Excavation Participants and Sponsors
Hisban Participants
1968:
Major Institutional Sponsors:
Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI, Principal Sponsor
Department of Antiquities, Amman, Jordan
American Center for Oriental Research, Amman
Archaeological Research Foundation of New York
Calvin Theological Seminary, Grand Rapids, MI
Middle East Division of Seventh-Day Adventists
Participants:
A
Mohammed Adawi (ACOR)
B
Dewey Beegle (WTS)
Marion Beegle
Geoffrey Belton Paul Belton
Barbara Bergsma
Paul Bergsma
Phyllis Bird
Ghazi Bisheh
Aina E. Boraas
Roger S. Boraas (UC)
Andrew Bowling
James Brashler
Lenore Brashler
Keith Bulthuis
D
Avery Dick
E
Anita Van Elderen
Bastiaan Van Elderen (CalTS)
Vivolyn Van Elderen
Paul Evans
G
Ed Grohman
Lawrence T. Geraty
Sarah Grohman
H
Kathy Hoekstra
Marvin Hoekstra
Siegfried H. Horn (AU)
Elaine Hutt
J
Norman Johnson
L
Chris Leys
Wayne Leys
Robert Little (IU)
M
Mervyn Maxwell
Paul Meier
O
Mohammed Odeh
S
Siegfried Schwantes
Arthur Spenst
Lois Stetler
Richard Stetler
T
Mustafa Tawfiq
Henry Thompson (NYTS)
Hester Thomsen (GNYA)
Peter Thorne
U
George Unger
V
Bert de Vries (CC)
W
Douglas Waterhouse
Z
Fawsi Zayadin
1971:
Major Institutional Sponsors:
Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI, Principal Sponsor
Department of Antiquities, Amman, Jordan
American Community School, Amman, Jordan
Archaeological Research Foundation of New York
Calvin Theological Seminary, Grand Rapids, MI
University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
Participants:
A
Mohammad Adawi (ACOR)
Charles Armistead
George van Arragon
B
Mary Bachmann
Miriam Boraas
Roger S. Boraas (UC)
Reuben G. Bullard (U of Cincinnati)
C
Benjamin C. Chapman
Judy Chapman
Marlyn Chapman
D
Carl H. Dropper
G
Carney E. S. Gavin
Lawrence T. Geraty (HU)
Samir Ghishan
Andy Glasbergen
H
Rahab Hadid
Dorthea Harvey (Urbana College)
Gerhard F. Hasel
Larry Herr
Ralph O. Hjelm
Siegfried H. Horn (AU)
I
Robert Ibach
Taysir Islim
K
G. Arthur Keough
Mohammad Murshed Khadija
Nabil Khairy
L
Oystein LaBianca (LLU)
Robert M. Little (IU)
John Lorntz
M
Julia Meuffer
Bonita Meyer
Marvin Meyer
Joyce Miller
Kathleen Mitchell (AU)
N
Eugenia Nitowski
P
Phillip Post
Q
Nabil Salim Qadi
Hussein Qandil
Lutfi Ostah
R
Ghassan Ahmad el-Ramahi
S
Lina Sa’adi
James A. Sauer (HU)
Adeb Abu Schmais
William H. Shea
Tim Smith
Wayne Stiles
T
Abraham Terian (AU)
Henry O. Thompson (ACOR)
Hester Thomsen (GNYA)
Alvin Trace
U
David Undeland
V
Bert de Vries (CC)
W
Douglas Waterhouse (AU)
1973:
Major Institutional Sponsors:
Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI, Principal Sponsor
Department of Antiquities, Amman, Jordan
American Center for Oriental Research, Amman, Jordan
American Community School, Amman, Jordan
Archaeological Research Foundation of New York
Calvin Theological Seminary, Grand Rapids, MI
University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
Participants:
A
Sami Abadi
Adib Abu Shmais
Mohamad Adawi (ACOR)
B
Emmet A. Barnes
James R. Battenfield
Dewey M. Beegle (WTS)
Marion E. Beegle
Paul J. Bergsma
Michael Blaine
Jack B. Bohannon
Roger S. Boraas (UC)
Elisabeth G. Burr
C
Douglas R. Clark
D
Omar Daoud
Avery V. Dick
F
Lillian A. Foster
G
Lawrence T. Geraty (AU)
Samir Ghishan
H
Susan A. Hamilton
Ibrahim Hajj Hasan
B. Charlene Hogsten
Siegfried H. Horn (AU)
I
Robert D. Ibach
J
Norman Johnson
K
Mohammad Murshed Khadija
Ann O. Koloski
L
Asta Sakala LaBianca
