2004 Botanical Society Award Recipients
We are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2004 awards as
presented at the Botanical Society of America Banquet held at the Botany 2004
Conference in Snowbird, Utah. Recognition of and support for the outstanding
efforts and contributions to the science of botany are an important part of
the role the participating societies play. We thank you for your support of
these programs. The awards given this year include:
The Botanical Society of America's MERIT
AWARD
The Merit Award is the highest honor given by the Botanical Society of America.
It is given in recognition of a peers outstanding contributions to the science
of botany. This year we are pleased to honor:
- Dr. Harry (Jack) T. Horner, Iowa
State University
- Dr. Horner’s research has primarily focused on the cytology and development
of anthers and pollen and on calcium oxalate crystal formation in plants.
His research has been innovative, ground-breaking, and sustained.
His “heroic service” and numerous contributions to BSA over many
years are greatly appreciated. Through his participation on committees, as
Chair of the Financial Advisory Board, and in elected office (two terms as
Treasurer and President), he has been an agent of many positive changes in
our Society.
Along with this impressive research productivity and service, Dr. Horner has
been a dedicated and effective teacher. His peers note that he strives for
“the highest standards of performance imaginable,” and that he
is a “model of clarity and rigorous scholarship,” as well as “an
exemplary scholar, citizen and an all-around a good guy.”
- Dr. James L. Seago, Jr., State University
of New York (Oswego)
- This award is in recognition of the tremendous contributions Dr. Seago has
made in encouraging and supporting students to pursue careers in botany. Despite
heavy teaching responsibilities, he has maintained an active research program
involving undergraduate students and has mentored many of them to continue
to graduate school in botany.
Dr. Seago was department chair for six years and has served on numerous committees
at SUNY Oswego. He has served the Botanical Society of America as Program
Director of the Developmental and Structural Section (1994-1997) and has been
a diligent and hard-working reviewer for the American Journal of Botany.
Dr. Seago’s research deals with root developmental anatomy as well as
the structure, development, and function of aquatic and wetlands plants.”
- The BSA Graduate Student Research
Award including the J. S. Karling Award
- The BSA Graduate Student Research Awards support graduate student research
and are made on the basis of research proposals and letters of recommendations.
Withing the award group is the Karling Graduate Student Research Award. This
award was instituted by the Society in 1997 with funds derived through a generous
gift from the estate of the eminent mycologist, John Sidney Karling (1897-1994),
and supports and promotes graduate student research in the botanical sciences.Award
recipients are:
- J. S. Karling Graduate Student Research Award
- Krissa A. Skogen
- BSA Graduate Student Research Awards
- Orlando Alvarez-Fuentes
Monica Arakaki
Heather Driscoll
Cecile Gueidan
Christopher T. Martine
Abraham J. Miller-Rushing
Darin S. Penneys
Joey Shaw
Juan Carlos Villarreal
- Isabel Cookson Award
(Paleobotanical Section) -
Caroline Strömberg, Swedish Museum of Natural History
- The 2004 Isabel Cookson Award, recognizing the best student paper presented
in the Paleobotanical Section, is awarded to Caroline Strömberg
of the Swedish Museum of Natural History, for her paper entitled “From
subtropical forests to savanna: phytolith evidence concerning Tertiary vegetation
change and grass evolution in the North American interior.”
- George R. Cooley Award
(Systematics Section and the American Society of Plant Taxonomists) -
Mac Alford, Cornell University
- George R. Cooley award for best contributed paper in plant systematics.
The ASPT's Cooley Award is given for the best paper in systematics given at
the annual meeting by a botanist in the early stages of his/her career. Awards
are made to members of ASPT who are graduate students or within 5 years of
their post-doctoral careers. The Cooley Award is given for work judged to
be substantially complete, synthetic and original. First authorship required;
graduate students or those within 5 years of finishing their Ph.D. are eligible;
must be a member of ASPT at time of abstract submission; only one paper judged
per candidate. This year's award was given to Mac Alford
of Cornell University for his talk entitled “phylogeny and classification
of the Flacourtiaceae – Salicaceae complex.".
