Dr. Carstens Appointed to
Board of KHC
Dr. Ken Carstens, professor of anthropology and archaeology with Murray State University's Department of Geosciences in the College of Science, Engineering and Technology, was appointed as a member of the Kentucky Heritage Council Board of Directors by Governor Ernie Fletcher. The appointment is for a four year term.
The KHC, established during the 1960s as an outgrowth of environmental and historical preservation movements, is responsible for the distribution of federal funds in support of historic preservation projects, historic and archaeological research projects that meet research needs
identified by the
KHC board, architectural surveys and assessments, and the implementation
of Section 106 and 110 laws associated with the National Historic Preservation
Act of 1966. The State Historic preservation Officer (SHPO) and a staff
of historians and archaeologists run the KHC in Frankfort. The SHPO is
appointed by the governor of Kentucky and works directly with the National
Advisory Council in Washington, D.C. that is appointed by the President
of the United States. Kentucky's SHPO is David L. Morgan.
The KHC Council consists of 16 members appointed by the Governor who have
demonstrated an interest in the preservation and protection of Kentucky's
unique historic and prehistoric resources. The Council reviews and recommends
funding for federally-funded (NPS) grant applications, offers citizen
input into programs and policy issues and serves as a resource for the
agency for preservation projects throughout the state. Carstens stated
should you or your community need information about historic preservation
or research needs they should contact him directly at Murray State University
(270-809-6755), or a staff member of the Kentucky Heritage Council in
Frankfort, 502-564-6661.
Carstens has been in higher education for 30 years, including 28 years
at Murray State University. He teaches courses in frontier archaeology,
world geography and cultural resource management (contract archaeology).
He has written and edited numerous books and research articles and conducts
historical and archaeological research about George Rogers Clark's Fort
Jefferson. He is the past-president of the Jackson Purchase Historical
Society and is serving a 3 year term as Secretary of the Kentucky Academy
of Sciences.
