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Information on the ASL limnology medal

The Australian Society for Limnology Medal commemorates Hilary Jolly, a founding member of the Australian Society for Limnology, and is presented to a person who in the opinion of the Society, has made an outstanding contribution to Australian Limnology. The ASL Medal (formerly the Jolly Award) has become ASL's (and arguably Australia's) most prestigious prize in limnology, considered by members to indicate overall scientific excellence and outstanding achievement.Any person may be nominated for the Medal, but nominations may only be made by financial members of the Society. The nomination must be in writing and must be seconded by a financial member of the Society. Nominations must address the relevant selection criteria and a current copy of the nominee's CV should be included if deemed appropriate. Each nomination will be assessed by a Committee of ASL which is chaired by the President. An award is not necessarily made each year.The full regulations governing the Medal are outlined below.

An award is not necessarily made each year. Nominations for the Medal are accepted at any time, but for the Medal to be made for that year, the nomination must be made three months before the Congress.

Nominations should be forwarded to the ASL president

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Winners of the ASL medal are listed below.

2004

Award Winner: Professor Patrick De Deckker

  • A world-wide promotion of Australian limnology with an emphasis on paleoecology, salt lake ecology, and non-marine ostracods (Crustacea). Patrick has worked and/or lectured in many places overseas (e.g., China, France, Brazil, Belgium, Holland, Japan), has been or is currently on the editorial boards of five international journals, and is a member of eight professional societies. He has made some memorable contributions to Australian limnology through, for example, co-editing ‘Limnology in Australia’ (1986) with the late Prof. Bill Williams, a text of thought-provoking chapters that continue to be cited today, and as a co-editor of a Special Issue of Hydrobiologia due in 2005 to honour Bill Williams’ contributions to limnology. He is internationally respected for his expertise in non-marine ostracod taxonomy, ecology and paleoecology, carbonate geochemistry, and the stratigraphy, sedimentology, hydrology and paleoecology of inland waters.
  • An impressive contribution to limnological scientific research , evidenced by a strong research publication record (including over 120 refereed publications and 7 books) that focus on the topics described above but also extend into the Quaternary marine record of the Australian region and continental environments based on lake deposits. He has conducted research and taught at Monash and ANU (where he is now Professor) and his research excellence has received several honours including the Verco Medal (1992) and a D.Sc. ( University of Adelaide) in 2002.
  • Excellence in education and communication illustrated by his 25 years in tertiary education and supervision of 6 ARC postdoctoral fellows, 11 PhD students, and current supervision of 8 PhD students. Patrick’s manner is friendly but direct, his advice is widely sought, and his discussions and talks are characterised by a dry sense of humour and piercing intelligence. One of his letters of nomination attested to his enthusiasm and stamina in the field as an inspiration to students.

2003

Award Winner: Dr Max Finlayson

Max Finlayson has been responsible for a world-wide promotion of Australian limnology and wetland management through his involvement and advisory role in international wetland affairs. Dr Finlayson has led the Ramsar Convention's Scientific and Technical Review Panel since its inception in 1992, and has visited most parts of the globe to promote wise management based on rigorous research on the world's wetlands. He is internationally respected and tireless in his efforts to guide conservation policies at a time when wetlands are disappearing or being rapidly degraded.

2002

Award Winner: Dr Brian Timms

Brian Timms is well known to Australian limnologists for his wide-ranging work over 35 years on the benthos of fresh and saline lakes along the eastern seaboard from Tasmania to North Queensland and for his studies of crustacean taxonomy and zooplankton. Brian has made major contributions to all the above fields and in doing so has played a significant role in the development and high standing of Australian limnology. In the last decade or so he has concentrated his efforts on ephemeral waterbodies in arid Australia, in particular the Paroo system in north-western NSW.

2001

Award Winner: Dr Richard Marchant

Richard Marchant's work on macroinvertebrates is extensively published and widely cited in high standard national and international journals, and has been applied in the National Land and Water Audit and the First National Assessment of River Health. This is an important application and is leading to new tools that will be widely used in Australian water management. Richard makes a much wider scientific contribution than that identified above, and plays a major professional role in advising colleagues and in reviewing and refereeing the work of others.

1999

Award Winner: Dr Russell Shiel

"The committee was of the unanimous opinion that Dr Shiel has made a sustained and significant contribution to the knowledge of microfauna of Australian inland waters, principally through taxonomic and ecological research on rotifers and cladocerans. In doing so Dr Shiel has ensured that the particularities of the Australian aquatic microfauna are recognised in the international community, and that the significant differences of the Australian microfauna are valued regionally. The Committee is of the opinion that Dr Shiel has shown leadership to the Australian limnological community through his demonstrated commitment to taxonomy, and in the generous way he assists other researchers, with a concern for outcomes rather than personal recognition."

