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Awards 2014 President's Award For activities which have furthered the objectives of the Society through outstanding committee work, prolonged officer roles, and/or promotion of activities of the Society In recognition of her extensive contributions to SPNHC since its early days, The Council of the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections has voted to present the 2014 President's Award to Judith C. Price. Judith has been a devoted SPNHC member since 1988 and truly deserved this recognition. To use the words of the President of Society, Chris Norris: "If we were to judge Judith solely on her years as Secretary, then her length of tenure and her contribution to the smooth and efficient running of SPNHC would be enough, I think, to warrant recognition at the highest level. But she has done so much more than this. She has been a stalwart member of the Society for more than 25 years, has served on the Local Organizing Committees of three separate annual meetings (1991 and 2010 in Ottawa, 2002 at the Redpath Museum), chaired the Elections Committee for 10 years, and has served on countless standing and sessional committees. She has served the Society and its members with great distinction and she will be greatly missed." The President-Elect, Andy Bentley, adds: "Judith has served the society in numerous different capacities over the years since her joining SPNHC in 1988. She has been a member of numerous committees and chair of the Election Committee from 1990 to 2000. She is also a well-respected collection manager in her field. However, her tour-de-force has been her service as secretary of the society since 2004, managing council meetings and serving the President of the society. She has also had the unenviable task over the years of being the "bum kicker" who has kept everyone on deadline - a task she has always taken on with dedication and a touch of humor." 38 * SPNHC Newsletter Former Society President, Rich Rabeler, is one of the six presidents Judith served under. Here's what he concludes: "Although committee chairs most likely came to know Judith as "the Gun", especially when she was trying to complete the documentation for the Annual Meeting or, more recently, the Leadership Manual, I came to think of her as "the Rock" - a colleague I could depend on very reliably for solid advice on almost "anything SPNHC". In the collegial spirit that embodies SPNHC, we worked as a team, without regard for titles and positions, for the betterment of the organization." We hope you will be able to join us in Cardiff this coming June when we will present this award to Judith. Jean-Marc Gagnon, Past-President Chair, Recognition and Grants Committee 2014 Carolyn Rose Award For outstanding commitment to Natural History Collections Care and Management In recognition of his significant contribution to conservation and collection management worldwide, through his tireless service as a conservator, a prolific writer of professional papers and excellent communicator, the Council of the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections has voted to present the 2014 Carolyn Rose Award to Dr. Tom Strang. The Carolyn Rose Award is our Society's highest honor and is given to a practitioner whose work and efforts have promoted the values and objectives of the Society. Tom Strang clearly deserves this award, as demonstrated by the numerous support letters written on his behalf. "His significant contributions to the objectives of SPNHC have had great impact on collection practices across Canada and throughout the world. I sincerely believe that Dr. Tom Strang is a worthy recipient of the Carolyn L. Rose Award." "Tom's influence has been manifold in preserving natural history collections." "an obvious choice!!!!!" "A leader in museum pest research for many years, Tom Strang is the expert I would turn to first with any

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Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections April 2014