William F. Terrell BiographyGuidelines for Grant Applicants
I) Applicants must be GOS members to apply for the Terrell Graduate Student Research Grant. II) The applicants must be enrolled graduate students in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, or Alabama. First priority will be given to supporting students enrolled in Georgia universities or students who were born in Georgia if enrolled out-of-state. III) The grant will be for a period of one year, and GOS may grant no more than $15,000 total to all applicants within that timeframe. Students may apply for follow-up grant money once the grant period has expired. IV) GOS will not award money from both of its graduate student grant sources (i.e., Howe and Terrell) to an individual applicant within the same calendar year. V) The grant committee** is authorized to determine the amount to be granted per deserving applicant. For example, in some cases there may be only one quality application, and the committee may decide to reward that application with the entire $15,000. In other cases there may be multiple quality applications, and the committee shall determine how to distribute the grant total among them. VI) The applicant should state whether he/she can do the necessary work if the amount granted were less than the amount requested. VII) Grant money shall not be used to fund the grantee's salary, tuition, university overhead requirements, or other indirect costs. VIII) The research must be ornithological and must be conducted under faculty direction. Although a broad range of ornithological research may be supported by this grant money, those projects which emphasize the following areas will receive highest priority: a) Ecosystem function IX) The typewritten grant application, not to exceed 10 pages, should include a description of the research project, literature citations, an itemized budget, a statement of other financial support, and a brief resume of the applicant. Two letters of reference, submitted separately, are also required, one of which should be from the directing faculty member. X) The grant application and the letters of reference shall reach the Research Grant Committee no later than December 1 each year. The grantees shall be selected by January 31, with the concurrence of the GOS Executive Committee during that body's February meeting. XI) At the end of the grant period, the grantee is required to submit to the committee a brief written summary of research results and grant expenditures. The grantee is encouraged to present research results to the members of GOS at a semiannual meeting and/or to submit a manuscript to the journal of GOS, The Oriole. J. Michael Meyers, Ph.D. Research Wildlife Biologist Office: 706-548-7799 Grant applications will be reviewed and evaluated by a three-person committee (i.e., Terrell Grant Committee). The chairperson of this committee shall be appointed by the GOS president. The chairperson shall then appoint two committee members with the concurrence of the president. The committee shall include at least two active research scientists. In the event that there is a conflict of interest involving an applicant and a committee member, the committee member shall recuse himself or herself from the review process for that application. If a committee member must be recused, the chairperson or acting chairperson shall recommend a temporary replacement for the president's concurrence. |
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| 2016 - |
Stephen Ferguson, Ph.D Candidate, University of Memphis Ryan Chitwood, Ph.D Candidate, University of Georgia Brittany Ann Ferrari M.S. Candidate, University of Georgia Sam Merker M.S, Candidate, University of Georgia |
| 2015 - |
Betsy Kurimo-Beechuk, M.S. Candidate, University of Georgia “Surveying for secretive marsh birds and the effects of water quality on reproductive output and survivorship of Clapper Rails in the Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve, Jacksonville, Florida” Mason Cline, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Georgia “Using High-Resolution Genetic Markers to Investigate Population Differentiation between Breeding Areas for a Migrant Songbird” Cody M. Cox, Ph.D Candidate, University of Georgia “Analyzing bird movements to inform reforestation planning in the Corredor Biológico Pájaro Campana, Costa Rica” Stephen M. Ferguson, Ph.D Candidate, University of Memphis “Physiology and behavior in response to vocal communication in Florida Scrub-Jays” Abby Sterling, Ph.D Candidate, University of Georgia “Predicting and Managing Nest Success of Two Species of Shorebirds: American Oystercatchers (Haematopus palliatus) and Wilson’s Plovers (Charadrius wilsonia)” |
| 2014 - |
Elizabeth Hunter, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Georgia “Demographic Vulnerability to Sea Level Rise in Two Salt Marsh Nesting Bird Species with Different Habitat use Strategies” Mason Cline, Ph.D Candidate, University of Georgia “Investigating the Indirect Effects of an Invasive Insect on a Breeding Songbird, The Black-throated Blue Warbler” Nicolette Roach, M.S. Candidate, Clemson University “Assessing the Current Status, Spatial Ecology, and Vulnerability of Black Rails (Latterallus jamaicensis) to Sea Level Rise in Coastal South Carolina” |
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| 2012 - |
Paige Barlow, PhD Candidate, The University of Georgia Joanna Hatt, MS Candidate, The University of Georgia Myung-Bok Lee, PhD Candidate, The University of Georgia Anna Joy Lehmicke, PhD Candidate, The University of Georgia Mer Mietzelfeld and Sharna Tolfree, MS candidates, University of North Carolina at Wilmington Bryan Nuse, PhD Candidate, The University of Georgia
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| 2011 - |
Patti Newell, PhD candidate, University of Georgia Joanna Hatt, MS candidate, University of Georgia Paige Barlow, MS candidate, University of Georgia
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| 2010 - |
Anna Joy Lehmicke, MS candidate, University of Georgia Brett Maley, MS candidate, University of Georgia Kirk Stodola, PhD candidate, University of Georgia
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| 2009 - |
Neil Chartier, PhD candidate, North Carolina State University
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| 2008 - |
Neil Chartier, PhD candidate, North Carolina State University Bryan L. Nuse, MS candidate, University of Georgia Kirk Stodola, PhD candidate, University of Georgia
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| 2007 - |
Sara Beall, MS candidate, Georgia Southern University Clark Jones, MS candidate, University of Georgia
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2006 - |
Lindsay Addison, MS candidate, Florida Gulf Coast University Soo Hyung Eo, PhD candidate, University of Georgia Kerri Dikun, MS candidate, Coastal Carolina University Rua Stob, PhD candidate, Unversity of Georgia Theron M. Terhune, PhD candidate, University of Georgia Brant C. Faircloth, PhD candidate, University of Georgia |
