During his second semester at the University of Kansas in spring 1971, the senior author took World Prehistory, his first archaeology course, from Pat O’Brien, then Visiting Assistant Professor. Now just retired, he remembers how open and willing she was to chat with a freshman consumed with an interest in archaeology. Similarly, Pat influenced countless others, many who developed successful careers in anthropology. Over the years, the long-ago undergraduate and his co-author, who succeeded Pat at Kansas State University (K-State), treasured innumerable interactions with Pat, who always had interesting stories and infectious enthusiasm. Patricia J. O’Brien, K-State professor of archaeology from 1967 to 1998, died March 24, 2019, a week shy of her eighty-fourth birthday. She passed away in her Manhattan home, the historic Lydia-Jean Apartments, which she restored in her retirement. Educator, mentor, colleague, and friend, she possessed a unique character that endeared her to all. Her devotion to the Plains Anthropological Society in particular earned her its Distinguished Service Award in 2009, the first female to achieve it solo (PAS 2010). In addition to regular participation in the Plains Conference and frequent publication in Plains Anthropologist, she was editor from 1989 to 1992. From that experience, she advocated for increasing professionalization of the journal through compensation of its assistant editor. Her contributions to teaching and research were recognized in 1991 by K-State with a Distinguished Graduate Faculty Award, while the K-State Chapter of Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Honor Society, honored her as a Distinguished Research Lecturer. A native of north-side Chicago (but a White Sox fan), Pat worked for Illinois Bell Telephone as Plant Engineering Clerk between 1953 and 1960 while completing an Associate degree in art at Wright Junior College. According to her brother, at Illinois Bell “[S]he discovered that she was at least as competent as her male counterparts doing the same drafting work, [a] revelation that inspired her to extend her interest in the world around her.” plains anthropologist, Vol. 64 No. 252, 2019, 311–315

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纪念帕特里夏·J·奥布莱恩

1971 年春天，在堪萨斯大学的第二个学期，资深作者从当时的客座助理教授 Pat O'Brien 那里学习了世界史前史，这是他的第一门考古学课程。现在刚刚退休，他记得她是多么开放和愿意与一个对考古学感兴趣的新生聊天。同样，帕特影响了无数其他人，其中许多人在人类学领域取得了成功。多年来，这位很久以前的本科生及其合著者在堪萨斯州立大学 (K-State) 接替了帕特，珍惜与帕特的无数互动，帕特总是有有趣的故事和富有感染力的热情。帕特里夏·J·奥布莱恩 (Patricia J. O'Brien) 于 1967 年至 1998 年担任 K-State 考古学教授，于 2019 年 3 月 24 日去世，距她八十四岁生日还有一周。她在她曼哈顿的家——历史悠久的 Lydia-Jean 公寓去世了，她在退休时恢复了这一点。教育家、导师、同事和朋友，她拥有独特的性格，让所有人都喜欢她。她对平原人类学协会的奉献尤其让她在 2009 年获得了杰出服务奖，这是第一位单独获得该奖项的女性（PAS 2010）。除了定期参加平原会议和经常在平原人类学家杂志上发表文章外，她还在 1989 年至 1992 年担任编辑。从那次经历中，她主张通过对助理编辑的补偿来提高期刊的专业化程度。她在教学和研究方面的贡献于 1991 年被 K-State 授予杰出研究生教师奖，而科学研究荣誉协会 Sigma Xi 的 K-State 分会授予她杰出研究讲师的称号。帕特是芝加哥北部的本地人（但白袜队的球迷），他在 1953 年至 1960 年间在伊利诺伊州贝尔电话公司担任工厂工程文员，同时在赖特初级学院完成了艺术副学士学位。据她的兄弟说，在伊利诺伊州贝尔，“[S] 他发现她至少与从事相同起草工作的男性同行一样称职，[这一] 启示激发了她对周围世界的兴趣。” 平原人类学家，卷。64 No. 252, 2019, 311–315 [a] 启发她扩大对周围世界的兴趣的启示。” 平原人类学家，卷。64 No. 252, 2019, 311–315 [a] 启发她扩大对周围世界的兴趣的启示。” 平原人类学家，卷。64 No. 252, 2019, 311–315