June 22, 2018
TORONTO — The International Association for Great Lakes Research (IAGLR) honored several professionals this week for their contributions to IAGLR and Great Lakes science. The following awards were presented at the association’s 61st Annual Conference on Great Lakes Research in Toronto, Ontario.
The Lifetime Achievement Award for important and continued contributions to Great Lakes research was awarded to William D. Taylor, professor emeritus with the University of Waterloo, Ontario. Taylor’s research contributions have been notable and varied, with an emphasis on understanding phosphorus cycling and food web structures in lakes. His work has provided key insights on re-eutrophication, today’s leading water quality issue around the globe, and has also resulted in the training of many top researchers who now dominate the field.
The John R. (Jack) Vallentyne Award went to Helen Domske, from New York Sea Grant, for her exemplary efforts in promoting public awareness of Great Lakes issues in nearly 40 years of research and outreach. The Vallentyne award recognizes important and sustained efforts to inform and educate the public and policymakers on large lakes issues, thereby raising awareness and support for their protection and restoration. Its namesake is long-time IAGLR member and environmental scientist and educator, John R. (Jack) Vallentyne, aka “Johnny Biosphere.”
The Chandler-Misener Award went to Anne Scofield, James Watkins, Brian Weidel, Frederick Luckey, and Lars Rudstam for their paper “The deep chlorophyll layer in Lake Ontario: extent, mechanisms of formation, and abiotic predictors,” published in Journal of Great Lakes Research 43:782-794. IAGLR presents the Chandler-Misener Award annually to the author(s) of the peer-reviewed paper in the most recent complete volume of the journal judged to be “most notable.” Papers are evaluated based on originality, contribution, and presentation. Established in 1974, the award honors D.C. Chandler and A.D. Misener, IAGLR's first presidents.
The Anderson-Everett Award was presented to Timothy Johnson from the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. A long-term member, Johnson has made substantial contributions to the association. He has served on various IAGLR committees and the board of directors, including as president. In 2006, Johnson was co-chair of IAGLR's 49th annual conference. He continues to advance IAGLR’s mission by serving as an associate editor of the Journal of Great Lakes Research. This award recognizes important and continued contributions to the association over a period of years and honors the efforts of David Anderson and Margaret Everett for their significant early contributions to the association and the Great Lakes.
This year’s Best Associate Editor 2017 Award was presented to Lee Grapentine, Environment and Climate Change Canada. This award is given by the editors of the journal for outstanding support of the review process for the Journal of Great Lakes Research.
The journal editors also designated Mark Rowe, University of Michigan, Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research, as recipient of the Best Reviewer 2017 Award For outstanding support of the review process for the Journal of Great Lakes Research.
The Elsevier Early Career Scientist Award went to Jeremiah Davis, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, for the article “Effects of tow transit on the efficacy of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal Electric Dispersal Barrier System,” Journal of Great Lakes Research 43: 1119-1131. Co-authors include Jessica LeRoy, Matthew Shanks, Ryan Jackson, Frank Engel, Elizabeth Murphy, Carey Baxter, Jonathan Trovillion, Michael McInerney, and Nicholas Barkowski.
The following people received certificates of appreciation for their service to the association:
The JGLR Outgoing Associate Editor's Appreciation Award went to Gerald Matisoff, Case Western Reserve University; Paul Helm, Ontario Ministry of Environment and Climate Change; and Edward Rutherford, NOOA-GLERL.
The IAGLR Board of Directors Appreciation Award went to Susan Daniel, SUNY Buffalo State Great Lakes Center; Elizabeth Hinchey Malloy, U.S. EPA, Great Lakes National Program Office; Tomas Höök, Purdue University; and Lars Rudstam, Cornell University. They have faithfully served on the IAGLR board and completed their terms of service.
The IAGLR Conference Appreciation Award went to IAGLR 2018 Conference Site Chair George Arhonditsis, University of Toronto Scarborough, and IAGLR 2018 Program Chair Mathew Wells, University of Toronto Scarborough.
