological Research (PAR). In 2004, Dr. Linebaugh left the university and Patrick D. Trader was appointed Acting Director.
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