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AOUCommitteeonNominationofFellowsandElectiveMemberswillsupplementthosenominationswithadditionalcandidates. V   QuestionsaboutnominationsshouldbedirectedtotheSecretary,Dr.SaraR.Morris,DepartmentofBiology,CanisiusCollege,2001    MainStreet,Buffalo,NY14208,USA(Phone:7168882567,Fax:7168883157,Email:  morriss@canisius.edu  ).  |    ,  ;     THEPROCESS:  R   ,TheBylawsoftheAmericanOrnithologistsUnion(Art.IV,Sec.7)state: NominationstotheclassesofFellowsandElective   Membersshallbesubmittedinaprescribedformat.NominationsofproposedFellowsshallbebythreeFellows,andnominationsof x  proposedElectiveMembersbythreeFellowsorElectiveMembers,andbothshallbereceivedbytheSecretarysufficientlyinadvance 7  oftheStatedMeetingtoallowfordistributiontothosevotingasprescribedbytheseBylaws. N   ,ELECTRONICSUBMISSIONISENCOURAGED!Sendingthenominationbyemailwillsavetimeandreduceerrors.Please t attempttosendatleastthetextofthestatementviaemailtoSecretarySaraMorris(  morriss@canisius.edu   ).Beaware,however,that 3 emailmessagesfromallnominatorsconfirmingtheirsupportofthenomination,orabriefletterwiththreesignaturesconfirmingthe J nomination,arerequired.   ELECTRONICSUBMISSION:WordorWordPerfectversionsofthenominationformmaybeeditedandsubmittedbyNominator / OnetotheSecretaryasanattachmenttoanemailmessage.ElectronicnominationswillbeacceptedifreceivedbytheSecretary F (  morriss@canisius.edu  )nolaterthan23:59EST,11March2011.Nominationssubmittedelectronicallybecomevalidonlyifthe  Secretaryreceiveselectronicorwrittenconfirmationfromallnominatorsnolaterthan18March2011. l ALTERNATIVEELECTRONICSUBMISSION:Ifyouareunabletoedittheelectronicversionsofthenominationformortosubmit B themasemailattachments,youmaysendthematerialasASCIItextinthebodyofanemailmessage.Yourmessageshouldinclude  thefollowing: h    XZ:X` hp x (#%XX,X%ZA.  Abriefstatementindicatingthatyou(NominatorOne)andtwoothernominators(listfullnames)arenominating(nameof >" nominee)forthemembershipclassof(FelloworElectiveMember).Giveyouraddress,phone,fax,andemailaddress. # B.  Providetherequiredinformationaboutthenomineeintheformofasimplelist,includingfullname;address,including d$ institutionalaffiliation(s);dateofbirth(NOTE:thedateofbirthisnecessarypleasedon'tignorethis!);phone,faxandemail {#% addressofnominee. :& C.  Providethebiographicalstatementasasimpletextparagraph.Donottrytoencasethestatementinabox,anddonotworry ' aboutformatting,fonts,margins,alignment,etc.Doadheretothespace/wordlimitof nomorethan250words ,including  `( thetopline(nameandmembershipclasscategory)andthebottomline(nominatorsnames). w!)   XZ:XX` hp x (#%X,X%ZDeadlinesandrequirementsforconfirmationfromallnominatorsareasgivenabove. " + SUBMISSIONBYMAILORFAX:NominatorOnefillsouttheformandsendsittoNominatorTwo,whothensendsitto s$"- NominatorThree.NominatorThreereturnstheformdirectlytotheSecretaryby11March2011.Faxednominationswillbeaccepted 2%". ifreceivedbytheSecretary(Fax:7168883157)nolaterthan23:59EST,11March2011.Nominationssubmittedbymailorfax %#/ becomevalidonlyiftheycontainsignaturesofallnominators,oriftheSecretaryreceiveselectronicorwrittenconfirmationfromall &X$0 