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for Ecological Research on North American Herpetofauna
Because of substantial contributions from Jerry D. Johnson (University of Texas, El Paso), James L. Knight (South Carolina State Museum), and Dan Johnson (Overland Park, Kansas), and individual contributions by their friends and colleagues (see below), The George Toland Award for Ecological Research on North American Herpetofauna was established in 2006 by the Board of Directors of The Center for North American Herpetology (CNAH) as a trust in perpetuity in recognition of the distinguished teaching career of the late George Fredrick Toland (1915–1992), a Salina (Kansas) biology teacher whose life-long field work with young folks in search of amphibians, chelonians, and reptiles was amply demonstrated in his extensive mentoring of the many students whose lives he so profoundly influenced. George was born in St. John, Kansas, on 25 September 1915. He received his Bachelor's Degree from McPherson College (Kansas) and his Master's Degree from Northern Colorado University. George taught school in the following Kansas communities: Canton, Turner, Caldwell, Minneapolis, and Salina. He was a horseman, a teacher, a poet, a writer, an author, a naturalist, a dramatics coach, a football coach, a statistician, a craftsman, a romantic, a photographer, but most of all he was a legend. He died on 15 March 1992 and is buried at his birthplace.
Specifications of The George Toland Award
Currently,The George Toland Award shall be made once each year in November to a qualified student presenting the best talk on the ecology of a North American amphibian, turtle, reptile, or crocodilian at the annual meeting of the Kansas Herpetological Society. The award may not be divided, but must be presented in full, to a single individual (in the case of multiple authors, the speaker is automatically the recipient of the award). The recipient of The George Toland Award will be chosen by a panel of at least three herpetologists, one of which will serve as chair, and which have been selected by the CNAH Board of Directors or its designate.
Enough money has been raised to initiate an endowed trust in perpetuity, and a portion of the interest of the trust will be used to fund the award annually, while the remaining interest will be placed back into the fund.
Additional donations may be sent to:
The Center for North American Herpetology
1502 Medinah Circle
Lawrence, Kansas 66047
Make checks payable to CNAH, and indicate in the remarks section that the donation is toward The George Toland Award.
Or a donation may be made on-line:
Recipients of
The George Toland Award
2008
for his research presentation entitled
Spatial Ecology of Ornate Box Turtles in a Sand-sage Prairie Ecosystem
(with Richard T. Kazmaier, Mike W. Janis & Abby Lubbers)
A Commemorative Certificate and $100.00
2009
for her research presentation entitled
Eastern Collared Lizards in the Flint Hills of Kansas
A Commemorative Certificate and $200.00
whose financial contributions made The George Toland Award possible:
Corporate Contributors
The McPherson Family Trust - Alpharetta, Georgia
Individual Contributors
Curtis J. Schmidt - Victoria, Kansas
Dan Johnson - Overland Park, Kansas
James L. Knight - Aiken, South Carolina
Jerry D. Johnson - El Paso, Texas
Joseph T. Collins - Lawrence, Kansas
Patricia J. (Ellis) Perry - Seaford, New York
S. Ross McNearney - Leawood, Kansas
Suzanne L. Collins - Lawrence, Kansas
The Center for North American Herpetology serves as a safe and secure haven for funds designated for herpetological awards and grants. Such funds are deposited in specific trusts in perpetuity, thus ensuring that they will be used only for the purposes for which they were donated. Individuals interested in establishing state or regional awards of a similar nature should contact The Center for North American Herpetology. All donations are tax deductible.
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