Fran and Frederick Hamerstrom Achievement Award

Fran and Frederick Hamerstrom Achievement Award

ABOUT THE HAMERSTROMS: The award was established in 1990 to recognize and honor the Hamerstrom’s contributions to our understanding of raptor natural history and ecology through their long-term ecological studies. Between them, during their lifetime of research they authored and co-authored over 240 scientific papers, books, and reviews. Fran and Hammie moved from Boston to the midwest, where Fran was Aldo Leopold’s only female graduate student. They settled down in Plainfield Wisconsin where a small army of young researchers got their start in the field helping out on studies of harriers and prairie chickens.

AMOUNT: Non-monetary award

NOMINATIONS: should include:

• Name, title, and address of the nominee.

• Name, title, and address of the nominator.

• Names of three persons qualified to evaluate the nominee’s scientific contribution

• A summary of the scientific contribution of the nominee.

• A complete list of publications authored by the nominee.

AMOUNT: non-monetary award.

Number of Awards Issued per Year: 1-2

Deadline: June 30

Application Method: Apply online through June 30th. Please contact awards@raptorresearchfoundation.org with questions about your application. The online application opens in January each year.

Past Recipients