nominatorsnolaterthan18March2011. o'%1 LISTSOFNAMESofcurrentElectiveMembersandFellowsareavailableforviewingordownloadingfromtheAOUwebsite (&3 <  http://www.aou.org/membership/special.php3  >. )T'4 THESECRETARYwillconfirmreceiptofallnominationsbynotifyingNominatorOnebyemail(preferably)orbymail.Please *+(6 provideyour(NominatorOnes)emailaddress.ItistheresponsibilityofNominatorOnetoverifythatthenominationhasbeenduly +)7 receivedbytheSecretary,andtocontacttheSecretaryifaconfirmationhasnotbeenreceivedwithintwoweeksofsubmittingthe ,P*8 _nomination.  g-+9   2011_AOU_ԀFellowandElectiveMemberNominationInstructions     FORFELLOWNOMINATIONS ,theSecretarywillcompileandpreparepackets,andsendtheseinMay2011tocurrentFellows. = AccompanyingthatmailingwillbeaformalannouncementoftheupcomingFellowsmeeting,includinganagendaandtheprevious T meeting'sminutes. VOTINGFOR2011FELLOWS takesplaceattheannualFellowsMeetingatthe_AOU_ԀmeetinginFebruary  2011inJacksonville,FL.TheexactdateofthatmeetingwillbeincludedintheFellowspackage.Forelectionproceduresrelatedto z FELLOWS,seeBYLAWS,Art.IV,Sec.8.NamesofdulyelectedFellowsalsowillbeannouncedattheBusinessMeetinglaterin 9 theweek. P  FORELECTIVEMEMBERNOMINATIONS ,theSecretarywillpreparepacketsconsistingofinstructions,biographical  v  statements,andballots,andsendthesetoallcurrentFellowsandElectiveMembersinApril2011. BALLOTSFOR2011  5  ELECTIVEMEMBERS aretobereturnedtotheSecretariatby5July2011.Nomineesreceivingatleasthalfthenumberofvotes L   castareconsidereddulyelected.ResultsareconfidentialuntilannouncedattheannualBusinessMeetingduringthe2011_AOU_   meetinginJacksonville(exactdatewillbeincludedintheEMballots).  r  FollowingtheBusinessMeeting,thenamesofnewlyelectedFellowsandElectiveMembersareposted,andpublishedinthe H  OrnithologicalNewsletterandintheProceedingsoftheStatedMeeting.TheSecretarywillnotifyofficiallythoseelected,andwill   requireawrittenacknowledgmentacceptingelection.The_AOU_ԀCommitteeonHistoricalRecordssendsnewFellowsaform n  requestingbiographicalinformation,whichiseventuallystoredwithother_AOU_ԀrecordsintheSmithsonianInstitutionArchives. -  FORMATFORBIOGRAPHICALSTATEMENT  @ * ddd Xdd Xdd XX%X%,(#+  : ' :T4XX` hp x (#%XX,X%T! X"$%XXX%!LAST(INCAPS),firstandmiddlenames(lowercase) j  @, 2011Nominationfor(FELLOWorELECTIVEMEMBER) ) N:XX` hp x (#%X"$^ǸMember,year.ElectiveMember(ifnomineeforFellow),year.Currentpositionortitle,andfullnameandaddressof  institution;ifnotaffiliatedwithaninstitution,thengivehomeaddress. f Ѐ_B.Sc_.,yeargranted,collegeoruniversity;_M.Sc_.,year,university;Ph.D.,year,university. }%  ЀListpositionsheld,inreversechronologicalorder.Followthiswithaconcisesummaryofornithologicalresearchinterests. <! Reviewtheimportantaspectsofthenomineespublications,givingcitationsformajorworks,andindicatingfirstauthorship " withanasterisk.Summarizeattendanceandparticipationatmeetings,andlistservicesrenderedtothe_AOU_Ԁandother b# ornithologicalactivities(e.g.,committeeactivity,advisorofgraduateresearch,conservationorpublicserviceactivity). y!$  (Thetotalnumberofwordsinthisboxshouldnotexceed250)  8% _ KNominatedby(Listthefullnamesofthreenominators)3)'^'    3 KK (XhKZ:XX` hp x (#%XX,X%Z SAMPLEBIOGRAPHICALSTATEMENT  h      p      x   '( *]  dd(#(# X%X%],(#+  : '>!)