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Merritt Lyndon Fernald was born in 1873 in Orono, Maine. In 1891 he enrolled in Harvard University and started working at the Gray Herbarium, both of which he remained associated with until his death in 1950. During those 60 years he intensively studied the flora of eastern North America, made numerous field expeditions throughout the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada, and authored over 800 papers on floristically related subjects. Two of his most important contributions were: Persistence of Plants in Unglaciated Areas of Boreal North America (1925) and Gray’s Manual of Botany, 8th Edition (1950). Fernald served as an Associate Editor of Rhodora, Journal of The New England Botanical Club from its inception in 1899 to 1928, and as Editor-in-Chief from 1928 until his death in 1950. He was an active member and promoter of the Club. The Council of the New England Botanical Club honors Fernald’s exemplary contributions to the botany of northeastern North America through the Merritt Lyndon Fernald Award. The award is given annually, if deemed appropriate, to the author(s) of the best paper published in each volume of Rhodora that has made use of herbarium specimens and/or involved fieldwork. Topics to be considered include, but are not limited to, biogeography, floristics, life-history studies, monographs, and revisions. Papers on vascular or nonvascular plants, lichens, fungi, and algae will be considered. The competition is not limited to a particular geographic area, but is open to studies in any part of the world. Recipients of the Fernald Award will receive $1000.00 and a certificate acknowledging the achievement. The award will be presented when the New England Botanical Club hosts its annual Distinguished Speaker. 2007 AWARD WINNERS David S. Barrington and Catherine A. Paris for their article in Volume 109 (2007) entitled "Refugia and migration in the Quaternary history of the New England flora". See here for more details. 2006 AWARD WINNER Paul M. Catling for his article in Volume 108 (2006) entitled "Characteristics of Amelanchier lucida (Rosaceae) based on an examination of the holotype and plants from the type locality". See here for more details. 2005 AWARD WINNERS The late Craig W. Greene, Linda L. Gregory, Glen H. Mittelhauser, Sally C. Rooney, and Jill E. Weber for their article in Volume 107 (2005) entitled "Vascular flora of the Acadia National Park region, Maine ". See here for more details. 2004 AWARD WINNERS Walter S. Judd and Darin S. Penneys for their article in Volume 106 (2004) entitled "Taxonomic studies in the Miconieae (Melastomataceae). VIII. A revision of the species in the Miconia desportesii complex on Hispaniola ". See here for more details. 2003 AWARD WINNERS Arthur C. Mathieson, Clinton J. Dawes, Larry G. Harris, and Edward J. Hehre for their article in Volume 105 (2003) entitled "Expansion of the Asiatic green alga Codium fragile subsp. tomentosoides in the Gulf of Maine" 2002 AWARD WINNER Robert Bertin of College of the Holy Cross for his article in Volume 104 (2002) entitled "Losses of native plant species in Worcester, Massachusetts." |
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