WPC^ 0[AQzWjfըmQP t=6$Z5Ϯ&7wP9)sbM7Z/3G0; r/$ZN)0RyKOeD1KS0kFCoGᾋCun)g8NT=2,{ϝRmd4"SWcv,!@.KOv3bɖ;[i۫.c9ɢbff 1&Wt%;|ErmrʕV׵AH&>K\ hE, (ȭm*_\|$@\dCAKЯaك29 ~҇$uis+0Kg\fc"YhD 8#]غ [\9?|np}-VK/K/KNHUre*\6U: 0<U> 0` 0>\ 0 k 0 f a B  D+ f a f a  0 # UN % M ( N^ !w-41E mG $"SAS Monospace'  "M. Ross Lein$0Sara R Morris .   hlh:Default ParaDefault Paragraph FontS\  `&Times New RomanSXXXO $"SAS MonospaceO\  `&Times New Roman`:Footnote RefFootnote Reference($  0  H4HypertextHypertext    ^:FollowedHypeFollowedHyperlink    Table_A% %d'dxdTable_BTable_C#|x(lR$XX..      XXXXXXXXHP LaserJet 2100 PCL6,,,,,,,,0(9 Z6Times New Roman RegularX7 7 p5:i+00U lR!XX..      XXXXXXXX  _       XN:XX` hp x (#%XN9BXXm9B?X p x (#%XX,X%?Q  m THEAMERICANORNITHOLOGISTS'UNIONm   mQFoundedSeptember28,1883mԈ 6  ,T:XX` hp x (#%XX%T w  ,?X p x (#%XX,X%?Q$$ INSTRUCTIONSFOR2008 6 Q)) XXmNOMINATIONTOMEMBERSHIPCLASSOFFELLOWORELECTIVEMEMBERmXXԈ M T:XX` hp x (#%XX%T?X p x (#%XX,X%?Q SECRETARYMUSTRECEIVETHECOMPLETEDFORMORELECTRONICSUBMISSIONBY10March2008  T:XX` hp x (#%XX%T ,Allcurrent_AOU_ԀFellowsandElectiveMembersareencouragedtonominatecandidatesfortheseclassesofmembership.The p   _AOU_ԀCommitteeonNominationofFellowsandElectiveMembersmaysupplementthosenominationswithadditionalcandidates. /   QuestionsaboutnominationsshouldbedirectedtotheSecretary,Dr.SaraR,Morris,DepartmentofBiology,_Canisius_ԀCollege,2001    MainStreet,Buffalo,NY14208,USA(Phone:7168882567,Fax:7168883157,Email:  morriss@canisius.edu_  ).  U    , l      THEPROCESS:  +   ,TheBylawsoftheAmericanOrnithologistsUnion(Art.IV,Sec.7)state: NominationstotheclassesofFellowsandElective   Membersshallbesubmittedinaprescribedformat.NominationsofproposedFellowsshallbebythreeFellows,andnominationsof Q  proposedElectiveMembersbythreeFellowsorElectiveMembers,andbothshallbereceivedbytheSecretarysufficientlyinadvance h  oftheStatedMeetingtoallowfordistributiontothosevotingasprescribedbytheseBylaws. '   ,ELECTRONICSUBMISSIONISENCOURAGED!Sendingthenominationbyemailwillsavetimeandreduceerrors.Please M attempttosendatleastthetextofthestatementviaemailtoSecretarySaraMorris(  morriss@canisius.edu{   ).Beaware,however,that d  emailmessagesfromallnominatorsconfirmingtheirsupportofthenomination,orabriefletterwiththreesignaturesconfirmingthe # nomination,arerequired.  ELECTRONICSUBMISSION:WordorWordPerfectversionsofthenominationformmaybeeditedandsubmittedbyNominator ` OnetotheSecretaryasanattachmenttoanemailmessage.ElectronicnominationswillbeacceptedifreceivedbytheSecretary  (  morriss@canisius.edu   )nolaterthat23:59EST,10March2008.Nominationssubmittedelectronicallybecomevalidonlyifthe  Secretaryreceiveselectronicorwrittenconfirmationfromallnominatorsnolaterthan15March2008. E ALTERNATIVEELECTRONICSUBMISSION:Ifyouareunabletoedittheelectronicversionsofthenominationformortosubmit  themasemailattachments,youmaysendthematerialasASCIItextinthebodyofanemailmessage.Yourmessageshouldinclude  thefollowing: A    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 =$ institutionalaffiliation(s);dateofbirth(NOTE:thedateofbirthisnecessarypleasedon'tignorethis!);phone,faxandemail T% addressofnominee. & C.  