Recent Memberships

American Association of Museums, Mountain Plains Museums Association, American Association for State and Local History, Texas Association of Museums, Co-founder and Past Chair, Southwestern Federation of Archaeological Societies as well as Registered Professional Archaeologist

Awards and Recognition

Eagle Scout, Explorer Silver Award, Organizer's Award, Boy Scouts of America

Beta Beta Beta Honorary Biological Society

Archaeologist of the Year, Archaeological Society of New Mexico and Eastern New Mexico University

Outstanding Professional Award and President's Award, Texas Association of Museums

National Medal of Honor, Daughters of the American Revolution

Marquis Who's Who in America

Citation for Service to the Community, State of Texas House of Representatives

Hospitality Award, City of Waco, TX

Community Builder Award, Masonic Grand Lodge of Texas

Distinguished Former Odessan, Heritage Foundation of Odessa, TX

Governor Bill Daniel Statesmanship Award, State Bar of Texas

"The Calvin B. Smith Award", to the most deserving sponsor at the Heart of Texas Regional History Fair

Recognition of 40 Years of Service to Museums by the CAF Airpower Museum

Inducted into the Baylor University Hall of Fame as a recipient of the W.R. White Meritorious Service Award

Paul Harris Fellow, Rotary Club, Hobbs, NM

Presentations, Projects, Publications, Participation, Service

Hundreds of public and professional programs; numerous professional consultations including the Museum Assessment Program for the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Accreditation Committee and Chair of COMPT for the American Association of Museums; over four dozen publications; taught over 150 classes resulting in 150 graduates; produced over a dozen exhibitions; served on many boards and currently in the planning stages for two major international exhibitions

Calvin teaching New Mexico History at New Mexico Junior College where he also taught Stewardship Archaeology and 15 different museology courses while serving as a professor and chairman of the Department of Museum Studies at Baylor University. He is currently teaching, Introduction to Archaeology, Cultures of the Southwest and summer field schools at Trinidad State