Margaret Morse Nice Medal
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The Margaret Morse Nice Medal is the premiere ornithological award bestowed by the Wilson Ornithological Society. The medal recipient gives the Plenary lecture at the WOS Annual Meeting.
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2007 P. L. Shwagmeyer & Douglas Mock, University of Oklahoma: "Not exactly your Nice sparrow"
2006 Gary Stiles, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia: "Ornithology in a troubled country: progress, problems, and recent work on nectar-feeding birds"
2005 Bridget J. M. Stutchbury, York University, & Eugene S. Morton, Hemlock Hill Field Station: "Territoriality ... beyond the temperate zone"
2004 Stephen T. Emlen, Cornell University: "Birds 'R' us: chronicles of an avian anthropologist"
2003 Robert E. Ricklefs, University of Missouri-St. Louis: "The cognitive face of avian life histories." Published as "The cognitive face of avian life histories: the 2003 Margaret Morse Nice Lecture." Wilson Bulletin 116: 119133 (2004) PDF; requires BioOne subscription
2002 Richard T. Holmes, Dartmouth College: "Population change in migratory songbirds: insights from long-term studies in breeding and wintering areas"
2001 Glen E. Woolfenden, Archbold Biological Station: "The behavior and ecology of the Florida Scrub-Jay: A 33-year perspective"
2000 Susan M. Smith, Mount Holyoke College: "Behavioral studies of chickadees and other species"
1999 Frances C. James, Florida State University: "Intraspecific variation in the sizes and shapes of birds." Published as "A research program in ecology and ecomorphology: the 1999 Margaret Morse Nice Lecture." Wilson Bulletin 113: 140-163 (2001) PDF; requires BioOne subscription
1998 Ellen Ketterson & Val Nolan, Jr., Indiana University: "Studying birds: one species at a time"
1997 Elsie Collias & Nick Collias, University of California, Los Angeles: "Seeking to understand the living bird." Wilson Bulletin 110: 28-44 (1998) PDF