Distinguished Service Award

Randy Fuller - 2019

Randy Fuller attended his first meeting in 1976 at LaCrosse, WI after driving for 2 days in a van full of grad students from Ken Stewart’s lab in Texas. In 42 years, he has missed only 4 meetings! Randy has been a professor at Colgate University since 1982, serving 10 years as Chair of Biology and 10 years as Director of Environmental Studies. His involvement with our society includes serving twice on the Executive Committee, President in 2013-14, and on the Board of Directors from 2010-2015. He has been a member of the Education and Diversity Committee (EDC) since before its name changed from the Membership Committee, and served as Chair of the EDC for 5+ years. Randy has also served on a variety of other committees and has acted as the SFS representative to the Consortium of Aquatic Science Societies (CASS) since 2013. From Randy: “I have had the good fortune to work with many bright, wonderful people, and the time I have spent working with others to move the society forward has been some of the most rewarding in my professional life!”

About the Award

The SFS DSA is awarded to a Society member who has made a genuine and lasting contribution to the betterment of the Society. Nominations of people from underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged to increase the diversity of SFS Awardees. Submit your nominations using the SFS Awards Nomination Portal linked at the top of this page.

Recipients

2018 | Pam Silver
2017 | Susan B. Norton
2015 | John C. Morse
2014 | Mark J. Wetzel
2013 | Lucinda Johnson
2012 | Michael Barbour
2011 | Fred Benfield
2010 | Bernard Sweeney
2009 | Judy Li
2008 | David Penrose
2007 | Kim Haag
2006 | Nick Aumen
2005 | Peggy Morgan
2004 | Donna Giberson
2003 | Antoine Morin
2002 | Steven P. Canton
2001 | Virginia R. Tolbert
2000 | David M. Rosenberg
1999 | Donald W. Webb
1998 | No Award Given
1997 | Ronald A Hellenthal
1996 | Irwin Polls