Oystein Sakala LaBianca (BU)
M
Richard C. Mannell
Thomas J. Meyer
Paul E. Moore
Ali Musa
N
Julia Neuffer
Eugenia L. Nitowski
O
Lutfi Ostah
P
Phillip J. Post
Q
Nabil Salim Qadi
R
Ghassan Ahmad el-Ramahi
Gary Roozeboom
S
Elizabeth C. Sanford
James A. Sauer (ACOR)
Catherine Schilperoort
Eric C. Schilperoort
Timothy Smith
Douglas J. Stek
Mary Stek
T
Abraham Terian (AU)
Henry O. Thompson (ACOR)
Hester Thomsen (GNYA)
Leonard P. Tolhurst
U
David Undeland
V
Anita Van Elderen
Bastiaan Van Elderen (Ca1TS)
Vivolyn Van Elderen
Bert d Vries (CC)
W
Douglas Waterhouse (AU)
Donald H. Wimmer
John W. Wood
Udo Worschech
Z
James H. Zachary
1974:
Major Institutional Sponsors:
Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI, Principal Sponsor
Department of Antiquities, Amman, Jordan
American Center for Oriental Research, Amman, Jordan
Calvin Theological Seminary, Grand Rapids, MI
Covenant Theological Seminary, St. Louis, MO
Grace Theological Seminary, Winona Lake, IN
Kyle-Kelso Archaeological Fund, Holland, MI
Loma Linda University School of Graduate Studies, Loma Linda, CA
United Nations Relief and Works Agency, Amman, Jordan
Worthington Foods, Worthington, OH
Major Individual Sponsors:
Mrs. Ruth Kaune Baucom
Eleanor and William Berecz, Jr.
Wilber A. Bishop, Sr.
Dr. and Mrs. Bernard Brandstater
Dr. and Mrs. Bruce Branson
Dr. Harvey A. Elder
Dr. and Mrs. W. H. Lesovsky
Dr. and Mrs. John Wm. Schnepper
Walter E. Sooy
Dr. Lester G. Storz
Participants:
A
Sabri Abbadi
Abdel Samia Abu Dayya
Adib Abu Shmais
Muhammad Adawi (ACOR)
B
Kim Baker
James Battenfield
Michael Blaine
Paul Bonney
Roger S Boraas (UC)
Glenn Bowen
Kerry Brandstater
Suzanne Brandstater
Paul Brohl
C
Theadore Chamberlain
James Cox
D
Mika Damanik
Omar Daud
Trevor Delafield
Paul H. Denton (AU)
Patricia Derbeck
Bert de Vries (CC)
Margaret Dittermore
Richard Dorsett
E
Stephen Emmel
F
Gerald Finneman
Shirley Finneman
Douglas Fuller
G
Lawrence T. Geraty (AU)
Samir Ghishan
Jennifer Groot
H
Rose Habaybeh
Larry G. Herr (HU)
Siegfried H. Horn (AU)
Inge- Lise Howse
Kevin Howse
I
Robert D. Ibach (GTS)
J
Harold James (AU)
K
Zeidan Kafafi
Muhammad Murshed Khadija
L
Oystein Sakala LaBianca (BU)
Henry Lamberton
John Lawlor
Melissa Lloyd
Robert Lloyd
M
Lynn Malvitz
Richard Mannell
Myra Mare
W. Harold Mare (CovTS)
David Merling
Kathleen Mitchell
Mogahed Mohaisin
N
Orlyn Nelson
N
Nola Opperwaal
P
Eunice Post
Q
Nabil Qadi
R
John Reeves
Madmoud Rusan
S
James A. Sauer (ACOR)
Susan Sauer
Oscar Schultz
James H. Stirling (LLU)
Ralph Stirling
T
George Terzibashian
Hester Thomsen
Michael Toplyn
V
Anita Van Elderen
Bastiaan Van Elderen (Ca1TS)
Vivolyn Van Elderen
W
Thomas Walters
Wesley Walters
Kerry Wiessmann
1976:
Major Institutional Sponsors:
Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI, Principal Sponsor
Department of Antiquities, Amman, Jordan
American Center for Oriental Research, Amman, Jordan
Calvin Theological Seminary, Grand Rapids, MI
Covenant Theological Seminary, St. Louis, MO
Earthwatch Center for Field Research, Belmont, MA
Friends of Archaeology Fund, Riverside, CA
Grace Theological Seminary, Winona Lake, IN
Kyle-Kelso Archaeological Fund, Holland, MI
United Nations Relief and Works Agency, Amman, Jordan
Winebrenner Theological Seminary, Findlay, OH
Worthington Foods, Worthington, OH
Major Individual Sponsors:
Dr. and Mrs. Charles L. Anderson
Mrs. Ruth Kaune Baucom
Eleanor and William Berecz, Jr.
