Fry Medal Explained

The F. E. J. Fry Medal is an annual award for zoology given by the Canadian Society of Zoologists.[1]

It is presented to "the Canadian zoologist who has made an outstanding contribution to knowledge and understanding of an area in zoology".[2] The recipient is expected to give a lecture at the next annual conference.

The award was established in 1974 in honour of Frederick E.J. Fry, the Canadian ichthyologist and aquatic ecologist, in recognition of his contribution to science in Canada.[3] [4]

Recipients

Year Recipient Lecture title
2019 Robert Shadwick, University of British Columbia[5] Adventures in zoology with rorqual whales.
2018 Jean-Guy J. Godin, Carleton University Sexual selection and male mate choice: insights from a small tropical fish
2017 Céline Audet, Université du Québec à Rimouski Ecophysiology, a unique and exciting—but challenging—way to study adaptations of fishes to their environment.
2016 Brock Fenton, University of Western Ontario The endless allure of bats.
2015 Patricia Wright, University of Guelph Living on the edge – The physiology of amphibious fish in and out of water.
2014 Glen Van Der Kraak, University of Guelph The sex lives of fish: Science, policy and beyond.
2013 Miodrag Belosevic, University of Alberta Life is PIE.
2012 Steve Perry, University of Ottawa Reelin’ in the Years: A Retrospective Look at Fish Ionic Regulation.
2011 Kenneth Storey, Carleton University Exploring biochemical adaptations: synthetic intuition on a family farm.
2010 Joseph S. Nelson, University of Alberta From Kokanee to Suckers to Sticklebacks to classifying the world of fishes.
2009 Anthony Farrell, University of British Columbia
2008 Jeremy N. McNeil, University of Western Ontario
2007 Nancy M. Sherwood, University of Victoria The evolution of brain hormones that control reproduction: Genomics to the rescue.
2006 Richard E. Peter, University of Alberta Neuroendocrine control systems in the goldfish.
2005 John Youson, University of Toronto, Scarborough A life of research with fishes of ancient lineage.
2004 Thomas W. Moon, University of Ottawa Fish metabolism: the good, the bad and the ugly.
2003 William K. Milsom, University of British Columbia Adaptive trends in respiratory control: A comparative perspective.
2002 Robert G. Boutilier, Cambridge University Mechanisms of cell survival in hypoxia and hypothermia.
2001 Axioms and anecdotes of a zoologist.
2000 John Philips, University of British Columbia Pumps, Peptides and Pests.
1999 Chris M. Wood, McMaster University Physiology of The Lake Magadi Tilapia, a fish adapted to one of the most extreme aquatic environments on Earth.
1998 Geoffrey J. Eales, University of Manitoba[6] Thyroxine – hormone or vitamin?
1997 Harold Atwood, Toronto Adaptation in the nervous system.
1996 Charles Krebs, University of British Columbia Vertebrate community dynamics in the Yukon boreal forest.
1995 Peter Hochachka, University of British Columbia Regulated metabolic suppression in surviving oxygen lack: a conceptual mirror to Fry’s “scope for activity”.
1994 Brian K. Hall, Dalhousie University Development and evolution of the vertebrate skeleton.
1993 David Randall, University of British Columbia Fish gas transfer: conflicts and compromise in design.
1992 Dave R. Jones, University of British Columbia Cardiovascular dynamics of the alligator.
1991 Roger Downer, University of Waterloo Exciting insects and other biological diversions.
1990 William C. Leggett, McGill University Understanding variations in fish distribution and abundance; is the answer blowing in the wind?
1989 George Owen Mackie, University of Victoria Aggregates or integrates? Aspects of communication in animal communities.
1988 Dennis Chitty, University of British Columbia Beautiful hypotheses and ugly facts.
1987 Kenneth G. Davey, York University Blood, guts, sex and affairs of the heart in insects.
1986 D. R. Idler, Memorial University of Newfoundland Fish hormones: my personal experiences.
1985 J. R. Brett, Pacific Biological Station[7] Production energetics of a population of sockeye salmon, Onchorhynchus nerka.
1984 no award
1983 William Edward Ricker, Pacific Biological Station How to draw a straight line.[8]
1982 F. J. Rigler, University of Toronto No lecture because of illness
1981 Keith Ronald, University of Guelph Life and death of a seal.
1980 D. M. Ross. University of Alberta Illusion and reality in comparative physiology.
1979 Maxwell J. Dunbar, McGill University The blunting of Occam’s razor, or to hell with parsimony.
1978 Peter Anthony Larkin, University of British Columbia Maybe you can’t get there from here: A foreshortened history of research in relation to management of Pacific salmon.
1977 Helen I. Battle, University of Western Ontario A saga of zoology in Canada.
1976 Ian McTaggart-Cowan, University of British Columbia The sociology of carnivores related to their use of resources.
1975 F. R. Hayes, Dalhousie University Quantitative and aesthetic factors in the definition of an ideal environment.
1974 William S. Hoar, University of British Columbia[9] Smolt transformation: evolution, behavior and physiology.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: F.E.J. Fry Medal. Canadian Society of Zoologists. 19 September 2019.
  2. Book: Verne Thompson. Awards, Honors, and Prizes. Gale Research Company. 2010. 263.
  3. Book: Natura Naturans, Un Colloque Sur Le Paradigme de Fry. A. H. Lawrie. S. R. Kerr. Environment Canada, Fisheries and Marine Service. 1976. 44.
  4. Book: The Canadian Encyclopedia. McClelland & Stewart. 1999. 9780771020995. 928.
  5. Web site: Bob Shadwick receives the F. E. J. Fry medal. December 10, 2018. University of British Columbia. November 24, 2022.
  6. Web site: 6th International Symposium on Fish Endocrinology. November 24, 2022.
  7. Book: Proceedings of the Royal Society of Canada: Délibérations de la Société Royale Du Canada. Royal Society of Canada. 1998. 78.
  8. Book: Bill Ricker: An Appreciation. Springer Netherlands. 2007. 9781402053665. 128.
  9. Web site: William S. Hoar Memorial Lecture. University of British Columbia. November 24, 2022.