Parker-Gentry Award
The Parker/Gentry Award, established in 1996 and presented annually by the Field Museum of Natural History, honors an outstanding individual, team or organization in the field of conservation biology whose efforts have had a significant impact on preserving the world's natural heritage and whose actions and approach can serve as a model to others. The award is designed to highlight work that could benefit from wider publicity and fuller dissemination of scientific results.
The award bears the names of the late Theodore A. Parker III{{cite web|url=http://parkergentry.fieldmuseum.org/about-parker-gentry|title=Ted Parker and Al Gentry|work=fieldmuseum.org}} and Alwyn Howard Gentry, outstanding conservation biologists, who worked closely with several Field Museum curators, especially through the Rapid Assessment Program (RAP) launched by Conservation International.
Parker, an ornithologist, and Gentry, a botanist, were killed August 3, 1993 when their light plane crashed into a mountainside as they were making a treetop survey of an Ecuadorian cloud forest.
Award winners
- 1996 Fernando Rubio, Pronaturaleza, Peru{{cite web|url=http://parkergentry.fieldmuseum.org/1996|title=1996 Fernando Rubio|work=fieldmuseum.org}}
- 1997 Christopher Gordon, Volta Basin Research Project, Ghana{{cite web|url=http://parkergentry.fieldmuseum.org/1997|title=1997 Christopher Gordon|work=fieldmuseum.org}}
- 1998 Randall Borman, Central Cofan Zabalo, Ecuador{{cite web|url=http://parkergentry.fieldmuseum.org/1998|title=1998 Randall Borman|work=fieldmuseum.org}}
- 1999 Juan Mayr Maldonado, Fundacion Pro Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia{{cite web|url=http://parkergentry.fieldmuseum.org/1999|title=1999 Juan Mayr Maldonado|work=fieldmuseum.org}}
- 2000 Louise H. Emmons, United States{{cite web|url=http://parkergentry.fieldmuseum.org/2000|title=2000 Louise Emmons|work=fieldmuseum.org}}
- 2001 Michael Lannoo, United States{{cite web|url=http://parkergentry.fieldmuseum.org/2001|title=2001 Michael Lannoo|work=fieldmuseum.org}}
- 2002 Los Amigos Team, Cordillera Azul National Park, Peru{{cite web|url=http://parkergentry.fieldmuseum.org/2002|title=2002 Cordillera Azul / Los Amigos Team|work=fieldmuseum.org}}
- 2003 Lorivi Ole Moirana, Tanzania{{cite web|url=http://parkergentry.fieldmuseum.org/2003|title=2003 Lorivi Ole Moirana|work=fieldmuseum.org}}
- 2004 Yang Yuming, Yunnan Province, China{{cite web|url=http://parkergentry.fieldmuseum.org/2004|title=2004 Yang Yuming|work=fieldmuseum.org}}
- 2005 Gary Stiles, Colombia{{cite web|url=http://parkergentry.fieldmuseum.org/2005|title=2005 Gary Stiles|work=fieldmuseum.org}}
- 2006 Jose "Pepe" Alvarez A., Peru{{cite web|url=http://parkergentry.fieldmuseum.org/2006|title=2006 José "Pepe" Alvarez A.|work=fieldmuseum.org}}
- 2007 Judith Kimerling, United States{{cite web|url=http://parkergentry.fieldmuseum.org/2007|title=2007 Judith Kimerling|work=fieldmuseum.org}}
- 2008 Tim Davenport, Tanzania{{cite web|url=http://parkergentry.fieldmuseum.org/2008|title=2008 Tim Davenport|work=fieldmuseum.org}}
- 2009 Daniel Rakotondravony, Madagascar{{cite web|url=http://parkergentry.fieldmuseum.org/2009|title=2009 Daniel Rakotondravony|work=fieldmuseum.org}}
- 2010 Therese and John Hart, Réserve de Faune á Okapis, D.R. Congo{{cite web|url=http://parkergentry.fieldmuseum.org/2010|title=2010 John and Terese Hart|work=fieldmuseum.org}}
- 2011 Lester Kaufman, United States{{cite web|url=http://parkergentry.fieldmuseum.org/2011|title=2011 Les Kaufman|work=fieldmuseum.org}}
- 2012 Nina R. Ingle, Philippines{{cite web|url=http://parkergentry.fieldmuseum.org/2012|title=2012 Nina R. Ingle|work=fieldmuseum.org}}
- 2013, W. John Kress, United States{{cite web|url=http://parkergentry.fieldmuseum.org/2013|title=2013 W. John Kress|work=fieldmuseum.org}}
- 2014, Rhett Ayers Butler, United States{{cite web|url=http://parkergentry.fieldmuseum.org/2014|title=2014 Rhett Butler|work=fieldmuseum.org}}
- 2015, Merlijn van Weerd, Netherlands{{cite web|url=https://parkergentry.fieldmuseum.org/2015|title=2015 Merlijn van Weerd|work=fieldmuseum.org}}
- 2016, Uma Ramakrishnan, India{{cite web|url=https://parkergentry.fieldmuseum.org/2016|title=2016 Uma Ramakrishnan|work=fieldmuseum.org}}
- 2017, David Vaughan, United States{{cite web|url=https://parkergentry.fieldmuseum.org/2017|title=2017 David Vaughan|work=fieldmuseum.org}}
- 2018, Instituto del Bien Común, Peru{{cite web|url=https://parkergentry.fieldmuseum.org/2018|title=2018 Instituto del Bien Común|work=fieldmuseum.org}}
- 2019, Gun Lake Potawatomi, United States{{cite web|url=https://parkergentry.fieldmuseum.org/2019|title=2019 Gun Lake Tribe|work=fieldmuseum.org}}
- 2020, Michael Goulding, United States{{cite web|url=https://parkergentry.fieldmuseum.org/2020|title=2020 Michael Goulding|work=fieldmuseum.org}}
- 2021, Fort Belknap Indian Community and American Prairie Reserve{{cite web|url=https://parkergentry.fieldmuseum.org/2021|title=2021 Fort Belknap Indian Community and American Prairie Reserve|work=fieldmuseum.org}}