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Dr. '''Judith Ann Bense''' is the executive director of the [[University of West Florida]]'s [[UWF Division of Anthropology and Archaeology|Division of Anthropology and Archaeology]], chair of the [[UWF Department of Anthropology|Department of Anthropology]], and founder of the [[Florida Public Archaeology Network]]. She has led the archaeological excavations of the [[Hawkshaw]] area and the [[Luna shipwrecks]] off [[Emanuel Point]], among others.
She is the sister of State Representative and former Florida House Speaker [[Allan Bense]].
On [[June 11]], [[2008]], following the announced departure of [[John Cavanaugh]], she was recommended by a UWF search committee to serve as the university's interim president.