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| See some fun route photos from the 2008 ride. |
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| John Hall, Chair and rider |
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Why is he hiding in a cave? |
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John Hall lives in Iowa City and works as a GIS Technician in the Geographic Information Systems Program at the Office of the State Archaeologist; however, occasionally he is able to escape from the office to do some fieldwork too. John is chair of the 2009 "Team Archaeology" RAGBRAI committee and is one of the riders for the event. When not at work, John spends as much time as he can with his two sons, Sully (pictured with dad) and Finn; and if time permits, enjoys running and cycling in various races throughout the Midwest. |
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| John Hedden, Rider |
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Isn't this where we started?
We're going in circles! |
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John Hedden is a Project Archaeologist with the Highway Archaeology Program at the Office of the State Archaeologist. Originally from Kansas City, John moved to Iowa in 1992. John is an avid cyclist and regularly rides the bike trail system in Iowa City/Coralville on his two-wheeled commute to work. His hobbies include fishing, water sports, coaching and attending his five children's various activities. His son Tanner will also be riding in RAGBRAI this year. |
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| Dan Higginbottom, Rider |
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That water's going to look mighty nice come July |
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My name is Dan Higginbottom and for the past 9 years I have been a staff Archaeologist at the Iowa State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) at the State Historical Society in Des Moines. Special areas of interest include historical archaeology, the European Iron Age, industrial archaeology, cemetery studies, urban development, preservation law, and lithic technologies. Other hobbies include Taikwando (recently advanced to 2nd degree black belt), genealogy, book collecting, coaching little league baseball, building model airplanes out of balsa wood and tissue paper, and doing just about anything with my wife and son. 2009 marks my 11th year of serious cycling and my 2nd RAGBRAI tour. I look forward to doing two of the things that I love best, cycling with friends and promoting Iowa Archaeology.
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| Kevin Verhulst, Rider and knapper |
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Look out! These are his tail lights |
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My name is Kevin. I am from Ottumwa, Iowa. I have worked for the OSA for the last 3 years. I have ridden RAGBRAI three times now, in 2000, 2001 and 2008. My favorite hobbies are camping, hunting, fishing, and flintknapping. |
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| Daniel Horgen, Outreach and support vehicle driver |
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Only supports us along rivers and creeks |
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Daniel Horgen, a Marshalltown native and West Branch resident, has spent more than seven years with the University of Iowa's Office of the State Archaeologist. His current position is crew chief for the Highway Archaeology Program. He has conducted and assisted in numerous archaeological surveys and excavation projects across the state. He has authored and coauthored several technical reports for both the Highway Archaeology Program and the General Contracts Program at the OSA, and has coauthored and presented multiple conference papers on a variety of topics. He currently helps manage the Office of the State Archaeologist's in-house lithic raw material assemblage, which is the primary resource for lithic identification and analysis at the OSA, and coauthored the Lithic Raw Material Assemblage web page. His research interests include: lithic analysis with emphasis on chert identification and sourcing; Woodland period subsistence practices, trading, and ceremonial activities; early prehistoric settlement patterns; geoarchaeology; education outreach programming; and the research of archaeological potential for 19th and 20th century farmstead sites in Iowa. |
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| Sarah Horgen, Outreach and support vehicle driver |
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Poised and ready |
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Sarah Horgen is the Education and Outreach Coordinator for the University of Iowa Museum of Natural History (MNH). Her primary duties are managing and conducting museum programming and special events for children through adults, coordinating guided tours of over 10,000 visitors per year (around 1/3 of yearly museum attendance), and supervising student staff and volunteers. She is currently involved in the excavation and analysis of a giant sloth family in southwest Iowa, as well as research utilizing archaeological stone tool collections at MNH. Prior to joining the staff at MNH, she spent 5 years with the Office of the State Archaeologist, working in the repository and conducting fieldwork and educational outreach across Iowa. She serves as Co-chair of the Anthropology section of the Iowa Academy of Science, and as Secretary and Board Member for the Eastern Iowa Paleontology Project. In her spare time, she enjoys all things related to being outdoors, including hiking, camping, and fishing. Sarah lives in West Branch with her husband Daniel, Ella the dog, and Lucky the cat. |
