OLIVER P. PEARSON AWARD to support a young professional who holds an academic position in a Latin American institution within 5 years of receiving a Ph.D. or equivalent degree
2004. Ulyses Pardiñas, Centro Nacional Patagónico, Puerto Madryn, Chubut, Argentina
2005. Yuri Leite, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, Brazil
2006. Luis Fernando Aquirre, Universidad Mayor de San Simón in Cochabamba Bolivia
2007. Eduardo Secchi, Departamento de Oceanografia, Fundação Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Rio Grande, Brazil.
2008. Juan Opazo, Instituto de Ecologia y Evolucion, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Austral de Chile