1995

Award Winner: Dr David Mitchell

"Dr Mitchell has published over 170 articles, including more than 70 refereed papers or book chapters. It would be difficult to discover a research project on water weeds in Australia, or indeed anywhere in the world, that does not recognize some debt to him. A similar debt is incurred by Dr Mitchell's involvement in administering limnological research, and in fostering relationships between research and management"

ASL Limnology medal winners

Max Finlayson

2003

Brian Timms

2002

Richard Marchant

2001

Dr Russell Shiel

1999

Dr David Mitchel

1995

K.F.Walker

1993

J.Imberger

1992

A.McComb

1991

I.C.Campbell

1989

P.Cullen

1988

G.Ganf

1985

H.B.N.Hynes

1984

B.T.Hart

1982

J.T.O.Kirk

1981

P.S.Lake

1980

P.A.Tyler

1979

J.S.Lake

1978

W.D.Williams

1977

I.A.Bayly

1975

Alan Weatherley

1974

AUSTRALIAN SOCIETY FOR LIMNOLOGY MEDAL

Regulations

The following guidelines have been developed with a view to maintaining a consistent procedure for the Society for awarding the Australian Society for Limnology Medal.

Regulations concerning the structure and functioning of the ASL Medal Committee.

Selection Criteria

The ASL Medal will be awarded where an outstanding contribution to Australian limnology can be demonstrated by ANY OR ALL of the following:

RESEARCH EXCELLENCE: the nominee has displayed excellence in any of the fields of limnological research, as demonstrated by key research papers and publications, or significant technological advances

EDUCATION AND/OR COMMUNICATION EXCELLENCE: the nominee has played a significant role in the advancement and dissemination of limnological knowledge, where this has enhanced the knowledge of Australian aquatic systems in a variety of forums

MANAGEMENT EXCELLENCE: the nominee has played a significant role in the protection of, conservation of, or management of Australia's limnological resources, and has shown administrative excellence in dealing with limnological issues.

NB. While the terms 'excellent' and 'significant' are relative and open to interpretation, the spirit of the award should be that the person has shown leadership and influenced others to achieve. Further, that influence should be sustained over a number of years.

The Medal is not intended for administrative excellence and service to ASL. These are more appropriately recognised by other awards, such as life membership of the Society.Membership and meeting of the ASL Medal Committee

  1. The Committee shall consist of three members: The President and two others selected by the Executive. In establishing the Committee, each new Executive should consider an appropriate balance in terms of gender, discipline and backgrounds of research/management, but must ultimately ensure that the Committee has experience in the judgement of limnological excellence. This may include previous recipients of the Medal (or Jolly Award). No one person should sit on the Committee for more than three years.The Committee should discuss the award at a meeting or by telephone or by email.The committee's chairman will be the President (or nominee) and he/she will be responsible for organising the call for nominations, circulating nominations and arranging suitable meetings for the selection process. The Secretary of the Australian Society for Limnology will provide administrative assistance as required.The Committee will assess nominations and, where it deems that an award should be made, make recommendation(s) to the Executive, through the President, for final endorsement. A two-third's majority is sufficient for the Committee to recommend that an award be made.
  2. A member of the Executive, or a member of the ASL Medal Committee, may not vote on a nomination where a conflict of interest is likely to occur. If the conflict of interest results in an inoperable Committee, the President (or nominee) is empowered to co-opt from the ASL membership for the purposes of a decision on the nomination.

Nominations

Any person may be nominated for the ASL Medal.Only financial members of the ASL may nominate a person for the ASL Medal. The nomination must be in writing and must be seconded by a financial member of the Society.Nominations must include a supporting statement addressing the relevant selection criteria and, if deemed appropriate, a current copy of the nominee's CV

Assessed nominations will lapse immediately. Unassessed nominations (when the Committee has not been able to make a decision) will be forwarded to an incoming Committee.

Citation
The announcement of an award will be made at the annual conference and will appear in the Society's Newsletter accompanied by a citation describing the reasons for the award.

Award Value
The nature and value of the award will be determined by the Executive Committee of the Society. The award will normally constitute a Medal (suitably inscribed), and an economy airfare, registration and reasonable accommodation costs will be paid for the recipient to attend an Annual Congress (see below).

Conditions of the Award
Unless extenuating circumstances are operating, the Medal can only be awarded (and presented) to the recommended recipient in person at the next Annual Congress of the Australian Society for Limnology. In accepting the award the recommended recipient will be required as a condition of the award to present the "Hilary Jolly Memorial Lecture" to be scheduled during the Annual Congress. The Award address should be accompanied by a paper intended for publication in a refereed international journal, and the paper should include a footnote or byline to indicate its significance.

Prepared by a sub-committee of the Australian Society for Limnology, January - June 1998.