The Society
SVP Committees

Operational Committees

The following committees conduct much of SVP's business week to week and year to year.


Award Committees

The following committees manage the society's annual awards.



Ad hoc Committee on SVP Impact Mitigation Guidelines Revision
An ad hoc committee (Conformable Impact Mitigation Guidelines Committee II) formed to consider revisions to the SVP's Policy Statements regarding "Assessment and Mitigation of Adverse Impacts to Nonrenewable Paleontologic Resources: Standard guidelines." The current guidelines can be viewed in the Policy Statements area of the SVP Web site.

Reynolds, Robert - Chair
LSA Associates Inc
220 S Buena Vista St
Redlands CA 92373
United States

Demere, Thomas
San Diego Natural History Museum
Dept of Paleontology
PO Box 121390
San Diego CA 92112-1390
United States

Fisk, Lanny
PaleoResource Consultants
550 High Street
Suite 108
Auburn CA 95603
United States

Foss, Scott
Bureau of Land Management
Utah State Office
PO Box 45155
Salt Lake City UT 84145
United States

Fremd, Theodore
National Park Service
John Day Fossil Beds
32651 Hwy 19
Kimberly OR 97848-9701
United States

Gillette, David
Museum of Northern Arizona
3101 N Fort Valley Rd
Flagstaff AZ 86001
United States

Hanson, Dale
US Bureau of Land Management
PO Box 1828
Cheyenne WY 82003
United States

Hoganson, John
North Dakota Geological Survey
600 E Boulevard Ave
Bismarck ND 58505-0840
United States

Kirkland, James
Utah Geological Survey
1594 W North Temple Ste 3110
PO Box 146100
Salt Lake City UT 84114-6100
United States

McDonald, H. Gregory
National Park Service
Museum Management Program
1201 Oakridge Dr Ste 150
Fort Collins CO 80525
United States

Whistler, David
64194 Tumalo Rim Dr
Bend OR 97701
United States

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Annual Auction
The Auction Committee implements the auction at the annual meeting and publicizes and solicits donations of items to be sold at the auction.

Breithaupt, Brent - Chair
Univ of Wyoming
Geological Museum
PO Box 3006
Laramie WY 82071
United States

Adams, Thomas
Southern Methodist Univ
Dept of Earth Sciences
322 Heroy Hall
Dallas TX 75275-0395
United States

Anderson, Art
Virtual Surfaces Inc
832 E Rand Rd Ste 16
Mount Prospect IL 60056-2568
United States

Burres-Jones, Cara
Pasadena City College
1570 E Colorado Blvd
Pasadena CA 91106
United States

Chapman, Ralph
295 Bryce Avenue
Los Alamos NM 87544
United States

Cleland, Timothy
North Carolina State University
5317 Creek Ridge Ln
Raleigh NC 27607
United States

Davies, Kyle
Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History
2401 Chautauqua Ave
Norman OK 73072-7029
United States

Deck, Linda
Bradbury Science Musem
15th and Central Avenue
Los Alamos NM 87544
United States

Fiorillo, Anthony
Museum of Nature and Science
Po Box 151469
Dallas TX 75315-1469
United States

Froehlich, David
Austin Community College
3703 Aspendale Cv
Austin TX 78727-6001
United States

Higgins, Pennilyn
Univ of Rochester
227 Hutchison Hall
Rochester NY 14627
United States

Hunt-Foster, Rebecca
Museum of Western Colorado
550 Jurassic Court
Fruita CO 81521
United States

King, Lorin
South Louisiana Community College
320 Devalcourt Street
Lafayette LA 70506
United States

Matthews, Neffra
US Bureau of Land Management
2516 S Cody Way
Denver CO 80227
United States

Monaco, Patricia
Dinosaur Depot Museum
330 Royal Gorge Blvd #A
Canon City CO 81212-6739
United States

Noe, Leslie
Thinktank, Birmingham Science Museum
Millennium Point
Curzon Street
Birmingham B4 7XG
United Kingdom

Redman, Cory
Texas A&M
Dept. Geology
3115 TAMU
College Station TX 77843
United States

Saila, Laura
Univ of Bristol
Dept of Earth Sciences
Wills Memorial Bldg Queen's Rd
Bristol BS8 IRJ
United Kingdom

Tucker, Ryan
SDSM&T
1316 7th Street
Rapid City SD 57701
United States

Westerfield, Marissa
Texas Tech University
Dept of Geoscience
PO Box 41053
Lubbock TX 79409
United States

Williams, Scott
Burpee Museum of Natural History
737 N. Main St.
Rockford IL 61103
United States

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Archives

Shelton, Sally - Chair
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Museum of Geology, Room 307
501 E. St. Joseph
Rapid City SD 57701
United States

Bohaska, David
Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History
Dept of Paleobiology
PO Box 37012 MRC-121
Washington DC 20013-7012
United States

Brett-Surman, Michael
Smithsonian Institution
Natl. Mus. Nat. Hist. - NHB121
Smithsonian Institution, PO BOX 37012
Washington DC 20013-7012
United States

Minkler, Heidi
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Museum of Geology
501 E. St. Joseph St.
Rapid City SD 57701
United States

Sues, Hans-Dieter
National Museum of Natural History
Smithsonian Institution NHB MRC 106
PO Box 37012
Washington DC 20013-7012
United States

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Audit
The Audit Committee is responsible for selecting, evaluating and retaining the auditor or person who conducts a regular financial review of SVP. The committee also reviews the final audit when it has been completed.

