Mycological Society of America NEWSLETTER

Vol.36 No.2 December 1985 MYCOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA NEWSLETTER

Vol ume 36, No. 2, December 1985

Walter J. Sundberg, Editor

Department of Botany Southern I11 inoi s University Carbondal e, I11 inoi s, 62901 (618) 536-2331

TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents ...... i Calender of Meetings and Forays ...... 40 Editor's Note ...... i New Mycological Research ...... 41 Letter from the President ...... 1 Forthcoming Courses ...... 42 Society Organi zation ...... 2 MSA Placement Service ...... 42 Minutes of Annual Council Meeting . . . 6 Identifications ...... 46 Minutes of Annual Business Meeting . . 11 Fungi Wanted ...... 47 New Members ...... 13 Fungi for Distribution ...... 49 Report of the Secretary ...... 14 New Books by MSA Members ...... 49 Report of the Treasurer ...... 16 Publ ications Wanted ...... 50 Financial Summary--Fiscal Year 1985 . . 18 Publ ications Available ...... 51 Report: Edi tor-i n-Chi ef, Mycol ogia . . 22 Computer Software Avai 1able ...... 52 Report: Memorials Publication Comm. . . 24 Vacancies for Mycologists ...... 53 Report: Managing Editor, Mycologia . . 25 Postdoctoral positions available . . . . . 53 Report: MSA Newsletter Editor . . . . . 26 Positions Wanted ...... 54 Report: Ed. Board--Mycol ogi a Memoi rs . 27 Assi stantshi ps and Fellowshi ps Avai 1able . 55 Report Membership Committee . . . . . 28 Travels and Visits ...... 57 Report : Awards Comittee ...... 29 Honors, Awards, and Promotions ...... 59 Guide1 ines: MSA Prizes and Awards . . 30 Papers, Seminars, Symposia, and Workshops . 60 Report: Culture Collection Comittee . 33 Changes in Affiliation or Status . . . . . 61 Report: Program Comittee ...... 34 Personal News ...... 62 Report: Biological Stain Corn. Rep. . . 35 Notes and Comments ...... 63 General Announcements ...... 36 Brief Biographies--MSA Graduate Fellows . . 64 Call for Applications and Nominations . 38 Changes of Address for Respondence . . . . 65

EDITORS NOTE

Many items of interest, including several in the collection of Society business, can be found in this issue. Your attention is called to the Guidelines For MSA Prizes And Awards (pages 30-33), the information and related forms of the MSA Placement Service (pages 42-45), and the addition (requested by Council ) of brief biographies of the MSA Fellowship winners (page 64). Page 48 contains a special note to a1 1 MSA Newsletter contributors. Finally, whenever possible, pataronize our Sustaining Members, listed on page.5, and note the advertisement on page 56. Unless otherwise noted, all creative fi 1lers (art, poetry, humor, etc.) included are heretofore unpublished. ~ricBoehm prepared the cover-figure-of ~esmellaaneimiae and those of Pucci nostele clarkiana (page lo), Col eospori um asterum (page 57) and Bl astospora smi 1aci na (page The unidentified, Miocene age, fossil fungus(from a legume pod; Clarkia, Idaho; page 12) 2). - - was drawn by Martha herw wood-pike. Other illustrations were provided by Yves Renaud (back cover and page 15, Physarum cinereum) and S. M. Zel ler (via James Trappe, page 52, Taphrina deformans). More of Dr. Zeller's work will be featured in the next issue. The cartoon on page 53 is reprinted with permission (via Dave Minter) from the British Mycological Society Foray Programe. The "Christmas Amanita" (page 54) was decorated by Edmond Badham. Lastly, I want to acknowledge the pleasant and effecient assistance of Linda Neuman, who typed most of the manuscript, and help offered at mailing time by the SIU-C Mycology students. The Mycological Society of America F0l'SI)FI) DF<'l:MBER. 1931

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Dear Fellow Mycologists: As I begin this letter, I cannot help but think of the many esteemed and excellent mycologists who have occupied this position before me, and I am profoundly aware of the honor and privilege you have given me in electing me to this office. I thank you for the opportunity to serve you as President and pledge to you my best efforts to make it another successful year for the Society. Our meetings in Gainesville were most successful. The meeting was well attended, the facilities were excellent, and the Program Committee, Local Committees and all others involved did an outstanding job. I am sure that all who attended came away with pleasant memories. Plans are well along for the meetings in Amherst. Iris Charvat, our Program Committee Chair, has been hard at work, as has Howard Bigelow, our local representative. At least two workshops, one on VA mycorrhizae and another on Hyphomycete identification, are planned. We also are meeting jointly with the Medical Mycological Soc- iety of America and an outstanding joint symposium is being developed. Knowing Dr. Bigelow and the Amherst region, I am sure that field oriented mycologists can look for- ward to good collecting on the annual foray. All in all, it looks 1 ike an excellent meeting is in the making, so make your plans now to attend. The Society will be electing several new officers in the coming year, including successors to Harold Burdsall and Amy Rossman, who have served us so well in their respective offices as Secretary and Treasurer. Elections are important events in the life of any organization, and I urge you all to take part in the momination and elections pr'ocess. I share with Past-President Henry Aldrich concern about the long-term health of mycology (note his letter of last year) and the Mycological Society of America. This concern is fostered by a continuing decline in graduate student applications, and fre- quent reports of a lack of grant funding for research in mycology. This trend is not restricted to mycology but seems to be occurring in many areas of biology; that makes it no less real for our profession, however. If any of you have thoughts or suggestions for countering these trends, they would be welcomed by the Council. In closing, may I wish each of you a successful and fulfilling year in your chosen pursuits. I hope to greet many of you personally at Amherst. Sincerely yours,

ip,, %k-ou Roger D.V Goos, President The Mycological Society of America The Mycological Society of America FOUNDED DECEMBER, 1931

Officeof the Secretary Center tor Forest Mycology Research Forest Products Laboratory P.O. Dox 5 130 Madison. Wi. 53705 SOCIETY ORGANIZATION, 1985-1986

1. OFFICERS AND COUNCILORS:

Officers President, 1985-1986 Roger D. Goos President-Elect, 1985-1986 James M. Trappe Vice-Presi dent, 1985-1986 Martha Chri stensen Secretary, 1983-1986 Harold H. Burdsall , Jr. Treasurer, 1983-1986 Amy Y. Kossman

Counci 1ors Eastern U.S., 1985-1988 Sally E. Gochenaur Western U.S., 1985-1986 Brent F. Reeves Canada, 1985-1988 David Malloch Cytol ogy-Geneti cs, 1985-1988 John W. Taylor Ecol ogy-Path01 ogy, 1983-1986 Richard E. Koske Morphol ogy-Taxonomy, 1983-1986 Gareth Morgan-Jones Physi ology-Biochemistry, 1983-1987 A1 an Jaworski

Other Counci 1 Members Past President, 1983-1984 Richard T. Hanl in Past President, 1984-1985 Henry C. Aldrich

2. OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVES:

Representati ve on the Committee of Section G, Riology, American Association for the Advancement of Science (3 years), 1985-1987: Lafayette Frederick.

Representati ve on the Governing Board, American Institute of Biological Sciences (4 years), 1982-1985: Jerome J. 'Motta.

Representative for Pub1 ic Responsi bi1 i ty, American Institute of Biological Sciences (3 years), 1985-1988: Meredith Bl ackwell . Representative on the Board of Trustees, American Type Culture Collection (3 years), 1983-1986: Lekh R. Batra.

Representative to the Assembly of Life Sciences of the National Research Council (3 years), 1985-1988: David F. Farr.

Representative to the Biological Stain Commission (3 years), 1985-1988: Harvey C. Hoch.

Representative to the Medical Mycology Society of the Americas (3 yeat-s), 1985-1988: Michael J. Dykstra.

Representative to the Association of Systematic Collections (3 years), 1985-1988: Don R. Reynolds. 3. EDITORS:

A. MYCOLOGIA

Ronald H. Petersen, Edi tor-in-Chief Clark T. Rogerson, Managing Editor Gilbert C. Yughes, Book Review Editor

EDITORIAL BOARD

David J. McLaughlin, 1986 Terrence M. Hammi 11 , 1988 Darrel 1 Weber, 1986 Richard T. Hanlin, 1988 Bernard Lowy, 1987 J. Thomas Mu1 1 ins, 1988 Edward E. Butler, 1988 Carol A. Shearer, 1989 Kyung Joo Kwon-Chung, 1988 William Timberlake, 1989 Sally E. Gochenaur, 1988 Kenneth Wells, 1989

B. YSA NEWSLETTEH

Walter J. Sundberg, 1983-1986

4. STANDING COMMITTEES:

A. MYCOLOGIA MEMOIRS BOARD OF EDITORS

Terrence M. Harnmill, Chair, 1983-1986 M. B. Bigelow, 1982-1985 M. Bl ackwell , 1983-1986 J. H. Ginns, 1983-1986 D. H. Pfister, 1983-1986 C. T. Rogerson, Managing Editor, MYCOLOGIA, ex officio K. E. Conway, Chair, Membership Committee, ex'officio H. H. Burdsall, Jr., Secretary, M5A, -ex offzio

B. COMMITTEE ON FINANACES

Amy Y. Rossman, Chair, 1983-1986 C. T. Rogerson, 1984-1987 R. E. Halling, 1985-1988

C. COMMITTEE ON MEDICAL MYCOLOGY

Michael J. Dykstra, Chair, 1985-1988 D. T. Testrake, 1985-1987 J. W. Rippon, 1985-1988

D. ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON NOMENCLATURE

J. Leland Crane, Chair, 1983-1986 T. J. Baroni, 1984-1987 M. J. Larsen, 1985-1988

E. COMMITTEE ON MEMBERSHIP (SUSTAINING)

Kenneth E. Conway, Chair, 1983-1986 J. T. Ellzey, 1983-1986 S. E. Gochenaur, 1983-1986 K. T. Smith, 1983-1986 Y. S. Fuller, 1984-1987 M. A. Klitch, 1984-1987 F. W. Spiegel, 1984-1987 M. T. Dunn 1985-1988 T. Y. Hi 11 , 1985-1988 D. J. McLaughl in, 1985-1988 4 5. ROTATING COMMITTEES:

4. PROGRAM COMMI TrEE

Iri3 Charvat (Cytology-Geneti cs) , Chai r, 1982-1986 P. Szani szl o (Physiology-Biochemi stry), 1983-1987 D. Sarr (Ecol ogy-Path01 ogy ) , 1984-1988 S. Anagnostaki s (Morphology-Taxonomy ), 1985-1989

B. COMMITTEE ON AWARDS

M. J. Dykstra, Chair, 1984-1987 J. 5. Anderson, 1985-1988 T. W. Gaither, 1985-1988 K. E. Conway, Chair, Membership Committee, ex officio

