Merriam Award

C. Hart Merriam Award

In 1974, the American Society of Mammalogists established the C. Hart Merriam Award to honor outstanding contributions to mammalogy through research, teaching, and service (Journal of Mammalogy 55:694, 1974). In 1996, the Board of Directors amended these criteria so that the award is now given in recognition of outstanding research in mammalogy. Nominees are typically established scientists who are actively engaged in research and who have made significant contributions to the science of mammalogy over a period of at least 10 years. The recipient is invited to address the Society in a plenary session at its annual meeting, as well as to prepare a manuscript for publication in the Journal of Mammalogy that is based on this presentation.

Nominations for the Merriam Award will be considered without regard to national citizenship and activity in the Society. Click here to see previous awardees.

Chair

G. Ceballos (gceballo@miranda.ecologia.unam.mx)

Members

K. E. Holekamp, E. A. Lacey, T. E. Lacher Jr., R. T. Bowyer, S. A. Jansa, R. S. Ostfeld, M. R. Willig, D. E. Wilson

To facilitate the nomination and review process, the Merriam Award Committee has adopted the following schedule.  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 Gerardo Ceballos by 10 February. Based on these materials, the Committee will select candidates for more extensive consideration.  Nominators for the finalists will be asked to arrange to have 2-5 additional letters of support sent via email to Gerardo Ceballos by 15 March.  The recipient of the award will be announced at the banquet at the annual meeting.