Award recognizes firm’s participation as part of the Dewberry team that provided consulting support to the Federal Emergency Management Agency
Fairfax, VA—July 2, 2014 – R. Christopher Goodwin & Associates, Inc. (RCG&A), a cultural resource management group, was recently recognized by Louisiana Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne and the Louisiana Office of Cultural Development as Archaeologist of the Year at the annual Louisiana Culture Awards.
The award recognizes RCG&A’s efforts to highlight and refine the rich cultural resources of Louisiana, including the firm’s contribution to implementing the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) in the state. RCG&A acted as the archeological and historic preservation contractor for the larger Dewberry team that provided consulting support to FEMA.
RCG&A’s work was part of FEMA’s fulfillment of the Programmatic Agreement between the agency and the State of Louisiana following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and represented one of the largest single-project contributions to Louisiana archeology. The Dewberry team performed archeological surveys of Fontainebleau State Park and New Orleans’ City Park; researched more than 200 parks around New Orleans, conducting archeological investigations at 30 parks; analyzed 11 archeological collections that had not been previously examined or were not analyzed using modern methods; scanned more than 150,000 National Register and Standing Structure documents; and surveyed seven New Orleans National Register Historic Districts.
About R. Christopher Goodwin & Associates, Inc.
RCG&A is a 33-year old cultural resource management company based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The company offers a complete suite of archeological, historical, and architectural history services designed to meet federal, state, and local compliance requirements while facilitating due diligence and project planning on behalf of private and public sector clients. All project management staff met or exceeded the professional qualification standards in their respective fields as established by the Secretary of the Interior (36 CFR 61). To learn more, visit http://www.rcgoodwin.com.
About Dewberry
Dewberry is a leading professional services firm with a proven history of providing architecture, engineering, and management and consulting services to a wide variety of public- and private-sector clients. Recognized for combining unsurpassed commitment to client service with deep subject matter expertise, Dewberry is dedicated to solving clients’ most complex challenges and transforming their communities. Established in 1956, Dewberry is headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, with more than 40 locations and 2,000+ professionals nationwide. To learn more, visit www.dewberry.com.