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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, June 8, 2015 12:09 PM<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Graduate Students, please consider applying to the Excellence in Rangeland Ecology Research Awards</font>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt; text-align:center" align="center"><b><span style="line-height:115%; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000">Excellence in Rangeland Ecology Research Awards</font></span></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000">The Rangeland Ecology section will offer one or more awards each year to support the travel of outstanding graduate and advanced undergraduate
students to the ESA annual meeting. We particularly encourage applications from SEEDS chapter members. Awards are $400 and the number of awards given per year depends upon available resources. The award is open to currently-enrolled students within or outside
the U.S. The student must be the presenting author on an oral paper or poster that has been accepted for presentation at the annual meeting. The paper/poster should be applicable to the past, present, and/or future of rangeland systems and could address rangelands
from a number of perspectives, including exploration of relationships between organisms, biogeochemical cycles, and people. Rangeland is a broad category of land use including areas classified as grasslands, savannas, wetlands, shrublands, and woodlands. Rangelands
1) are managed as natural ecosystems to balance provision of diverse ecosystem services, 2) are often used historically and/or currently for livestock production, and 3) are tightly coupled human-natural ecosystems, often involving diverse interests in land
conditions. The subjects of rangeland ecological studies are broad and include, for example, carbon sequestration, wildlife populations, invasive species, or attitudes of landowners.
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<p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Calibri"><em><span style="color:rgb(55,55,55); font-size:12pt">Please note: Awardees are expected to attend the Rangeland Ecology Section business meeting at the Annual Meeting.</span></em><font color="#000000" size="3">
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<p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000">Applications are due by June 19, 2015 (</font></span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000">via
email) and should include: </font></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000">• A sheet containing the applicant’s name, professional address, email and phone number, paper/poster title joined to a copy of the accepted
abstract, including the paper/poster number and date/session/time of presentation.
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<p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000">• A recommendation letter from the student’s advisor. A second letter from another member of the student’s committee, a work supervisor,
or mentor can be included if desired. </font><span style="color:rgb(55,55,55)">(These can be emailed by the referee directly to
</span></span><a href="mailto:David.Augustine@ars.usda.gov"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; font-size:12pt"><font color="#0000ff">David.Augustine@ars.usda.gov</font></span></a><span style="color:rgb(55,55,55); font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; font-size:12pt">
with subject line “Travel Award Recommendation Letter.”)</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000">• A cover letter (no longer than 1 page) written by the student that describes the scientific and applied significance of the presented work
for rangeland ecology and the student’s interest in attending the ESA meeting. </font>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000">Applications should be sent to Rangeland Ecology Section Chair, David Augustine (</font></span></b><a href="mailto:David.Augustine@ars.usda.gov"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; font-size:12pt"><font color="#0000ff">David.Augustine@ars.usda.gov</font></span></b></a><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000">)
with the subject line “Travel Award."</font></span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000"> Applications will be evaluated by a volunteer group of section members and notification will be given by July
15, 2015. </font></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="color:rgb(55,55,55); font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; font-size:12pt">Congratulations to our 2014 Award Winners:<br>
<strong>Kelly Hopping</strong>, Colorado State University<br>
<strong>Jessica Parker</strong>, New Mexico Highlands University</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="color:rgb(55,55,55); font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; font-size:12pt">and Honorable Mentions:<br>
<strong>Duncan Kimuyu</strong>, University of Nairobi<br>
<strong>Carissa Wonkka</strong>, Texas A&M University</span></p>
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