2007 Distinguished Leader in Fish and Wildlife Conservation Award
UF's departments of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation are honored to present the first Distinguished Leader in Fish and Wildlife Conservation Award to Nathaniel P. Reed in recognition of his unique and meritorious lifetime accomplishments. More information can be found on the award page.
Department Awards - Fall 2007
Faculty
Dr. Emilio Bruna was co-winner of the 2007 Award for Excellence in Tropical Biology and Conservation, given by the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation to the outstanding article published in the journal Biotropica.
Dr. Rob Fletcher was elected Elective Member of the American Ornithologists Union for “significant contributions to ornithology.”
Dr. Peter Frederick was elected Fellow of the American Ornithologists Union in recognition of “exceptional and sustained contributions to ornithology.”
Dr. Perran Ross was honored at the Third International Workshop on Crocodilian Genetics and Genomics for contributions to initiating international cooperation in Panamá, convening the first IWCGG in 1994, support of students and international colleagues, and establishing a framework for international collaboration.
Students
Jason Martin won the best presentation award for the agricultural section of the 37th Annual Joint Meeting of the American Society of Sugarcane Technologists in New Orleans for his presentation “Can Barn Owls reduce rodent abundance in sugarcane?”
Alumni
Dr. Ullas Karanth has been awarded the 2007 J. Paul Getty Award for Conservation Leadership. The J. Paul Getty Award for Conservation Leadership is given to a single individual each year, and establishes a $200,000 fellowship in the recipient’s name to support conservation-related education and training. The award will be presented to Karanth at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. in October, 2007.
