- Andrew Martindale, University of British Columbia
- Bryn Letham, Coast Mountain College
- Trevor Orchard, University of Toronto Mississauga
- Terence Clark, University of Saskatchewan
- Katherine Patton, University of Toronto
During a career in archaeology spanning more than four decades, Professor Gary Coupland had a profound influence on the understanding of Northwest Coast archaeology, on the practice of household archaeology, and on countless students and colleagues. Over the course of his field career Gary worked at a number of very prominent sites in various regions of coastal British Columbia. With his PhD supervisor and collaborator, RG Matson, Gary quite literally wrote the book on Northwest Coast archaeology. In addition, his decades-long interest in household archaeology led to international influence in that area of research. Several years after his retirement from the University of Toronto, this session brings together some of Gary’s colleagues and past students to reflect on his influence on their own research and academic histories, or to just share a good yarn about the Dude.