C. COMMITTEE ON ANNUAL LECTURER

Kenneth We1 1 s, Chai r, 1982-1985 C. W. Mims, 1983-1986 Y. C. Heath, 1984-1987

0. COMMITTEE ON TEACHING

Robert W. Lichtwardt , Chai r, 1983-1986 9. R. Pohlad, 1984-1987 J. W. Taylor, 1985-1988 P. D. Olexia, 1985-1988

6. SPECIAL COMMITTEES:

A. COMMITTEE ON COLOR STANDARDS

Kent H. McKni ght, Chair W. B. Cibula W. Illman M. M. Kul ik 0. K. Miller R. L. Shaffer

5. FORAY COMMITTEE

William Bridge Cooke, Chair R. L. Gilbertson G. L. Benny H. H. Rurdsall , Secretary, YSA, officio C. T. Rogerson R. 0. Goos, President, MSA, 5 officio M. E. Palm J. M. Trappe, President-Elect, MSA, ex officio - .-- C. COMMITTEE ON PUBLICATION OF MEMORIALS

Ronald H. Petersen, Chair C. T. Rogerson, Historian R. D. Goos, President, MSA

D. HISTORIAN

C. T. Rogerson

E. MYCOLOGY GUIDEBOOK REVISION COMMITTEE

Joseph Amni rati , Chai r E. S. Beneke L. Frederick W. J. Sundberg F. COMMITTEE ON CULTURE COLLECTIONS

L. R. Batra, Chair, 1983-1986 A. Dietz, 1984-1987 J. J. Ellis, 1985-1986 H. H. Rurdsall, Secretary, YSA -ex officio

7. AFFILIATED SOCIETIES

The Boston Mycological Club, c/o E. H. Hal 1iwell, 855 Commonwealth Ave., Newton, MA 02159

Colorado Mycological Society, 3024 S. Winona Ct., Denver, CO 80236.

The Mycological Society of San Francisco, P. 0. Box 11321, San Francisco, C9 94101

New York Mycological Society, Attn: Mr. Emil Lang, 1700 York Avenue, New York, NY 10028

The North American Mycological Association, Gary Lincoff, President, New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY 10458

The Ohio Mushroo~nSociety, 288 E. North Avenue, East Palestine, OH 34413

Oregon Mycological Society, Inc., Donald Goetz, 6548 S.E. 30th Avenue, Portland, OR 97202

Society Mycologique de France, 36 Hue Geoffrey-Ste. Mi liare, Paris V, France

8. SUSTAINING MEMBERS ANALYTAB PRODUCTS CAMSCO PRODUCE COMPANY, INC . CAROLINA BIOLOGICAL SUPPLY CO. DEKALB-PF IZER GENETICS OIFCO LRBORATOKY PRODUCTS HOFFMAN-LA ROCHE INC . LANE SCIENCE EQUIPMENT CO. ELI LILLY AND COMPANY

MEKCK, SHARP AND DOHME RESEARCH LABORATORIES MILES LABORATORIES, INC.

NALGE COMPANY/SYBRON CORPORATION NEW BRUNSWICK SCIENTIFIC, INC.

PELCO PF IZER, INC.

PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC. ROHM AND HAAS, CO.

SCHEK ING CORPORATION SMITH KLINE AND FRENCH LABORATORIES

SOUTHWEST MOLD AND ANTIGEN LABS, INC. SPRINGER VERLAG NEW YORK, INC. PUBLISHERS

SYLVAN SPAWN LABORATORY, INC. TYIARCH INCORPORATED

WYETH LABORATORIES INCORPORATED

The Society is extremely grateful for the support of its Sustaining Members. These organizations are 1 isted above in alphabetical order. Patronize them and let their representatives know of our appreciation whenever possible. The Mycological Society of America FOUNDED DECEMBER. 1931

Office of the Secretory Center for Forest Mycology Research Forest Products Loborotory P.O. Dox 5130 Modlson. Wi. 53705 HINUTES COUNCIL MEETING Uni versi ty of Florida Gainesvi 1le, Florida August 10, 1985

The 1985 Mycological Society of America Council Meeting was held in the Reitz Union on the Campus of the University of Florida. President Henry C. Aldrich called the meeting to order at 9:03 AM. The minutes of the 1984 Council meeting were approved as published in the December 1984 issue of the MSA Newsletter. President Aldrich thanked AIBS arrangements chair, James Kimbrough, MSA local arrangements chair, Gregory Erdos, program chai r, Joseph Ammi rati , and their sidekicks Gerald Benny and John Gibson for their arranging what had, to that point, been an excellent meeting. He thanked the Editor-in-Chief of Mycologia, Terry Johnson,, for his five years of outstanding service in that demanding position.

The secretary then delivered the results of the elections from the tally committee composed of Walter Sundberg, George Wong, Joseph Ammirati , and Terry Johnson. They are as follows: Vice-president, Martha Chri stensen; Counci lor-eastern United States, Sally E. Gochenauer; Counci 1or-cytol ogylgeneti cs, John W. Taylor. Because Martha Chri stensen has one year remai ning on her term as Councilor-western United States, the council elected F. B. Reeves to complete her term.

The Secretary reported two items transacted by mail. In one, Dr. John Webster was elected to corresponding membership and in the other, the membership was polled and approved a change in the bylaws to raise dues as stated in his report.

The treasurer reported no mail transactions other than normal correspondence to obtain delinquent dues, which are much too common.

R. L. Gilbertson presented the results of the Awards Committee selections for awards. They were as follows: Alexopoulos Prize - no award; Distinguished Mycologist - S. J. Hughes and J. L. Lowe; Graduate Fellowships - R. G. Roberts and Georgianna May. He also reported that there were twenty-seven applicants for the Graduate Oral Papers competition and seven for the poster contest.

President Aldrich reported that next year MSA will meet with AIBS at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, August 10-15, 1985. Local arrangements for the Society will be handled by Howard Bigelow. Margaret Bigelow will be in charge of the AIBS local arrangements. Iris Charvat will manage the MSA program for the meeting. -The 1987 MSA meeting will be held at Carl ton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, June 22-25, 1987. Donald Barr will handle those local arrangements. That meeting will be held jointly with the Canadian Phytopathol ogy Society. Interaction similar to that at the Ames meeting should be profitable and enjoyable. Scott Redhead indicated for Dr. Barr that the plans are well underway. There was then considerable discussion regarding the foray at the Ottawa meeting, resulting in the decison to have the president inform Dr. Barr that there would be substantial interest in a post-meeting foray. The 1988 AIBS meeting is planned for Davis, CA, August 6-12. The Council will decide at Amherst whether to meet with AIBS in 1988. Anyone knowing of conflicts that woud make this an undesirable choice, or who strongly support that time and place contact a council member.

The Secretary's report was nothing astounding. He reported that the duties this year were mainly of a housekeeping nature, including such tasks as answering questi onnai res regarding the Society, sending we1 come cards to new members, responding to career pamphlet requests, etc.

The treasurer reported that the Society's income this year did not equal expenditures. However, the dues increase going into effect in January 1986 will alleviate the problem. 7 However, the savings account is in good shape. It is responsible for maintaining the Society in a re1ati vely heal thy overall financial condition. However, several steps to reduce costs through better coordination with the New York Botancal Garden are being taken to reduce publication costs. These will be covered in the Managing Editor's report.

Terry Johnson, former Edi tor-in-Chief reported that he has essenti a1 ly completed work on the last issue of Mycologia for which he is responsible (Nov. - Dec., 1985). He requested the appointment of T. M. Hammill, R. T. Yanlin, and J. T. Mullins to the editorial board of Mycologia. The new pesident will make these appointments. He announced that the transition of duties to the new Editor-in-Chief are going slnoothly. During the year, the editorial board was pol led regarding the possible publication of meeting abstracts in Mycologia. The idea was soundly defeated. However, the board did approve changing the Mycologia to a two column format and a reduction in number of pages to 1000 from 1050. The change in format will allow an increase in text in spite of the reduction in pages and will result in an annual savings of ca. $4000. Terry also indicated there is a backlog of Brief Articles. These are used to fill the extra pages in each issue of Mycologia, hut with the increased numbers of these being received the space is not sufficient. Delays are unavoidable. The council instructed the new Editor-in-Chief to decide on the appropriate number for each issue. He stated that he felt that the new format would alleviate much of the backlog. Council supported the use of Brief Articles as fi 1 lers for issues and wishes members to realize that pub1 ishing manuscripts as Brief Articles will not necessarily result in quicker publication.

The former Editor then summarized the accomplishments of five year tenure, thanked the many reviewers, the New York Botanical Garden for it's cooperation and assistance, and the many others who helped him in his office.

Mari a Lebron-Luteyn and Clark Rogerson presented the Managing Editor of Mycol ogia report. Maria presented an in depth look at the costs of producing Mycologia. The figures are quite en1 ightening. Thus, so the membership can get a better feel for these costs, the figures will be published in the Newsletter. A number of cost saving measures have been instituted during the past year. These were discussed and approved by the Council and will be presented in the Mycologia report, some of which will also appear in the newsletter. Several of the more important items are: 1. Use of a two-column format 2. Elimination of the two-issue grace period after the January 1 dues deadline 3. Improved coordination between the Treasurer and the Garden with regard to mailing 1abel s

Maria then thanked Terry Johnson for his unfailing cooperation. Reports from Allen Press indicate that he has been the best editor that they have had the pleasure of working with.

The Council then urged the Treasurer to enforce the late fee on payment of dues by returning the checks that do not include a late fee. Dealing with the late payment of dues is costly and the Council felt that the membership should not be made to absorb those costs.

The Newsletter Editor reported that his duties were performed on schedule. He also adopted several cost saving measures as indicated in his report. He requested the Council approve limiting comnunications in the MSA Newsletter to regular, full dues paying members of the Society. He a1 so asked that the subscription price be raised from $10 to $15 to be in line with an associate membership. The motion was passed unanimously. Subscribers will be encouraged to join as assocate members, or better, full members to reduce the extra bookkeeping the subscriptions require. Dr. Sundberg also asked that he be relieved of his duties as editor after the completion of the June, 1986 issue of the Newsletter in order to eliminate interference with his anti cipated sabbatical 1eave. A rep1acement wi 11 be sought. On another matter he reported being contacted by the British Mycological Society regarding exchanging advertising. This will be investigated.

The meeting was temporarily adjourned at 12:29 PM for 1unch and reconviened at 1:30 PM.

The reports of the various Society committees were then heard: 8 The report of the Mycologia Me~noirs Committee was received by the Secretary. It indicated that r19 on the Laboulbeniales by Isabelle Tavares and #10 on Phanerochaete by Harold Burdsall have appeared. Number 11, on fermented foods, by C. W. Hesseltine is in press. The pub.4isher of future Memoirs is still in doubt because of the recent death of J. Crawer.