Storrs, Glenn - Co-Chair
Cincinnati Museum Center
Cincinnati Museum Center
1301 Western Avenue
Cincinnati OH 45203-1130
United States

Winkler, Dale - Co-Chair
Southern Methodist Univ
Dept of Earth Sciences
Dallas TX 75275
United States

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Development
The Development Committee evaluates existing development programs, initiates new development goals, identifies new revenue sources for SVP and implements the fundraising plan for each year.

Taylor, Louis - Chair
Denver Museum of Nature & Science
4931 W Rowland Ave
Littleton CO 80128-6419
United States

Bell, Christopher
Univ of Texas Austin
Dept of Geological Sciences
1 University Station C1100
Austin TX 78712-0254
United States

Berta, Annalisa
San Diego State Univ
Dept of Biology
5500 Campanile Dr
San Diego CA 92182
United States

Clemens, William
Univ of California Berkeley
Museum of Paleontology
1101 Valley Life Sciences Bldg
Berkeley CA 94720-4780
United States

Cohen, Steven
45-17 21st St #5B
Long Island City NY 11101
United States

Flynn, John
American Museum of Natural History
Div of Paleontology
Central Park West @ 79th St
New York NY 10024-5192
United States

Giallombardo, Andres
American Museum of Natural History
Dept of Paleontology
Central Park West at 79th St
New York NY 10024
United States

Jacobs, Louis
Southern Methodist Univ
Department of Earth Sciences
3225 Daniel Avenue, #113 Heroy
Dallas TX 75275
United States

Kohn, Matthew
Boise State University
Dept of Geosciences
1910 University Dr.; MS1535
Boise ID 83725
United States

Parker, William
Petrified Forest National Park
PO Box 2217
Petrified Forest National Park AZ 86028
United States

Stevens, Nancy
Ohio University
Center for Ecology and Evolutionary Stud
Athens OH 45701
United States

Stocker, Michelle
University of Texas
Jackson School of Geosciences
1 University Station, C1100
Austin TX 78712-0254
United States

Vlamis, Ted
6 Brookfield Rd
Wichita KS 67206-2005
United States

Warren, David
310 Thorn Apple Way
Castle Rock CO 80108
United States

Wilson, Gregory
University of Washington
Univ. Washington-Dept. of Biology
24 Kincaid Hall, Box 351800
Seattle WA 98195-1800
United States

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Education & Outreach
The Education and Outreach Committee coordinates activities related to Web inquiries about SVP or about paleontology and school programs; develops and implements programs for the general public regarding the importance of vertebrate paleontology and evolution; and monitors challenges to the teaching of science, including evolution. This committee has also sponsored symposia, short courses and publications on its own or in collaboration other professional and amateur scientific associations.

Sumida, Stuart - Co-Chair
California State Univ San Bernardino
Dept of Biology
5500 University Pkwy
San Bernardino CA 92407-2307
United States

Whatley, Robin - Co-Chair
Columbia College Chicago
Science & Math, 600 S. Michigan Ave.
Chicago IL 60605
United States

Babilonia, Lisa
Ralph B Clark Interpretive Ctr
8800 Rosecrans Ave
Buena Park CA 90621
United States

Breithaupt, Brent
Univ of Wyoming
Geological Museum
PO Box 3006
Laramie WY 82071
United States

DeSantis, Larisa
Univ of Florida/FLMNH
223 Bartram Hall
PO Box 118525
Gainesville FL 32611-8525
United States

Diffily, James
Fort Worth Museum of Science & History
1501 Montgomery St
Fort Worth TX 76107
United States

Friscia, Anthony
EBE
621 Charles E Young Dr S
Los Angeles CA 90095-1606
United States

Gangloff, Roland
University of California Berkeley
18534 White Oak Dr
Sonoma CA 95476
United States

Hutson, Joel
Northern Illinois University
1353 West Maple Avenue #205
Mundelein IL 60060-1499
United States

Keep, Stephanie
Prentice Hall (Pearson)
6 Hurlbut St #1
Cambridge MA 02138
United States

King, Lorin
South Louisiana Community College
320 Devalcourt Street
Lafayette LA 70506
United States

Kraatz, Brian
American Museum of Natural History
Division of Paleontology
Central Park West @ 79th Street
New York NY 10024
United States

Lewis, Margaret
Richard Stockton College of New Jersey NAMS-Biology
PO Box 195
Pomona NJ 08240-0195
United States

Lyon, Gabrielle
Project Exploration
950 E 61st St
Chicago IL 60637
United States

Martin, Robert
Murray State Univ
Dept of Biological Sciences
Murray KY 42071
United States

McCord, Robert
Mesa Southwest Museum
53 N Macdonald
Mesa AZ 85201
United States

Michalsky, Jay
Ralph B Clark Interpretive Ctr
8800 Rosecrans Ave
Buena Park CA 90621
United States

Miller, Joshua
Univ of Chicago
5734 S Ellis Ave
Chicago IL 60637
United States

Pobiner, Briana
Dept of Anthropology National Museum of Natural History Smithsonian Institution
10th & Constitution Ave, NW
Po Box 37012, Mrc 112
Washington DC 20013-7012
United States

Scotchmoor, Judith
Univ of California Berkeley
Museum of Paleontology
1101 Valley Life Sciences Bldg
Berkeley CA 94720-4780
United States

Shaw, Barbara
Portland State Univ
Dept of Biology
Po Box 751
Portland OR 97207-0751
United States

