Jackson Award

History and Mission

The Jackson Award Committee was established in 1977 to provide recognition to persons who have given long and outstanding service to the American Society of Mammalogists. The committee evaluates nominations received and makes a recommendation of a recipient to the Board of Directors. The award need not be given every year (Gill and Wozencraft, 1994).

Responsibilities

The Chair of the Jackson Award Committee sends copy for a notice asking for nominations to the Journal Editor of the Journal of Mammalogy by 1 September each year. The Chair should update text to reflect most recent recipients of the award.

Chair

G. N. Cameron (g.cameron@uc.edu)

Members

R. J. Baker (Robert.Baker@ttu.edu), B. H. Blake (bhblake@uncg.edu), A. L. Gardner (gardnera@si.edu), H. H. Genoways (h.h.genoways@gmail.com), G. A. Kaufman (gkaufman@ksu.edu)

The Hartley H. T. Jackson Award was established in 1977 for the purpose of providing recognition to individuals who have rendered long and outstanding service to the American Society of Mammalogists.   A list of members who have received the award is given under the Files tab.  ASM members are invited to submit nominations to the Chair of the Jackson Award Committee – the procedure for nominations is given below.  The committee also welcomes ideas and suggestions for possible nominations (e-mail addresses for committee members are given under the Members tab).

Procedure for submitting nominations:

Nominations and letters of support should contain specific information on the nominee's service to the ASM. A complete nomination package includes: (1) a nomination letter, (2) a recent version of the nominee’s curriculum vitae, and (3) up to 5 letters of support (but no more).  All of these materials should be incorporated by the nominator into a single PDF document and transmitted via e-mail to ensure receipt by the chair of the Jackson Award committee, Guy Cameron (g.cameron@uc.edu), no later than 15 March.

Actions of the committee in selecting a Jackson Award recipient:

  • The Committee Chair receives nominations and supporting materials and by 1 April forwards copies of the materials to committee members for their evaluation.
  • After the committee has reached a decision regarding the nomination, the Chair forwards that decision to the President. In addition, the Chair provides a brief description of the qualifications of the nominee, including a recent curriculum vitae and letters supporting the nomination, to the President, who subsequently disseminates these materials to the Board of Directors for consideration.
  • The President polls the Board for approval of the nominee.  A majority of the Board must approve the nomination for it to go forward. 
  • After Board approval, the Chair should contact the person responsible for producing the plaque presented to the recipient at the annual banquet. 
  • The Chair presides over a committee meeting at the Annual Meeting, presents the report of the Committee to the Members Meeting, and announces the recipient of the award at the Annual Banquet.
  • Nomination are not be carried over from year-to-year by the Committee.  Nominators are encouraged to resubmit their nominations by 15 March of subsequent years.