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2004 Robert H. Gibbs, Jr. Memorial Award for Excellence in Systematic Ichthyology
The 2004 Robert H. Gibbs, Jr. Award Memorial Award for Excellence in Systematic Ichthyology was awarded to Dr. Edward O. Wiley of the University of Kansas, for his numerous contributions to fish systematics and systematics theory, including the books Phylogenetic Systematics, the Compleat Cladist (co-authored with D. Siegel-Causey, D. Brooks and V. Funk), Evolution as Entropy (co-authored with D. Brooks) and Zoogeography of North American Freshwater Fishes (co-edited with C. Hocutt).
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2005 ROBERT H. GIBBS, JR. MEMORIAL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN SYSTEMATIC ICHTHYOLOGY.
The American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists (ASIH) seeks nominations for the 2005 Robert H. Gibbs, Jr. Memorial Award for Excellence in Systematic Ichthyology. The award is made annually for "an outstanding body of published work in systematic ichthyology" to a citizen of a Western Hemisphere nation who has not been a past recipient of the award. The award consists of a plaque and a cash prize of $5,000. The award is presented during the ASIH banquet held in conjunction with the annual meeting. Nominations may be made by any ichthyologist, including self-nominations, and should include the nominee's curriculum vitae, details of the nominee's specific contributions and their impacts on systematic ichthyology. Nominations should be submitted by March 1, 2005. Nominations will be effective for three years. Four copies of each nomination should be sent to Dr. Larry M. Page (Chair of the 2005 Gibbs Award Committee), Florida Museum of Natural History, 2500 NW 19th Way, Gainesville, FL 32605, e-mail: lpage1@ufl.edu or to the ASIH Secretary, Dr. Maureen A. Donnelly, Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, 11200 SW 8th St., Miami, FL, 33199, e-mail: asih@fiu.edu. Please do not send nominations via email or FAX.
For a list of previous Gibbs Award winners, please visit the ASIH website (http://www.asih.org/awards/gibbs.html).
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