The PSA Award of Excellence honors scientists for a record of sustained scholarly activity, including teaching and service, who have had a major impact on the field of phycology. The Award is a career achievement award for a living phycologist. Previous awardees can be found below.
Call for 2010 Nominations
The Award Committee is soliciting nominations for one or more Awards of Excellence. The PSA Award of Excellence honors scientists for a record of sustained scholarly activity, including teaching and service, who have had a major impact on the field of phycology. The Award is a career achievement award for a living phycologist. See previous awardees below.
Nomination packages should include a single nominating letter from a PSA member highlighting the reasons for the nomination, and a complete CV for the candidate (including information relating to teaching and service). There should be two additional letters of support to complete the nomination package. All nomination packages received in the last two years will be considered for the 2010 award. Nominations will be welcomed for all fields of research/teaching on algae and also should highlight the candidate's service to PSA and/or other phycological societies. Inquires and/or materials should be emailed to Rick Wetherbee (email), Chair, PSA Award of Excellence Committee, School of Botany, University of Melbourne, Parkville 3010, Victoria, Australia. In order to receive full consideration for the Award that will be made at the 2010 annual meeting of the PSA, the complete nomination package must be received by January 15, 2010.
Past Recipients
- 2010 — Michael D. Guiry
- 2009 — Bruce Parker, John West
- 2008 — Clinton J. Dawes, Jeremy D. Pickett-Heaps
- 2007 — Gene Stoermer
- 2006 — Michael J. Wynne
- 2005 — Thanarapu Desikachary, Max Hommersand, Frank Round
- 2004 — Maria A. Faust, Paul J. Harrison, Matthew J. Dring
- 2003 — Isabella A. Abbott, Gary L. Floyd, Karen Steidinger
- 2002 — John A. Raven, Theodore J. Smayda, E. Imre Friedmann, James S. Craigie
- 2001 — Robert R.L. Guillard, In Kyu Lee, Francis R. Trainor, C.K. Tseng
- 1999 — Sarah P. Gibbs, Grethe R. Hasle, Paul C. Silva
- 1996 — Greta A. Fryxell, Richard C. Starr