MSA Awards Committees

Submissions of applications and nominations for all MSA Awards are to be made by following the detailed instructions provided via the links for each award on the main MSA Award Chart page.
To contact any of the below listed Chairs or members, please log into your MSA membership and access the MSA Officers and Roster webpage.
MSA Awards Committee Members for 2023-2024
MSA Awards Coordinator: Allison Walker (2021-2024)
Treasurer: Heather Hallen-Adams
Mycological Society Distinctions Committee
Awards administered: Distinguished Mycologist Award, Alexopoulos Prize, Weston Award for Excellence in Teaching, The Gordon and Tina Wasson Award
Chair: Tim James
Members:
- Greg Bonito
- Sara Branco
- Marin Brewer
- Matt Smith
- Lászlo Nagy
- Lori Carris
Mycological Society Honorary Awards Committee
Awards Administered: MSA Fellows, Honorary MSA members
Chair: Anne Pringle
Members:
- Sharon Cantrell
- A. Elizabeth Arnold
- Rytas Vilgalys
Mycological Society Student Awards Committee
Awards Administered: MSA Graduate Fellowship, NAMA Memorial Fellowship, Backus Award, Undergraduate Research Award, Best Oral and Poster Presentations by Undergraduate and Graduate Students
Chair: Astrid Ferrer
Members:
- Suzanne Joneson
- Donald M Walker
- Conrad Schoch
- Brandon Hassett
Mycological Society Mentor Travel Awards Committee
Awards Administered: Mentor Student Travel Awards
Chair: Ryoko Oono
Members:
- Louis (Jamie) Lamit
- Chris Cornelison
- Jessie Uehling
- Jane Stewart
Mycological Society Research Awards Committee
Awards Administered: Martin-Baker Research Award, Clark T. Rogerson Student Research Award, Forest Fungal Ecology & Forest Fungal Ecology Postdoctoral Research Awards, Alexander H. and Helen V. Smith Research Award, John W. Rippon Research Award, Salomon Bartnicki-Garcia Research Award, Emory Simmons Research Award, Translational Mycology & Translational Mycology Postdoctoral Research Awards, Robert W. Lichtwardt Student Research Award
Chair: Jose Vargas-Muniz
Members:
- László Nagy
- Thomas Jenkinson
- Amy Honan
- Jason Stajich
- Camille Truong
Mycological Society International Travel Awards
Awards Administered: International Travel Awards
Chair: Gábor Kovács
Members:
- Maria Alice Neves
- Terry Torres-Cruz, Student Rep
- Maria P. Martin-Esteban, ex officio, Past Chair