Catherine S. Fowler facts for kids

Catherine "Kay" S. Fowler is an important anthropologist. An anthropologist is a scientist who studies human societies and cultures. Kay Fowler's work has focused on helping to preserve the cultures of the native people who live in the Great Basin. This is a large, dry region in the western United States.

About Kay Fowler

Kay Fowler earned her highest degree, a PhD, from the University of Pittsburgh. After her studies, she became a teacher. From 1964 to 2007, she taught at the University of Nevada, Reno. Today, she is a Professor Emerita there. This means she is a retired professor who still holds a special title.

Her Important Research Work

Kay Fowler is a research associate at two big museums. She works with the Nevada State Museum and the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. At the Smithsonian, she helped with a group called the Council for the Preservation of Anthropological Records. This group works to save important records about human cultures.

She also served as the president of the Society of Ethnobiology. This society studies how people and their cultures interact with the natural world.

Awards and Recognition

Kay Fowler has received many honors for her work. In 1995, she was named the Outstanding Researcher of the Year at the University of Nevada, Reno. This award recognized her excellent research.

In 2011, she was chosen to be a member of two very important groups:

• The National Academy of Sciences
• The American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Being elected to these academies is a huge honor. It shows that her work is highly respected by other scientists and scholars.

See also

• Don D. Fowler
• Wuzzie George