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About the Award
Updated September 28, 2007
Gordin Kaplan Award
The CFBS has created an award to be given
to a member of the Federation who has contributed significantly
to public awareness of science. The Gordin Kaplan Award commemorates
the contributions made to public awareness of science by the
late Gordin Kaplan. Canada's Research-Based Pharmaceutical
Companies, previously known as "PMAC" has sponsored the Gordin
Kaplan Award since 1990.
Request for Nomination:
A committee of four, including three scientists
and a representative from the Canadian Science Writers Association
(CSWA), review the files of individuals nominated for the
Award and recommend a winner to the CFBS Executive. Each nomination
must be signed by three members of the Federation. Nominations
should include a resume of the nominee's contributions to
public awareness of science, a current curriculum vitae, and
letters supporting the public awareness efforts identified
in the resume. Nominators are encouraged to include letters
from non-scientists in their dossiers. The Award winner receives
a cash honorarium of $1,000.00 plus expenses associated with
attending the CFBS Annual Meeting. The CFBS Annual Meeting
features a presentation on public awareness of science by
the Gordin Kaplan Award Winner. Deadline for nominations
submissions is November 15, 2007.
Winners of the Gordin Kaplan Award are as
follows:
- 1990-91 Dr. Sid Katz, Director, Science
World, University of British Columbia, (Winner of the First
G.K. Award)
- 1991-92 Dr. Mike Burt, Dept. of Biology,
University of New Brunswick
- 1992-93 Dr. Bessie Borwein, Assoc.
Dean, Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of Western
Ontario
- 1993-94 Dr. Brock Fenton, Chair, Dept.
of Biology, York University
- 1994-95 Dr. Jack Vallentyne, Great
Lakes Laboratory for Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
- 1995-96 Dr. Jeremy McNeil, Laval University
- 1996-97 Dr. John Burka, University
of Prince Edward Islands
- 1997-98 Dr. Robert Barclay, University
of Calgary. Lecture given
- 1998-99 43rd CFBS Meeting, Winnipeg
1998-99 No Award
- 1999-00 Dr. Michael Smith, University
of British Columbia
- 2000-01 Dr. Barbara Vanderhyden, University
of Ottawa
- 2001-02 Ms. Patricia Guyda, Canadians for
Health Research
- 2002-03 Dr. Margaret-Ann Armour, University
of Alberta
- 2003-04 Mr. Bruce Mohun, Mohun's Moving
Picture Company, Vancouver, BC
- 2004-05 Dr. Bruce Holub, University of Guelph
- 2005-06 Dr. Sergey Fedoroff, University
of Saskatchewan
For further information or to submit nominations,
please contact the CFBS office:
Canadian Federation of Biological Societies
1750 Courtwood Crescent, Suite 305
Ottawa, Ontario
K2C 2B5
Tel. 613-225-8889
Fax.: 613-225-9621
Email: wantonious@cfbs.org
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