Program Committee - Dr. Ammirati reported that planning for this year's meeting went well. He thanked the other members of the committee as well as the local arrangements contacts. He also presented some suggested organizational changes for the committee (see his report). The Council suggested that since these were the ideas of Paul Szaniszlo, that he try them out when he is chairing the committee. Dr. Ammirati also reported that the number of student papers and' posters is becoming too great to be judged in two days and that the judging may need to be distributed over the full meeting time. The winners would then have to be notified after the meeting.

Finance Committee - The committee asked to be allowed to look into making the Society's assets in the saving account more productive through conservative, but better paying, investments. The Counci 1 approved.

Color Standard Committee - Dr. McKnight sent a report stating that if the Society could come up with about $100,000 start-up money, he thought he could find a publisher for the color standard. It would be based on the CIELAB system and would be usable by scientists in a number of disciplines internationally. In addition, at this point, membership in the Inter Society Color Council was discussed. The result of the discussion was that membership in that organization was dropped because it does little of interest to the MSA. Foray Committee - The report of the 1981 Foray in Indiana will appear in a spring issue of Mycologia. The report on the 1982 Foray in Pennsylvania will be completed this fall and the others will be completed as the individual reports are received and as Dr. Cooke's time permits. Dr. Cooke called on those who have collections from these forays to report, to get on with it. Annual Lecturer - no report. Sustaining membership - Ken Conway's report indicated that the Society has two more members than 1ast year. New members include Nal ge CompanylSyborn Corporati on; Pel co; Smith, Klein, and French; Southwest Mold and Antigen Labooratories, Inc. Ken we1 comes the suggestion of any other possible members to contact.

Historian - At the New York Botanical Garden's request, the MSA will add $500 to the $1500 approved last year to match the funds obtained by the Garden for safe storage of tho Society archi ves. The motion passed unanimously. Culture Collection Committee - no report.

Teaching Committee - No W. H. Weston Award was presented this year. It was reported that Bob Pohlad will look into a computers in mycology symposium or workshop for the Amherst meeting. There was extensive discussion concerning the guidelines for the W. H. Weston Award. The Council approved by a narrow margin the guidelines as they were presented to the Council at last year's meeting and published in the December 1984 Newsletter.

Medical Mycology Committee - Michael Dykstra is working toward a greater interaction between the medical mycologists and the MSA. Nomenclature Committee - no report. Awards Committee - The committee presented the guideliines for the various awards as requested by the Council last year. The Council disagreed with only one of the guidelines for the Alexopoulos Prize, that requiring more than one applicant for the prize to be given. In addition the Council recommended that in the cases of the Alexopoulos Prize and the Graduate Fellowships, the applications should be held for updating the next year.

Memorials Committee - The J. A. Stevenson Memorial will be published in the November-December issue of Mycologia. Three others are pending, those for the late Drs. Stuntz, 9 Canti no, and Conant (see report).

Guidebook Committee - Joe Ammirati reported that he is trying to get the former authors of chapters or topics to revise those areas. He will attempt to have others write other chapters. He plans to have all manuscripts in hand by late 1987. Placement Committee - Gareth Morgan-Jones reported that the committee has not been able to accomplish as much as hoped. There are 16 applicants for jobs and 8 employers who have used the committee to date. The committee sent information regarding the placement committee to more than 100 universities and nearly as many companies. In order to be more effective (if there is great participation), the committee feels that more computer hardware will be needed. AIBS Representative - no report. ATTC Representative - Dr. Batra reported in correspondence that there is little of note to report to the membership this year (see his report). AAAS Representative - no report. NRC Representative - no report. Biological Stain Commission Representative - nothing of importance to report.

-NEW BUSINESS Four MSA members were nominated for emeri tus status. They were A. J. Funk, P. Ponce de Leon, R. G. Wasson, and R. J. Weeks. All were approved unanimously.

Dr. Colin Booth was nominated for Corresponding Membership. His name was unanimously approved to be submitted to the membership for election to this honor.

Because there are so few nominations usually needed for a name to appear on the ballot for election to a Society office, President Aldrich has appointed a committee to examine the possibility and need for a nominating committee to take the place of the completely open nomination that now operates. The committee consists of R. K. Benjamin, J. W. Kimbrough, and R. W. Lichwardt. They will report the results of their study at the Amherst meeting.

The National Biological Survey is still in formative stages, but has obtained money for a symposium to focus attention on the need for such a survey.

The deaths of five MSA members was reported to the Council. They are: N. L. Cashion, 3. Cramer, M. J. O'Brien, T. C. Vanterpool, W. E. Wittingham.

The question of the one-year membership requi relnent to publ ish in Mycol ogia surfaced. Terry Johnson reported that the requirement has rarely created a problem. The requirement of membership in order to publ ish was also challenged. The Council strongly supported the requi rement . There is still a problem of disposing of the remaining copies of the Brief History of North American Mycology. It was suggested that these might be advertised by the British Mycological Society, the Newsletter, and NAMA.

Amy Rossman raised the issue of providing voucher specimens and cultures for research reported in Mycologia. They should be placed in recognised institutions and accurately cited as to their disposiion. The Editor-in-Chief will attempt to see that the voucher specimens or cultures are appropriately cited and encourage their disposition in such a repository. The treasurer also encouraged the membership to "adopt" a foreign member. Foreign members cost the society a great deal of money because of the loss encountered in changing currency. The Counci 1 rejected the suggestion of charging more for foreign members. The Council strongly supported the idea of paying the membership fees for a foreign member who may have trouble getting American dollars. This will also help the society avoid the lost bank charges. It would, in addition, help out the treasurer who would then have fewer hassles with the foreign exchange problems.

Finally, the subject of the MSA logo once again was discussed. Amy and Hal were selected ' to see to it that some sort of logo possiblities are presented to the Council at Amherst.

The meeting was adjourned at 3:59 PM so that the secretary could make it to the 4:00 PM bus leaving for the field trip.

Respectfully Subrni tted,

Harold H. Burdsall Secretary

GUSTAVO A. ESCOBAR REPORTS: 'TIME, IN THE TROPICS, DOESN'T FLY; IT JUST SEEMS TO DELIQUESCE." The Mycological Society of America FOUNDED DECEMBER 1931

Office of the Secretary Center for Forest Mycology Research Forest Products Laboratory P.O. Dox 5130 Madison. Wi. 53705 MINUTES ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING Hol iday Inn, Gainesvi 1le, Florida August 14, 1985

President Henry C. 4ldrich called the rrieeting to order at 9:05 AM. He then called for consideration of the minutes of the 1984 business meeting as published in the December 1984 issue of the Mycological Society of America Newsletter. The minutes were unanimously approved as pub1 ished. President A1 drich then thanked AIBS arrrangements chai r James Kimbrough, 1ocal arrangements chair, Gregory Erdos, their gofors Gerald Benny and John Gibson, and program chair, Joseph Ammirati for orchestrating an excellent meeting. He also announced that the AIBS chair next year at Amherst wi I1 be Margaret Bi gelow, local arrangements, Howard Bi gel ow, and program chair Iris Charvat. The president then announced the election results. Martha Christensen was elected vice-?resident, John Taylor as councilor for cytologylgenetics, and Sally Gochenauer as councilor for the eastern United States.

The Secretary then presented the Secretdry's report. It Has approved as read.

The treasurer's report was then presented. After several questions it was also approved as read.

The next report received was that of the Editor-in-Chief, Terry Johnson. After his report which will appear in the MSA Newsletter, he introduced Ronald Petersen as the new Editor-in-Chief.

The Managing Editor of Mycologia, Clark Rogerson, then presented his report, a1 so to be published in the Newsletter.

These reports were followed by the interminable presentation of the minutes of the Sunday MSA Council Meeting. There were a number of questions regarding the topics discussed and the minutes were approved.

At this point in the meeting, Dr. Aldrich called for a motion to elect those members who had applied for membership during the past year. All were unanimously elected. The list of these new members will appear in the December issue of the newsletter.

President Aldrich then announced the winners of the various awards competitions. They were as follows:

William H. Weston Award: not awarded

Alexopoul is Prize: not awarded

Distinguished Mycologist Award: J. L. Lowe and S. J. Hughes

Graduate Student Fellowships: Georgianna May and Rodney G. Roberts

Graduate Student Oral Paper: Steven L. Miller and Margaret E. Silliker

Graduate Student Poster: Bruce E. Tucker Unfinished business being completed, the meeting moved on to new business. Son Petersen reported that the estate of the late L. R. Heslers is funding a visiting professorship for floristic and monographic studies in botany and mycology at the University of Tennessee. He has the details for anyone interested in such a program.

Robert Lichtwardt and several other members expressed disappointment that there were so few applicants for the Weston Award and the Alexopoulos Prize, one for each. He felt that special announcements should be mailed out rather than these anno~~ncementsappearing only in the Newsletter because the newsletter is received too late to gather the necessary materials for these nominations. There was substantial belief that such was the case. The Secretary will see to it that these award announcements are mailed in a special mailing in the fall.

The question arose regarding the Mycol ogia Memoirs status, considering the death of J. Cramer. The ~nemoirs will continue but the publisher is still in question at this time according to Terry Hammill.

As there was no further business, the president turned the gavel over to Roger Goos, the incoming president; who promptly adjourned the meeting so that everyone, including the past president, could be to the lecture hall in time for his presidential address.

