Earn bragging rights with a GSSA award. Three broad categories of awards are handed out by the GSSA:
Academic Excellence
The GSSA annually awards an award to students who excel in their studies in the fields of rangelands, ecology or pastures. Lectures can nominate their exceptional students by completing this form and emailing it to emailadress.
Previous recipients can be viewed here.
Annual Congress Awards
Presenting at congress? Attending? You can win award or nominate your favorite presenter. Please use the DRYFTA app for adjudication. Young scientist nominations should be made made using this form before congress starts.
- Best Presentation: awarded to the best presentation overall at the congress. The primary objective of the award is to encourage and promote the standard of papers and their presentation at the annual Congress.
- Best Presentation by a Young Scientist: awarded to young scientists to encourage a high scientific and presentation standards early in their careers. ?Nominees should be under the age of 35, presented fewer than 7 times at congress or involved for fewer than 7 years in their discipline.
- Norman Rethman Planted Pastures: Similar to the previous award, but awarded in particular to young scientists presenting in the filed of planted pastures.
- Best poster: Awarded for the best poster, this award aims to promote short, concise and scientifically impactful posters.
- Best Research Proposal Poster: Get valuable inputs for your upcoming research and earn bragging rights for a well thought out research project.
- Most prolific adjudicator: Get adjudicating! The DRYFTA app allows you to be directly involved in evaluating your fellow delegates.
- Faux Pas: Arguably the most anticipated announcement at Congress...Johannes Evert Kappeyne van de Coppello was the first recipient of this coveted award which first made itself known at the 30th Annual Congress held in Kroonstad in January 1995. Each year, Congress delegates have kept their eyes and their ears open to find the most deserving Village Idiot amongst the group and so far it has always found a home to keep it safe and in prominent view for the year.
Special recognition by the Society
Meritorious
This award is made to a member of the GSSA in recognition of exceptional service to the
Society. The following members have received this award:
- 2015: Craig Morris
- 2015: Freyni Du Toit
- 2003: Tony Palmer
- 1993: Derick Ivy
- 1993: John Fair
- 1987: JJ Bruwer
- 1987: Minister Hayward
- 1986: Prof John D Scott
- Justin du Toit
Prestige
This award is made to the scientist whose work has made a significant impact on range and forage science and/or practice. Below are the recipients of this award:
1920: Tony Palmer | 2015: Rob Scot-Shaw | 2015: Lynne Trollope |
2015: Tim O'Conner | 2015: Winston Trollope | 2014: Dr Philip Botha |
2012: Dr Mark Hardy | 2005: Sue Milton | 2004: Sue Milton |
2003: Tony Palmer | 1993: Dr Maureen Wolfson | 1993: Dr Dave Grossman |
1993: Dr Neil Miles | 1992: CH Donaldson | 1991: Mr Denis Barnes |
1991: Dr Amie Aucamp | 1990: NM Tainton | 1989: JE Danckwerts |
1988: Beth Gibbs-Russel | 1987: Marius Vorster | 1986: G Stuart-Hill |
1985: Albert Viljoen | 1984: C Cresswell | 1984: Maureen Wolfson |
1978: Peter Edwards |
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Peter Edwards Award
This award is made to a land-user in the area of the annual Congress in recognition of
the sound application and practice of the principles of range and forage science and
conservation. The trophy, first presented in 1981, commemorates Peter Edwards, an internationally recognised pasture scientist who was born in the Eastern Cape. Dr Peter John Edwards worked for many years as a Pasture Scientist at Cedara, Thabamhlope and Potchefstroom. He is remembered for his pioneering work on radical veld improvement and his contributions to the local farming and conservations communities. He also played a major role in the Grassland Society of Southern Africa from its inception in 1966, serving as a Council Member, Trustee and President. For background on the award and nomination criteria click here.
Honorary Membership
This award is made to a person whom the Society wishes to honour by reason of
meritorious services rendered for the realisation of the objects of the Society or by reason
of his/her eminence in science. Honorory membership has been awarded to the following
people:
2000: WSW Trollope | 2000: John Clatworthy | 2000: Mick Gammon |
1991: RW Brougham | 1991: H Heady | 1990: LKA Crook |
1990: RE Altona | 1988: GW Burton | 1986: JJ Lowes |
1986: DV Horton | 1982: P de V Booysen | 1977: EM Hutton |
1976: JPH Acocks | 1975: CEM Tidmarsh | 1975: JLM Lintner |
1973: JH Preller | 1972: O West | 1972: JD Scott |
1970: E Matthews | 1969: DBD Meredith | 1968: WR Chapline |
1966: JW Rowland | 1966: JB Pole Evans | 1966: JFV Phillips |
1966: JA Pentz | 1966: WM Davies |
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