Terry, Mark
Northwest School
1415 Summit
Seattle WA 98122
United States

Ward, Molly
600 W Kagy Blvd
Bozeman MT 59717
United States

Wegweiser, Marilyn
US Dept of the InteriorBureau of Land Management
Little Snake Field Office
455 Emerson St.
Craig CO 81625
United States

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Ethics Education

Currie, Philip - Chair
Univ of Alberta
Dept of Biological Sciences
11145 Saskatchewan Dr
Edmonton AB T6G 2E9
Canada

Brinkman, Donald
Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology
PO Box 7500
Drumheller AB T0J 0Y0
Canada

Freedman, Elizabeth
Montana State University
Museum of the Rockies - Paleo
600 W Kagy Blvd
Bozeman MT 59717
United States

Sankey, Julia
California State Univ Stanislaus
Dept of Physics & Geology
One University Circle
Turlock CA 95382
United States

Scott, Eric
San Bernardino County Museum
Division of Geological Sciences
2024 Orange Tree Ln
Redlands CA 92374
United States

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Executive

Baez, Ana
Univ of Buenos Aires
Dept of Geology
Pabellon II - Ciudad Universitaria
Buenos Aires 1428
Argentina

Clarke, Julia
The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Geo. Sciences 3.216D-DA
PO Box B, University Station
Austin TX 78713 8902
United States

Gottfried, Michael
Michigan State Univ
MSU Museum
West Circle Dr
East Lansing MI 48824-1045
United States

Van Valkenburgh, Blaire
UCLA Dept. of Ecology & Evo Bio
621 Charles E. Young Drive South
PO Box 951606
Los Angeles CA 90095-1606
United States

Badgley, Catherine
Univ of Michigan
Museum of Paleontology
1109 Geddes Rd
Ann Arbor MI 48109-1079
United States

Brochu, Christopher
Univ of Iowa
Dept of Geosciences
121 Trowbridge Hall
Iowa City IA 52242-1319
United States

Vlamis, Ted
6 Brookfield Rd
Wichita KS 67206-2005
United States

Currie, Philip
Univ of Alberta
Dept of Biological Sciences
11145 Saskatchewan Dr
Edmonton AB T6G 2E9
Canada

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Financial Oversight
The Financial Oversight Committee is responsible for ensuring fiscal responsiblity and developing financial management policies for the Society's funds.

Vlamis, Ted - Chair
6 Brookfield Rd
Wichita KS 67206-2005
United States

Berta, Annalisa
San Diego State Univ
Dept of Biology
5500 Campanile Dr
San Diego CA 92182
United States

Bolt, John
Field Museum of Natural History
Dept of Geology
1400 S Lake Shore Dr
Chicago IL 60605-2496
United States

Polcyn, Mike
1007 Springfield
Allen TX 75002
United States

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Government Affairs
The Government Affairs Committee promotes and responds to U.S. legislation that affects vertebrate paleontology, fossils on public lands and the international legal and illegal trade in fossils. This committee also fosters professional relationships with other scientific societies that share SVP's legislative goals.

Leiggi, Patrick - Chair
Montana State Univ Museum of the Rockies
600 W Kagy Ave
Bozeman MT 59717-2730
United States

Bradley, Lawrence
6068 Country Club Oaks Place
Omaha NE 68152
United States

Liggett, Greg
Gateway Science Museum
California State Univ Chico
Chico CA 95929-0545
United States

Sankey, Julia
California State Univ Stanislaus
Dept of Physics & Geology
One University Circle
Turlock CA 95382
United States

Scott, Eric
San Bernardino County Museum
Division of Geological Sciences
2024 Orange Tree Ln
Redlands CA 92374
United States

Shimada, Kenshu
DePaul Univ
Dept of Biological Sciences
2325 N Clifton Ave
Chicago IL 60614
United States

Trapani, Josh
2310 Colston Drive, Apt. 301
Silver Spring MD 20910
United States

Vlamis, Ted
6 Brookfield Rd
Wichita KS 67206-2005
United States

Woodburne, Michael
Museum of Northern Arizona
2304 N Fremont Blvd
Flagstaff AZ 86001
United States

Clark, James
George Washington Univ Dept of Biological Sciences
Lisner Hall RM 340
2023 G St NW
Washington DC 20052
United States

Martin, Robert
Murray State Univ
Dept of Biological Sciences
Murray KY 42071
United States

Goodwin, Mark
Univ of California Berkeley
Museum of Paleontology
1101 Valley Life Sciences Bldg
Berkeley CA 94720-4780
United States

Storrs, Glenn
Cincinnati Museum Center
Cincinnati Museum Center
1301 Western Avenue
Cincinnati OH 45203-1130
United States

Taylor, Louis
Denver Museum of Nature & Science
4931 W Rowland Ave
Littleton CO 80128-6419
United States

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Host Committee
The Host Committee, working with the SVP Business Office, is responsible for planning and implementing the annual meeting. This committee generally consists of SVP members affiliated with the host institution(s) for the annual meeting.