Respectfully Submitted,

Harold H. Burdsall Secretary

HELP! THE NEWSLETTER NEEDS YOUR HUMOR. CONTACT THE EDITOR. The Mycological Society of America FOUNDED DECEMBER 1931

Office of the Secretory Center for Forest Mycology Research Forest Products Laboratory P.O. Box 5130 Madison. Wi. 53705

NEW MEMBERS

Abel, Gene Hani lton, Susan H. Partridge, Arthur O. Akoi , Takayuki Hanra, Faiza S. Pearson, Char1 es A1 iaga, George Richard Hanson, Lee C. Petri11 a, Raymona D. Andrews, Y. A. Harrington, Frances 4. Pfeiffer, C. Michael Andrews, Mark W. Harris, Sharon L. Pfister, Jacques Arney, Amber Dawn Henkel , Terry W. Pf 1anza , Leonard Arrheni us, Susanne Hocking, Ailisa D. Pope, David Bailey, Glenn W., Jr. Hoffmann, J. A. Randolph, Logan Ray Bebout, Brad Horikoshi , Takao Read, Nick D. Bennitt, Fred Horna, Sheryl L. Richardson, Beth Bertagnole, Catherine Lee Hudspeth, Michael E. S. Richter, Dana Bissonnette, Suzanne Hughes, Debra Rizzo, David Blaney, Carol Huthi son, Leonard Robertson, Robert W. Boehm, Eric W. 4. Imai, Morieko Roddy , Spencer Boi ssel ier, M. Catherine Joaquim, Tony R. Rodrigues, C. August0 Uokhary, H. A. Johns, Dawn Rosset , Jaquel ine Bresinsky, Andrei Kauffman, Gary Saad, Ragab, Sadek Bulger, Murray A. Kerwi n, James L. Sankaran, K. V. Burgess, Lester W. Khal iel , Abdull a S. Schwarz, Michael R. Cannon, Paul F. Khare, Ki shna Behari Schroeder, Gary Cason, Kathleen T. Kitchens, Keith G. Schwenk, David Cauf fman , James Kronick, James M. Sherman, Lynn R. Cho, K. Y. Kulkarni, Rajiv K. Sital, Narinder S. Coffey, Michael D. Land01 t , John C. Smith, E. Grant Culver, Elizabeth Larsson, Karl -Henrick Smith, Linda McCollum Datnoff, Lawrence El 1iot Lee, Sang Sun Stevens, William A. Deahl, K. L. Legendre, Robert Suryanarayana, K. Dill-Macky, Ruth Lel 1ey , Jan Swerchowsky , Vladimi r Doster, Mark Leonard, Thomas J. Tan, K. K. Eaton, R. A. Levy, H. Roma Thompson, Bradl ey L. Egel , Dani el Lingle, Wilma L. Tsubouchi , Haruo Elliston, John E. Luoma, Dan Uchida, Shonosuki El -Souod, Soad M. MacFall , Janet Ul 1oa, Mi guel Erviti, Cinthia A. Z. Marks, Robert Steven Upadhyay, J. M. Francke, Robert G. McGuinness, Mitchel D. Val enzuel a, Ricardo Fravel, Deborah R. McMahon, Robert Vali, Rita Fuentes-Davi 1a, Gui 11ermo Menezes , Maria Vinroot , Sal ly Fuge, Ellen L. Moonan, F ranci s Wal ton, James Gabel, Audrey G. Morie, Kozo West, Catherine A. Gaetner , A1 wi n Mudge, Kenneth W. Wilcer, Scott S. Garcia, Maria C. de Ndidi , Chi nawke J. Wood, Michael Gealt, Michael A. Nickerson, Kenneth W. Wu, Chi -Guang Green, Fredrick I11 Norgren, Thomas Yong, Suk Jang Green, W. Seed Okada, Gen Zhuang, Wenying Gregory, Nancy L. O'Leary, Ann Lackner Gunnel 1 , Pame! a S. Olson, J. E. Haanstad, John 0. 01 son, Kenton C. Hale, Michael David Clement Palmer, Margueri %a A. The Mycological Society of America FOUNDED DECEMBER, 1931

Office of the Secretory Center tor Forest Mycology Research Forest Products Loboratory P.O. Dox 5 130 Modison. Wi. 53705 August 8, 1985

Report of the Secretary 1984-1985

This report covers the period August 1, 1984 to August 8, 1985 and was reported to the Council of the Mycological Society of America at its annual meeting at the University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, on August 11, 1985.

A. Business transacted by mail during the period of this report.

1. Dr. John Webster's name was presented to the membership, as instructed by the Council, for elect ion to corresponding membership. He was elected to such membership.

2. The membership was polled on a change in bylaws raising the dues as per a new schedule recommended by the Council. The new schedule overwhelmingly approved by the membership is as follows :

The MSA council recommends approval of the following revision:

The schedule of dues for the several classes of members, and associates shall be:

Regular Individual Member...... $35 Annually except that a bonafide student shall pay $15 Annually (This special rate to apply to any one student for a maximum of seven years.) Life....No dues after a one time payment of a sum to be determined by the Council (presently $600) Patron...... No dues after a one time payment of $1000 Emeritus Member.....No dues, $15 to receive Mycologia Sustaining Member...... $200 Minimum Annually Corresponding Member...... No dues Affiliate Society...... $35 Annually Associate...... $15 Annually B. Deaths

The Secretary was notified of the deaths of three members this year, Norma L. Cashion, J. Cramer, and T. C. Vanterpool. C. Other Act i.vlties.

These were mainly of a housekeeping nature such as answering various inquiries regzrding the society, sending acknowledgenents to the cew rembers, and providing appiicat ion b;anks and information to prospective n:ernbers .

Respectfully submitted,

, Harold H, Burdsall, Jr.

AMY ROSSYAN STILL HAS A FEW "MYCOLOGISTS HAVE MORE FUNGI" BUMPER STICKERS AVAILABLE. The Mycological Society of America FOUNDED DECEMRER. 1931

6 August 1985 REPORT OF THE TREASURER

As of 31 July 1985, the Society'had a balance of 523,351.58 in its checking account of which $20,965.00 is obligated to the New York Botanical Garden for Mvcolosia and $3,000.00 was borrowed from the savings account. Thus the net assets from the checking account are -$613.42. As of 31 July 1985, the Society had a balance of $38,449.84 in the savings account. In addition, 53,000.00 was lent to the checking account. Thus the net assets from the savings account are $41,449.84.

New receipts in the checking account from 1 August 1984 to 31 July 1985 totalled $35,117.16. This includes $33,900.70 from member dues which is an increase of $2945.33 from that reported in 1983-1984. Interest on the checking account yielded $1095.86. Total obligations for 1984-1985 were $39,915.19 including 524,465.00 owed to the New York Botanical Garden for Mvcolocfia. This is an increase of $8245.00 due to an increase in the rate of payment from $12 to $15 and a difference in the method of calculation. We paid subscriptions for 1631 members even though the Society has only 1416 members who receive M~colosia. Part of this covers the expense of sending MSA members regardless of whether thelr dues have been paid the first two issues of the year. Next year members who have not paid by 1 January will be dropped from the subscription list immediately. New receipts in the savings account from 1 August 1984 to 31 July 1985 totalled $8,884.79 resulting primarily from the dues of sustaining members and interest. Payments were made from the savings account for the purchase of the MSA computer, 53406.00, and the Alexopoulos Award, $350.00. Because the MSA assets are deposited in a Maryland Savings and Loan, the available funds are restricted to $1000.00 per month per account. Thus complete payment of the debt to the New York: Botanical Garden Publications Office was not possible. Despite the increase in membership dues, operat ional expenses particularly because of the payment to the New York Botanical Garden exceeded operational income. This should be all.eviated next year. An accurate, fair method of calculating the number of MSA subscribers has now been agreed upon. The increase in member dues should also offset the operational deficit. Assets in the savings account have increased steadily over the past three years. Because of these assets the Society is in a relatively healthy financial condition. As of the dates listed below, membership in the Mycological Society of America was distributed as follows:

10 June 20 June 31 July Net changes 198 3 1984 . 1985 in gast year

Regular, student and emeritus with journal 1239

Life 26 26 2 6 - Correspond i ng 12 12 12 - Affil. Societies 6 6 6 - Sustaining 22 2 1 2 2 + 1 Emeritus without j ournal 101*

Associate 26 36 40 + 4 ------TOTALS 1432 1406 1491 t85 ...... *Previous to 1985, no distinction was made in this list between emeritus members who subscribe to the journal and those who do not.

Between 1 August 1984 and 31 July 1985, 146 Regular, Student and Emeritus members who subscribe to the journal were added to the Society. Eighty-four members resigned or were dropped for non-payment of dues. Dues Notices: This year members who do not pay their dues by 1 January will be dropped from the rolls before the January-February issue of Mvcoloaia is sent. Previously members received the first two issues of the next volume before being dropped. Dues notices will be included in the September-October issue of Mvcoloaia.

Respectfully submitted, 4.L Amya, Y. '~oisman, Treasurer Mycological Society of America The Mycological Society of America FOUNDED DECEMBER 1931

6 August 1985

FINAXCIAL SU?iMARY -- FISCAL YEAR 1985

( 1 August 1984 to 31 July 1985)

CHECKING ACCOUNT

Previous receipts

New recipts:

Member dues Interest

Refund f ram 1984 Program Chairman

Refund for MSA Breakfast

Total New Receipts:

Total Receipts:

Disbursements:

Mycologia Dues Payment Total To Be Pdid Paid 24,465.00 20,965.00 S 3500.00

MSA Newsletter

Allen Press-Dues Notice & Inserts

President's Stationary

Secretary's Expenses: Travel 674.80 Supplies 250.00

Treasurer's Expenses: Travel 240.00 Stationary 161.60 Postage 293.80 Typing 500.00 Computer supplies 294.36

Address printouts and labels

Awards Annual Lecturer

Program Chairman-1 984

Program Chairman-1 985

Dues in other societies:

Association of Systematic Collections 50.00 International Mycological Society 60.00 A1BS 800.00

Placement Committee Yedical Mycology Representative Trophies

Bank service charge

Postage for Careers Brochure

Total Disbursements:

Outstanding Debt to NYBG:

Total Obligations for 1985

Balance in checking account as of 31 July 1985: $ 23,351.58

'I Total assets in checking accoLmt minus -613.42 Debt to NYBG $20,965.00 and $3,000.00 from Savings Account

SAVINGS ACCOUNTS

Previous Receipts

New Receipts :

Sustaining Memberships Interest Sales of Mycologia Memoirs Royalties on MSA Guidebook Sale of Address Labels Sale of Careers Brochure

Total New Receipts

Disbursements :

MSA Computer Alexopoulous Award Total Disbursements:

New balance : Including $3,000 to checking account for operational expenses, to be returned. Balance cn July statement FINANCIAL SUMMARY 1983-1984

SAVINGS ACCOUNT BROKEN DOWN INTO FUNDS

MEMOIR FUND Balance, 31 July 1984 Receipts, 1984-1985 Memoir Sales Interest (58% of Total) Balance, 31 July 1985

RESEARCH GRANTS AND PUBLICATIONS FUND Balance, 31 July 1984 Receipts, 1984-1985 Balance, 31 July 1985

LIFE MEMBERSHIP FUND Balance, 31 July 1984 Rece ipts, 1984- 1985 Balance, 31 July 1985

BARKSDALE MEMORIAL FUND

Balance, 31 July 1984 $627.61

Interest Earned, 1984-1985 (2% of Total) 74.97 Balance, 31 July 1985 $702.58

OPERATIONAL RESERVE FUND Balance, 31 July 1984 $12,934.93 New Receipts, 1984-1985 Sustaining Membership Dues 4,400.00 Interest Earned, 1984-1985 (40% of Total) 1,499.49 Royalties on MSA Guidebook 199.15 Sale of Address Labels 350.00 Sale of Careers Brochure 12.50 Total New Receipts 6,461.14 Dfsbursements, 1984- 1985 MSA Computer Alexopoulos Award Total Disbursements Balance, 31 July 1985