Providethebiographicalstatementasasimpletextparagraph.Donottrytoencasethestatementinabox,anddonotworry z' aboutformatting,fonts,margins,alignment,etc.DOadheretothespace/wordlimitof nomorethan250words ,including  9( thetopline(nameandmembershipclasscategory)andthebottomline(nominatorsnames). P!)   XZ:XX` hp x (#%X,X%ZDeadlinesandrequirementsforconfirmationfromallnominatorsareasgivenabove. "v + SUBMISSIONBYMAILORFAX:NominatorOnefillsouttheformandsendsittoNominatorTwo,whothensendsitto L$!- NominatorThree.NominatorThreereturnstheformdirectlytotheSecretaryby10March2008.Faxednominationswillbeaccepted  %". ifreceivedbytheSecretary(Fax:7168883157)nolaterthat23:59EST,10March2008.Nominationssubmittedbymailorfax %r#/ becomevalidonlyiftheycontainsignaturesofallnominators,oriftheSecretaryreceiveselectronicorwrittenconfirmationfromall &1$0 nominatorsnolaterthan15March2008. H'$1 LISTSOFNAMESofcurrentElectiveMembersandFellowsareavailableforviewingordownloadingfromthe_AOU_Ԁwebsite (n&3 <  http://www.aou.org/membership/special.php3s  >. )-'4 THESECRETARYwillconfirmreceiptofallnominationsbynotifyingNominatorOnebyemail(preferably)orbymail.Please +(6 provideyour(NominatorOnes)emailaddress.ItistheresponsibilityofNominatorOnetoverifythatthenominationhasbeenduly +j)7 receivedbytheSecretary,andtocontacttheSecretaryifaconfirmationhasnotbeenreceivedwithintwoweeksofsubmittingthe ,)*8 nomination.  @-*9   2008_AOU_ԀFellowandElectiveMemberNominationInstructions     FORFELLOWNOMINATIONS ,theSecretarywillcompileandpreparepackets,andsendtheseinJune2008tocurrentFellows. = AccompanyingthatmailingwillbeaformalannouncementoftheupcomingFellowsmeeting,includinganagendaandtheprevious T meeting'sminutes. VOTINGFOR2008FELLOWS takesplaceattheannualFellowsMeeting,thisyearattheHiltonPortlandand  ExecutiveTowerinPortland,Oregon,onTuesdayafternoon,5August2008.ForelectionproceduresrelatedtoFELLOWS,see z BYLAWS,Art.IV,Sec.8.NamesofdulyelectedFellowsalsowillbeannouncedattheBusinessMeetingon8August2008. 9  FORELECTIVEMEMBERNOMINATIONS ,theSecretarywillpreparepacketsconsistingofinstructions,biographical    statements,andballots,andsendthesetoallcurrentFellowsandElectiveMembersinMay2008. BALLOTSFOR2008  v  ELECTIVEMEMBERS aretobereturnedtotheSecretariatby16July2008.Nomineesreceivingatleasthalfthenumberofvotes  5  castareconsidereddulyelected.ResultsareconfidentialuntilannouncedattheannualBusinessMeeting.The2008_AOU_ԀBusiness L   MeetingwillbeheldattheHiltonPortlandandExecutiveTowerinPortland,Oregon,onFridayafternoon,8August2008.   