>! :T4XX` hp x (#%XX,X%T! X"$%XXX%!CUTHBERT,FrancescaJ. "+  @, 1997NominationforFELLOW "h , N:XX` hp x (#%X"$^ǸMember,1973.ElectiveMember,1986.AssociateProfessorofFisheriesandWildlife,Univ.ofMinnesota,St.Paul,MN >$!. 55108. $"/ ЀB.S.1968,Univ.Michigan;M.S.1974,NorthernIllinoisUniv.;Ph.D.1981,Univ.ofMinnesota. %d#0 ЀAssoc.Prof.ofFisheriesandWildlife1990topresent;Assist.Prof.19811985(Univ.ofMinnesotaDuluth),Assistant {&#$1 Professor19851990(Univ.ofMinnesota). :'$2 ЀDr.Cuthbertsinterestsareinbreedingbiologyandconservationofwaterbirds,particularlyPipingPloversandterns.She '%3 haspublishedmanyarticles,includingWilsonBull.107:746752,Conserv.Biol.7:160168,WilsonBull.105:184187,Auk (`&4 105:339344,Condor87:7478,andWilsonBull.97:502510.Dr.CuthbertregularlyattendsAOUmeetings.Shewaschairof w)'5 theStudentAwardsCommitteefrom19861989,servedasElectiveCouncilorfrom19911993,andisCoChairoftheAOU 6*'6 annualmeetinginMinneapolisin1997.Dr.Cuthbertcurrentlyhas11M.Sc.andPh.D.students. *(7  KNominatedbyRobertM.Zink,FrankMcKinney,andScottM.Lanyon3)'s,*9    3 KK (X}-%+K?X p x (#%XX,X%?  }-%+9 Q XX) THEAMERICANORNITHOLOGISTS'UNION)XX  X T:XX` hp x (#%XX%T?X p x (#%XX,X%?& %)QNOMINATIONTOMEMBERSHIPCLASSOFFELLOWORELECTIVEMEMBER(circleorhighlightone) ~ T:XX` hp x (#%XX%T) %&6XXp%%XX,X%6Nominee'sName  %_ T _.9XX$p%%XXp%%9._9XXp%%XX$p%%9Nominee'sAddress  %_ j _.9XX$p%%XXp%%9._6XXp%%XX$p%%6  %__.6XX$p%%XXp%%6._6XXp%%XX$p%%6  %_W:XX` hp x (#%XXp%%WN.XpXp  IQ^$%XX,X%NBirthdate:   _  Phone:     I Fax:     Q Email: ^  $     Z"X X} x (#%XpXp  IQ^$%Z]:XX` hp x (#%XX}X%]InstitutionalAffiliation ` _________________________________________________________________  2   BIOGRAPHICALSTATEMENT: 󀀀Theentirestatement,includingthecandidatesname,etc.,andthelistofnamesofnominators,   shouldbenolongerthanapproximately250words.Reducefontsizeifnecessarytofitstatementinthebox.Statementsthatexceed o  thislimitmaybereturnedforediting.PleasefollowformatinstructionsonthepreviouspageEXACTLY,includinglettercaseand .  abbreviationsfornamesofinstitutions,degrees,etc.Usestandardabbreviationsforjournalnamesincitations.Yourattentiontothese E  detailswillreducetheamountofeditingrequiredafterreceiptofthenomination,andwillbeappreciatedgreatly!  ,?;,)*] dd(#(# X%X%],(#+  : 'HH :T4XX` hp x (#%XX,X%Tx),,?; xQ:XX` hp x (#%XXX%Qx3)'h    3 xK (X xKZ:XX` hp x (#%XX,X%ZSIGNATURESOFNOMINATORS:  !7 ForFellownominees,allthreenominatorsmustbeFellows.ForElectiveMembernominees,thenominatorsmaybeeitherFellowsor N" ElectiveMembers.Remembertolistthenominators'namesonthebottomlineofthestatement.  #   X<XX2 (#%XX,X%<SignatureQ32DateQ=FelloworEM $3"  X`:XX` hp x (#%XX2 (#%`_.- XXp$%XX,X%-$_XX%%P%$_XX$_XX._Q:XX` hp x (#%XXp$%QB"X X p x (#%XX,X%B SEND nominationformto: Dr.SaraR.Morris,AOUSecretary p  *+(%  DepartmentofBiology p Phone:7168882567 B+(&  2001MainStreet p Fax:7168883157 ,)'  CanisiusCollege p Email:  morriss@canisius.eduH   ,h*(  Buffalo,NY14208 p  -'+) Z:XX` hp x (#%XX pX%Zt)?X p x (#%XX,X%?)t Q  SECRETARYMUSTRECEIVENOMINATIONBY11MARCH2011  .,+ QIFSUBMITTEDELECTRONICALLY,CONFIRMATIONBYALLNOMINATORSISDUE18MARCH2011XX)XXXXN4XX` hp x (#%XX%N