1. Alexopoulos Fund

Maintained as a 3-year Certificate of Deposit at Community Savings 6 Loan, Greenbelt, MD Balance, 31 July 1984 $5,497.14 Interest at 11% as of 31 July 1985 648.57 Balance in account, 31 July 1985 6,145.71

1984 Award, paid from Savings Account, to be returned when CD matures 350.00 Net assets $5795.7 1

2. Proceeds from the Safe of Brief Historv of North Americaq Mvcolosv Maintained as a separate account in Cambridge, MA $264.68

T I?- STATUS OF THR SOC_IETY

ASSETS : Checking Account -$613.42

Savings Account including $350 from Alexopoulos Account and $3,000.00 from Checking Account 41,799.84 Alexopoulos Account 5,795.71 History of N. A. Mycology Account

CHANGE IN ASSETS:

Assets, 31 July 1984 Net Change IMYCOLOGIA CLARK ROGERSON T W JOHNSON.JR OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE T. Ed~tor-~n-Ch~ef MYCOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA Managing Editor Department of Botany The New York Botanical Garden Duke Unlvers~ty PUBLISHED BY Bronx. New York 10458 Durham. North Carolma 23706 THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN

25 June 1985

REPORT OF EDITOR-IN-CHIEF MYCOLOGIA

This report is in two parts, an annual summary of activities for 1984-85, and a final report covering the publication of the journal's volumes 73 through 77. PART I

ANNUAL REPORT Volume 77 (17 July 1984 through 25 June 1985)

(1) Manuscripts Number carrv-over from 1983-84 ...... 13 Number received ...... 190 TOTAL: 203 Disposition of manuscripts Accepted, edited, or published ...... 105 Rejected ...... 45 Withdrawn ...... 7 On hand, pending- final action (in review or under revision by authors) ...... 46 TOTAL: 203 (2) Volume 77. Numbers 1-3 are published; numbers 4-6 are in proof. (3) Editorial Board. The terms of three members - Dr. Terrence M. Hammill, Dr. Richard T. Hanlin, and Dr. J. Thomas Mullins - expire on 31 December 1985. During the spring of 1985, the Editorial Board was polled for suggestions for replacements. The Board nominates the three retiring members to an additional five-year term each. These individuals have agreed to serve if appointed by the Council:

Terrence M. Hammill Richard T. Hanlin J. Thomas Mullins (4) Editor-in-Chief. Dr. Ronald H. Petersen is new editor-in-chief beginning with Volume 78, and extending for a five-year period. (5) Miscellaneous.

A. The Board considered a proposal for publishing abstracts in MYCOLOGIA or in a separate issue of the journal. The Board rejected the proposal, feeling that the current system (publishing in the NEWSLETTER) is adequate.

B. The Managing Editor proposed for the Board's consideration a change in the journal to a two-column format, beginning with the JanuaryIFebruary, 1986, issue. By mail responses, the Board approved this plan.

FINAL REPORT Volumes 73-77

During the five-year period of my editorship of MYCOLOGIA, 1018 manuscripts were received and processed. Of these, 226 (22%) were rejected through the peer review process. Beginning with the 1982 volume (74), the journal was printed in a new format, by Allen Press, Inc., Lawrence, Kansas. This change permitted acceptance of a greater range of papers, notably those dealing with ultrastructure. All issues of all volumes appeared (as scheduled) in the second month of each bi-monthly period, and the final issue of each volume appeared before the end of the particular calendar year.

It is of course impossible to categorize all published papers as to field. However, the following breakdown reflects, within a small error, the numbers of papers (received) in the respective fields. The figure in ( ) is the number of papers rejected in each category.

Anatomy/Morphology (not EM) ...... 98 (13) = 111 Ultrastructure ...... 81 (13) = 94 ~hysiology/Biochemistry...... 169 (90) = 259 Ecology ...... 55 (39) = 94 ~enetics/Evolution ...... 47 ( 9) = 56 Culture (including mushroom farming) ...... 24 ( 9) = 33 Taxonomy ...... 291 (43) = 334 Miscellaneous (special techniques, annual/ invited lectures, memorials, and papers not identifiable specifically in one field) ...... 35 ( 2) = 37 The peer review process has worked well, but there is a continuing need for reviewers. Not one author has objected, during my term, to the review process, and many have responded favorably to the comments and suggestions received.

I take this opportunity to express my sincere and deep gratitude to all those who have reviewed papers so willingly. Their conscientious efforts have done much to enhance the quality of the journal, and for this I am grateful. My own work has been made substantially easier as well.

Without the cooperation of the Publications Office of The New York Botanical Garden, and their management of the journal's financial affairs, MYCOLOGIA would be infinitely more difficult to prepare and edit. The Editorial Board has served the Society well, in its cooperation and attention to policy matters. They, too, have made my tasks substantially lighter and more productive. In particular, I thank the management and personnel of Allen Press. Their work with the journal has been of the highest quality; they have been generous with their assistance to the editor, and have been exemplary in their cooperative attitude toward every aspect of the journal's publication--finances, editorial policy, and scheduling.

Any success which the journal has enjoyed during my term can be traced directly to the reviewers, the Editorial Board, the Publications Office of NYBG, and Allen Press. The Society is indebted to these elements that hav.e been so active in the production of its journal.

From time to time in editing MYCOLOGIA, I have been concerned with the editor's role in the financial aspects of the journal. The editor's primary (perhaps only) task is with the scientific nature of the journal, but he should be aware of the business management and financial decisions of publication. I recommend that the Editor be kept up-to-date on costs of publishing the journal. Such information would help the editor in selecting articles, copy-editing, and the like.

For the Editorial Board,

T. W. Johnson, Jr...... MYCOLOGIA T W. JOHNSON.JR OFFICIAL IOURNAL OF THE CLARK 1.ROGERSON Editor-in-Ch~ef MYCOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA Managlng Edilor Department ofBotany The New York Botan~calGarden Duke UniversiW PUBLISHED BY Bronx. New York 10458 . Durham. North Carolina 27706 THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN

31 July 1985

Report of the Committee on Publication of Memorials, 1984-85

The Committee submits the following summary of its actions during the period 15 July 1984-31 July 1985.

(1) Memorials published or scheduled for publication: Charles Edward Miller - May/June issue, 1985 John Albert Stevenson - November/December issue, 1985 (2) Memorial manuscripts solicited and in preparation:

Norman F. Conant (by George Cozad) Daniel Stuntz (by Joseph Ammirati, Jr.) Edward Cantino (by James Lovet t and S. ~artnicki-Garcia)

Respectfully submitted,

Henry C. Aldrich Clark T. Rogerson T. W. Johnson, Jr. (Chairman) The New York Botanical Garden Bronx. New York 10458 (212) 220-8700

MYCOLOGIA - Managing Editor's Report

For fiscal year, July 1, 1984 through June 30, 1985, a preliminary financial report shows a small surplus, thus indicating a sound, financial condition. Income totalled $139,116 (this includes the $20,965 still owed to Mycologia by MSA); some $84,000 came from institutional subscriptions, $16,000 from page charges, $5500 from library exchanges, $4500 from sale of back issues, $2500 from income from Restricted Investment Fund, $3500 from MSA, the rest miscellaneous and funds owed by MSA. Expenses totalled $122,680 and this plus the deficit of $16,171 from the previous year leaves a surplus of $263. Major expenses include $95,000 for printing and mailing of Mycologia, $12,107 for publications office handling fees, $7386 for salaries and overhead, $4700 for postage and express $745 for outside services, the rest miscellaneous.

During calendar year 1984, six issues of Mycologia vol. 76 were published at a total cost of $99,436, or an average cost of $16,572 per issue. The volume totalled 1212 pages. For 1984 the average cost per issue was $5, for six issues, $30. The cost per printed page was $82.

The mailing records for the issues of volume 76 generally indicates an increase for each issue: no. 1-2586, 2-2723, 3-2680, 4-2746, 5-2840, 6-2840. Copies to members averaged 1390, subscribes 1093, and exchanges 95.

Expense reducing measures include: (1) reduction of the number of printed pages to 1050 plus 24 covers, (2) condensing the list of sustaining members to one page, (3) changing to a 2 - column format. Revenue enhancing measures included: (1) increasing subscription rate to $60/volume and discontinue to the 10% discount to agents, (2) increasing page charges to $40 effective with vol. 77 no. 4, (3) distri- buting new advertising rate cards to book and journal publishers.

Also with the cooperation of the MSA Treasurer the processing of mailing lable procedures, re-instatements, address changes, returns and claims will become more efficient and improved. To save handling fees and postage, members who have not paid their dues before the new year, will no longer receive the January-February issue before they are dropped.

Clark T. Rogerson Managing Editor MYCOLOGIA

SUGGEST MSA MEMBERSHIP TO A FRIEND OR STUDENT. The Mycologi~alSociety of America FOUNDED DECEMBER 1931

Report of the Newsletter Editor 1984-1985

During the 1984-1985 year, Volume 35(2) and Volume 36(1) were published. These issues consisted of 130 pages (including covers) with 32 pages of the June issue devoted to the Abstracts and an outline of the 1985 annual MSA Meeting Program. With the exception of some humor and poetry used with permission of the British Mycological Society Foray Programme Editor, a1 1 artwork and other fi11 ers were original and previously unpubl ished. Pub1 ication and a1 1 mailings were made on schedule.

Two newsletter questionnaire mai 1i ngs were made to domestic members. Those for foreign members were included as an insert and mailed with the MSA Newsletter.

To reduce shipping costs, Directories, along with the December 1983 issue, were sent to a1 1 new members. As the Editor's supply is exhausted, this duty now reverts back to the Secretary.

Newsletter typing, some questionnaire preparation work, and some mailing were completed using Society funds for student labor. All layout and composition and the remainder of the work noted above were done gratis by the editor and the SIU-C mycology students.

Operating costs for 1984-1985 are summarized below: ...... INCOME AND ACCOUNT CREDITS: EXPENDITURES:

Income Printi ng Postage (and f reight ) Interest Tel ephone Advertising Photography Subscriptions & back issues Xeroxi ng Other Office suppl ies Student work Subtotal Bank service charge

Total SIU Account Credits

Total

NET COST: Note: Printing bill above Expenditures $5258.27 includes $57.90 for Income and account credits ------4611.01 election ballots. Total $4790.26 ...... Printing costs:

December 1984 issue: 76 pages, $1.28 per copy, $28.67 per page ($2179.01; 1700) June...... 1985 issue: 64 pages, $1.01 per copy, $25.90 per page ($1657.57; 1650) 2 7 Rxommendati ons and Proposal s for Counci 1 Consideration:

1. Although not spelled out in writing, it has been the policy of the MSA Newsletter for the past two years to send Associate Members questionnaires and to include their input. However, with a change in dues structure and because the bylaws indicate receipt of the Newsletter as the benefit of ---Associate Membership, the Editor would 1ike Counci 1 Is concurrence that communication in the MSA Newsletter be limited to regular, full dues paying members (regular, 1ife, etc.).

