2022 John Marr Grant Recipients
- Kathryn Dawdy, Master’s student at Chicago Botanic Garden and Northwestern University; “The effects of advanced plant phenology on herbivory and plant demography.” $1000
- Audrey Spencer, PhD student at University of Colorado Denver; “Clarifying the systematics and taxonomy of Physocarpus (Rosaceae): Implications for the origins of
the flora of the Southern Rocky Mountains in Colorado.” $1000 - Brendan Connolly, Master’s student at Chicago Botanic Garden and Northwestern University; “Not all pollinators are created equal: Evaluating differences in pollination efficiency using a Colorado montane pollination system.” $775
- Elsa Godtfredsen, Ph.D. student at Chicago Botanic Garden and Northwestern University; “Earlier Snowmelt, Earlier Flowering, and Increased Drought: New Realities
of Subalpine Plant Reproduction under Climate Change.” $775
2022 Myrna Steinkamp Grant Recipients
- Tiffany Gentry, Master’s student, University of Colorado Denver; “Inferring the phylogeny of Eutrema penlandii to inform conservation measures and understand the biogeographical history of the Rocky Mountains.” $1000
- Deannah Neupert, Ph.D. student, Miami of Ohio; “Floral production in Mimulus gemmiparus.” $700
- Jennifer Ackerfield, Denver Botanic Gardens; Pam Smith, Colorado Natural Heritage Program; Anthony Massaro, Jefferson County Open Space; and Mit McGlaughlin, University of Northern Colorado, “Mystery of the Misidentified Mustard.” $1000