This award is intended to encourage and stimulate increased public awareness of zoology through articles in the popular press that deal with environmental, biological or zoological issues. The article will have been published in any recognized newspaper or periodical available to the public.
Terms of Reference
Objectives
This award is intended to encourage and stimulate increased public awareness of zoology through articles in the popular press that deal with environmental, biological or zoological issues. The communication will have been distributed in any recognized media outlet available to the public.
Award
The award comprises a $100 cash prize and a scroll. If the recipient is not already a member of the Canadian Society of Zoologists, a 1-year free membership will be awarded by the Society.
Source of Prize
Funded through ZET.
Frequency of Availability
Maximum of one per year. The award need not be made every year.
Application/Nomination Procedures
Nominations or applications should be made to the Chair of the Recognition Committee (the Past-President). Nominations may be made by any CSZ member or an application may be submitted by the author. The application/nomination should include a copy of the article and information about the publication in which it appeared. The article should have been published within the 12 months preceding the deadline.
Candidate packages for evaluation should clearly explain how the applicant meets one or more of the following:
The communication or activity must be to or with a general audience. Communications in venues targeted primarily at a scientific audience (e.g. ‘inside JEB’ and News & Views’ or ‘Commentary’ articles in journals) as well as press releases are not encouraged.
The activity must have taken place within the 12 months preceding the deadline.
If there are multiple authors, all of them should be included in the nomination.
Broader impact (reach) of the activity beyond one venue will be considered.
Diversity of the reach will be considered.
Application Deadline
June 1
Awardees
2023 – Tamara Franz-Odendall (Mount St. Vincent University)
2022 – Brittney Borowiec (Wilfrid Laurier University)
2021 – Brandy Biggar (Memorial University)
2020 – Brittney Borowiec (McMaster University)
2019 – Sarah Alderman (University of Guelph)
2018 – Matt Pamenter (University of Ottawa)
2017 – Brittney Borowiec (McMaster University)
2016 – Celina Baines, in recognition of her Entomological Society of Canada blog post, “Flight of the backswimmer: dispersal behaviour in a freshwater insect“.
2015 – Evelyn Boychuk
2000 – Kenneth Storey