Benton, Michael - Co-Chair
Univ of Bristol
Dept of Earth Sciences
Queens Rd
Bristol BS8 1RJ
United Kingdom

Rayfield, Emily - Co-Chair
Univ of Bristol
Dept of Earth Sciences
Wills Memorial Building
Queens Rd Bristol BS8 1RJ
United Kingdom

Anderson, Philip
Univ of Bristol
Dept. of Earth Sciences, Univ of Bristol
Wills Memorial Building, Queen's Road
Bristol BS8 1RJ
United Kingdom

Barrett, Paul
The Natural History Museum
Dept of Palaeontology
Cromwell Rd
London SW7 5BD
United Kingdom

Donoghue, Philip
Univ of Bristol
Dept of Earth Sciences
Wills Memorial Bldg, Queen's Rd
Bristol BS8 1RJ
United Kingdom

Gill, Pamela
Univ of Bristol
Dept of Earth Sciences
Wills Memorial Bldg Queens Rd
Bristol BS8 1RJ
United Kingdom

Kemp, Tom
Oxford Univ Museum of Natural History
Parks Rd
Oxford OX1 3PW
United Kingdom

Loeffler, Liz
Univ of Bristol
Dept of Earth Sciences
Wills Memorial Bldg, Queens Rd
Bristol BS8 1RJ
United Kingdom

Milner, Angela
The Natural History Museum Dept of Palaeontology
Cromwell Rd
London SW7 5BD
United Kingdom

Norman, David
Univ of Cambridge Sedgwick Museum
Downing St
Cambridge CB2 3EQ
United Kingdom

Schouten, Remmert
Univ of Bristol
Wills Memorial Building
Queens Road
Bristol BS81RJ
United Kingdom

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Information Management
This committee is responsible for the maintenance and enhancement of the SVP Web site, in coordination with the Business Office. This committee has liaisons with the Publications Committee and the Education and Outreach Committee.

Scott, Eric - Chair
San Bernardino County Museum
Division of Geological Sciences
2024 Orange Tree Ln
Redlands CA 92374
United States

Buckley, Gregory
Roosevelt University
1400 N Roosevelt Blvd
Schaumburg IL 60173-4377
United States

Shinya, Akiko
The Field Museum
Dept of Geology
1400 S Lake Shore Dr
Chicago IL 60605-2496
United States

Alroy, John
Univ of California Santa Barbara
NCEAS
735 State St Ste 300
Santa Barbara CA 93101
United States

Anderson, Jason
Univ of Calgary
Faculty of Vet Medicine
3330 Hospital Dr NW
Calgary AB T2N 4N1
Canada

Beck, Allison
Augustana College
Augustana College
639 38th Street
Rock Island IL 61201
United States

Croft, Darin
Case Western Reserve Univ Sch of Medicine
Dept of Anatomy
10900 Euclid Ave
Cleveland OH 44106-1712
United States

Damuth, John
Univ of California Santa Barbara
Dept Ecology Evolution & Marine Biology
Santa Barbara CA 93106
United States

Leite, Michael
Chadron State College
Dept of Geoscience
1000 Main St
Chadron NE 69337-2690
United States

Liggett, Greg
Gateway Science Museum
California State Univ Chico
Chico CA 95929-0545
United States

McLeod, Samuel
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Dept of Vertebrate Paleontology
900 Exposition Blvd
Los Angeles CA 90007
United States

Polly, P. David
Indiana Univ Bloomington
Department of Geological Sciences
1001 E. 10th St
Bloomington IN 47405-1405
United States

Shelton, Sally
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Museum of Geology, Room 307
501 E. St. Joseph
Rapid City SD 57701
United States

Theodor, Jessica
Univ of Calgary
Dept. of Biological Sciences
2500 University Dr N.W.
Calgary AB T2N 1N4
Canada

Uhen, Mark
Alabama Museum of Natural History
University of Alabama
Box 870340
Tuscaloosa AL 35487
United States

Wilborn, Brooke
Lynchburg College
Environmental Science
1501 Lakeside Dr.
Lynchburg VA 24501
United States

Farke, Andrew
Raymond Alf Museum of Paleontology
Raymond Alf Museum of Paleontology
1175 West Baseline Road
Claremont CA 91711
United States

Ridgely, Ryan
Ohio Univ
Dept Biomedical Sciences
College of Osteopathic Medicine
Athens OH 45701
United States

Smith, David
Univ of California Berkeley
Museum of Paleontology
1101 Valley Life Sciences Bldg # 4780
Berkeley CA 94720-4780
United States

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Media Liaison
This committee arranges for members of SVP to present their scientific findings to the press by writing, reviewing or facilitating press releases each year; by organizing the press conference at each annual meeting, and by cultivating contacts with the media. The ultimate goal is to raise the profile of SVP with the media and the public.

Croft, Darin - Co-Chair
Case Western Reserve Univ Sch of Medicine
Dept of Anatomy
10900 Euclid Ave
Cleveland OH 44106-1712
United States

Werdelin, Lars - Co-Chair
Swedish Museum of Natural History
Dept of Paleozoology
PO Box 50007
Stockholm S-10405
Sweden

Bloch, Jonathan
Univ of Florida
Florida Museum of Natural History
Dickinson Hall Museum Rd
Gainesville FL 32611-7800
United States

Curry Rogers, Kristina
Macalester College
Biology Dept
1600 Grand Avenue
Saint Paul MN 55105
United States

Fraser, Nicholas
National Museums Scotland
Chambers Street
Edinburgh EH1 1JF
United Kingdom

Gottfried, Michael
Michigan State Univ
MSU Museum
West Circle Dr
East Lansing MI 48824-1045
United States

Head, Jason
Department of Biology, University of Toronto at Mississauga
3359 Mississauga Rd. N.
South Building, Rm. 3019
Mississauga ON L5L 1C6
Canada

Long, John
Museum Victoria
PO Box 666
Melbourne VIC. 3001
Australia

Luo, Zhe-Xi
Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Section of Vertebrate Paleontology
4400 Forbes Ave
Pittsburgh PA 15213-4080
United States

Marsicano, Claudia
Universidad de Buenos Aries
Dept de Ciencias Geologicas
Pabellon II - Ciudad Universitaria
Buenos Aires C1428 DHE
Argentina

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Membership & Honorary Membership
The Membership Committee reviews and updates SVP policies related to joining the society, renewing membership and offering opportunities or honors to particular members. This committee is responsible for determining each year's honorary members and also reviews and selects awardees for the Jackson School of Geosciences Student Member Travel Grants and the Institutional Membership: a Program for Institutuions of Developing Nations.

