Congratulations to ALL the GNSI members* who claimed a spot in the Focus On Nature XIV exhibit. And congratulation to those who received a Jury award!
http://exhibitions.nysm.nysed.gov/fon/exhibitions/index.html
*(membership current as of 4/4/2017)
† Jury Award Winner
Lauren Bassing
American White Ibis (Eudocimus albus)/ Brown Pelican (juvenile) (Pelecanus occidentalis)
Tara Dalton Bensen
Arboreal Salamander (Aneides lugubris)
Sharon Birzer
Banksia (Banksia menziesii)
Kathryn Chorney
Bricktops (Hypholoma sublateritium) / Polypore Fungus (Tyromyces species)
Daisy Chung †
Tentacles Bigfin Reef Squid, Broadclub Cuttlefish, Giant Pacific Octopus, Chambered Nautilus
(Sepioteuthis lessoniana, Sepia latimanus, Enteroctopus dofleini, Nautilus pompilius) /
Humpback, Right, Sperm Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae, Eubalaena species, Physeter macrocephalus)
Vicky Earle
Tropical Pitcher Plant (Nepenthes copelandii)
Wax-tail Hopper (Pterodictya reticularis)
Linda M. Feltner †
Evening Encounter (Ringtail, Blue-winged Grasshopper, Pinon Pine (Bassariscus astutus, Trimerotropis cyaneipennis, Pinus edulis))
Ann S. Hoffenberg
Peruvian Spur-legged Bug (Nematopus species)
Barbara Ierulli †
Tufted Puffin Flight Animation (Fratercula cirrhata)/ Fireweed (Chamerion angustifolium)
Frank Ippolito
Purple Coneflower, Western Honey Bee (Echinacea purpurea, Apis mellifera)
David C. Killpack
Tick Host Location (Deer Tick (Ixodes scapularis))
Cat Flea (Ctenocephalides felis)
Mindy Lighthipe
Air Potato Leaf Beetle on Air Potato Vine (Lilioceris cheni, Dioscorea bulbifera)
Pam Little
Raven (Corvus corax)
Mafalda Paiva
Development of the Canary Embryo (Atlantic Canary (Serinus canaria))
Katie Powell
Jellybean Succulent, Mexican Hens and Chicks (Echeveria elegans, Graptopetalum pachyphyllum)
R. Gary Raham
Dragons in a Carboniferous Canopy (Bottlebrush Trees, Griffenflies (Sigillaria species, Meganeuropsis permiana))
Dick Rauh
Staminate Catkin Stages (Pussy Willow (Salix discolor))
Scott W. Rawlins †
Carrion Flower (Stapelia gigantea)
Michael Rothman
In-Flight Reconstruction (Sulcavis geeorum)
Susan Elmblad Rubin
Mountain Goldenbanner, High Altitude Bumble Bee (Thermopsis montana, Bombus balteatus)
Tiffany Miller Russell †
Dragons in Darkness (Olm (Proteus anguinus))
Carol Schwartz
Rockweed (Ascophyllum nodosum)
Heidi A. Snyder
North American Beaver (Castor canadensis)
Western Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta bellii)
Sophie Webb
Ocellated Poorwill (Nyctiphrynus ocellatus)
Natalya Zahn
Baby Kambiri: Facial Studies (Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)