The Norman S. Baldwin Fishery Science Scholarship is awarded to deserving graduate students conducting research pertaining to Great Lakes fisheries. The scholarship is sponsored by the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, IAGLR's oldest sustaining member. The award recipient(s) are selected by a panel of judges appointed by the chair of the IAGLR Awards Committee. Currently, up to two winners will be announced at the banquet held during the association's annual conference and receive $3,000 each.
Norman S. Baldwin was the first executive secretary of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission. Norm led the commission for 15 years, from 1957 until he died, tragically, in 1971. He was born in Toronto in 1920, studied zoology at the University of Toronto under the guidance of Ray Langford and Fred Fry, and prior to joining the GLFC directed the fisheries research program for the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests (now the OMNR). He was widely recognized as a scientist and as a leader, well-qualified for the challenge of leading a newly formed international commission. Norm is fondly remembered by his many colleagues in the Ontario government, the GLFC, and its many partner agencies.
Students interested in applying for this scholarship should review the Regulations and Application Procedures.
2023 | Alexander Koeberle, Cornell University, Modeling native fish restoration in the Great Lakes basin via a unique inland lake |
2023 | Scott Koenigbauer, Purdue University, Surveying spawning utilization of a restored reef in Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron |
2022 | Morgan Piczak, Carleton University, Advancing foundations of restoration ecology for fish habitat of the Laurentian Great Lakes |
2022 | Christopher Rounds, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Who, what, when, where and how: Optimizing eDNA sampling for detecting multiple aquatic invasive species |
2021 | L. Zoe Almeida, Ohio State University, Do early-life conditions set lifetime trajectories in fish? Evaluating how experiential legacies influence individual and population responses to changing environments |
2021 | Graceanne Tarsa, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Round goby, Neogobius melanostomus, abundance and productivity in the rocky nearshore zone of Lake Michigan |
2020 | Taylor Brown, Cornell University, Contemporary spatial extent and ecological drivers of larval coregonine distributions across Lake Ontario. |
2020 | Jordan N. Holtswarth, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, An integrative taxonomic and ecological assessment of banded killifish across the Great Lakes Basin |
2019 | Ellen George, Cornell University, Genetic and habitat limitations to cisco restoration in Lake Ontario |
2019 | Robert Sheffer, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point , Movements and habitat use of muskellunge in Green Bay, Lake Michigan |
2018 | Corey Krabbenhoft, Wayne State University, Round Goby Invasion and the Impact on Native Michigan Fishes |
2018 | Hannah Lachance, University of Vermont, Rubenstein School, Climate Change, Cisco (Coregonus artedi) and Gene Expression |
2017 | Jill Brooks, Carleton University, Drivers of the Spatial Ecology of Fish in a Coastal Embayment on the Laurentian Great Lakes |
2017 | Katherine O’Reilly, University of Notre Dame, Quantifying the importance of Great lakes coastal wetlands for supporting native fishes |
2016 | Lisa Peterson, Michigan State University, Evaluating methods for estimating mortality components of Great Lakes walleye using acoustic telemetry |
2015 | Heather Siersma, Wayne State University, The capacity of Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron sediments to support the nymphal development of Hexagenia spp. |
2014 | Cassandra J. May, The Ohio State University, Larval Walleye recruitment and zooplankton availability: testing the match-mismatch hypothesis in Lake Erie |
2013 | Zachary S. Feiner, Purdue University, Eco-evolutionary dynamics of life history trait variation in Great Lakes percids |
2012 | Troy Farmer, The Ohio State University, Meteorological effects on yellow perch reproduction and recruitment in Lake Erie |
2011 | Kari J. Dammerman, Michigan State University, Developmental plasticity and behavior of larval lake sturgeon in an anthropogenically-modified habitat |
2010 | Amanda E. Haponski, University of Toledo, Spatial and Temporal Population Genetic Relationships of Walleye: Implications for Conservation Biology and Fishery Management |
2009 | Timothy Caldwell, University of Idaho, The role of Mysis relicta (freshwater opossum shrimp) in the nutrient dynamics of Lake Pend Oreille and its relationship to Onchorhynchus nerka (kokanee salmon) populations |
2008 | Meaghan Proctor, University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point , Genetics of lake trout populations from a mid-lake reef complex, Lake Michigan |
2007 | Julie Reichert, University of Windsor, River Plume Effects on Larval Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens) Growth, Survival, and Recruitment in Lake Erie |
2006 | Michael Rennie, University of Toronto at Mississauga, The role of invasive invertebrates on energy allocation, life history and contaminant accumulation in Ontario lake whitefish populations |
2005 | Heather Dawson, Michigan State University, Recruitment variation in Great Lakes sea lamprey populations - measurement and management implications |
2005 | Juliette Smith, State University of New York, Syracuse, Accumulation of microcystin-LR and its detoxification products in the Lake Erie food web |
2004 | Chelsey Lumb, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Windsor , Bioenergetic and elemental analysis to compare lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) growth in Lake Erie and Lake Ontario |
2004 | Michael Wilberg, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University, Improving and applying stock assessment methods for the Great Lakes |
2003 | Lisa Corradin, University of Wisconsin |
2003 | Titus Seilheimer, McMaster University |
2002 | Candace Parks, Natural Resources Institute, University of Manitoba |
2002 | Katherine Smith, Department of Fisheries & Wildlife, Michigan State University |
2001 | Norine Dobiesz, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University, Predator-prey dynamics in Lake Huron |
2001 | Stephen Hensler, School of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Michigan, Trophic changes in Lake Michigan and their relation to the lack of yellow perch recruitment |
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