Flynn, Lawrence - Chair
Harvard Univ
Peabody Museum Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave
Cambridge MA 02138
United States

Adams, Thomas
Southern Methodist Univ
Dept of Earth Sciences
322 Heroy Hall
Dallas TX 75275-0395
United States

Beck, Allison
Augustana College
Augustana College
639 38th Street
Rock Island IL 61201
United States

Dewar, Eric
Suffolk Univ
Dept of Biology
41 Temple St
Boston MA 02114
United States

Holroyd, Pat
University of California
Museum of Paleontology
1101 Valley Life Sciences
Berkeley CA 94720-4780
United States

Kalthoff, Daniela
Swedish Museum of Natural History
Swedish Museum of Natural History
Box 50007
Stockholm SE-104 05
Sweden

King, Lorin
South Louisiana Community College
320 Devalcourt Street
Lafayette LA 70506
United States

Lewis, Margaret
Richard Stockton College of New Jersey NAMS-Biology
PO Box 195
Pomona NJ 08240-0195
United States

Muldoon, Kathleen
Dartmouth Medical School
Dartmouth Medical School
Department of Anatomy/HB 7100
Hanover NH 03755
United States

Sankey, Julia
California State Univ Stanislaus
Dept of Physics & Geology
One University Circle
Turlock CA 95382
United States

Stevens, Nancy
Ohio University
Center for Ecology and Evolutionary Stud
Athens OH 45701
United States

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Nominating
The Nominating Committee is responsible for identifying and recruiting qualified candidates for the annual election to elect officers and members-at-large of the Executive Committee.

Flynn, John - Chair
American Museum of Natural History
Div of Paleontology
Central Park West @ 79th St
New York NY 10024-5192
United States

Berta, Annalisa
San Diego State Univ
Dept of Biology
5500 Campanile Dr
San Diego CA 92182
United States

Hopson, James
Univ of Chicago
3051 Piney Ridge Road
Ludington MI 49431
United States

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Preparator's
This committee coordinates activities relevant to preparation of fossils at the annual meeting and during the year through a listserv. These activities include a preparation symposium or session and staffing of a preparation demonstration table at the annual meeting and coordinating the information about preparation on this web page of the SVP website.

Davies, Kyle - Co-Chair
Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History
2401 Chautauqua Ave
Norman OK 73072-7029
United States

Sanders, William - Co-Chair
Univ of Michigan
Museum of Paleontology
1109 Geddes Ave
Ann Arbor MI 48109-1079
United States

Amaral, William
Harvard Univ
Museum of Comparative Zoology
26 Oxford St
Cambridge MA 02138
United States

Boyer, Doug
SUNY College at Stony Brook Dept of Anatomical Sciences
T8 040 Health Sciences Ctr
Stony Brook NY 11794-8081
United States

Brown, Matthew
University of Texas at Austin
10100 Burnet Rd
Austin TX 78758
United States

Brown, Gregory
Univ of Nebraska State Museum
W436 Nebraska Hall UNL
Lincoln NE 68588-0514
United States

Davidson, Amy
American Museum of Natural History
Div of Paleontology
Central Park West at 79th St
New York NY 10024-5192
United States

Fox, Marilyn
Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History
Dept of Vertebrate Paleontology
170 Whitney Ave PO Box 208118
New Haven CT 06520-8118
United States

Groenke, Joseph
Stony Brook Univ Dept of Anatomical Sciences
HSC T8 040
Stony Brook NY 11794-8081
United States

Milam, Mason
University of Cincinnati
3599 Erie Avenue
Cincinnati OH 45208
United States

Schouten, Remmert
Univ of Bristol
Wills Memorial Building
Queens Road
Bristol BS81RJ
United Kingdom

Shinya, Akiko
The Field Museum
Dept of Geology
1400 S Lake Shore Dr
Chicago IL 60605-2496
United States

Simpson, William
Field Museum of Natural History
Dept of Geology
1400 S Lake Shore Dr
Chicago IL 60605-2496
United States

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Program
The Program Committee is responsible for gathering, reviewing and organizing submitted abstracts, and for planning a comprehensive program of oral presentations and posters for the annual meeting. The Program Committee reviews proposals for symposia and also oversees production of the Abstract Volume as a Supplement to the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology.

