ASAO ANNUAL DISTINGUISHED LECTURE HISTORY
2024 - Katerina Teaiwa (Virtual Meeting)
2023 - Vilsoni Hereniko (Kona, HI)
2022 - Lamont Lindstrom (Portland, OR)
2021 - Martin Maden, Marina Alofagia McCartney, and Ikaika Ramones (Virtual Meeting)
2020 - Kathy Kawelu and colleagues (Hilo, HI)
2019 - Ngahuia Te Awekotuku (Auckland, Aotearoa/New Zealand)
2018 - Lynnell L. Thomas (New Orleans, LA)
2017 - Malama Meleisea and Penelope Schoeffel (Lihue, HI): published in Oceania 87(3):337-343.
2016 - Jonathan Friedman (San Diego, CA): published in Oceania 86(3):344-356
2015 - Holly Barker (Santa Fe, NM): published in Oceania 85(3):376-398
2014 – Ty P Kāwika Tengan (Kona, HI): published in Oceania 84(3):315-330
2013 – Marshall Sahlins (San Antonio, TX): published in Oceania 83(3):281-294
2012 – Polly Wiessner (Portland, OR): published in Oceania 83(3):265-280
2011 – Jon Osorio (Honolulu, HI): published in Oceania 81(3):297-301
2010 – Adrienne Kaeppler (Alexandria, VA): published in Oceania 80(3):263-271
2009 – James Clifford (Santa Cruz, CA): published in Oceania 79(3):238-249
2008 – Margaret Jolly (Canberra)
2007 – Bradd Shore (Charlottesville, VA)
2006 – Gil Herdt (San Diego, CA)
2005 – Albert Wendt (Kauai, HI)
2004 – Shirley Lindenbaum (Salem, MA)
2003 – Ward Goodenough (Vancouver, BC)
2002 – Robert Tonkinson (Auckland)
2001 – Mary C. Bateson (Miccosukee, FL)
2000 – Pat Kirch (Vancouver, BC)
1999 – Anne Salmond (Hilo, HI)
1998 – Maurice Godelier (Pensacola, FL)
1997 – Don Tuzin (San Diego, CA)
1996 – Hugh Kawharu (Kailua Kona, HI)
1995 – Robert Underwood (Clearwater, FL)
1994 – Jane Goodale (San Diego, CA)
1993 – Epeli Hau'ofa (Kailua Kona, HI)
1992 – none (New Orleans, LA)
1991 – Meg Taylor (Victoria, BC)
1990 – Ben Finney (slide talk, rather than dist. lecture) (Kauai, HI)
1989 – none (San Antonio, TX)
1988 – Marilyn Strathern (Savannah, GA)
1987 – Fred and Barbara Roll (a reflective talk, rather than dist. lect) (Monterey, CA)
1986 – none (New Harmony, IN)
1985 – Renagi Lohia (Salem, MA)
1984 – Emmett Aluli, Kaho'olawe activist (Moloka'i, HI)
Deborah Gewertz on Salvinia (waterlily) in the Sepik River
1983 – Greg Dening (New Harmony, IN)
1982 – Mike Lieber (a talk by the ASAO chair rather than Dist Lect) (Hilton Head, SC)
1981 – Kenelm Burridge (San Diego, CA)
1980 – Leopold Pospisil (Galveston, TX)
1979 – Marshall Sahlins (Clearwater, FL)
1978 – none (Asilomar, CA)
1977 – Ben Finney ("First ASAO Special Lecture") (Monterey, CA)
Mac Marshall (report on Typhoon Pamela on Chuuk)
Raymond Firth and Len Mason made honorary fellows; Firth spoke briefly
1976 – none (Charleston, SC)
1975 – none (Stuart, FL)
1974 – Gregory Bateson (Asilomar, CA) (ASAO's "First Plenary Address")