Following the receipt of nominations earlier in the year, the Council of the Society has approved the award of the following honors:
- Mid-Career Award: Professor Nicholas Graham, Lancaster University, Lancaster, England, UK
- Early-Career Award: Dr. Lauren Toth, US Geological Survey, St Petersburg, Florida, USA
- Coral Reef Conservation Award: Dr. Alan White, Sustainable Ecosystems Advanced (SEA) Project, Jakarta, Indonesia
The award includes a US$2500 prize that Dr. White will use for reef conservation activities in the Philippines. - Fellow Status (FICRS): Dr. Ruth Gates, Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, Kaneohe, Hawaii, USA
The recipients of the above-listed awards automatically achieve ICRS Fellow Status.
Congratulations to all successful awardees and many thanks to all who participated in the nomination process.
