Genesis Award

The Genesis Award honors the best undergraduate poster at the annual meeting

The Genesis Award, first presented at the 2000 meeting, was created by Tom Sproat to recognize all undergraduate students presenting posters at the Annual Meeting. While the Award has no explicit mission, it was created to encourage undergraduates from academic institutions of all sizes to participate in research and present their findings in a professional forum. As a member of the ABS Education Committee, Tom also hopes it will encourage students to learn about animal behavior through their own research and presentations.

The "Animal Behavior Society Genesis Award for the Outstanding Undergraduate Poster Presentation" is maintained through an endowment fund specific for this award. Because the fund is quite new, it is in need of contributors. Tom is thrilled that the Animal Behavior Society recognizes the importance of our undergraduate members and is willing to administrate this fund and the award.