ASM Award Recipients and Honorees | American Society of Mammalogists

PROFESSIONAL AWARDS

JOSEPH GRINNELL AWARD

for excellence in education in mammalogy

1997—B. Elizabeth Horner, Smith College
1998—James L. Patton, Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California, Berkeley
1999—Philip Myers, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan
2000—Robert J. Baker, Texas Tech University
2001—Timothy E. Lawlor, Humboldt State University
2002—John B. Bowles, Central College, Pella, Iowa
2003—David J. Schmidly, Oklahoma State University, Texas Tech University, and Texas A&M University
2004—Norman A. Slade, University of Kansas
2005—Mark S. Hafner, Museum of Natural Science, Lousiana State University
2006—Jerry R. Choate, Sternberg Museum of Natural History, Fort Hays State University
2007—Peter D. Weigl, Wake Forest University
2008—R. Mark Brigham, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
2009—David M. Armstrong, University of Colorado
2010—Enrique P. Lessa, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay
2011—George A. Feldhamer, Southern Illinois University
2012—James H. Brown, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
2013—Ricardo Ojeda, CONICET (the Argentine national research agency), Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Aridas, Centro Científico Tecnológico

HARTLEY H. T. JACKSON AWARD

for long and outstanding service to ASM

1978—William B. Davis, Texas A&M University
1979—William H. Burt, University of Michigan
1980—Bryan P. Glass, Oklahoma State University
1981—No recipient
1982—No recipient
1983—J. Knox Jones, Jr., Texas Tech University
1984—Oliver P. Pearson, University of California, Berkeley
1985—Sydney Anderson, American Museum of Natural History
1986—Murray L. Johnson, Burke Memorial Washington State Museum
1987—Donald F. Hoffmeister, University of Illinois
1988—Karl F. Koopman, American Museum of Natural History
1989—No recipient
1990—Marie A. Lawrence, American Museum of Natural History
1991—John O. Whitaker, Jr., Indiana State University
1992—B. J. Verts, Oregon State University
1993—J. Mary Taylor, Cleveland Museum of Natural History
1994—Robert J. Baker, Texas Tech University
1995—James A. Lackey, State University of New York—Oswego
1996—Don E. Wilson, Smithsonian Institution
1997—Clyde Jones, Texas Tech University
1998—Gordon L. Kirkland, Jr., Shippensburg University
1999—Elmer C. Birney, Bell Museum of Natural History and University of Minnesota
2000—Richard W. Thorington, Jr., National Museum of Natural History
2001—Suzanne B. McLaren, Carnegie Museum of Natural History
2002—H. Duane Smith and Dahnelle Smith, Brigham Young University
2003—No recipient
2004—Hugh H. Genoways, University of Nebraska State Museum
2005—Alfred L. Gardner, U. S. Geological Survey Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
2006—David M. "Chip" Leslie, Jr., U. S. Geological Survey and Oklahoma State University
2007—Barbara H. Blake, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
2008—Michael A. Mares, Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History and University of Oklahoma
2009—Glennis A. Kaufman, Kansas State University
2010—Thomas J. “Mac” McIntyre, National Marine Fisheries Service
2011—Matthew E. Hopton, U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
2012—No recipient
2013—C. William Kilpatrick, University of Vermont