Wilber A. Bishop, Sr.
Dr. and Mrs. Bernard Brandstater
Dr. and Mrs. Bruce Branson
Dr. Irwin N. Kuhn
Dr. and Mrs. John Wm. Schnepper
Walter E. Sooy
John H. Weidner
Participants:
A
Arif Abul-Ghannim
Mohammad Adawi (ACOR)
Merling Alomia
B
Kim Baker
Raymond Bankes
Kaye Barton
Esther Benton
B. Michael Blaine
Joachim Boessneck (UMun)
Miriam Boraas
Roger S. Boraas (UC)
Kerry Brandstater
Robin M. Brown
Pamela Butterworth
C
Loren Calvert
Donald Casebolt
Mary Ann Casebolt
Douglas Clark
Vincent Clark
John Coughenour
Robert Coughenour (Western TS)
Robin Cox
Patricia Crawford (BU)
D
John J. Davis
Paul H. Denton
Bert de Vries (CC)
Adelma Downing
E
Anna Eaton
F
Mary Fenske
Remie Fenske
Theresa Fuentes
G
Lawrence T. Geraty (AU)
Ronald Geraty
Sheila Geraty
Samir Ghishan
Jelmer Groenewold
Jennifer Groot
H
P. Edgar Hare (Carnegie Geophysical Inst)
Larry G. Herr (HU)
Siegfried H. Horn (AU)
Elisabeth Horner
I
Robert D. Ibach (GTS)
K
Kenneth Knutsen
Lorrie Knutsen
Andrew Kramer
Henry Kuhlman
L
Asta Sakala LaBianca
Oystein Sakala LaBianca (BU)
Lori LaValley
John Lawlor
Robert M. Little
Scott Longacre
Frank Lounsberry
M
Myra Mare
W. Harold Mare (CovTS)
Sissy May
Julia Middleton
Larry Michael
Larry Mitchel
Carol Moerman
N
Julia Neuffer
P
S. Thomas Parker (UCLA)
Sheri Paauw
Paul Perkins (Digital Equipment)
David Piper
Q
Nabil Qadi
R
Douglas Robertson
Scott Rolston
Mahmoud Rusan
S
Daniel Salzmann
Saleh Sari
James A. Sauer (ACOR)
Patricia Schmidt
Helen Shafer
Oscar Schultz
Timothy Schultz
Peter Soderman
Marilyn Stickle
James H. Stirling (LLU)
Bjornar Storfjell
Margit Suring
Merryanna Swartz
T
Marilyn Tanis
Abraham Terian (AU)
Hester Thomsen (GNYA)
Michael Toplyn
Mitchell Tyner
Patricia Tyner
U
William Urbrock
V
Anita Van Elderen
Bastiaan Van Elderen (Ca1TS)
Paul Vance
Angela von den driesch (UMun)
W
Carl Wheat
Donald H. Wimmer
Mary Witt
Y
Nathaniel Yen
Omar Yunis
1997:
Participants:
C
Lael Caesar
Eric Christopherson
Gary Christopherson
D
Phillip Drey
E
Tisha Entz
F
William Fagal
G
Muriel Geroli
H
Richard Haglund
J
David Jarnes
Kristen Jarnes
K
Kristy Kline
Gabriella Kunze
L
Erik LaBianca
Oystein LaBianca
M
Kristi Messersmith
Yoshiko Miyashita
Scott Morton/Morgan
R
Paul Ray
Jason Randall
Michael Russell
Malcolm Russell
S
Douglas Schnurrenberger
Brynja Snorrason
W
Rachel Whitaker
1998:
Participants:
A
Elzbieta Abramieuk
Ahmed Al Rajoud
Firas Aqil
B
Marcin Jerzy Bando
Mary Banks
Brenda Beck
David Berge
Anna Iwona Billik
Karen Borstad
Mary Boyd
Katherine Boyd
Ken Bramlett
Carole Brown
Emily Rose Buck
George Burnett
C
Lael Caesar
Theodore Carruth
Joan Chase
Beverly Chilson
Heather Chilson
Gary Christopherson
Tamara Christopherson
Beth Christopherson
Ruth Christopherson
Douglas Clark
Bonnie Cutright
D
Mary Decman
Elzbieta Dubis
James Duer
E
Thomas Eby
Jurg Eggler
Livia Eggler
Salome Eggler
Ute Egler
K
Farid El Khoury
E
Tisha Entz
F
David Fisher
Jeremy Foss
Lawrence Francis
Barbara Fuss
