Grady L. Webster Structural Botany Publication Award
THE GRADY L. WEBSTER AWARD was established in 2006
by BSA President (1983) Dr. Barbara D. Webster, and daughter Dr. Susan V. Webster
to honor the life and work of husband and father, Dr. Grady L. Webster. The
Grady L. Webster Award is a rotating award presented by the
American Society of Plant Taxonomists and the Botanical Society of America in
alternating years. Dr. Webster was an ASPT President (1982), BSA President (1993),
and recipient of both the ASPT Asa Gray Award (2006) and the BSA Merit Award
(1997). The American Society of Plant Taxonomists and the Botanical Society
of America are pleased to join together in honoring Grady.
The BSA component of the award, the Grady
L. Webster Structural Botany Publication Award recognizes the most
outstanding paper published in the American Journal of Botany in the
field of structural and developmental botany (i.e., anatomy and morphology)
over a two-year period, or a book, monograph and miscellaneous publication of
significant importance in the same field. The ASPT component of the award, the
Grady L. Webster Plant Systematics Publication Award will be
given in even numbered years and will represent the paper illustrating the most
significant contribution consistent with Grady’s own interests and focus
in systematics.
Grady is remembered as a person whose contributions have been
truly monumental in the recent history of plant systematics and
constitute a massive body of work that rivals anything produced
through the initiative and influence of a single individual. More
importantly, Grady inspired young people with his passion and
energy for seeing plants in their natural habitat and his global
knowledge of vegetation. He will be remembered for the importance
of his contributions to our knowledge of tropical and subtropical
plants; his infectious, wry sense of humor; and his warm and constant
support of his friends and family.
In Memorium, GRADY L.
WEBSTER, 1927-2005, Plant Science Bulletin 2006, Vol. 52, Issue 1
Award Recipients:
2008
- The Grady L. Webster Award is presented by the American Society
of Plant Taxonomists. The Society was honored to present the award
and accompaning $1,000 check to: Walter Judd,
University of Florida, Gainsville.
2007
- marks the first year the Grady L. Webster Award is presented
by the Botanical Society of America. We are honored to present
the award and accompaning $1,000 check to:
Barbara A. Ambrose, Silvia Espinosa-Matías,
Sonia Vázquez-Santana, Francisco Vergara-Silva,
Esteban Martínez, Judith Márquez-Guzmán,
and Elena R. Alvarez-Buylla for their paper entitled,
"Comparative
developmental series of the Mexican triurids support a euanthial
interpretation for the unusual reproductive axes of Lacandonia
schismatica (Triuridaceae)."
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