Best Student Poster

Purpose: To recognize outstanding student research in fisheries or aquatic biology presented as a poster at the Annual meeting of the Michigan Chapter of the American Fisheries Society. Established 2008.

Description: The winner of this award will receive a certificate signed by the chapter president and a $250 award to be mailed after the meeting. The first runner up for this award will also receive a signed certificate from the chapter president and a $100 award to be mailed after the meeting.

Eligibility criteria: A student must be a member of the Michigan Chapter of the American Fisheries Society to be eligible for this award.  Student posters must be presented at the annual Michigan Chapter meeting.  The award will be announced following the meeting.

Selection criteria: Judges will be selected for each meeting and will be given a score sheet for the evaluation of the student papers.  Based on all the returned score sheets, the highest overall score will decide on the awardee.  In the case of a tie, a decision will be made by the committee and the judges.

Frequency of Award: The award should be made yearly.  The committee may elect to omit selection of a Best Student Poster Award recipient if there are no outstanding nominees that year.