G
Larry Geraty
Muriel Geroli
Szczepan Gnat
Lisa Good
Mariusz Gorniak
Marcella Graham
Stephanie Gregorius
Eileen Guenther
H
Andrew Hacko
Joan Hacko
Denise Herr
Garrick Herr
Larry Herr
Marek Hnatyk
Frederick Holcomb
Sally Holcomb
Rachel Holmes
Marcene Hoover
Ariel Hopkins
David Hopkins
Danielle Huffaker
Erich Huffaker
Steven Huffaker
Suha Nashed Huffaker
J
Dorota Janowska
Terrance Janzen
Chang-ho Ji
Warren Johns
Julio Juarez
K
Mark Kehrberg-Ostrasz
Lynn Kepner
Hyung Soo Kim
Leyla Kirkpatrick
Martin Klingbeil
Travis Knoll
Sarah Knoll
Ewa Kolodziej
Julie Kuhen
L
Erik LaBianca
Oystein LaBianca
Dana Joyce Langlois
John Lawlor
Katarzyna Ewa Lipinska
Gloria London
Palma London
M
Bradley Matson
Robert McBain
Robert McDaniel
Donald Mook
N
Najeeb Nahkle
Khaled Nashef
Shirley Nestler
Charity (Pitton) Netteburg
O
Joel Ogot
Eric Oleson
Lisa Ann Orpana
Terje Ostigard
P
James Parker
Alexandro Perdomo
Joris Peters
Agnieszka Pienkowska
Sharon Prest
R
Paul Ray
Ferdinand Regalado
Christian Andrew Reinhold
Gottard Gunther Reinhold
Beth Ripley
Eric Ritterskamp
Carolyn Draper Rivers
Joseph Rivers III
Mindy Rodenberg
Rhonda Root
Christian Rosenberg
Malcolm Russel
Michael Russel
S
Ghattas Sayej
Adam Saltzman
Gerald Sandness
Michael Lee Schadler
Kristin Schilke
Jan Sigvartsen
Frank Spangler
Michele Spangler
Duncan Stewart
Tiernan Sykes
T
Warren Trenchard
James Michael Tucker
W
Lars Wahlin
Justin Walsh
Bethany Walker
Richard Watson
Sarah Wheeler
Jessica Williams
Edith Willis
Lloyd Willis
Gtowa Wojciech
Z
Tony Frank Zappia
2001:
Participants:
B
Ellen Banks
Gayle Booth
Theodore Burgh
C
Lael Caesar
Lynda Carroll
David Chaudoir
D
Bert DeVries
Jaqueline Duguid
Jessica Duncan
E
Christopher Elder
G
Christine Gillan
Leroy Gillan
H
Larry Herr
Heather Horbacher
I
Dorothy Irving
J
Terry Jones
L
Aren LaBianca
Oystein LaBianca
M
William Majors
Brian Manley
Keith Mattingly
Margarita Mattingly
Zack Morton
Jennifer Murray
Sarah Murtha
N
Craig Nabors
O
John O’Brien
Susan O’Brien
P
Meredith Petty
Michelle Proctor
R
Nathan Reeder
Elena Ronza
S
Melissa Sahlin
Courtney Self
Jeanne Shaffer
Jason Shilling
Justin Strange
April Summitt
T
Josiah Taylor
Jocelyne Tranquilla
W
Bethany Walker
Z
Joshua Zars
2007:
Participants:
A
Anas
Sabah Abu Hudeib
Angelo Achuil
Aimee Allen
Carolynda Applebury
B
Amanda Bartels
Zachary Blevins
Elizabeth Brown
B
Jennifer Castillo
April Chernoby
Judith Crabb
Milton Crabb
Kelsey Curnutt
D
Benjamin Dolinka
G
Kimberly Gardner
Andrew Gerard
H
Emily Hickerson
Patrick Horn
J
Emily Jacoby
K
Ji Sun Kim
Josef Kissinger
Adam Kotanko
L
Aren LaBianca
Asta LaBianca
Ivan LaBianca
Oystein LaBianca
Felicia Ledesma
Chloe Lewis
Ehren Lichtenwalter
M
Brian Manley
N
Erik Nelson
Aliraba Nsereko
O
Elizabeth Osinga
R
Lisa Riggs
Darrell Rohl
Elena Ronza
Ariel Ross
David Roukema
S
Kathleen Schwarz
Jason Shilling
Ecstacy Smith
Joshua Smith
T
Kevin Tolai
V
April Vanantwerp
W
Bethany Walker
Bryan Welch