Anderson University Professor Named To Prestigious Explorers Club
Jul 25, 2018 02:16PM ● By Kathleen Maris
Anderson University is celebrating the achievement of a professor of art history and archeology recently accepted into the world’s most celebrated and prestigious organization devoted to exploration and scientific inquiry.
Dr. Candace Weddle Livingston is now a Fellow in The Explorers Club, an organization founded in 1904 “to unite explorers in the bonds of good fellowship and to promote the work of exploration by every means in its power.”
“This is the culmination of a dream I’ve had since I was a kid and saw ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ in the movie theater,” Livingston said. “I never thought it would be possible in reality. But here I am.”
Livingston was accepted into the organization based on her academic credentials, professional reputation, and extensive accomplishment in the field of archaeology. Her interests, research, and scholarship includes a focus on Etruscan, Roman, and early Christian art and history. Her research and speaking engagements have taken her to 39 countries on four continents – and she’s visited six of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
“If there is an opportunity to travel, learn new things, and experience the world and its cultures – whether that means a bluegrass festival in my home state or a trip abroad – I am on board,” Livingston said.
Livingston organized Anderson University’s participation in a joint archaeological project with Baylor University – known as the San Giuliano Archeological Research Project – where students can attend a summer field school in Italy to gain hands-on training in archaeological methods while excavating 6th century BC Etruscan tombs and a medieval fortress. She hopes her Fellowship in The Explorers Club will open up opportunities to raise money to support these efforts.
Dr. Candace Weddle Livingston is now a Fellow in The Explorers Club, an organization founded in 1904 “to unite explorers in the bonds of good fellowship and to promote the work of exploration by every means in its power.”
“This is the culmination of a dream I’ve had since I was a kid and saw ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ in the movie theater,” Livingston said. “I never thought it would be possible in reality. But here I am.”
Livingston was accepted into the organization based on her academic credentials, professional reputation, and extensive accomplishment in the field of archaeology. Her interests, research, and scholarship includes a focus on Etruscan, Roman, and early Christian art and history. Her research and speaking engagements have taken her to 39 countries on four continents – and she’s visited six of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
“If there is an opportunity to travel, learn new things, and experience the world and its cultures – whether that means a bluegrass festival in my home state or a trip abroad – I am on board,” Livingston said.
Livingston organized Anderson University’s participation in a joint archaeological project with Baylor University – known as the San Giuliano Archeological Research Project – where students can attend a summer field school in Italy to gain hands-on training in archaeological methods while excavating 6th century BC Etruscan tombs and a medieval fortress. She hopes her Fellowship in The Explorers Club will open up opportunities to raise money to support these efforts.