Head, Jason - Chair
Department of Biology, University of Toronto at Mississauga
3359 Mississauga Rd. N.
South Building, Rm. 3019
Mississauga ON L5L 1C6
Canada

Bloch, Jonathan
Univ of Florida
Florida Museum of Natural History
Dickinson Hall Museum Rd
Gainesville FL 32611-7800
United States

Carrano, Matthew
Smithsonian Institution
Dept of Paleobiology
Po Box 37012, NHB, MRC-121
Washington DC 20013-7012
United States

Claeson, Kerin
1 University Station C1100
Jackson School of Geosciences
Austin TX 78712
United States

Curry Rogers, Kristina
Macalester College
Biology Dept
1600 Grand Avenue
Saint Paul MN 55105
United States

Daeschler, Ted
Academy of Natural Sciences
1900 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy
Philadelphia PA 19103-1195
United States

Fox, David
Univ of Minnesota
Dept of Geology & Geophysics
310 Pillsbury Dr SE
Minneapolis MN 55455-0219
United States

Froebisch, Nadia
University of Chicago
Univ. Chicago, Culver 106
1027 E 57th Street
Chicago IL 60637
United States

Goswami, Anjali
University College London
Dept of Genetics, Evolution, Environment
UCL, Wolfson House, 4 Stephenson Way
London NW1 2HE
United Kingdom

Gottfried, Michael
Michigan State Univ
MSU Museum
West Circle Dr
East Lansing MI 48824-1045
United States

Mueller, Johannes
Humboldt-Universitaet zu Berlin
Museum Fuer Naturkunde
Berlin DE-10099
Germany

Rayfield, Emily
Univ of Bristol
Dept of Earth Sciences
Wills Memorial Building
Queens Rd Bristol BS8 1RJ
United Kingdom

Sanders, William
Univ of Michigan
Museum of Paleontology
1109 Geddes Ave
Ann Arbor MI 48109-1079
United States

Silcox, Mary
Univ of Winnipeg
Dept of Anthropology
515 Portage Ave
Winnipeg MB R3B 2E9
Canada

Terry, Rebecca
Stanford University
Department of Biology
371 Serra Mall
Stanford CA 94305
United States

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Publications
This Committee oversees the SVP print publications (The Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, the Memoir series and any special SVP publications). Activities include receiving, coordinating reviews and editing manuscripts and illustrations; and recommending opportunities, sales of publications and new media initiatives (i.e. CD-ROM products, etc.) relevant to the print publications. The Publications Committee reviews policies about submission to the journal, the number of papers to publish each year and fees related to publication, paper reprints and PDF reprints.

Wilson, Mark - Chair
Univ of Alberta
Dept of Biological Sciences
Biological Sciences Bldg CW-405
Edmonton AB T6G 2E9
Canada

Healy, Laura
Journal of Vertbrate Paleontology
2292 Stacy Circle
Montgomery IL 60538-5025
United States

Anderson, Jason
Univ of Calgary
Faculty of Vet Medicine
3330 Hospital Dr NW
Calgary AB T2N 4N1
Canada

Czaplewski, Nicholas
Univ of Oklahoma
Oklahoma Museum of Natural History
2401 Chautauqua Ave
Norman OK 73072-7029
United States

Evans, Susan
Univ College London Dept of Cell & Developmental Biology
Anatomy Bldg, UCL
Gower St
London WC1E 6BT
United Kingdom

Fraser, Nicholas
National Museums Scotland
Chambers Street
Edinburgh EH1 1JF
United Kingdom

Holroyd, Pat
University of California
Museum of Paleontology
1101 Valley Life Sciences
Berkeley CA 94720-4780
United States

Mead, Jim
East Tennessee State University
Dept of Geosciences
Po Box 70357
Johnson City TN 37614
United States

Reisz, Robert
Univ of Toronto at Mississauga
Dept of Biology
3359 Mississauga Rd
Mississauga ON L5L 1C6
Canada

Theodor, Jessica
Univ of Calgary
Dept. of Biological Sciences
2500 University Dr N.W.
Calgary AB T2N 1N4
Canada

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Student Liaison
The Student Liaison Committee, chaired by a student member, is responsible for organizing events to benefit student members at the annual meeting and to maintain communication among student members over the year.

Heathcote, Julia - Chair
Birkbeck, University of London
Department of Earth Sciences
Malet Street
London WC1E 7HX
United Kingdom

Brusatte, Stephen
American Museum of Natural History
Division of Paleontology, AMNH
Central Park West at 79th Street
New York NY 10024
United States

Claeson, Kerin
1 University Station C1100
Jackson School of Geosciences
Austin TX 78712
United States

DeMar, Jr., David
Univ of Washington
24 Kincaid Hall, Box 351800
Seattle WA 98195
United States

Drumheller, Stephanie
1000 W. Benton St. Apt #E105
Iowa City IA 52246
United States

Leone, Maria
Univ of Maryland
12401 Goldfinch Ct
Potomac MD 20854
United States

Northrop, Amanda
75 Shelburne Rd #3
Burlington VT 05401
United States

Young, Mark
16 Eastcroft Drive
Polmont
Falkirk FK2 OSU
United Kingdom

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Alfred S. Romer Prize
This committee solicits, reviews and selects an awardee from student abstracts submitted for the Alfred S. Romer Prize. This cash prize recognizes the best student oral presentation at the annual meeting.

