MSA Awards Committees

Awards Committee Memberships for 2008–2009. Applications and nominations for MSA Awards are to be sent directly to the appropriate committee as indicated on the Awards page and in the instructions for each award.

Mycological Society Distinctions Committee

  • Awards administered: Distinguished Mycologist Award, Alexopoulos Prize, Weston Award for Excellence in Teaching
  • Chair: Dr. Walter Sundberg, 107 Cardinal Dr.Murphysboro, Il 62966-5255 USA; Phone: 618-684-6873, Email: sundberg.wj.407@verizon.net
  • Members: Joseph W Spatafora, spatafoj@science.oregonstate.edu; Alex Weir, aweir@mailbox.syr.edu; Linda Kohn, linda.kohn@utoronto.ca; James Kimbrough, ex officio, Past Chair

Honorary Awards

  • Awards administered: MSA Fellows, Honorary Member
  • Chair: Dr. James B. Anderson, University of Toronto, Dept of Biology, 3359 Mississauga Rd North, Mississauga, ON L5L 1C6, Canada; Phone: (905) 828-5362, Fax (905) 828-3792, Email: jb.anderson@utoronto.ca
  • Members: Timothy J Baroni, baronitj@cortland.edu; Gregory Mueller, gmueller@chicagobotanic.org; Martha J Powell, ex officio, Past Chair

Student Awards

  • Awards administered: MSA Graduate Fellowships (2), NAMA Memorial Fellowship, Backus Award
  • Chair: Dr. Brian Perry, Department of Biology, University of Hawai‘i at Hilo, 200 W. Kawili St., Hilo, HI 96720, Phone: (808) 974-7363, Email: baperry@hawaii.edu
  • Members: Kentaro Hosaka, hosakak@gmail.com; John McKemy, john.mckemy@aphis.usda.gov ; Imke Schmitt, schm2109@umn.edu; Andrew Methven, ex officio, Past Chair

Mentor Student Travel Awards

  • Awards administered: Mentor Student Travel Awards
  • Chair: Dr. Juan L Mata, University of South Alabama, Dept of Biology, LSCB 124, Mobile, AL 36688, United States; Phone: (251) 461-1750; Fax : (251) 414-8220; Email: jmata@usouthal.edu
  • Members: Peter Kennedy, pkennedy@socrates.berkely.edu; Todd Osmundson, tosmundson@nybg.org; Heather Hallen-Adams, hallenhe@msu.edu; József Geml, ex officio, Past Chair

Research Awards

  • Awards administered: Martin-Baker Award, Clark T. Rogerson Student Research Award, Forest Fungal Ecology Research Award, Alexander H. and Helen V. Smith Research Award; John W. Rippon Research Award
  • Chair: Dr. Michelle Seidl Phone: (206) 604-4186 Email: seidl@comcast.net
  • Members: Thorsten Lumbsch, tlumbsch@fieldmuseum.org; Dennis Desjardin, ded@sfsu.edu; Teresa Pawlowska, Tep8@cornell.edu; Merlin White, merlinwhite@boisestate.edu; Terry Hill, ex officio, Past-Chair