- Ecology Section Award
-
Sally Chess, San Francisco State University
- The Ecological Section Award for the best student presentation in the Ecological
Section sessions goes to Sally Chess from San Francisco State University,
for her paper “Evidence for pollinator-mediated selection in Linanthus
dichotomous”. Her co-authors were Robert A. Rugoso
and Gretchen LeBuhn.
- Ecology Section Award
-
Hester Bell, Rancho Ana Botanical Garden
- The Ecological Section Award for the best student poster goes to Hester
Bell of Rancho Ana Botanical Garden for her poster “Population
genetics of Swallenia alexandrae (Poaceae), the Eureka Valley Dunes
Grass.” Her co-authors were E. Friar and J.
T. Columbus.
- Katherine Esau Award (Developmental
and Structural Section) -
Athena McKown, University of Toronto
- This award was established in 1985 with a gift from Dr. Esau and is augmented
by ongoing contributions from Section members. It is given to the graduate
student who presents the outstanding paper in developmental and structural
botany at the annual meeting. This year’s award goes to Athena
McKown, from the University of Toronto, for her paper “Evolution
of kranz anamomy in the genus Flaveria (Asteraceae).” Her co-authors
were Jean-Marc Moncalvo and Nancy Dengler.
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- Genetics Section Poster Award
-
Deborah Johnson, Idaho State University
- The Genetics Section Poster Award is given for the best student poster at
the annual meetings.
This year’s award is given to Deborah Johnson, Idaho
State University, for the poster “Sugar transporter genefamily discovery
in the fern Ceratopteris richardii .” Co-authors were Michael
A. Thomas and Jeffrey P. Hill.
- Lawrence Memorial Award
-
Ms. Danica T. Harbaugh, University of California, Berkeley
- The Lawrence Memorial Fund was established at the Hunt Institute for Botanical
Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, to commemorate the life and achievements
of its founding director, Dr. George H. M. Lawrence. Proceeds from the Fund
are used to make an annual Award in the amount of $2000 to a doctoral candidate
to support travel for dissertation research in systematic botany or horticulture,
or the history of the plant sciences. The Lawrence Memorial Award for 2004
goes to Ms. Danica T. Harbaugh, a student of Prof. Bruce
G. Baldwin at the University of California, Berkeley. For her dissertation
research, Ms. Harbaugh has undertaken a study of Santalum (Saltalaceae),
whick includes the saldalwoods, and is constructing a phylogeny of the entire
genus. The proceeds of the Award will help support her travel to islands in
the South Pacific and to India for her research.
- Margaret Menzel Award
(Genetics Section) -
Carrie Wu, University of
California, Urvine
- The Margaret Menzel Award is presented by the Genetics Section for the outstanding
paper presented in the contributed papers sessions of the annual meetings.
This year’s award goes to Carrie Wu, University of
California, Urvine for her paper “Spatial genetic structure of cytoplasmic
and nuclear markers in natural Ipomopsis (Polemoniaceae) hybrid zone.
Her co-author was Diane Campbell.
- Maynard Moseley Award (Paleobotanical
and Developmental and Structural Sections) -
Athena McKown, University of Toronto
- The Maynard F. Moseley Award was established in 1995 to honor a career of
dedicated teaching, scholarship, and service to the furtherance of the botanical
sciences. Dr. Moseley, known to his students as “Dr. Mo”, died
Jan. 16, 2003 in Santa Barbara, CA, where he had been a professor since 1949.
He was widely recognized for his enthusiasm for and dedication to teaching
and his students, as well as for his research using floral and wood anatomy
to understand the systematics and evolution of angiosperm taxa, especially
waterlilies. (PSB, Spring, 2003). The award is given to the best student paper,
presented in either the Paleobotanical or Developmental and Structural sessions,
that advances our understanding of plant structure in an evolutionary context.
This year’s award goes to Athena McKown, from the University
of Toronto, for her paper “Evolution of kranz anamomy in the genus Flaveria
(Asteraceae).” Her co-authors were Jean-Marc Moncalvo
and Nancy Dengler.