2. Because of the upcoming change in dues structure, it is proposed that a subscription to the MSA Newsletter be raised from $10.00 to $15.00 for the 1986 year. With this change, the subscription price will agree with the cost of an Associate Membership. Thus, individuals who wish to have a subscription only to the MSA Newsletter will be encouraged to become Associate Members and address labor and record keeping can be reduced and centralized.

3. With production of Volume 36(1), June 1985, the editor's term of office (January 1983-December 1986) is nearly over. Because the appointment would have to be made at the 1986 meeting, it is now time to consider initiation of a search for a new editor for the 1987-1990 editorial term. Because a sabbatical leave (if granted) is planned for the academic year 1985-1987, the Editor would appreciate the option of passing editorial duties to the new editor one issue early (December 1986 issue).

Respectfully submitted,

Walter J. Sun berq Editor,wh!e MSA ~ewslitter

MYCOLOGIA MEMOIRS Board of Editors

Annual Report ; August , 1985

1. P.WCOLOGIA ME?!OIR Number 11--Hesseltine, C. !V., and H. L. Wang, Eds. Indigenous Fermented Foods of Non-Western Origin--is in press and is scheduled to appear during 1985.

2. Committee membership is as follows:

T. F.1. Hammill, Chair, 1983-86 PI. B. Bigelow, 1982-85 h!. h!. Blackwell, 1983-85 J. 11. Ginns, 1983-86 D. H. Pfister, 1983-86 C. T. Rogerson, Managing Editor, MYCOLOGIA. ex officio K. E. Conway, Chair, Membership Committee, exofficio H. II. Burdsall, Jr., Secretary, %A, ex- offzio 3. At the present time, the MYCOLOGIA FEHOIRS Board of Editors has no manuscript under review. Consequently, any manuscripts we obtain will receive expeditious handling.

Respectfully submitted. / .

Terrence M. Hammill MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE Annual Report: Allgust 1985

A. Present Sustaining Members: See Society Oryani zation, part 8.

The following Sustaining Members (2) resigned since the 1984 Annual Report: The Quaker Oats Company and Hoechst -Roussel Phdrmaceut ical , Inc.

New Sustaining Members (4) for 1985 are: Nal ge CompanylSybron Corporation, Pelco, Smi th Kline and French Laboratories, and Southwest Mold and Antigen Laboratories, Inc. Revenues from Sustaining Members totaled $4,600.00

B. Present Committee Members, terms of office:

Dr. Kenneth E. Conway, Chairman (1983-86) Dr. Don R. Reynolds (1982-85). Dr. David T. Jenkins (1982-85) Dr. Herbert L. Monoson (1982-85) Dr. Maren Klich (19J3-86) Dr. Sally Gochenaur (1983-86) Dr. Kevin T. Smith (1983-86) Dr. Joanne T. Ellzey (1983-86) Dr. Melvin S. Fuller (1984-87) Dr. Frederick Y. Spi egel (1984-87)

Three Committee member's terms expire, Drs. Reynolds, Jenkins, and Monoson. New members need to be appointed by the incoming President of MSA. Appointments should be made as soon as possible after the annual meeting to allow this committee to function prior to the new year.

C. Activities During 1984

Dr. Herbert Monoson was responsible for bringing in two new Sustaining Members, and Dr. Henry Aldrich and I each brought in one new Sustaining Member.

The membership drive for the year was a success and everything appeared to run smoothly and resulted in a net increase of two new ~eembers. Dr. Sally Gochenaur compiled a list of Sustaining Members and contact persons from the American Society of Microbiology which wi 11 be used for next year's drive.

I deeply appreciated the interest that Dr. Henry Aldrich has shown in the operations of our committee. In addition to writing letters of Thanks to all Sustaining Members, he also was responsible for en1 isting one new member. His efforts to communicate with the Sustaining Membership illustrate to these members just how important they are to our Society.

I will miss the three committee members whose terms expi re this year. In particular, Dr. Herbert Monoson must be congratulated for the many new Sustaining Members that he has added during his tenure on the committee. I hope he wi 11 leave his secret of success to the new replacements. I wish to extend my thanks to all members of the committee for their efforts during the year. I am sorry that I cannot be with you at the annual meeting but I have a scheduling conflict with the annual meeting of the American Phytopathol ogical Society.

Respectfully submitted,

Kenneth E. Conway, Chai rman

SUGGEST MSA NEWSLETTER ADVERTISING TO FRIENDS IN MYCOLOGICALLY RELATED BUSINESSES. June 1, 1985 Report of the Awards Committee The Awards Committee presently super.vises awards in five categories. These are the following: 1. Alexopoulos Prize 2. Distinguished Mycologist Award (previously called Outstanding Mycologist Award) 3. MSA Graduate Fellowships (2) 4. Graduate Research Prizes (2) for oral presentations at the annual meeting 5. Graduate Research Prize (1) for poster presentation at the annual meeting. For 1985 there is no winner of the Alexopoulos Prize. There was, regrettably, only a single nomination, and the Committee decided that it would demean the signigicance of the award when there is only a single candidate. We urge the council and the membership of the MSA to seriously consider providing nominations for this most appropriate award next year and in the future. There are two recipients of 1985 Distinguished Mycologist Award. They are Dr. Josiah L. Lowe and Dr. Stanley J. Hughes.

The recipients of the MSA Graduate Fellowships for 1985 are Rodney G. Roberts, a student at the University of Georgia of Dr. Richard T. Hanlin; and Georgianna May, a student at the University of California, Berkeley, of Dr. John Taylor. Six applications were received.

There are 24 applicants for the two Graduate Research Prizes for papers to be presented orally at these meetings, and seven applicants for the one Graduate Research Prize for a poster presented at these meetings. The winners will be announced at the awards ceremonies on Wednesday evening. As I am unable to attend the meetings this year, I have asked Robert Gilbertson to act in my place as Chairperson of the Committee, and for that I wish to thank him. Thanks are also due to William Barstow and Tom Gaither whom I have appointed to act as ad hoc members of the Committee to help with the task of evaluating papers and posters for the Graduate Research Prizes. Dr. Barstow also acted as an ad hoc committee member for evaluation of,.the nominees for the Distinguished Mycologist Award in place of Dr. Gilbertson, whose major professor was among the nominees. At last year's council meeting guidelines were requested for the various awards that are administered by the Awards Committee. These are included with this report for discussion or approval by the council. In addition there is a list of the past recipients of each award. Respectfully submitted,

David Porter, Chairperson MSA Awards Committee Department of Botany University of Georgia Athens, Georgia 30602

NOMINATE A WORTHY COLLEAGUE OK STUDENT FOR AN MSA AWARD GUIOELINES FOR-- MSA PRIZES---- AND AWARDS (with lists of the past winners)

These guide1 ines were approved by Counci l in August 1984 (Wm.H. Weston Award for Teaching Excel 1ence) and August 1985 (a11 others).

ALEXOPOULOS PRIZE

The A!exopoulos Prize is awarded annually to an outstanding "young" mycologist based on an eval uation of thei r research. 00th the nominee and the nominator must be members of the Mycological Society of America. Self nomination is prohibited. Nominees are to have received their last degree within the ten year period immediately preceding January 1st of the year in which the award is given. This will normally be an indi vidual who received thei r degree 7-10 years previously. Nominees wi 11 be evaluated primarily on the basis of quality, originality and q~~antity of thei r publ ished mycological work. The Awards Committee shall advertise annually for nominations through the December MSA News1 etter or by other appropriate means. The nomi nation folder should include: a. A statement of the nominee's merits. b. A curriculum vitae including a 1ist of publ ications of the nominee. c. A complete set of the nominee's reprints. The nominator should request that the nominee send a C.V. and reprints to each member of the Awards Committee. Presentation of the award should be at the annual meeting of the MSA. The award shall consist of an appropriate plaque as well as a monetary award derived from the annual interest on the principal deposi ted in the MSA account designated "Mycological Society of Ameri ca - A1 exopoul os Fund." The winning nominee shall be notified upon selection so that he/she may plan to attend the awards presentation. An individual may be the recipient of the Alexopoulos Prize only once. The Awards Committee may chose not to make an award if only a single nomination is received or if none of the nominees are considered worthy. The name of the winner of the award shall be published as part of the announcement of the award for the fol lowing year.

-Past recipients of the Alexopoulos Prize 1978 Kerry O'Donnell 1982 no award mad? 1979 Charles Mims 1983 Meredith Blackwell 1980 Donald Wicklow 1984 Robert Fogel 1981 Martha Powell 1985 no award made

DISTINGUISHED MYCOLOGIST AWARD

1. The Distinguished Mycologist Award is awarded annually to an individual who has been outstanding in their mycological career. 2. The nominee must be a current member of the MSA or eligible for emeritus membership. 3. The nominee must have been a member of the MSA for at least five years and must have received their first terminal degree at least twenty years prior to the year in which the award is given. Honorary degrees shall not be considered in determining the time interval . 4. The nominator must also be a member of the MSA. Self nomination is prohibited. Members of the awards committee are not eligible to nominate or be nominated for this honor. 5. The Chairperson of the Awards Committee shall appoint ad hoc committee members in place of comittee members whose major professors are nominated for the Di stingui shed Mycol ogi st 3 1 Award. Nominees will be evaluated on the basis of the qua1 ity, orisinality, and quantity of their published research; service to the MSA or to mycologists in general ; or on any other basis that the committee may deem appropriate. The award is based on the recipient's entire career rather than on a single achievement. The Awards Committee shall advertise annually for nomination through the December MSA Newsl etter or by other appropriate means. The nomination folder should include: a. A detai 1ed eval uation of the nomi nee's outstanding contributions to mycology. Letters of support are helpful. b. A curriculum vitae. c. A list of the nominee's publications. The nominator should send the requested nomination material to each member of the awards committee. Presentation of the award shall be at the annual meeting of the MSA. The award shall consist of an appropriate plaque or other suitable recognition. The recipient shall be notified upon selection so that helshe may plan to attend the award presentation. An indi vidual may recei ve the Disti ngui shed Mycologist Award on1 y once. The Awards Committee, at its discretion, may chose to make more than one award in a given year, if it is appropriate. The names of the recipient (s) of the Distinguished i4ycologist Award shall be pub1 ished with the announcement of the award for the following year.

