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Awards
Ton Damman Award
The
Ton Damman Award will be given to a graduate student or very
recent post-graduate scientist for the best oral presentation
in Vegetation Science at the annual meeting of the Ecological
Society of America. Students competing for the Damman Award
must meet all the criteria for ESA's Buell Award. The Ton
Damman Award recognizes the lifetime dedication of Ton Damman
to the advancement of Vegetation Science. While his professional
career revolved around his research on peatland ecology, biogeography,
plant community classification and ecology, his teaching focused
on broader plant ecological issues. Working with his students
and other colleagues, he approached his research with unparalleled
commitment and untiring zeal. He was an ardent conservationist
of wildlands and biological diversity. His love for the out-of-doors
served as a model for the many students and professionals
with whom he came into contact. A candidate for this award
need not be a member of the Vegetation Section, but does need
to be senior author of the abstract and give the oral presentation
at the annual meeting. The recipient will receive a framed
certificate and cash award.
Candidates
for the Ton Damman Award
Please
send all inquiries for consideration to Loretta Battaglia:
lbattaglia@plant.siu.edu. Inquiries must be received by 15 July 2009 to be considered
for the award this year. PLEASE NOTIFY YOUR STUDENTS ABOUT
THIS AWARD!!!
This year
the Ton Damman Award will be determined using the following
evaluation mechanism:
1) Students/Recent
Postgraduates register for the Buell Award
2) Those competing for the award then e-mail the Past Chair
of the Vegetation Section (Scott Franklin) (sfrankli@memphis.edu)
to say that they wish to be considered for the Ton Damman
Award. In the message to the past Chair, the student must describe
in a very succinct paragraph how the paper to be presented
conforms to the objectives of the Ton Damman Award. The candidate
must meet the Buell Award criteria to be eligible
3) At the meeting, the Buell judges review all presentations
that are simultaneously being considered for the Buell and
Damman Awards.
4) The Vegetation Section Chair sends the Buell Chair a list
of the "Ton Damman" competitors, and gets their
review forms from the Buell Chair after the annual meeting.
The Secretary then compiles the scores and judge's comments
and sends them to the other Vegetation Section Officers (Secretary,
Chair Elect, Past Chair). The officers reach agreement on
the awardee based on the Buell judge's forms. The Section
Chair then emails the Damman Award candidates notifying them
of the outcome of the award.
Please
inform your students of this award opportunity.
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