Ms. Moore was a UOG alumna earning her bachelor of arts in anthropology in 1979 and a master of arts in behavioral sciences in 1984. The title of her 1983 master’s thesis is “Measuring change in Marianas pottery: The sequence of pottery production at Tarague, Guam.” She was named a Distinguished Alumna in 2013.

She and her colleagues at Micronesian Archaeological Research Services (MARS) conducted approximately 150 excavations in Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands of Saipan, Tinian, and Rota. She also worked on the island of Yap.

Ms. Moore's specialty was in pre-contact ceramics of the CHamoru people. She became the world’s foremost expert in that subject. She also studied and wrote about the harvesting and planting of native and introduced plants in the Mariana Islands.

The Darlene R. Moore Scholarship to support UOG Anthropology/Archaeology majors has been established at the UOG Endowment Foundation.

The University offers our deepest sympathies and condolences to her family and keeps them in our thoughts and prayers during this difficult time.