Awards Committee Memberships for 2011–2012. Applications and nominations for MSA Awards are to be sent directly to the appropriate committee as indicated on the Awards page and in the instructions for each award.

Mycological Society Distinctions Committee

• Awards administered: Distinguished Mycologist Award, Alexopoulos Prize, Weston Award for Excellence in Teaching
• Chair: Alex Weir (2008–2013), email: aweir@mailbox.syr.edu
• Members: Walter Sundberg (2007–2012), email: sundberg.wj.407@frontier.com; Linda Kohn (2009-2014) email: linda.kohn@utoronto.ca; Louise Glass (2010-2015) email: lglass@nature.berkeley.edu; Francois Lutzoni (2011-2016) email: flutzoni@duke.edu; Joey Spatafora, ex officio, Past Chair; David Hibbett, ex officio, President.

Honorary Awards

• Awards administered: MSA Fellows, Honorary Members
• Chair: Greg Mueller (2009-2012), email: gmueller@chicagobotanic.org.
• Members: John Taylor (2010 – 2013), email: jtaylor@berkeley.edu; Mary Palm (2011-2014), email: mary.palm@aphis.usda.gov; Timothy J Baroni, ex officio, Past Chair.

Student Awards

• Awards administered: MSA Graduate Fellowships (2), NAMA Memorial Fellowship, Backus Award
• John McKemy, Chair (2008–2012) john.mckemy@aphis.usda.gov
• Members: Imke Schmitt (2009-2013), email: imke.schmitt@senckenberg.de; Antonio Izzo (2010-2014), email: aizzo@elon.edu; Julie Kerrigan (2011-2015), email: jkerrig@clemson.edu; Brian Perry, ex officio, Past Chair.

Mentor Student Travel Awards

• Awards administered: Mentor Student Travel Awards
• Chair: Todd Osmundson (2008–2012), email: toddo@berkeley.edu.
• Members: Heather Hallen-Adams (2009-2013), email: hhallen-adams2@unl.edu; Melissa McCormick (2010-2014), email: mccormickm@si.edu; Matias Cafaro (2011-2015), email: matcaf@gmail.com; Peter Kennedy, ex officio, Past Chair.

Research Awards

• Awards administered: Martin-Baker Award, Clark T. Rogerson Student Research Award, Forest Fungal Ecology Research Award, Alexander H. and Helen V. Smith Research Award; John W. Rippon Research Award; Salomon Bartnicki-Garcia Award
• Chair: Dennis Desjardin (2007–2012), email: ded@sfsu.edu.
• Members: Teresa Pawlowska (2008–2013), email: Tep8@cornell.edu; Ning Zhang (2009-2014) email: zhang@aesop.rutgers.edu; Betty Strack (2010-2015), email: bstrack@fieldmuseum.org; David Geiser (2011-2016), email: dgeiser@psu.edu; Thorsten Lumbsch, ex officio, Past Chair.