Fox, David - Chair
Univ of Minnesota
Dept of Geology & Geophysics
310 Pillsbury Dr SE
Minneapolis MN 55455-0219
United States

Ahlberg, Per Erik
Uppsala Univ
Dept Psysiology & Developmental Biology
Norbyvagen 18A
Uppsala SE-75236
Sweden

Angielczyk, Kenneth
The Field Museum
Dept. of Geology, The Field Museum
1400 S. Lakeshore Dr.
Chicago IL 60605
United States

Claessens, Leon
College of the Holy Cross
Dept of Biology
1 College St PO Box B
Worcester MA 01610
United States

Clarke, Julia
The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Geo. Sciences 3.216D-DA
PO Box B, University Station
Austin TX 78713 8902
United States

Eberle, Jaelyn
Univ of Colorado Boulder
Bruce Curtis Bldg MCOL Rm W210E
1440 Central Campus 265 UCB
Boulder CO 80309
United States

Geisler, Jonathan
Georgia Southern Univ
Department of Geology and Geography
Box 8149
Statesboro GA 30460-8149
United States

Gobetz, Katrina
James Madison Univ
Dept of Biology
MSC 7801
Harrisonburg VA 22801
United States

Larsson, Hans
McGill Univ Redpath Museum
859 Sherbrooke St W
Montreal QC H3A 2K6
Canada

Rogers, Raymond
Macalester College
Geology Dept
1600 Grand Ave
St Paul MN 55105
United States

Upchurch, Paul
Univ College London
Dept of Earth Sciences
Gower St
London WC1E 6BT
United Kingdom

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Colbert Award (previously the Student Poster Prize)
This committee solicits, reviews and selects an awardee from abstracts submitted for the Edwin H. and Margaret M. Colbert Award. The Committee reviews eligible student presentations at the Poster Sessions during the annual meeting and then presents a cash award to the student with the best poster presentation.

MacLatchy, Laura - Chair
Univ of Michigan
1085 S University Ave
Ann Arbor MI 48104
United States

Case, Judd
Eastern Washington University
Office of the Dean
138 Communications Building
Cheney WA 99004-2408
United States

Eberth, David
Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology
PO Box 7500
Drumheller AB T0J 0Y0
Canada

Grellet-Tinner, Gerald
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
Dept. of Geology and Geophysic
501 East St. Joseph Street
Rapid City SD 57701
United States

Henderson, Donald
Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology
PO Box 7500
Drumheller AB T0J 0Y0
Canada

Hillenius, Willem
College of Charleston
Dept of Biology
66 George St
Charleston SC 29424
United States

Murray, Alison
University of Alberta
Department of Biological Sciences
University of Alberta
Edmonton AB T6G 2E9
Canada

Sato, Tamaki
Tokyo Gakugei University
Tokyo Gakugei University
4-1-1 Nukui Kita Machi
Koganei City Tokyo 184-8501
Japan

Therrien, Francois
Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology
PO Box 7500
Drumheller AB T0J 0Y0
Canada

Wright, Joanna
Univ of Colorado Denver Geography & Environ Sciences
Campus Box 172
PO Box 173364
Denver CO 80217-3364
United States

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Estes Memorial Grant
The Committee solicits and reviews applications for a cash prize for graduate research in non-mammalian vertebrate paleontology, with emphasis on systematics, morphology, biogeography and paleoecology.

Barrett, Paul - Chair
The Natural History Museum
Dept of Palaeontology
Cromwell Rd
London SW7 5BD
United Kingdom

Evans, Susan
Univ College London Dept of Cell & Developmental Biology
Anatomy Bldg, UCL
Gower St
London WC1E 6BT
United Kingdom

Forster, Catherine
George Washington University
Dept. of Biological Sciences
Washington DC 20052
United States

Mueller, Johannes
Humboldt-Universitaet zu Berlin
Museum Fuer Naturkunde
Berlin DE-10099
Germany

Poyato-Ariza, Francisco
Univ Autonoma de Madrid
Biologia (Paleontologia)
Madrid ES-28049
Spain

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Gregory Award
The Committee solicits and reviews nominations for a SVP member who has provided outstanding service to the welfare of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology.

Gunnell, Gregg - Chair
University of Michigan
Museum of Paleontology
1109 Geddes Avenue
Ann Arbor MI 48109-1079
United States

Czaplewski, Nicholas
Univ of Oklahoma
Oklahoma Museum of Natural History
2401 Chautauqua Ave
Norman OK 73072-7029
United States

Gould, Gina
Syncreta Associates Inc
6290 Grandview Ct
Keystone Heights FL 32656
United States

Krause, David
Stony Brook Univ
Dept of Anatomical Science
Stony Brook NY 11794-8081
United States

Nagel, Doris
Univ of Vienna
Dept of Paleontology
Althanstrasse 14
Vienna A-1090
Austria

Strait, Suzanne
Marshall Univ
1 John Marshall Dr
Huntington WV 25755
United States

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Lanzendorf PaleoArt Award
This committee solicits, reviews and selects awardees from applications submitted for three categories of art: two-dimensional art, three-dimensional art and scientific illustration. Appropriate art and illustrations for this award are broadly defined as the scientific or naturalistic rendering of paleontological subjects pertaining to vertebrate fossils. Each category receives an award each year.

Witmer, Lawrence - Chair
Ohio Univ
Biomedical Sci-Irvine Hall 228
Ohio University
Athens OH 45701
United States

Lanzendorf, John
Children's Museum of Indianapolis
Dept of Paleontology
200 E Delaware
Chicago IL 60611
United States

O'Keefe, F. Robin
Marshall University
Dept of Biology, Science 267
Marshall Univ., One John Marshall Dr.
Huntington WV 25755
United States

Sereno, Paul
Univ of Chicago
Dept of Organismal Biology & Anatomy
1027 E 57th St # 405
Chicago IL 60637
United States

Sloan, Christopher
National Geographic Society
1145 17th St NW
Washington DC 20036-4688
United States

Uhen, Mark
Alabama Museum of Natural History
University of Alabama
Box 870340
Tuscaloosa AL 35487
United States

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Patterson Award
This committee solicits, reviews and selects 1-2 awardee(s) from applications submitted for graduate or undergraduate student field work in vertebrate paleontology. The award is a cash prize to support field work.

