In memoriam: Kenneth M. Ames, 1945-2019 KENNETH M. AMES, a longtime Portland State University anthropology professor, died April 21 at the age of 73. His book, Peoples of the Northwest Coast, co-authored by HDG Maschner in 1999, “remains a standard reference for Northwest Coast archaeology.” The article also noted that Professor Ames held a particular interest in the evolution of social inequality in human societies, and he explored important questions related to political economy, social evolution, and hunter-gatherer “logistics”—how social groups organize themselves to acquire and distribute resources needed for survival. Professor Ames was president of the Society for American Archaeology from 2005 to 2007 and chair of the Portland State Department of Anthropology from 2002 to 2011. He chaired 24 master’s thesis committees and served on seven Ph.D. committees of students from other universities. Professor Ames is survived by his wife of 38 years, Jane; the couple’s daughter, Joanna; a granddaughter, Carly Jo; her parents, Michele Greco and Mike Banker; and a brother, David Ames. The family is planning to hold a wake this summer. Remembrances may be sent to the Chinook Nation at https://www.chinooknation.org/contribute-paypal.html . —Doug Swanson Professor Ames was born July 5, 1945, in Winnebago, Minnesota. His father was a military chaplain, and the family moved almost annually, requiring Professor Ames to attend 11 schools before he entered college. He earned a bachelor’s degree in anthropology from George Washington University in 1967, a master’s from the University of New Mexico in 1969, and a Ph.D. from Washington State University in 1976. He taught at Moorhead State University and at Boise State University, where he had a joint appointment as a professor and as Idaho state highway archaeologist. He joined Portland State in 1984. According to an article in Screenings, the newsletter of the Oregon Archaeological Society, Professor Ames made many significant contributions to Pacific Northwest archaeology and anthropology over his 50-year career, including dozens of journal articles and books. In memoriam: Laura Conti Digregorio, 1926-2019 LAURA CONTI DIGREGORIO, who served Portland State University as an instructor in foreign languages, died two sons, Richard and Leonard. Ms. Digregorio earned a bachelor of arts degree in French from Portland State in 1971.She was a member of the PSU Alumni Association and had a passion for reading Italian magazines and doing Italian crossword puzzles. She is survived by her sons and a granddaughter, Arianna Digregorio. A funeral mass was held May 25 at St. Clare Catholic Church, Portland. —Doug Swanson May 18. She was 92 years old. Ms. Digregorio was born September 20, 1926, in Rome. Her career included teaching both French and Italian at PSU and Lewis & Clark College. She was married to Irving Digregorio on December 25, 1948. They had 4
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