C. HART MERRIAM AWARD

for outstanding research contributions to the science of mammalogy

1976—James N. Layne, Archbold Biological Station, University of Florida, and Cornell University
1977—J. Knox Jones, Jr., Texas Tech University and University of Kansas
1978—James S. Findley, University of New Mexico
1979—Terry A. Vaughan, Northern Arizona University and Colorado State University
1980—Robert J. Baker, Texas Tech University
1981—John F. Eisenberg, University of Florida, National Zoological Park, University of Maryland, and University of British Columbia
1983—James L. Patton, Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California, Berkeley
1985—Michael H. Smith, Savannah River Ecology Laboratory and University of Georgia
1986—William Z. Lidicker, Jr., Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California, Berkeley
1987—Hugh H. Genoways, University of Nebraska State Museum, Carnegie Museum of Natural History, and Texas Tech University
1988—Jerry R. Choate, Sternberg Museum of Natural History, Fort Hays State University
1989—James H. Brown, University of New Mexico, University Arizona, University of Utah, and UCLA
1991—Timothy H. Clutton-Brock, Cambridge University, Cambridge, England
1992—Guy G. Musser, Department of Mammalogy, American Museum of Natural History1993—Charles J. Krebs, University of British Columbia
1994—Gail R. Michener, University of Lethbridge
1995—M. Brock Fenton, York University
1996—Katherine Ralls, National Zoological Park
1997—Kenneth Armitage, University of Kansas
1998—Thomas H. Kunz, Boston University
1999—Carleton J. Phillips, Texas Tech University, Illinois State University, and Hofstra University
2000—Michael A. Mares, Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, University of Oklahoma, and University of Pittsburgh
2001—Theodore H. Fleming, University of Miami
2002—George O. Batzli, University of Illinois
2003—R. Terry Bowyer, University of Alaska, Fairbanks
2004—O. J. Reichman, National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, University of California, Santa Barbara
2005—Kay E. Holekamp, Michigan State University
2006—David W. Macdonald, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
2007—Robert S. Hoffmann, National Museum of Natural History, SmithsonianInstitution
2008—Christopher R. Dickman, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
2009—Richard S. Ostfeld, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, NY
2010—Gerardo Ceballos, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Coyoacán, Ciudad de México, México
2012—James Estes, University of California, Santa Cruz and USGS
2013—Rudy Boonstra, University of Toronto

ALDO LEOPOLD CONSERVATION AWARD

for outstanding contributions to the conservation of mammals and mammalian biodiversity

2003—Edward O. Wilson, Harvard University
2004—Russell A. Mittermeier, Conservation International, Washington, DC
2005—George B. Schaller, Wildlife Conservation Society, Bronx, NY
2007—Rodrigo A. Medellín, Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México,Coyoacán, Ciudad de México, México
2008—Virgilio G. Roig, Jardín Zoológico de Mendoza, Mendoza, Argentina
2009—Helene Marsh, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
2010—Herbert Prins, Chair of Resource Ecology, Wageningen University, The Netherlands
2011—Rubén Bárquez, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET of Argentina)
2012—Dean Biggins, US Geological Service, Fort Collins, CO
2013—Joel Berger, University of Montana

