We promote and support eastern botany
by
SUPPORTING SCHOLARS & PUBLISHING RESEARCH.
Since 1936
Awards and Scholarships
Castanea Journal
Awards and Scholarships
about us
The Southern Appalachian Botanical Society was founded in 1936 as a club for botanists in West Virginia and the surrounding area. In our 84 years we’ve grown into a regional botanical society with over 400 members across 14 states.
Each year we provide students and professional members of our society with monetary awards for and recognition of outstanding research or contributions to Appalachian botany.
Our peer-reviewed journal Castanea, published since our founding, continues to be one of the most important contributions our society has made to southeastern botany.
Mission
Our focus
We promote interest in Appalachian botany by publishing research and supporting scholars
Publishing
Scientific Literature
Appalachian Botany is a scientific treasure chest that is just beginning to be unpacked.
Since 1936, we’ve been publishing quality botanical research in the peer-reviewed journal Castanea
Awards
Each year, we provide professional and student scholars with thousands of dollars of support for ongoing research and in recognition of outstanding contributions to botany.
Community
The Southern Appalachian Botanical Society began as a club in 1936. We’ve grown since then but haven’t lost any of the sense of fellowship we have with other southern botanists.
Students
Students are the future of every profession. Our organization noticed waning enrollment in botany programs and have dramatically increased our efforts to engage students and support them both professionally and financially.
22,647
Pages Published
$5,000+
Awards Each Year
85 years
of Botanical Community
400+
Active Members
SABS
Publications
Castanea
Castanea was first published in 1936 by The Southern Appalachian Botanical Club and is now in its 85th volume.
It was the first journal to focus on Appalachian and Southeastern botany and is now the premier botanical publication for the region.
Chinquapin Newsletter
Members stay connected to their botanical friends and colleagues while keeping up with society business and botany news by reading our quarterly newsletter.
Issues Contain:
- Botanical Brainteasers
- Edible Plants
- Core Research Student Reports
- Botanical Excursions
- Society News and Updates
- Letters from the Editor
- Membership News
- Rare Plants
Occasional Papers in Eastern Botany
An occasional collection of papers published by the Southern Appalachian Botanical Society.
Occasional Papers in Eastern Botany was established in January 2003 and features long manuscripts not appropriate for a regular issue of Castanea, collections of shorter manuscripts that treat topics not usually published in Castanea, and proceedings arising from symposia and conferences.”
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SABS
Awards & Scholarships
Elizabeth Ann Bartholomew Award
An annual award in memory of Elizabeth Ann Bartholomew’s untiring service to the public, to plant systematics, and to our organization.
Presented to individuals who have distinguished themselves in professional and public service that advances our knowledge and appreciation of the world of plants and their scientific, cultural, and aesthetic values, and/or exceptional service to the society.
Richard and Minnie Windler Awards
These awards are designated for the best systematics paper and best ecology paper published during the preceding year within our journal Castanea.
Earl Core Student Research Award
Established by the Society in 1996 to provide financial assistance in support of student research projects in plant taxonomy, systematics, and ecology.
The application deadline is in February and the award amount may be up to $2,000.
John E. Fairey – SABS Biological Field Station Scholarship
The Fairey Scholarship provides financial support for undergraduate or graduate students to attend botany workshops or courses taught at biological field stations, inclusive of all applicable course and direct field station fees such as tuition, room, and board.
Student Conference Support Award
SABS strongly encourages student participation in our annual conference.
Our members have voted to allocate a portion of their membership dues to sponsor students who wish to present a research paper or poster with a botanical focus at the annual Association of Southeastern Biologists & Southern Appalachian Botanical Society research conference.
The award may be used at the student’s discretion to defray registration, travel, lodging, and food costs associated with attending.
Student Presentation Awards
These two awards are given to the student with the best Oral Presentation and best Poster at the annual ASB/SABS conference.
Entries are assessed by anonymous judges during the conference. The winners will be announced at the ASB banquet on Friday evening of the conference.
2020
Award Recipients
Richard and Minnie Windler Award -
Best Paper in Systematics
Taxonomy, Distribution, and Lectotypification of Two Rare, Southern Appalachian Saxifrages, Micranthes careyana and M. caroliniana
Castanea 84(1): 93-108.
Richard and Minnie Windler Award -
Best Paper in Ecology
Investigations Into the Reproductive Biology of the Southern Appalachian Endemic Piratebush (Buckleya distichophylla): Pollination Biology, Fruit Development, and Seed Germination
Castanea 84[1]: 3–27
Earl Core Student Reserch Award
Integrative Taxonomical Approach for Delineating Species within the Affinis and Edulis Species Complexes in Viola of the Coastal Plains
Earl Core Student Reserch Award
Life without a sporophyte: reconstructing the demographic history of the Appalachian gametophyte-only fern, Vittaria appalachiana, using population genomics
Elizabeth Ann Bartholomew Award
This award is presented to individuals who have distinguished themselves in professional and public service that advances our knowledge and appreciation of the world of plants and their scientific, cultural, and aesthetic values, and/or exceptional service to the society.
SABS
Membership
Your membership supports the continued publication of Castanea and our student awards.
Sustaining Member
$75
per Year
- Support Students with annual awards and scholarships
- Support student publications in Castanea
- Support publishing Castanea, Chinquapin, and Occasional Papers in Eastern Botany
Member
$45
per Year
- No Page Fees! for articles accepted for publication in Castanea
- Castanea journal Online access
- Occasional Papers in Eastern Botany Online access
- Chinquapin Newsletter
- SABS Voting Rights
Student Member
$10
per Year
- Scholarship and Award Eligibility
Castanea‘s membership options page has options for receiving print copies of our publications as well as options for memberships that last only one year or that perennially renew each year on the same day.