[1] She also currently serves as a Trustee Emerita of the American Center of Oriental Research (ACOR) in Amman, Jordan, to whom she has donated an expansive collection of photographs documenting her and Paul's travels and archaeological expeditions.

At the encouragement of her professors, G. Ernest Wright and Frank Moore Cross, she became secretary and the first female research assistant to Dr. William F. Albright at Johns Hopkins University between 1955 and 1957.

In 1957, Nancy and Paul joined the Drew-McCormick Archaeological Expedition to Shechem, where they received training in excavation technique and ceramic typology from G. Ernest Wright, Lawrence Toombs, and Ovid Sellers.

Lapp was heavily involved with keeping the Institute running smoothly, as well as assisting with the numerous excavations Paul initiated during this time, all while raising their five children.

[3] Among the many archaeological sites that Paul Lapp had worked on are "Iraq al-Amir [near Wadi as-Seer], Tell er-Rumeith [near Irbid], Bab edh-Dhra [near the Dead Sea], and Tell Taanach/Ta’anak [near Jenin, Palestine].