01 March 2006

Governor appoints Lindsborg woman to Unmarked Burial Sites Preservation Board

To help honor the memory of deceased Kansans, Governor Kathleen Sebelius has appointed Rose M. Wallen to the Unmarked Burial Sites Preservation Board. The board provides for the establishment and maintenance of a registry of unmarked burial sites in the state.

“There are countless unmarked burial sites around our state. Whenever possible, we want to find these sites so they are not lost to history,” said Sebelius.

Wallen, Lindsborg, has been active in the Kansas Anthropological Association since 1992. Currently, she serves as state certification chair and state treasurer of the association. Wallen has also been a volunteer staff member at the Kansas Archaeology Training Program of KAA. She is also vice president of the Birger Sandzen Memorial Foundation Board.

Wallen will fulfill an unexpired three-year term.