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The Joseph Laszlo Memorial Award



Many individuals were fortunate to have known the late Joseph Laszlo, long-term Superintendent of the Department of Reptiles at the San Antonio Zoo, San Antonio, Texas, who died on 14 November, 1987. In recognition of his lifelong achievements in and contributions to herpetology, especially in herpetoculture, the International Herpetological Symposium, Inc. has bestowed an annual award in his name. The Joseph Laszlo Memorial award is presented to the speaker at the IHS meeting who has demonstrated that his or her work represents new and exciting views and advances in herpetology. For information on the interesting life of Joseph Laszlo, an obituary is published in Herpetological Review, 19,5-6 (1988).


JOSEPH LASZLO
1935 - 1987


The following individuals have received the Joseph Laszlo Memorial Award:


1991 Seattle, WA - Richard Shine, Ph. D., University of Sydney, Australia

1992 St. Louis, MO - Brian A. Kend

1993 Miami, FL - Dr. Hans-George Horn, Germany

1994 New Orleans, LA - Dante Fenolio/Michael Ready, Los Angeles, CA

1995 Denver, CO - Ross M. Prazant, D.V.M./Phillipe DeVosjoli

1996 San Antonio, TX - David Grow, Oklahoma City Zoo

1997 Liberia, Costa Rica - Allen E. Anderson, Norwalk, Iowa

1998 Cincinnati, OH - Harry Greene, University of California, Berkeley

1999 San Diego, CA - Carlos H. Arevalo Gtez, Guadalajara Zoo

2000 New Orleans, LA - Gregory C. Lepera, Jacksonville Zoological Gardens

2001 Detroit, MI - Scott J. Stahl, DVM, DABVP-AVAIN, Eastern Exotic Veterinary Center, Fairfax, VA

2002 St. Louis, MO - John Brueggen, General Curator, St. Augustine Alligator Farm, St. Augustine, FL

2003 Houston, TX - Bill Love, Blue Chameleon Ventures, Alva, FL

2004 Daytona Beach, FL - Dr. Stephen P. Mackessy, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO

2005 Phoenix, AZ - Dante Fenolio, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL

2006 San Antonio, TX - Dr. David Lazcano Jr., Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo León, México

2007 Toronto, Canada - Ray E. Ashton, Jr., Ashton Biodiversity Research & Preservation Inst., Newberry, FL

2008 Nashville, TN - Wayne Hill, National Reptile Breeders' Expo, Winter Haven, FL




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