Emanuel D. Rudolph Award - HistoricalEach year the Historical Section of the Botanical Society will offer an award for the best student presentation of a historical nature at the annual meetings. A judging committee evaluates each student presentation and selects a winner based on the quality of the work and the presentation. The recipient of the award receives a certificate, a cash award, and is a guest of the Section at the BSA banquet. 2016 - Aniket Sengupta, University of Kansas - for the presentation: “Calcutta Botanical Garden and making of the modern world.” 2012 - Kathryn LeCroy, Birmingham Southern College - Advisor, Clare Emily Clifford, for her presentation: “Botanical Literature in 19th-century United States Gift Books and Annuals.” 2011 - Nuala Caomhanach, University of Missouri, Advisor, Kim Kleinman, for her presentation: “Thomas Nuttall and 19th Century Botany: The St. Louis Connection.” 2010 - Philip Marshall, Yale University, School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, for his presentation: “Pinus strobus L. and the historical utilization and management of southern New England forests, 1600-1938.” 2009 - Mauricio Bonifacino, Universidad De La República, Montevideo, Uruguay 2008 - Sarah Kelsey, Rutgers University 2007 |