Nomination Form

Purpose of Award
The John T. Curtis award recognizes individuals who have demonstrated career excellence to ecological restoration. Past award recipients made major contributions to Wisconsin ecological restoration and had a significant impact on the theory, practice, public awareness or effects of ecological restoration.

Award Details
The award is a cash prize of $2,000 along with an engraved plaque. Both will be presented to the winner at the Leopold Restoration Awards dinner on October 17, 2013 held at the Arboretum Visitor Center in Madison. The recipient must be present to receive the award.

John T. Curtis (1913-1961) was a University of Wisconsin-Madison ecologist. His seminal 1959 publication The Vegetation of Wisconsin provided the basis for ecological management at the UW-Madison Arboretum and elsewhere. This book, still in print, remains an invaluable reference for ecological restoration. An excellent teacher, he inspired students with his broad knowledge and enthusiasm for details. He worked tirelessly to increase knowledge of Wisconsin’s plant life and conserve our natural heritage. Curtis contributed to the Arboretum in administrative, scientific and educational arenas. Curtis Prairie, the world’s first restored prairie, was named in tribute to this inspiring ecologist.

Nominations due April 5, 2013 Note: Deadline has been extended to April 31.

For more information and to view past Awards recipients, click here.

The nomination form may be submitted in any of the 3 ways below. Make sure your submission is complete. Paper submissions are still required to follow character limits. You will be notified when your nomination has been received.

Electronically:

Complete the on-line form and hit "Submit" at the end. We recommend that you work on your nomination in a word processing program until is it complete, then paste it into the form.

By post (print all pages and mail):

Sara Minkoff, Manager

Friends of the Arboretum, Inc.

1207 Seminole Highway

Madison WI 53711
Postmarked by April 31, 2013

By email as attachment to:

sminkoff@wisc.edu

John T. Curtis Award Nomination 2013

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References: Please submit by postal mail or email two letters of reference that support the application. Other supporting materials (newspaper articles, book reviews, etc.) are welcome. See sidebar for contact information.

John T. Curtis Award Nomination 2013

Suggestion: For the following questions, it is advised to write and edit your responses in a word processing program until it is complete and then copy and paste into the forms below.

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How did the candidate contribute to the field of ecological restoration? What are the candidate’s research, management and outreach accomplishments? What was the effect or impact of these contributions?

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