E. O. Wilson Naturalist Award

[Carolyn J. Ferguson]

E. O. Wilson Naturalist Award

In recognition of the lifetime of outstanding contributions of Professor E.
O. Wilson in the areas of ecology and evolutionary biology, including the
study of social insects, biodiversity and biophilia, the following award
was established in the year of Professor Wilson's retirement from Harvard
University. The E. O. Wilson Naturalist Award will be given to an active
investigator in mid-career who has made significant contributions to the
knowledge of a particular ecosystem or group of organisms. Individuals
whose research and writing illuminate principles of evolutionary biology
and an enhanced aesthetic appreciation of natural history will merit
special consideration. Nominations for the award will be solicited on an
annual basis, and a committee appointed by the president of the American
Society of Naturalists will select recipients of the award. The award will
consist of an especially appropriate work of art and a prize of $2,000,
presented at the annual meeting. Three copies of the nomination packet,
each of which must include a letter of nomination, curriculum vitae
including a publication list, and three key publications for the 2000 E.O.
Wilson Naturalist Award should be sent by March 1, 2000, to. Jonathan
Losos, chair, E.O. Wilson Naturalist Award, Department of Biology, Campus
Box 1137, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63130
(Losos at biology.wustl.edu)

Previous E. O. Wilson Naturalist Award Winners
1998    B. Rosemary Grant & Peter R. Grant
1999    May R. Berenbaum

Jonathan B. Losos
Associate Professor
Department of Biology
Box 1137
Washington University
St. Louis, MO 63130-4899
phone: 314-935-6706
fax: 314-935-4432
http://biosgi.wustl.edu/~lososlab/


Carolyn J. Ferguson
Washington University
Dept. of Biology, Campus Box 1137
One Brookings Drive
St. Louis MO  63130

ph:  314-935-6815
fax:  314-935-4432