FollowingtheBusinessMeeting,thenamesofnewlyelectedFellowsandElectiveMembersareposted,andpublishedinthe  1  OrnithologicalNewsletterandintheProceedingsoftheStatedMeeting.TheSecretarywillnotifyofficiallythoseelected,andwill H  requireawrittenacknowledgmentacceptingelection.The_AOU_ԀCommitteeonHistoricalRecordssendsnewFellowsaform   requestingbiographicalinformation,whichiseventuallystoredwithother_AOU_ԀrecordsintheSmithsonianInstitutionArchives. n   FORMATFORBIOGRAPHICALSTATEMENT  ) * ddd Xdd Xdd XX%X%,(#+  : '@@ :T4XX` hp x (#%XX,X%T$ ,$T&XXX%$LAST(INCAPS),firstandmiddlenames(lowercase)  2008Nominationfor(FELLOWorELECTIVEMEMBER)  Q:XX` hp x (#%,$^Q̀Member,year.ElectiveMember(ifnomineeforFellow),year.Currentpositionortitle,andfullnameandaddressof ) institution;ifnotaffiliatedwithaninstitution,thengivehomeaddress. @ Ѐ_B.Sc_.,yeargranted,collegeoruniversity;_M.Sc_.,year,university;Ph.D.,year,university.  ЀListpositionsheld,inreversechronologicalorder.Followthiswithaconcisesummaryofornithologicalresearchinterests. f Reviewtheimportantaspectsofthenomineespublications,givingcitationsformajorworks,andindicatingfirstauthorship. }%  Summarizeattendanceandparticipationatmeetings,andlistservicesrenderedtothe_AOU_Ԁandotherornithologicalactivities <! (e.g.,committeeactivity,advisorofgraduateresearch,conservationorpublicserviceactivity). "  (Thetotalnumberofwordsinthisboxshouldnotexceed250)  b#  KNominatedby(Listthefullnamesofthreenominators)3)'8%    3 KK (XBKZ:XX` hp x (#%XX,X%Z SAMPLEBIOGRAPHICALSTATEMENT  & *]  dd(#(# X%X%],(#+  : 'h'h :T4XX` hp x (#%XX,X%T$ ,$T&XXX%$CUTHBERT,FrancescaJ.  1997NominationforFELLOW  +) Q:XX` hp x (#%,$^Q̀Member,1973.ElectiveMember,1986.AssociateProfessorofFisheriesandWildlife,Univ.ofMinnesota,St.Paul,MN "+ 55108. "h , ЀB.S.1968,Univ.Michigan;M.S.1974,NorthernIllinoisUniv.;Ph.D.1981,Univ.ofMinnesota. #'!- ЀAssoc.Prof.ofFisheriesandWildlife1990topresent;Assist.Prof.19811985(Univ.ofMinnesotaDuluth),Assistant >$!. Professor19851990(Univ.ofMinnesota). $"/ ЀDr.Cuthbertsinterestsareinbreedingbiologyandconservationof_waterbirds_,particularlyPipingPloversandterns.She %d#0 haspublishedmanyarticles,includingWilsonBull.107:746752,_Conserv_.Biol.7:160168,WilsonBull.105:184187,Auk {&#$1 105:339344,Condor87:7478,andWilsonBull.97:502510.Dr.Cuthbertregularlyattends_AOU_Ԁmeetings.Shewaschairof :'$2 theStudentAwardsCommitteefrom19861989,servedasElectiveCouncilorfrom19911993,andisCoChairofthe_AOU_ '%3 annualmeetinginMinneapolisin1997.Dr.Cuthbertcurrentlyhas11_M.Sc_.andPh.D.students. (`&4  KNominatedbyRobertM.Zink,Frank_McKinney_,andScottM._Lanyon_3)'6*'6    3 KK (X@+(K?X p x (#%XX,X%?_  @+(6 Q XXm THEAMERICANORNITHOLOGISTS'UNIONmXX  X T:XX` hp x (#%XX%T?X p x (#%XX,X%?&w %mQNOMINATIONTOMEMBERSHIPCLASSOFFELLOWORELECTIVEMEMBER(circleorhighlightone) ~ T:XX` hp x (#%XX%Tm %&w6XXp%%XX,X%6Nominee'sName  %_ T _.9XX$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!  ,- ,m*] dd(#(# X%X%],(#+  : 'HH :T4XX` hp x (#%XX,X%Txm ,,- 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%-$_XX$_XX$_XX._Q:XX` hp x (#%XXp$%QB"X X p x (#%XX,X%B SEND nominationformto: Dr.SaraR.Morris,_AOU_ԀSecretary p  *+(%  DepartmentofBiology p Phone:7168882567 B+(&  2001MainStreet p Fax:7168883157 ,)'  _Canisius_ԀCollege p Email:_  morriss@canisius.eduI   ,h*(  Buffalo,NY14208 p  -'+) Z:XX` hp x (#%XX pX%Zm?X p x (#%XX,X%?m QY Y SECRETARYMUSTRECEIVENOMINATIONBY10March2008  .,+ QAAIFSUBMITTEDELECTRONICALLY,CONFIRMATIONBYALLNOMINATORSISDUE15March2008XXmXXXXN4XX` hp x (#%XX%N