2004 Richard and Minnie Windler Award Recipients-Robert G. Downer and Philip E. Hyatt

Dr. Robert Downer (Louisiana State University) and Philip Hyatt (United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Atlanta) are the recipients of the 14th annual Richard and Minnie Windler Award. This award is given annually for the best plant systematics paper published in Castanea during the proceeding year. Their paper, “Recommendations concerning the identification of Carex retroflexa and Carex texensis (Cyperaceae; Section Phaestoglochin Dumort)” was published in the September 2003 issue of Castanea (68: 245-253).