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| Alan Hawkins, Rider |
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Our jolly archaeological giant |
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Alan Hawkins is a Project Archaeologist with the University of Iowa Office of the State Archaeologist, Highway Archaeology Program. He has been active in Midwest and Plains archaeology and cultural resource management since 1989. This experience has taken him throughout Arkansas, Illinois, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin. His research interests include historic ceramics and glassware, and settlement pattern analysis. He has also served as the Iowa Archeological Society Membership Secretary since 2005 and Treasurer since 2007. He also enjoys outdoor activities such as camping and fishing with his son and a daughter. |
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| Kourtney Donohue, Rider |
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Our newbie |
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I'm Kourtney Donohue, originally from Long Island, New York. I moved to Iowa in May 2008 to work in the OSA's Burials Program for a 'few months' and I'm very happily, still here. |
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| Matt Cretzmeyer, Rider |
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 Our campsite polka master |
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My name is Matt Cretzmeyer, and I am a field technician at the Office of the State Archaeologist. I am a native of Iowa City, and a graduate of the University of Iowa, and I am now in my second year working for the OSA. This will be my first time participating in RAGBRAI. I enjoy spending time outdoors camping and exploring, listening to and creating music, and playing looky-looky chair-chair with my two cats, Mouse and Houdini. |
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| Lynn M. Alex, Education and Outreach Program Director |
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Biking is a way of life |
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Lynn M. Alex is Director of Education and Outreach at the University of Iowa-Office of the State Archaeologist where she has also been a research archaeologist and adjunct instructor. She has conducted archaeology in the Orkney and Shetland Islands of Scotland; northern Norway; and at many sites on the North American Great Plains and prairies. She has authored, coauthored and edited numerous articles and published two books, Exploring Iowa's Past (1980) and Iowa's Archaeological Past (2000). She currently co-edits the Newsletter of the Iowa Archeological Society and is on the Editorial Board for the Society's Journal. She serves on Iowa's statewide Iowa Studies Committee, the Iowa Archeological Society Board of Directors, the Mississippi Valley Archaeology Center Board of Directors, national Project Archaeology, and the Public Education Committee for the Society of American Archaeology. |
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| John Doershuk, State Archaeologist |
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Get on that bike and make me proud! |
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John Doershuk is the State Archaeologist of Iowa.
Click here to read more about him. | |
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| Mary De La Garza, Systems Administrator |
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 Our master of photography
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Mary De La Garza is the Systems Administrator and web master at the Office of the State Archaeologist. She has revolutionized the technical side of the OSA, masterminding the transition to a new server and maintaining the current network. Mary is the team scout and takes her camera as she rides this year's bike route... in her car. In her spare time, she plays fetch with her dogs and frolics with her cat. She also makes as much time as possible to pester her Systems Administration minion. |
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| Tricia Bender, Team web master |
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Washing things is just one of her many skills
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Tricia Bender is the resident web designer at the Office of the State Archaeologist and team web master. She has worked at the OSA since 2001 and has completely redesigned its website. While in pursuit of her degree, she also worked with John Cordell, the Curation Manager, for a semester in collections management. Tricia graduated from The University of Iowa in 2007 with a B.A. in Anthropology and a Museum Certificate. Prior to her time at The U, she earned a B.A. in English and another in Communications from Goshen College in Goshen, Indiana. When not chained to her desk, she likes to cross-stitch and quilt, but biking has taken a backseat to planning for a new addition to her family. She lives in Coralville with her husband, Ben and a-little-less-naughty kitty (but dim), Cornish Scrumpy. |
Updated by Tricia R. Bender, Web Designer
Mary De La Garza, Web Master
July 2009
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