Past recipients of the Distinguished Mycologist Award

1981 Kenneth B. Raper, John N. Couch, George Cummins, Constantine J. Alexopoulos, Lindsay Olive 1982 Libero Ajello, Chester W. Emmons, Chester W. Hesseltine, and Alexander H. Smith 1983 Roy F. Cain and Everett S. Luttrell 1984 Ross W. Davidson and Charles Drechsler 1985 Josiah L. Lowe and Stanley J. Hughes

WM. H. WESTON AWARD FOR TEACHING EXCELLENCE

For gui del ines see MSA Newsl etter 35(2) : 32-33 (December, 1984).

-Past recipients of the Wm. H. Weston for Teaching Excellence 1980 Lois H. Tiffany 1983 C. J. Alexopoulos 1981 Edward E. Butler 1984 Everett S. Beneke 1982 Robert Lichtwardt and Harry D. Thiers 1985 no award made

MYCOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS

1. Two MSA Graduate Fellowships of $1000 each are awarded annually to promising graduate students in mycology. 2. An applicant for a MSA Graduate Fellowship must be a candidate for a Ph.D. degree and a resident, during the tenure of the fellowship, in a university in the United States or Canada. Applicants must be student members of MSA. 3. Previous MSA Fellows are not eligible. 4. A Fel low may hold additional appointments, provided they do not requi re more than half of hi s/her time. 5. The Awards Committee shall advertise for applicants through the MSA December newsletter or by other appropriate means. 6. The Chairperson of the Awards Committee shall provide appl ication forms and instructions for filing applications. (copies for 1985 are attached). 7. The application shall consist of four copies of: a. Appropriate background vitae. b. Transcripts of the undergraduate and graduate records. c. A detailed plan of study. d. Names of two persons from whom reference letters may 5e sol icited, one of who19 stla1 1 be the adjor professor of the applicant. Appl icants wi I1 be evaluated on the basis of their scholastic merit, research abi 1i ty and promisc? shown as a future mycologist,. The Chairperson of the Awards Committee shall appoint an ad hoc committee menber to replace any committee menber who has a student applying far a Graduate Fellowship. Two MSA Fellowship stipends of $1000 each shall be awarded. These stipends are intended as supplementary grants and may be used by the recipient; in any way to further their graduate studies. They are awarded in addition to any fellowship or assistantshi? < support from other sources. Announcement of the two annual MSA Fellows is made at the annual MSA meeting. The winning applicants shall be notified upon selection so that they may plan to attend the awards presentation. Stipends are awarded after confi rmation of dni versi ty registration. The names of the MSA Fellows shall be published as part of the announcement of the MSA Fellowship for the following year.

Past- recipients--- of MSA Graduate Fsl lowshi-- 9s 1972 Jeffrey Pom~nervi11 e 1979 Michael Allen and Robert Antibus 1973 Mil1 iam Timberlake 1980 Thomas Harrington and Steven Warner 1974 Robert Fogel 1981 Charles Jacobs and Kenneth Whitney 1975 Martha Sherwood 1982 Bruce Tucker and Faye Murrin 1976 Scott Redhead and John Taylor 1983 John Hammer and Karl McKnight 1977 Kurt Dahl berg and Linda Kohn 1984 Thomas Chase and Thomas Rruns 1978 James Anderson and Larry Gauriloff 1985 Rodney Roberts and Georgiana May

GRADUATE- RESEARCH PRIZES

Two MSA Graduate Research Prizes of $100 each are awarded annually to the best two research papers presented orally by graduate students at the annual YSA meeting. One MSA Graduate Research Prize of $100 is awarded annually to the best research poster presented by a graduate studeot at the annual MSA meeting. An individual should apply for a consideration for d graduate Research Prize by so indicating on the call for papers for the MSA annual meeting. Applicantion rnay be made f~reither, but not both categories of Graduate Research Prizes. Persons eligible for a Graduate Research Prize are Masters and Ph.D. candidates or those who have been awarded a higher degree (exclusive of an honorary degree) within one year of the annual meeting. Applicants must be members of MSA. Previous recipients of either category of Graduate Research Prize are not el igihle for a second award. It is the duty of the Awards Committee to evaluate the Graduate Research Prize appl icants by attending the oral presentations of their research papers or by examining the poster presentations. 'I At least two (preferably more) members of the Awards Committee shall attend edch eligible paper or examine each el igi ble poster presentation. 9 An evaluation of the papers and posters will based on: a. Significance of the work. b. Creativity. c. Appropriateness of the methods. d. Clarity of the observations and/or results. e. Validity of the conclusions. f. Overall clarity of the presentation. g. Other factors deemed significant to the evaluation. It is the duty of the Program Cornittee to schedule the eligible papers and posters in the most expeditious time frame with a minimum of overlap in concurrent sessions. Prior to the annual meeting, the Chairperson of the Program Committee shall give the names of the applicants for Graduate Research Prizes to the Chairperson of the Awards Comni ttee. 3 3 11. Ad hoc members of the Awards Cormittee nay be appointed by the Chairperson of the Awards Committee to faci l itate judging when any r~g~~larAwards Committ~??aembprs are unable to attend the MSA annual meeting. An Awards Cornnittee member may rlot 3ct 3s ovall~atorfor a paper or poster by a student of that committee member. 12. The award for each of the Graduate Research Prizes shall be $1110. 13. Presentation of the Grad~~ateResearch Prizes should be during the awards ceremony of the tlSA annual meet i~g. 14. The names of the Graduate Research Prize winners shall be pub1 i shed iq the MSA newsletter. Past---- recipients- ---- of the Graduate Research------Pri ze--9rdl Dresentation 1972 2and McNitt 1979 ao~aldBetterley 1973 Martha Powell I980 Laurel 'Davis arld Susan Meyer 1974 El len Farr 1'381 i;regory '1. Vuel ler and Geraldine Russo 1975 Richard Humber 1982 Ednond Radham, Thomas Bruns and Elaine Huizar 1976 Oennis YcCabe and Terry Hi I1 1983 Gerald Rills and Steven Horton 1977 IMC-2: no awnrd made 1984 R. Y. Martin and William E. Yintz 1978 dilliam Mulleavy 1385 Steven L. Miller and Margaret E. Silliker

-Past recipients-- of-- -- the --- Graduate- --- Research - -- - -. -Prize--Poster ------Presentation-- - -- .-- 198s Hruce E. Tucker

Agricultural Midwest Area 1815 North University Street Research Northern Regional Peoria, Illinois Service Research Center 6 1604

August 8. 1985

Report of the Cornittee on Culture Collections

Xembers met by telephone to discuss committee business. It was felt that one

area in which the committee might strongly benefit MSA membership would be

through organization of vorkshops to be held in conjunction with the annual

meeting. Consequently. in coordination with the program committee. it is

planned to present a one-day workshop on preservation of fungi by lyophilization i and liquid nitrogen f reezihg . Other future workshops may include procedures

for computerization of culture collections.

C. P. Kurtzman Chairman UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SEATTLE. WASHINGTON 98195

Departt~entfl Botany. KB- I5

MSA PROGRAM COMMITTEE REPORT

The 1985 MSA meeting at Gainesville is composed of 17 sessions (5 symposia, 9 contributed papers, 2 posters, 1 open house/discussion) and a mini-symposium and workshop, plus three forays. See General Program of the 36th Annual AIBS meeting for these and other details of the MSA program. The total number of a1 1 contributions is similar to that the 1984 meeting of MSA, with a slight decrease in the number of contributed papers and a slight increase in the number of posters. Abstracts of all contributors are available in the MSA Newsletter 36(1): 16-45. June 1985.

The foreign mai 1ing system suggested by Martha Christensen (see MSA Newsletter 35(7): 9. December 1984) worked very well and should be continued. Last year a meeting of the Program Committee was held in Fort Collins to organize for the 1985 meeting. This was very helpful and is being done again this year (Monday, 5:30 p.m., Room 357 Reitz Union). Iris Charvat is the Chair of the Program Committee for the 1986 MSA meeting at Amherst. Members of the committee for next year are Donald Barr, Paul Szaniszlo and Sandra L. Anagnostakis (added to the Committee this year by President Henry Aldrich).

The organization and planning for the MSA meeting went very well. I would formally like to thank members of the Program Committee (Donald Barr, Iris Charvat and Paul Szaniszlo) for their help during the past year. Special thanks to Henry Aldrich, Jim Kimbrough, Gregory Erdos and Gerald Benny for their assistance and for keeping me on the right track as far as organization goes.

Paul Szaniszlo has suggested major changes in the way that the MSA program is organized and put together. A copy of his letter to me is attached. The main points are: (1) committee members in each program "interest area" (taxonomy, biochemistry, etc.) be actually put in charge of that portion of the proyram, (2) this may require adding one or two people to the Program Committee, particularly if the Chair did not organize an "interest area", and (3) the Chair coordinate the overall program.

Advantages listed by Paul: (1) Committee members would be involved in the program for the total duration of their appointment, (2) improvement of program due to better contacts, etc. by members representing an "interest area", and (3) this approach would spread the responsi bility of the program to a larger number of people, the result, an overall increase in the number of MSA members involved in functions of the Society.

I feel this approach should be given consideration by the MSA and in particular by the 1986 Program Committee. His organization and coordination of this type of program will be more time consuming and difficult, but the result could well be superior to what we have now.

Finally, the .issue of pub1 ishing the abstracts in some format other than the MSA Newsletter was suggested by some members during my tenure as Chair of the Program Committee. This issue was thoroughly and carefully investigated by Terry Johnson, Editor-in-Chief, Mycologia. He will report on his findings to this MSA Counci 1. A

Joe Ammi rati , Chair MSA Program Committee August 8, 1985 NEW YORK STATE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION A Dlvlrion of the New York State College of Agriculture and Llfe Sciencm 35 A Statutory College of the State Unlvanlty. Cornell Uninnlty

@,GRIcuLTuRtx PRotRcss THROUGH RcscmcH

Department of Plant Pathology D. W. Barton Laboratory, Geneva. N. Y. 14456 Telephone: 31 5-787-2331 Cornell Telex: 937478 June 17, 1985

Dr. Harold H. Burdsall, Jr., Center for Forest Mycology Research P.0. BOX 5130 F.P.L. Madison, Wisconsin 53705

Dear Hal:

The Biological Stain Commission held its a'inual meeting in Rochester, New York, on June 13 and 14, 1985. Many items of business were discussed; however, those of interest to mycologists were as follows:

1) Dr. P. dl Sant Agnese and Mr. C. Churukian discussed advances in the staining of plastic embedded tissues. A very satisfactory method appeared to be basic fuchsin (10 mg1100 d 30% ethanol for 1 min at 55:~) followed by methylene blue (30 mg/100 ml 1% sodium borate for 5 min at 55 C).

2) Dr. J. Longley (Editor of STAIN TECHNOLOGY) indicated the Journal had a 54% acceptance rate for 1984 and is now current with regard to manuscript publications.