PROFESSIONAL HONORS

HONORARY MEMBERS

conferred in recognition of a distinguished career in service to mammalogy

1919—Joel Asaph Allen, American Museum of Natural History
1921—Edouard-Louis Trouessart, Museum of Natural History of Angers and Museum National d’Historie Naturelle, Paris, France
1928—M. R. Oldfield Thomas, British Museum (Natural History), London, England; Max Weber, University of Amsterdam and University of Utrecht, The Netherlands
1929—Henry Fairfield Osborn, American Museum of Natural History; Columbia University; and Princeton University
1930—C. Hart Merriam, U. S. Biological Survey; Edward W. Nelson, U. S. Biological Survey
1936—Alfred W. Anthony, San Diego Museum of Natural History; William Berryman Scott, Princeton University
1937—Leonhard Stejneger, U. S. National Museum
1941—Gerrit S. Miller, Jr., U. S. National Museum; Ernest E. Thompson Seton, independent writer and artist
1942—Marcus Ward Lyon, Jr., U. S. National Museum; Howard University; George Washington University; and South Bend Clinic in Indiana
1947—Rudolph M. Anderson, National Museum of Canada; Angel Cabrera Latorre, National Museum of Natural History, Madrid, Spain; National University of La Plata and La Plata Museum, La Plata, Argentina; and University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
1951—A. Brazier Howell, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Johns Hopkins Medical School; Theodore S. Palmer, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
1952—Hartley H. T. Jackson, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Edward A. Preble, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Nature Magazine
1954—William K. Gregory, American Museum of Natural History and Columbia University; Walter P. Taylor, University of California, Berkeley; U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service; University of Arizona; Texas A&M University; Oklahoma State University; and Claremont Graduate School of the Claremont Colleges
1955—Harold E. Anthony, American Museum of Natural History
1956—Lee R. Dice, University of Michigan; Albert R. Shadle, Roswell Park Memorial Institute in Buffalo and Cornell University
1959—Francis Harper, Boston Society of Natural History; independent scholar, researcher, and writer; Nagmaichi Kuroda, Ministry of Internal Affairs; Department of the Imperial Household; and Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Tokyo, Japan
1962—Magnus A. Degerbøl, Zoological Museum, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
1963—Vladimir G. Heptner, Zoological Museum of Moscow State University, Moscow, U.S.S.R.; Remington Kellogg, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U. S. National Museum; Tracy I. Storer, University of California, Davis, and University of California, Berkeley
1964—E. Raymond Hall, University of Kansas and University of California, Berkeley; Stanley P. Young, U. S. Biological Survey and U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
1965—William J. Hamilton, Jr., Cornell University
1966—Erna Mohr, Zoologisches Museum and Institut, Hamburg, Germany; Klaus Zimmerman, Natural History Museum of the Humboldt Institut, Berlin, Germany
1968—William H. Burt, University of Michigan and California Institute of Technology; William B. Davis, Texas A&M University
1969—George Gaylord Simpson, Harvard University; American Museum of Natural History; and Columbia University
1970—Robert T. Orr, California Academy of Sciences
1971—Stephen D. Durrant, University of Utah
1972—Kazimierz Petrusewicz, Institute of Ecology, Polish Academy of Sciences; University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
1973—Charles S. Elton, University of Oxford, Oxford, Englan
1976—Emmet T. Hooper, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan; Vladimir E. Sokolov, Moscow State University; Department of General Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences; A. N. Severtzov Institute of Animal Evolutionary Morphology and Ecology, Moscow, U. S. S. R.
1979—Oliver P. Pearson, University of California, Berkeley
1981—Victor B. Scheffer, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
1982—Donald F. Hoffmeister, University of Illinois and University of Kansas; Z. Kazimierz Pucek, Mammal Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
1983—Björn O. L. Kurtén, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
1985—John Edwards Hill, British Museum (Natural History), London, England
1986—Randolph L. Peterson, Royal Ontario Museum and University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; Bernardo Villa-Ramirez, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México, D.F., México, México
1987—Francis Petter, Museum National d’Historie Naturelle, Paris, France
1988—XIA Wuping, Northwest Plateau Institute of Biology, Academia Sinica, China
1990—Karl F. Koopman, American Museum of Natural History; Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia; Chicago Museum of Natural History
1991—Philip Hershkovitz, Field Museum of Natural History
1992—Sydney Anderson, American Museum of Natural History; J. Knox Jones, Jr., Texas Tech University and University of Kansas
1993—John N. Calaby, CSIRO, Canberra, ACT, Australia; James N. Layne, Cornell University; University of Florida; Archbold Biological Station
1994—James S. Findley, University of New Mexico
1995—William Z. Lidicker, Jr., Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California, Berkeley
1996—Robert S. Hoffmann, Smithsonian Institution; National Museum of Natural History; University of Kansas; University of Montana
1997—J. Ticul Álvarez-Solózano, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, México, D.F., México
1998—Wang Sung, Academia Sinica, Beijing, China
1999—Paul S. Martin, University of Arizona
2000—Franklin H. Bronson, University of Texas, Austin
2001—James L. Patton, Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California, Berkeley; J. Mary Taylor, Cleveland Museum of Natural History; Oregon Regional Primate Research Center; University of British Columbia; and Wellesley College; Patricia A. Woolley, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
2002—Hugh H. Genoways, University of Nebraska State Museum; Carnegie Museum of Natural History; and Texas Tech University; Eviatar Nevo, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel; Don E. Wilson, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, and U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
2003—Jennifer U. M. Jarvis, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, Republic of South Africa; Clyde Jones, Texas Tech University; U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service; and Tulane University; LIM Boo Liat, Institute for Medical Research and University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2004—Guy G. Musser, American Museum of Natural History; David C. D. Happold, Division of Botany and Zoology, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia
2005—Robert J. Baker, Texas Tech University; José Ramírez Pulido, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana - Iztapalapa, México, D. F., México
2006—James H. Brown, University of Arizona; University of New Mexico
2007—Jerry R. Choate, Sternberg Museum of Natural History, Fort Hays State University; Richard W. Thorington, Jr., National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
2008—Thomas H. Kunz, Boston University; Alfredo Langguth, Laboratorio de Evolución, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay; Terry L. Yates, University of New Mexico
2009—Kenneth B. Armitage, University of Kansas; Timothy H. Clutton-Brock, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
2010—Alfred L. Gardner, Biological Survey Unit, USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, National Museum of Natural History
2011—Paul A. Racey, Department of Zoology, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom; Hans Kruuk, Airlie Cottage, Coull, Aboyne, Aberdeenshire AB34 5JS, Scotland
2012—Rui Cerqueira, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; David J. Schmidly, Texas A&M University; Texas Tech University; Oklahoma State University; University of New Mexico
2013—Colin Peter Groves, School of Archaeology and Anthropology, Australian National University; Fabian Miguel Jaksic Andrade, Departamento de Ecología, Universidad Catόlica de Chile

