• registered for the Pacific Division meeting


• the lead author on the presentation (except where campus policies prohibit)


• the presenter of the paper or poster

The following student awards are offered at annual meetings of the AAAS, Pacific Division.

• First Place: $150 plus an Award Certificate plus a one-year student membership to AAAS, including on-line access and weekly delivery of Science.


• Second Place: $100.00 plus an Award Certificate plus a one-year student membership to AAAS, including on-line access and weekly delivery of Science.


• Third Place: $50.00 plus an Award Certificate plus a one-year student membership to AAAS, including on-line access and weekly delivery of Science.


• Honorable Mention: An Award Certificate plus a one-year student membership to AAAS, including on-line access and weekly delivery of Science.

Laurence M. Klauber Award
Established 1984, Unrestricted
     This award was endowed by the family of Laurence M. Klauber, distinguished herpetologist, former President of AAAS, Pacific Division, and former President of San Diego Power and Light Company, to recognize outstanding student contributions.

Geraldine K. Lindsay Award
Established 1985, Natural Sciences
     This endowed award was established in the memory of Geraldine K. Lindsay by her husband, George, distinguished botanist and former President of the AAAS, Pacific Division.  Mrs. Lindsay had a life-long interest in the achievements of young people and sought to encourage their excellence and scholarship.

J. Thomas Dutro, Jr. Award
Established 1997, Geosciences and Allied Fields
     In 1997 an annual award in the geosciences was established to recognize outstanding student contributions in honor of J. Thomas Dutro, Jr., distinguished geologist, long-time contributor to the Pacific Division, and former President of the AAAS, Pacific Division.

Best Poster Award
Established 1994, Unrestricted
     As a result of the interest in poster presentations at meetings, the difference between oral and poster paper contributions, and the sense that poster paper presentations are often at a competitive disadvantage when measured against comparable oral presentations, the Division’s Executive Committee authorized its Awards Committee to initiate a Division-wide award for the best poster paper presentation given at the annual meeting and where this paper is not also selected to receive one of the awards listed above.

President’s Award
Established 1995, Unrestricted
     This award was established by contributions from Pacific Division Past-Presidents to recognize outstanding student contributions.

Rita W. Peterson Award
Established 2002, Science Education
     The Rita W. Peterson Award in Science Education was established as the result of a generous donation by Rita W. Peterson, former President of the Pacific Division, to honor an outstanding student presentation in an area of science education research.

AAAS: Robert I. Larus Travel Award
Established 1985, Unrestricted
     By action of the Board of Directors of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Pacific Division receives one-fourth of the annual income from the investment of the gift from the Robert I. Larus Estate to defray travel and per diem expenses for one or more students to attend the national AAAS meeting in order to present their winning paper in the contributed poster session at that meeting. More recently, the Board of Directors, recognizing the value of bringing student award winners from divisional meetings to the national meeting, made the commitment to fund this award at $1,000 per year.