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Richard Spruce Award (Plaque and invitation to present opening address at next IAB meeting).
Award to recognize one IAB member who has made important contributions to bryology, within the first 25 years of their career (dated from their first bryological publication). Award can only be received once. Given at every IAB meeting not held in conjunction with The International Botanical Congress (two of the three meetings every six years). Selection Committee chaired by Vice President Number 1, with two members appointed by the IAB Council at each IAB meeting not associated with the International Botanical Congress.
Hattori Prize ($400 CDN cash)
Best paper or series of papers published within the previous two years in a journal or book by a member of IAB. Given every two years at the IAB meetings. Selection Committee chaired by Vice President Number 2, with three members appointed by the IAB Council at each IAB meeting.
Hedwig Medal (Silver Medal)
Award to person who has made outstanding contributions to bryology, given at the IAB meeting held in conjunction with each International Botanical Congress (once every six years). Award can only be received once. Selection Committee chaired by the IAB President who is in office for the two years before the presentation. with three members appointed by the IAB Council at each Botanical Congress.
Stanley Greene Award (an amount of money to be determined biennially by the Secretary/Treasurer)
Awarded to persons submitting a proposal for research in Bryology. Proposals will be called for in January of the year of biennial IAB meeting by an announcement in The Bryological Times. Given every two years at IAB meetings. Chaired by Secretary-Treasurer, with two members appointed by council.
History of Awards
The following is a list of award recipients, as they were presented at each IAB meeting.
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YEAR
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CITY
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Hedwig
Recipient(s)
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Stanley Greene
Recipient(s)
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Spruce
Recipient
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Hattori
Recipient
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1981
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Sydney
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1983
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Tokyo
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*H. Asakawa and
Geneva Sayre
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1985
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Budapest
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1987
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Berlin
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William Steere
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1989
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St. Louis
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1991
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Exeter
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*Jirí Vána
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1993
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Osaka
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Sinski Hattori
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Malcolm Sargent
Elizabeth Kungu
Sergey Popov
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1995
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Mexico City
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Jette Lewinsky
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*Jan-Peter Frahm
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*Helene Bischler
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1997
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Beijing
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Fu, Xing and
Gregorio Dauphin
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Timo Koponen
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Stephen Churchill and
E.L. Linares C.
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1999
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St. Louis
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Riclef Grolle
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Dennis Gignac
Bernard Goffinet & Richard Zander
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William R. Buck
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2002
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Lucknow
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William R. Buck
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Jean Paton
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2004
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Mérida
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Benito C. Tan
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Hans Kruijer
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2005
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Vienna
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Lewis Anderson
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Jonathan Shaw
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*first award in each class
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