Ronald L. Holt (born 1949) is a professor of

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who in 1992 was the Democratic candidate for

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. He was awarded a

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for

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in 2004. In 2008 he was the lead

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on an Army ( 101st 4th Brigade)

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in Afghanistan. In 2010–12 he was the Culture and Foreign Language Advisor on the staff of the commanding general at the

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at Fort Benning, GA. In August 2012 he returned to his

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in the Department of

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and Anthropology at

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. Holt wrote a dissertation titled ''Beneath These Red Cliffs: An

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of the Utah Paiutes''. It was subsequently published in 1992.

Career

Holt earned a

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degree in Anthropology and

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from

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during 1974. He earned a

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with honors in Anthropology two years later. He received a

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in Anthropology from the

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during 1987. Holt was an instructor and

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at the University of Utah from 1979–1981. He taught at Southern Utah State College during the 1981-1982

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. He returned to the University of Utah as an Anthropology instructor through 1986. He accepted a position in the Anthropology Department at

during 1986.

References

External links

Ronald L. Holt profile
at the

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