- Jeannette Siron Pelton Award
-
William E. Friedman, University of
Colorado
- The Jeannette Siron Pelton Award is given for sustained and imaginative
contributions in the field of plant morphogenesis. This year's awardee is
William E. Friedman of the University of Colorado for his
research contributions on double fertilization in Gnetophytes, the origin
of angiosperm endosperm and concepts on the early evolution of gametophytic
structure. This award includes a check and a plaque from the Conservation
and Research Foundation. This award also includes a Pelton Award address which
will be given at the Botany 2005 conference in Austin, Texas.
- Physiological Section Awards
-
Daniel Johnson, Wake Forest
- For his talk “Chlorophyll florescence in cotyledons and primary needles
of a high-altitude confier. His co-authors were Thomas Vogelman
and William Smith.
- Katherine McCullough, University
of Utah
- For her talk “Do plants comply with Murray’s Law?”. Her
co-author was John S. Sperry.
- A.J. Sharp Award
(Bryological and Lichenological Section) -
Erin Martin, Oregon State University
- The A.J. Sharp Award is presented each year by the American Bryological
and Lichenological Society and the Bryological and Lichenological Section
for the best student presentation. The award, named in honor of the late Jack
Sharp, encourages student research on bryophytes and lichens. This year’s
A.J. Sharp Award goes to Erin Martin, Oregon State University,
for her paper “Variation in the occurrence of rare epiphytic lichens
of the western Oregon Cascades.” Her co-authors were Bruce McCune
and Linda Geiser.
- Edgar T. Wherry Award
(Pteridological Section and the American Fern Society) -
Harald Schneider, University of Goettingen
- The Edgar T. Wherry Award is given for the best paper presented during the
contributed papers session of the Pteridological Section. This award is in
honor of Dr. Wherry’s many contributions to the floristics and patterns
of evolution in ferns. This year’s award goes to Harald Schneider
from the University of Goettingen, for his paper “Radiations in Drynarioid
ferns: evolution of humus collectors as a putative morphological key innovation.”
The paper was co-authored with Thomas Janssen.
- SPECIAL AWARD
Dr. Joseph Armstrong, BSA Immediate
Past Treasurer, Illinois State University
- The Botanical Society of America presented a special award to Dr.
Joseph Armstrong expressing gratitude and appreciation for outstanding
contributions and support for the Society. This award was presented at the
annual banquet on August 4, 2004, at the Snowbird Resort; Salt Lake City,
Utah.
- SPECIAL AWARD
Dr. Scott Russell, BSA Past President
- The Botanical Society of America presented a special award to Dr.
Scott Russell expressing gratitude and appreciation for outstanding
contributions and support for the Society. Scott has provided exemplary contributions
to the Society in terms of leadership, time and effort. He has played a significant
role in the development of the BSA website and continues to serve as the Electronic
Editor for the American Journal of Botany. This award was presented at the
annual banquet on August 4, 2004, at the Snowbird Resort; Salt Lake City,
Utah.
- SPECIAL AWARD - BSA Systematics Section
-
Dr. Christiane Anderson, Editor-in-Chief
of Systematic Botany Monographs
- The Systematics Section of the Botanical Society of America presented a
special achievement award to Dr. Christiane Anderson, Editor-in-Chief
of Systematic Botany Monographs. This award was
presented to her at the annual banquet on August 4, 2004, at the Snowbird
Resort; Salt Lake City, Utah. Christiane’s contributions to Systematic
Botany Monographs are remarkable. She became Editor-in-Chief in 1981, editing
all volumes since volume 2, continuing to volume 68. She currently is editing
four more volumes. In total, she has edited about 10,000 pages of printed
text. Christiane shows incredible attention to detail, and generously provides
her time to make the most of every author's submissions. Her remarkable achievements
have helped propel three of the monographs to a Jesse M. Greenman Award, and
another three to a Henry Allan Gleason Award. Many of her authors honored
her at the BSA banquet personally, provided letters to her that were bound
into a book to be presented to her, and contributed $3,500 to be used for
the continued health of Systematic Botany Monographs.
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