O'Connor, Patrick - Chair
Ohio Univ
Dept of Biomedical Sciences
228 Irvine Hall
Athens OH 45701
United States

Carrano, Matthew
Smithsonian Institution
Dept of Paleobiology
Po Box 37012, NHB, MRC-121
Washington DC 20013-7012
United States

Evans, Susan
Univ College London Dept of Cell & Developmental Biology
Anatomy Bldg, UCL
Gower St
London WC1E 6BT
United Kingdom

Gunnell, Gregg
University of Michigan
Museum of Paleontology
1109 Geddes Avenue
Ann Arbor MI 48109-1079
United States

Novas - PICT 58, Fernando
Museo Argentino De Ciencias Naturales
Avda Angel Gallardo, 470
Capital Federal Buenos Aires 1405
Argentina

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Predoctoral Scholarship Grant Award
This committee solicits, reviews and selects an awardee from applications submitted by qualified graduate students for a cash prize.

Sidor, Christian - Chair
University of Washington
Burke Museum of Natural History
17th Ave NE at NE 45th St
Seattle WA 98195-3010
United States

Blob, Richard
Clemson Univ Dept of Biological Sciences
132 Long
Clemson SC 29634
United States

Mihlbachler, Matthew
New York College of Osteopathic Medicine
Dept of Anatomy
Northern Blvd
Old Westbury NY 11568-8000
United States

Rybczynski, Natalia
Canadian Museum of Nature
PO Box 3443 Station D
Ottawa ON K1P 6P4
Canada

Witzmann, Florian
Humboldt Univ, Museum fur Naturkunde
Invalidenstrasse 43
Berlin 10115
Germany

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Preparators' Grant
This committee solicits, reviews and selects an awardee from applications submitted for the Preparators' Grant. This cash prize supports preparator training, materials and equipment for preparation laboratories, or research and publication emphasizing preparation.

Groenke, Joseph - Chair
Stony Brook Univ Dept of Anatomical Sciences
HSC T8 040
Stony Brook NY 11794-8081
United States

Cavigelli, Jean-Pierre
Casper College Tate Museum
125 College Drive
Casper WY 82601
United States

Davies, Kyle
Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History
2401 Chautauqua Ave
Norman OK 73072-7029
United States

DeBlieux, Donald
Utah Geological Survey
1594 W North Temple Ste 3110
PO Box 146100
Salt Lake City UT 84114-6100
United States

Lamm, Ellen-Therese
Montana State Univ Museum of the Rockies
Paleontolgy Dept
600 W Kagy Ave
Bozeman MT 59717
United States

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Program for Scientists from Economically Developing Nations
To enable scientists from nations with developing economies to present research at the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology (SVP) Annual Meeting.

Stevens, Nancy - Chair
Ohio University
Center for Ecology and Evolutionary Stud
Athens OH 45701
United States

Flynn, Lawrence
Harvard Univ
Peabody Museum Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave
Cambridge MA 02138
United States

Koppelhus, Eva
Univ of Alberta
CW 405 Biological Science Bldg
Edmonton AB T6G 2E9
Canada

Mateus, Octavio
Museu da Lourinha
Rua Joao Luis de Moura
Lourinha P-2530-157
Portugal

Ngasala, Sifa
Michigan State Univ
206 Natural Science Bldg
East Lansing MI 48824
United States

Schulp, Anne
Natuurhistorisch Museum Maastricht
De Bosquetplein 6
Maastricht 6211 KJ
Netherlands

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Romer-Simpson Medal
This committee solicits, reviews and selects an awardee from nominations submitted for the Romer-Simpson Medal. The Romer-Simpson Medal, named in honor of A.S. Romer and G.G. Simpson, is the society's highest award.

MacFadden, Bruce - Chair
Univ of Florida
Florida Museum of Natural History
PO Box 117800
Gainesville FL 32611-7800
United States

Dodson, Peter
Univ of Pennsylvania
Sch of Veterinary Medicine
3800 Spruce St
Philadelphia PA 19104-6045
United States

Hooker, Jeremy
The Natural History Museum Dept of Palaeontology
Cromwell Rd
London SW7 5BD
United Kingdom

Sander, Martin
University of Bonn
Steinmann Institute, Paleontologie
Nussallee 8
Bonn D-53115
Germany

Terry, Rebecca
Stanford University
Department of Biology
371 Serra Mall
Stanford CA 94305
United States

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Skinner Prize
This committee solicits, reviews and selects an awardee from nominations submitted for the Morris F. Skinner Prize. The award is given to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to scientific knowledge through the making of important collections of fossil vertebrates or have trained others in the same pursuits.

Goujet, Daniel - Chair
Museum National D'Histoire Naturelle
Histoire de la Tene Paleobiodiversite
8 Rue de Buffon CP 38
Paris F-75005
France

Coria, Rodolfo
Museo Municipal Carmen Funes
Av. Cordoba 55
8318 - Plaza Huincul
Neuquen 8300
Argentina

Curry Rogers, Kristina
Macalester College
Biology Dept
1600 Grand Avenue
Saint Paul MN 55105
United States

Harris, John
George C Page Museum
5801 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles CA 90036
United States

Kraatz, Brian
American Museum of Natural History
Division of Paleontology
Central Park West @ 79th Street
New York NY 10024
United States

Wang, Xiaoming
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Dept of Vertebrate Paleontology
900 Exposition Blvd
Los Angeles CA 90007
United States

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