These awards recognize graduate or undergraduate students giving the most outstanding oral presentations at the annual meeting. The top three presenters are recognized and receive monetary awards during the Awards Banquet. The student presentation awards were named in honor of Joan Berish following her 33-year career in the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, during which she led many pioneering gopher tortoise research and conservation initiatives.
Year | Award | Recipient | Institution |
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2020 | Presentation (regular) 1st place | Robin Lloyd Jr. | University of South Alabama |
2020 | Presentation (regular) 2nd place | Amelia Russell | University of Georgia |
2020 | Presentation (speed) 1st place | Nicole DeSha | Georgia Southern University |
2020 | Presentation (speed) 2nd place | Leyna Stemle | University of Miami |
2020 | Presentation (speed) 3rd place | Houston Chandler | Virginia Tech |
2019 | Presentation 1st place | Rebecca Cozad | University of Georgia |
2019 | Presentation 2nd place | Garrett Lawson | Archbold Biological Station |
2019 | Presentation 3rd place-tied | Thomas Prebyl | University of Georgia |
2019 | Presentation 3rd place-tied | Philip Schulte | Auburn University |
2018 | Presentation 1st place | Ivana Lezcano | FL Gulf Coast University |
2018 | Presentation 2nd place | Rebecca McKee | University of Georgia |
2018 | Presentation 3rd place | Thomas Prebyl | University of Georgia |
2017 | Presentation 1st place | Nicole White | University of Georgia |
2017 | Presentation 2nd place | Thomas Radzio | Drexel University |
2017 | Presentation 3rd place | Thomas Prebyl | University of Georgia |
2016 | Presentation 1st place | Rhett Rautsaw | Towson University |
2016 | Presentation 2nd place | Nicole White | University of Georgia |
2016 | Presentation 3rd place | Tessie Offner | University of Florida |
2012 | Presentation 1st place | Mark Margres | Florida State University |
2012 | Presentation 2nd place | Kim Sonderman | University of Georgia |
2012 | Presentation 3rd place | Jessica McGuire | University of Georgia |