Rupert Barneby Award

[Barbara Thiers]

                           THE RUPERT BARNEBY AWARD


The New York Botanical Garden is pleased to announce that Gwilym Lewis of the
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, is the recipient of the 1995 Rupert Barneby Award.
Mr. Lewis will be working on the legumes of Ecuador.

The New York Botanical Garden also invites applications for the 1996 Rupert
Barneby Award.  The award of $ 1,000.00 is to assist researchers to visit The
New York Botanical Garden to study the rich collection of Leguminosae.  Anyone
interested in applying for the award should submit their curriculum vitae and
a detailed letter describing the project for which the award is sought.
Travel to NYBG should be planned for sometime in 1997.  The letter should be
addressed to Dr. James L. Luteyn, Institute of Systematic Botany, The New York
Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY 10458-5126 USA, and received no later than
December 1, 1996.  Announcement of the recipient will be made by December
15th.

Anyone interested in making a contribution to THE RUPERT BARNEBY FUND
IN LEGUME SYSTEMATICS, which supports this award, may send their check,
payable to The New York Botanical Garden, to Dr. Luteyn.

Any questions concerning the Rupert Barneby Award should be addressed to Dr.
Luteyn (jluteyn at nybg.org)