Vol. 62, No. 3 | August 2017
 
 

2017 Career Awards

Distinguished Animal Behaviorist Award

The Distinguished Animal Behaviorist Award is the Animal Behavior Society´s most prestigious award and recognizes an outstanding career in animal behavior. Michael J. Ryan (University of Texas, Austin) was granted this award by ABS President Bill Searcy. Photo Credit: Ken Jones

Exemplar Award

The Exemplar Award recognizes a major long-term contribution in animal behavior. The 2017 Exemplar Award was granted to David W. Stephens (University of Minnesota) and presented by ABS President Bill Searcy. Photo Credit: Ken Jones

Quest Award

The Quest Award recognizes an outstanding seminal contribution in animal behavior. Dan Blumstein (University of California Los Angeles UCLA) is the recipient of the 2017 Quest Award presented by ABS President Bill Searcy. Photo Credit: Ken Jones

Outstanding New Investigator Award

The Outstanding New Investigator Award recognizes an outstanding contribution in animal behavior by a new investigator, no more than 10 years past obtaining a Ph.D. The 2017 Outstanding New Investigator Award was awarded to Amy Toth (Iowa State University), and presented by ABS President Bill Searcy. Photo Credit: Ken Jones

Penny Bernstein Distinguished Teaching Award

The Penny Bernstein Distinguished Teaching Award recognizes a sustained record of excellent teaching of animal behavior in the classroom or informal education setting. The 2017 Bernstein Distinguished Teaching Award was awarded to Jennifer E. smith (Mills College), and presented by Education Committee Chair, Sue Margulis. Photo Credit: Ken Jones

 

 

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR SOCIETY’S NEWEST FELLOWS

The Animal Behavior Society is pleased to announce the election of six new Fellows of the Society. The newly-elected ABS Fellows are:

 

 

Verner P. Bingman is a Distinguished Research Professor at Bowling Green State, USA.
Jennifer H. Fewell is a President's Professor at Arizona State University, USA. Photo Credit: Ken Jones.

Todd M Freeberg is a full Professor at the University of Tennessee- Knoxville, USA.

Vladimir Pravasudov is a full Professor at the Department of Biology at University of Nevada Reno, USA.
Kerry Shaw is a Associate Professor at the Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, Cornell University, USA.
James F.A. Traniello is a Professor of Biology at Boston University, USA.



 
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