Dry Dredgers Paul Sanders Award

In Support of Amateur and Professional

Paleontology Research and Publication

Click Here for a list of who has rececived the award so far.

The Paul Sanders Award of the Cincinnati Dry Dredgers provides funding to support paleontological research intended for publication. Special consideration will be given to projects involving one or both of the following:

(1) fossils of the late Ordovician, and in particular, the Cincinnati Series; and,

(2) fossils in the vicinity of Cincinnati, Ohio. Applications from both amateurs, students and professionals are welcome. Those that involve collaboration by amateur and professional paleontologists, particularly so.

The maximum amount of the award this year will be $750. It is expected that this amount will increase in the future.

Dry Dredgers, Inc. is a non-profit tax-exempt membership organization of amateurs and professionals formed in April, 1942. It is dedicated to stratigraphy and paleontology, particularly in the Cincinnati Series of the Upper Ordovician of the greater Cincinnati area. Its purpose is to stimulate interest and promote paleontology at all levels and to encourage the collection, identification, preservation and classification of fossils of all types. Throughout its history, the Dry Dredgers have encouraged cooperation among amateur and professional paleontologists.

Dry Dredger member Paul Sanders was a regular participant in Club field trips and was known as an enthusiastic amateur and dedicated student of paleontology. His untimely death saddened us all and the Dry Dredgers have named this award in his memory.

All applications must be submitted on the Dry Dredgers Paul Sanders Award application form and be postmarked or E-mailed no later than February 15, 2010. Print the form below and mail it in (safer than online form).

Please type the application.

Notification will be no later than April 15, 2010 with an official announcement at the April 2010 meeting, the 68th anniversary of the founding of the Dry Dredgers.

Any publication or presentation concerning work funded in whole or in part by the Award must acknowledge the Dry Dredgers Paul Sanders Award. A copy of any published work or unpublished manuscript funded in whole or in part by the Award must be given to the Dry Dredgers. Fossil material used in any publication funded by the Award must be deposited in an appropriate repository for public access and study.

The Selection Committee consists of 6 amateur and 3 professional paleontologists, all of whom are members of the Dry Dredgers. All decisions of the Selection committee are final and non-appealable.

For additional application forms go to drydredgers.org or write to:

Dry Dredgers Award Application
c/o Department of Geology
P.O. Box 210013
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio 45221-0013

Or, apply online

2009-2010 DRY DREDGERS PAUL SANDERS AWARD

See other side for information. Completed applications should sent to the address at the bottom of previous page or E-mailed to

email: John Tate, Sanders Award Selection Committee (johntate@fuse.net )

Name: _________________________________________________ Phone # _______________

E-Mail Address : _________________________________________ Fax # ________________

Mailing Address: ________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________ __________

Biography: On a separate sheet of paper provide a brief biography including paleontological clubs and professional affiliations, academic degrees, and prior publications, if any.

Project Title: ____________________________________________________________________

Description: (Limited to this space and one side of one additional page of at least 10 point type.)

Amount Requested (maximum $500): $ _______________________

How will the money be used? Please itemize. (Page charges will not be accepted)

Anticipated end results of this project:

Updated: October 17, 2008