STUDENT AND YOUNG PROFESSIONAL AWARDS

ALBERT R. AND ALMA SHADLE FELLOWSHIP

presented by the Buffalo Foundation to a student enrolled in a university/college in the United States to promote a professional career in mammalogy by allowing the recipient greater freedom to pursue research

1972—James Joule, University of Houston; William J. Bleier, Texas Tech University
1973—Philip D. Gingerich, Yale University
1974—Patricia W. Freeman, University of New Mexico
1975—Thomas J. O’Shea, Northern Arizona University
1976—John L. Hoogland, University of Michigan
1977—Ira F. Greenbaum, Texas Tech University
1978—Kenneth D. Rose, University of Michigan
1979—Peter V. August, Boston University
1980—Michael A. Bowers, University of Arizona
1981—Gary G. Kwiecinski, Cornell University
1982—W. Christopher Wozencraft, University of Kansas
1983—Duke S. Rogers, University of California, Berkeley
1984—Craig S. Hood, Texas Tech University
1985—Robert M. Sullivan, University of New Mexico
1986—Cynthia E. Rebar, Kansas State University
1987—Kimberlyn Nelson, Harvard University
1988—Ronald A. Van Den Bussche, Texas Tech University
1989—Brett R. Riddle, University of New Mexico
1990—Robert D. Bradley, Texas Tech University
1991—Craig L. Frank, University of California, Irvine
1992—Jennifer K. Frey, University of New Mexico
1993—James W. Demastes, Louisiana State University
1994—Douglas A. Kelt, University of New Mexico
1995—Theresa A. Spradling, Louisiana State University
1996—Dawn M. Kaufman, University of New Mexico
1997—Link Olson, University of Chicago
1998—Thomas Risch, Auburn University
1999—Jay F. Storz, Boston University
2000—Sara Kathleen Lyons, University of Chicago
2001—Steven R. Hoofer, Oklahoma State University
2002—Christine L. Hice, Texas Tech University
2003—Antoinette J. Piaggio, University of Colorado, Boulder
2004—Jacob R. Goheen, University of New Mexico
2005—Sergio Solari, Texas Tech University
2006—Ryan Norris, University of Vermont
2007—Paul Velasco, University of Illinois, Chicago
2008—Andrew Edelman, University of New Mexico
2009—Brandi Coyner, Oklahoma State University
2010—Bret Pasch, University of Florida
2011—Justin Lack, Oklahoma State University
2012—Christian Miguel Pinto Baez, American Museum of Natural History and City University of New York

AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MAMMALOGISTS FELLOWSHIP

presented to a student in recognition of current accomplishments in mammalogy, service to ASM, and the potential for a productive, future role in professional mammalogy

2001—Richard D. Stevens, Texas Tech University
2002—Andrew McAdam, University of Alberta
2003—Debra M. Shier, University of California, Davis
2004—Kristofer M. Helgen, South Australia Museum, Adelaide
2005—Jacob R. Goheen, University of New Mexico
2006—Sergio Solari, Texas Tech University
2007—Justin Boyles, Indiana State University
2008—Jacob Esselstyn, University of Kansas
2009—Jonathan Pauli, University of Wyoming
2010—Peter Larsen, Texas Tech University
2011—Bret Pasch, University of Florida
2012—Ryan Long, Idaho State University
2013—C. Miguel Pinto, American Museum of Natural History

WILLIAM T. HORNADAY CONSERVATION AWARD

presented to a student/young professional who has made a significant contribution as a student to the conservation of mammals and their habitats

