The sixth recipient of the Bartholomew Award, given in recognition and appreciation of distinguished service to botany and the public, is Dr. James W. Hardin, Professor of Botany, North Carolina State University, Raleigh. The award, given by the Southern Appalachian Botanical Society, was announced by Dr. George Ramseur, a member of the Society’s Bartholomew Award Committee, at the annual business meeting of the Society in Orlando, Florida.