Monday, January 27, 2014

Accepting Nominations - C. Hart Merriam Award (ASM)

The American Society of Mammalogists is now accepting nominations for the C. Hart Merriam AwardThe C. Hart Merriam Award is given to eminent scholars in recognition of outstanding research in mammalogy over a period of at least 10 years. C. Hart Merriam was the first chief of the Division of Economic Ornithology and Mammalogy of the United States Department of Agriculture, and a founding member of the American Ornithologists' Union, the National Geographic Society, and the American Society of Mammalogists. Among other contributions, he developed the concept of "life zones" to classify biomes found in North America. Nominations for the Merriam Award will be considered without regard to national citizenship or activity in the ASM.  Persons interested in nominating someone for the Merriam Award should send a single letter of nomination and a copy of the nominee’s CV via email to Felisa Smith (fasmith@unm.eduby 10 February 2014.
 

Felisa A. Smith, Ph.D.
Professor of Biology
DirectorProgram in Interdisciplinary Biology & Biomedical Science (PiBBs)
 

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