2004—Brent Sewall, University of California-Davis
2005—Isabel Beasley, James Cook University, Queensland, Austrailia
2008—Angelia S. M. Vanderlaan, Oceanography Department, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
2009—Gerrit Jan Schipper III, Director of IUCN-SSC/CI-CABS Global Mammal Assessment
2011—Enzo Aliaga-Rosel, University of Hawai`i at Manoa
2013—Abdullahi Hussein Ali, Univeristy of Wyoming (Ph.D. student)

OLIVER P. PEARSON AWARD

to support a young professional who holds an academic position in a Latin American institution within 5 years of receiving a Ph.D. or equivalent degree

2004—Ulyses Pardiñas, Centro Nacional Patagónico, Puerto Madryn, Chubut, Argentina
2005—Yuri Leite, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, Brazil
2006—Luis Fernando Aquirre, Universidad Mayor de San Simón, Cochabamba, Bolivia
2007—Eduardo Secchi, Departamento de Oceanografia, Fundação Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Rio Grande, Brazil.
2008—Juan Opazo, Instituto de Ecología y Evolución, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Austral de Chile
2010—Ana Paula Cutrera, National University of Mar del Plata, Argentina
2011—Sergio Solari (Universidad de Antioquia, Colombia)
2012—María Encarnación (“Pati”) Pérez, CONICET
2013—Mariana Muñoz-Romo, Universidad de Los Andes in Mérida, Venezuela

LATIN AMERICAN STUDENT FIELD RESEARCH AWARD

to support field research projects by Latin Americans in Latin America. Eligible students must be citizens of Latin American countries (excluding Puerto Rico) and currently enrolled in a graduate program

1997—Maria Laura Lázaro (University of Uraguay )
1998—Carlos Eduardo Ritti Filho (Instituto Nacional da Pesquisas da Amazônia)
1999—Anja Brunet (University of Minnesota )
2000—Cynthia Steiner (University Montpellier, France)
2001—Gerardo Suzán (University New Mexico)
2002—Adriana Ruiz E. (Universidad de Los Andes, Merida, Venezuela); Pablo Jarrin ( Boston University)
2003—Matías Mora (Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, UNMdP, from Argentina); Gloriana Chaverri (Boston University )
2004—Bernal Rodríguez (Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, from Costa Rica); María Viteri (from Ecuador, University of Idaho)
2005—Adriana Bravo (from Peru, Louisiana State University); Lucía Luna (from Peru, University of Michigan); Heliot Zarza (from Mexico, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México)
2006—Lida Elena Pimper (University of Buenos Aires); Horacio Bárcenas (National University of Mexico); Ivanna Tomasco (Universidad de la Republica de Uruguay); Laura May-Collado (Florida International University); Miguel Pinto (Texas Tech University)
2007—Jesús Fernández (Louisiana State University); Noé de la Sancha (Texas Tech University); Ignacio Benitez Moreno (Pontificia Universidade Católica de Rio Grande do Sul); Maria Abarca Medina (Instituto Venezolano de Investigacion Científica); María Clara Arteaga (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México)
2008—José Santos (from Brazil, University of California, Berkeley); Lidia Franco (from Colombia, Universidad Austral de Chile), Maron Galliez (Universidad Federal de Rio de Janeiro, Brazil); Romina Pavé (Universidad del Litoral, Argentina); Silvina Bisceglia (Argentina, Universidad de Buenos Aires)
2009—Laura Torres Morales (Instituto de Ecología, Vera Cruz, México); María Paula Tujague (National University of La Plata, Argentina); Gabriela Verónica García (Universidad de Buenos Aires); Vanina Alejandra Fernández (Universidad de Buenos Aires)
2010—Nicté Ordóñez-Garza (Texas Tech University); Cristina Jasso del Toro (National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM); Rosa Raquel Jessen (The University of Arizona, Tuscon); Mariano Soley (City University of New York)
2011—Francisca Astorga (Universidad Andrés Bello, Chile); Loreto Correa (Universidad Austral de Chile); Juan Diaz-Nieto (University of Minnesota); Francisco Fonturbel (Universidad de Chile); Bianca Montero (North Dakota State University)
2013—Emma Gomez-Ruiz (Mexico); Romina Pfoh (Argentina); Mariel Ruiz-Blanco (Argentina)