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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#002060">The SPNHC Recognition and Grants Committee invites nominations for the following:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#002060">The Carolyn L. Rose Award –
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#002060">Our Society’s highest honor, given to a practitioner (SPNHC membership not required) whose work and efforts have promoted the values and objectives of the Society. Nominations should include
a letter of nomination, a current curriculum vitae and letters of recommendation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#002060">The President’s Award
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#002060">--<b> </b>Presented to a member or former member of SPNHC whose activities have furthered the objectives of the Society through outstanding committee work, prolonged officer roles or promotion
of activities of the Society. Nominations should include a letter of nomination, a current curriculum vitae and letters of recommendation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#002060">Honorary Membership
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#002060">--<b> </b>Can be conferred by Council in recognition of outstanding contributions to natural history collections or to the Society. Honorary Members has all the rights and privileges of regular
members.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#002060">The Vendor Recognition Award</span></b><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#002060"> -- Is presented to commercial entities to recognize long-term support of the Society
and/or the Society’s annual meetings. Nominations should include a letter of recommendation highlighting evidence of contributions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#002060">Questions and nominations should be directed to the Chair of the Recognition and Grants Committee, Barbara M. Thiers (<a href="mailto:bthiers@nybg.org">bthiers@nybg.org</a>) and must
be submitted by <u>15 November 2020</u>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century",serif;color:#002060">Dr. Barbara M. Thiers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century",serif;color:#002060">Vice President<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century",serif;color:#002060">Patricia K. Holmgren Director of the William and Lynda Steere Herbarium
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century",serif;color:#002060">Curator of Bryophytes<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century",serif;color:#002060">Editor,
<i>Index Herbariorum<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century",serif;color:#002060">President-Elect, American Society of Plant Taxonomists<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century",serif;color:#002060">New York Botanical Garden<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century",serif;color:#002060">Bronx, NY 10458-5126<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century",serif;color:#002060"><a href="mailto:bthiers@nybg.org">bthiers@nybg.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century",serif;color:#002060">718-817-8626<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century",serif;color:#002060">Download:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century",serif;color:#002060"><a href="http://sweetgum.nybg.org/science/docs/The_Worlds_Herbaria_2019.pdf">The World’s Herbaria 2019</a> (Index Herbariorum annual report)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century",serif;color:#002060"><a href="http://sweetgum.nybg.org/science/docs/IH_Registration_Form_2017.docx">Index Herbariorum Registration Form
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</a><a href="http://sweetgum.nybg.org/science/docs/IH_Registration_Form_2017_Example.docx">Index Herbariorum Registration Form Example</a></span><u><span style="color:#0563C1"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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