General Conditions
of The Slowinski Award
This Award will be established by the Board of Directors of The Center
for North American Herpetology (CNAH) as a trust in perpetuity in
recognition of the scientific achievements of the late Joseph B.
Slowinski, whose life-long study on amphibians and reptiles evolution,
especially venomous snakes, is amply demonstrated in his extensive
academic and popular writings, photography, and scholarship.
Specifications of The Slowinski Award
The Slowinski Award, shall be presented once each year provided a
qualified recipient is identified. In the absence of a qualified
recipient, no award will be given. The award may not be divided, but
must be presented in full, to a single individual. The recipient of The
Slowinski Award shall be chosen by a panel of at least three
herpetologists, one of which will serve as chair, and will be selected
by the CNAH board of directors. The duty of the panel will be to select
the single greatest published contribution to venomous snake systematics
worldwide for the award year.
Qualifications of The Slowinski Award
Eligibility for The Slowinski Award is automatic upon the publication of
a qualifying manuscript in the previous calendar year. A qualifying
manuscript must have undergone peer-review prior to its publication in
an English periodical or book. Additionally, the content of the
publication must examine the relationships or taxonomic status of any
group of venomous snakes. The Slowinski Award panel will have full
discretion as to whether a manuscript meets the eligibility
requirements.
Once enough money is raised to establish an endowed trust in
perpetuity, 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.
Donations may be sent to:
The Center for North American Herpetology
1502 Medinah Circle
Lawrence, Kansas 66047
Make checks payable to CNAH, and indicate that the donation is toward
The Slowinski Award in the remarks section.
