NOW is the time to honor your birding hero/mentor/inspiration by nominating her/they/him for an MOU Award, to be presented at this year’s virtual Paper Session. Below is a very brief description of the four Awards given by the MOU (for more information, please go to http://moumn.org/awards.html):
The Thomas S. Roberts Award is the MOU’s lifetime achievement award, given for outstanding contributions to Minnesota ornithology and birding. The Volunteer of the Year Award is presented to a person whose dedicated, useful service to the MOU and/or the birding community at large has made a significant difference, and is a way for the MOU to honor those individuals who have devoted many hours and much energy to the good of birds. The Brother Theodore Voelker Award is awarded for special achievement in field ornithology" during the past year (November, 2019-October 2020). The Voelker Award honors achievements in one of three categories: significant bird sighting(s), something written (e.g., journal article, book, or technical paper), or a field research project. The Young Birder Award is for someone under 25 years old who has contributed to knowledge of Minnesota birds or to the MOU. Please send your nomination by October 22 to Susan Elliott (Awards Committee Chair) at honeywarb...@gmail.com (if you prefer to send your nomination by mail, please contact Susan via email and she will send you her address). The MOU, the Awards Committee, and your birding heros, mentors and role models all thank you in advance for your assistance, interest and input in these Awards. ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly.
