{"id":27,"date":"2019-03-05T01:11:10","date_gmt":"2019-03-05T01:11:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southernlepsoc.org\/wp\/?p=27"},"modified":"2019-03-05T17:16:14","modified_gmt":"2019-03-05T17:16:14","slug":"abbot-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southernlepsoc.org\/?p=27","title":{"rendered":"Abbot Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> The Southern Lepidopterists&#8217; Society&#8217;s Annual John Abbot Award<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"maintext\">The Abbot Award is intended to recognize an individual or group which exemplifies the highest standards in lepidopterology, in academic work and\/or service to the Society and advancement of its goals.  The Award is conferred at irregular intervals, but typically no more than one time per year.  Preference shall be given to candidates whose involvement in lepidopterology has emphasized the U.S. Southeast.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Nominations shall be invited year-round from the Society&#8217;s membership.  For consideration in any particular year, names must be submitted no fewer than 90 days before the next-subsequent Annual Meeting of the Society.  A person need not be a member of the Society to be eligible for the Award.  Nominees shall be vetted by the Board of Directors and by a Nominating Committee, and one candidate will be selected as the winner.  The winner&#8217;s name shall be announced at the Annual Meeting and in the newsletter of the Society. <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-25\" title=\"2005 Abbot Award Recipients\" src=\"http:\/\/southernlepsoc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/abbot_award_2005.jpg\" alt=\"2005 Abbot Award Recipients\" width=\"523\" height=\"423\" align=\"middle\" border=\"0\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southernlepsoc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/abbot_award_2005.jpg 523w, https:\/\/southernlepsoc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/abbot_award_2005-300x242.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 523px) 100vw, 523px\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">2005 Abbot Award Recipeints Lee Miller (left) and Jacqueline Miller (right), with Jeff Slotten (middle)<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"maintext\"><strong>Past Recipients of the Abbot Award:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"15\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">1981<br \/>\n1982<br \/>\n1983<br \/>\n1984<br \/>\n1985<br \/>\n1986<br \/>\n1987<br \/>\n1989<br \/>\n1990<br \/>\n1991<br \/>\n1992<br \/>\n1993<br \/>\n1994<br \/>\n1995<br \/>\n1996<br \/>\n1997<br \/>\n1998<br \/>\n1999<br \/>\n2000<br \/>\n2001<br \/>\n2002<br \/>\n2003<br \/>\n2004<br \/>\n2005<br \/>\n2006<br \/>\n2007<br \/>\n2008<br \/>\n2011<br \/>\n2012<br \/>\n2015<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span class=\"maintext\">Charles P. Kimball<\/span><br \/>\nCharles V. Covell, Jr.<br \/>\nBryant Mather<br \/>\nRoy Kendall<br \/>\nAndre Blanchard<br \/>\nEd Knudson, M.D.<br \/>\nDale H. Habeck<br \/>\nRichard Heitzman<br \/>\n(None)<br \/>\nTom Emmel<br \/>\nHoward V. Weems<br \/>\nDouglas C. Ferguson<br \/>\n(None)<br \/>\n(None)<br \/>\n(None)<br \/>\n(None)<br \/>\nJohn Heppner<br \/>\nJeffrey R. Slotten, D.D.S.<br \/>\nMarc Minno<br \/>\nVernon Brou<br \/>\nLeroy C. Koehn<br \/>\nJames Adams and John Calhoun<br \/>\nIrving Finkelstein<br \/>\nLee Miller and Jackie Miller<br \/>\n(&#8211;)<br \/>\n(&#8211;)<br \/>\n(None)<br \/>\n(None)<br \/>\nJ. Barry Lombardini<br \/>\nRichard L. Brown\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/southernlepsoc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/abbot_award_2001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-26\" title=\"2001 Abbot Award\" src=\"http:\/\/southernlepsoc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/abbot_award_2001.jpg\" alt=\"2001 Abbot Award\" width=\"200\" height=\"267\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span class=\"maintext\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The 2001 Abbot Award,<br \/>\nAwarded to Leroy Koehn<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Southern Lepidopterists&#8217; Society&#8217;s Annual John Abbot Award &nbsp; The Abbot Award is intended to recognize an individual or group which exemplifies the highest standards in lepidopterology, in academic work and\/or service to the Society and advancement of its goals. 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