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“Albert W. Franzmann and Distinguished Colleagues Memorial Award”
June 2009

Inspired by the passing of our beloved colleague, mentor, and friend Al Franzmann in February, 
2009, and to honour all of those who have passed on and have contributed to our knowledge and 
understanding of moose biology and management, Alces has established the “Albert W. Franzmann 
and Distinguished Colleagues Memorial Award.”  The one-time award, valued at CDN $1,500, will 
be given annually to a graduate student entering or continuing1 in a Masters or Doctoral program at a 
recognized university in Canada or the United States.  The applicant’s research should be directed to-
ward studies of the biology and management of moose within their circumpolar distribution or other 
ungulates or mammalian carnivores overlapping their range.  Applicants are required to submit: 1) 
an official (signed and sealed) academic transcript of their complete academic record; 2) an up-to-
date curriculum vitae; 3) a detailed description of the research to be undertaken (min. 4 pages, max. 
10 pages) as would be prepared for a thesis advisory committee; and, 4) a short supportive letter 
from the student’s graduate supervisor.  Applications must be submitted2 by March 15 of the year in 
which the award is to be used.  A committee of 3 past recipients of the Distinguished Moose Biolo-
gist Award will review applications and rank each submission.  The recipient will be determined by 
consensus of the committee and their decision will be binding3.  The recipient of the award will be 
announced at the Annual North American Moose Conference and Workshop4.

Recipients must acknowledge receipt of the award in any subsequent publications of their work and 
are strongly encouraged to publish at least some portion of their research in the journal Alces prior to 
or following completion of their graduate program.

Donations to support the “Albert W. Franzmann and Distinguished Colleagues Memorial Award” 
should be made payable to Lakehead University Alces Account # 50-1606-2051 and be sent to 
Dr. Art Rodgers2. Alces is not a registered charitable organization or incorporated as a not-for-profit 
corporation and cannot issue receipts for income tax purposes.

1 First-time applicants in the early phases of their research will be given preference but in the absence of suit-
able new applicants, consideration will be given to previous recipients pending submission of a progress report 
and recommendation by their graduate supervisor.  Previous recipients interested in reapplying should contact 
Dr. Art Rodgers2 after March 15 to find out if the award is still available. The deadline for previous recipients to 
submit a progress report and letter of recommendation will be April 15 of the year in which the award is to be 
used.

2 Applications must be submitted to;
Dr. Arthur R. Rodgers
Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources 
Centre for Northern Forest Ecosystem Research 
955 Oliver Road 
Thunder Bay, Ontario 
Canada P7B 5E1
E-mail: art.rodgers@ontario.ca

3 Failed applicants are welcome to reapply and must do so to be considered in a future competition.

4 The recipient does not have to be in attendance but all applicants are encouraged to take advantage of the Alces 
“Newcomer’s Travel Award” to attend the annual meeting.