Summer 2009 — Congratulations to Bruce and John who were honored with the Phycological Society of America's Award of Excellence at the PSA meeting in Hawaii for lifetime achievements! Sincere thanks to our colleagues in Hawaii who provided for a wonderful, well-organized and rewarding PSA Meeting: Alison Sherwood, Kimberly Conklin, Akira Kurihara, Kimberly Peyton, Heather Spalding, Cheryl Squair, Matthew Lurie, Erin Cox, David Spafford, Daniel O'Doherty, Celia Smith, Eric Conklin, Gernot Presting, Coleman Connelly .