3) Dr. P. Kasten reported that COW'S BIOLOGICAL STAINS (9th Edition) is currently being updated and is expected to be released as the 10th Edition in 1986. STAINING PROCEDURES published in 1981 is in the planning stages to be updated. Anyone with new staining protocols might 8end.a reprint to Dr. Frederick Kasten, Department of Anatomy, Louisiana State University Medical Center, New Orleans, LA 70119, for possible inclusion.

The membership of MSA should be informed that if they experience any quality- related problems with stains, the Stain Cornmission would like to be made aware of these concerns either through me or directly to the Stain Commission: Biological Stain Commission The University of Rochester Medical Center, 601 Elmwood Avenue Rochester, New York 14642

Respectively submitted,

Harvey C. @&/ Associate Professor HCH: bab -GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

PREVIEW OF THE ANNUAL MSA MEETING FOR 1986

The 1986 meeting of the Mycological Society of America will be held on the campus of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, August 10-14, in conjunction with AIBS. Iris Charvat is the chair of the MSA Program Committee and Howard Bigelow is the local representative. The call for papers was sent to members in December; the deadline for receipt of application and abstract forms is February 15, 1986. The annual foray wi 11 be held on two consecutive days, August 9 and 10. The August 9 field trip will be to the Federation Forest in Petersham in the morning and to Ruggles Pond, Wendell State Forest, in the afternoon. Both areas contain a variety of trees as well as streams and a pond. The cost will be $13.50 (includes box lunch) per person. The August 10 trip will be to Mount Toby State Reservation, an area containing conifer plantations, mixed woods habitats, and a pond. Cost wi11 be $5.00 per person. A number of symposia are being organized including: (a) Medical Mycology (to be co-sponsored by MSA and the Medical Mycology Society of the Americas), (b) Fungal-Host- Interactions, and (c) Recent Advances in the Aquatic Fungi. Three workshops are also being F1 anned. A pre-meeti ng workshop on Vesicul ar-Arbuscul ar Mycorrhizae, organized by R. E. Koske, will be held at the University of Rhode Island on August 8-9. Space will be limited to 25 indiviual s and cost of workshop wi 11 be $60.00. Two other workshops are scheduled during the meetings: C. J. K. Wang's Hyphomycetes Workshop will be held during the afternoon and evening of August 10, and will not require pre-registration or a fee. The workshop on ---The Preservation of Laboratory Cul ti vated Fungi Using Liquid Nitrogen or Lyophi 1i zation, sponsored by the MSA Advisory Committee on culture collections and the USFCC, will be on August 13. Participation is limited to the first 30 applicants. The fee of $20.00 covers the one-half day session and dinner. Reservations for foray excursions and workshops can be made when pre-registering for the meetinqs. A descri~tive>brochure with ' re-reaistration" form is scheduled to be sent to MSA member; sometime after March 1, 1986.

MSA/CPS ANNUAL MEETING FOR 1987

The 56th annual meeting of the Mycological Society of America will be held jointly with the Canadian Phytopathol ogi cal Society, at Carl eton University, Ottawa, June 22-25, 1987. There are tentative plans for a foray to the boreal forest region north of Ottawa before the meetings, and preliminary information on the program will be announced in the next Newsletter. "On behalf of our colleagues here at Ottawa, we would like to take this opportunity to extend a warm invitation to all."--Donald Barr and Scott Redhead

MAKING AN ADDRESS CHANGE?

In September 1984, the MSA Treasurer's Office acquired a portable IRM-PC, to keep membership records. At the same time, a schedule was developed for coordinating record changes with the mailing dates for Mycologia. As a result, notification of address changes and new and reinstated members are transmitted to the Publication Office at the New York Botanical Garden only six times a year. Therefore, if you would like your address changed in time to get your Mycologia at your new address, you must notify the Treasurer's office in early January, March, May, July, September, and November!

MANUSCRIPTS WANTED

The MYCOLOGIA MEMOIRS Board of Editors requests manuscripts for review. Any member(s) of MSA writing (or even contemplating) a book-1 ength manuscript i s(are) urged to consider MYCOLOGIA MEMOIRS. Write Terrence Hammill for details. A SPECI.4L OFFER ON "ANNUAL REVIEWS" 37

Annual Reviews, Inc. pub1 ishes the Annual Review of 2hytopathol ogy, Annual Review of Microbiology and 25 other Annual Reviews. By ordering any of these Reviews through the Mycological Society of America, members will receive a -----15% discount. In addition, the Society wi-- 11 recei ve 15% of the purchase----- price. . Anyone interestsa- in ordering any of the ARI voll~mesis encouraged t-o avai 1 himlhersel f of t9is opportunity. This is not a one time off@, but will he continued in the forseeable future. Sa, it offers a chance for significant savings to individual mernbers and a source of income for the Society. If interested in seeing a prospectus of the available ARI reviews, request it from: ARI - Attn. M. G. Hamilton; 4139 El Camino Way; Palo Alto, CA 94306. ORDER the volumes by sending the order and purchase price minus 15% to: Y. H. Rurdsall, Jr., CFMK - FPL, 1 Gifford Pinchot Dr., Madison, WI '53705.

USDA MYCOLOGY LAB IS ON THE MOVE!

The Hycology Laboratory has recently become part of 3 larger Laboratory in the Agricilltural Research Service and will be moving to new buildings! The new laboratory wi 11 include research scientists in the field of sysematic botany, i.e. vascular plants, and nematology. Except during the move, the National Fungus Col1ec';ions will be available as usual.

NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM COLLECTION AND SEKVICE EXPANSION

The New York State Museum is seeking to expand i ts mycological collections and can offer a safe repository and rapid loan service for your research materials. Fungi of New York state and type specimens are particularly desired. Contact John H. Haines for more information.

NEW IDENTIFICATION SEKVICE

The Commonwealth Mycological Institute (CMI ) and the Biosystematics Research Institute (BRI) of Canada Agriculture (Ottawa) announce that an agreement has been reached in principle to stdrt to provide a World Identification Service for cultures of Hymenomycetes. The Service will be based in Ottawa, which has one of the world's largest Culture Collections of these fungi (5000 strains) and will involve existing staff at BRI and an additional scientist and technicians to be recruited by CMI. The Service will deal with both mycorrhizal and wood-rotting fungi. The Unit would be leased to receive isolates derived from authoritatively named sporocarps for inclusion in its reference collection; is01ates from the tropics will be particularly welcome. The Service will be available free of charge for all non-commercial bodies within the member countries of CAB, and at a fee for material submitted from other government countries. For further details, please contact either D. L. Hawksworth (Director, Cornrnonwealth Mycological Institute, Ferry Lane, Kew, Surrey TW9 3AF, UK) or G. A. Mulligan (Director, Uiosystematics 2esearch Institute, Department of Agricul ture, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

A HOME FOR ENOOGONACEAE

An International Culture Collection of VA Mycorrhizal Fungi (Endogonaceae) has been established at the University of Florida, Gainesville, and was made possible by a grant from the National Science Foundation. The llni versi ty wi 11 continue support of the Col lection after expiration of the initial grant. For information on its use contact N. C. Schneck.

DATA dN MUSHROOM POISONINGS WANTED

The NA;IA Mushroom Poisoning Case Registry continues ta welcome reports on poisonings. The report-form is in previous newsletters or by request from Kenneth W. Cochran, Dept. of Epidemiology, University of Michi gan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109. 3 8 CALL-- FOR APPLICATIONS AND ---NOMINATIONS

-MSA GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS IN MYCOLOGY FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 1986-1987 Graduate students who will be candidates for the Ph.D. degree in the field of mycology and are in residence during the academic year at an American or Canadian university are invited to apply. In selecting the recipients of the fellowships, consideration is given to scholastic merit, research ability, and promise shown as future mycologists. Two stipends of $1,000 each, intended as supplementary grants, will be awarded. The stipends may be used by the recipients in any way to further their graduate studies and are awarded in addition to any fellowship, or assistantship support from other sources. Former MSA Graduate Fellows are not eligible. Appl ication forms may be obtained from the chairperson of the Awards Committee (members 1i sted be1 ow) :

Dr. Michael Dykstra, Chai rperson Dr. James R. Anderson Anatomy, Physi 01 ogi cal Sciences & Radi 01 ogy Dept . of Bi01 ogy School of Veterinary Medi cine Eri ndal e Coll ege North Carol ina State University Uni versi ty of Toronto Raleigh, NC 27606 (919) 329-4200 Mi ssi ssauga, Ontario L56 1C6, Canada

Dr. Thomas W. Gaither Dr. Kenneth E. Conway Dept . of Biology Dept. of Plant Pathology Sl ippery Rock State Col 1ege Oklahoma State University Sl ippery Rock, PA 16057 Stillwater, OK 74078

Deadline for the receipt of complete nominations: March 15, 1986.

1985-1986 MSA Fellows: Rodney G. Roberts, Dept. of Plant Path01 ogy, Uni versi ty of Georgia Georgianna May, Dept. of Botany, Uni v. of California, Berkeley

For past recipients see Guidelines for MSA Prizes and Awards

ALEXOPOULOS PRIZE FOR 1986

The Mycological Society of America invites nominations by members for the annual Alexopoulos Prize. Nominees are to have completed their last degree within the ten year period immediately preceding January 1, 1986. Both nominee and nominator must be members of the Mycological Society of America. Sel f-nomination is prohibited. Vominations must include a full statement of the nominee's merits. Nominator should request the nominee to send a curriculum vitae, a list of publications, and a complete set of reprints to each member of the Awards Committee or the nominator may ask the Chai rperson to request these documents fom the nomi nee. The recipient will be chosen on the basis of the originality, qua1 ity, and quantity of published mycological work since the degree. Former winners are not eligible. The award will consist of an engraved plaque and a monetary prize.

This prize was established by students and friends of Professor Constantine J. Alexopoulos to honor him on the occasion of his retirement from teaching.

Documents should be sent directly to each member of the awards committee.

Deadline for the receipt of complete nominations: March 15, 1986.

1985 Alexopoulos Pri ze winner: No award made

For past recipients see Guide1 ines for MSA Prizes and Awards 39 MSA DISTINGUISHED MYCOLOGIST AWARD FOR 1986

The Mycological Society of America invites nominations for the Distinguished Mycologist Award for 1986. Each nominee must have received his or her last -degree (honorary degrees excepted) at -least twenty years prior to the year in which the award is given (1966 or earlier for the 1986- award), and must have been a member of MSA for at least five years. Past recipients of the Distinguished Mycologist Award are not eligible. The nominee must be nominated by another member of the MSA; self-nomination is prohibited. Members of the awards committee are not el igi ble to nominate or be nominated for this honor.

The nomination must include a curriculum vitae, a list of publications, and a detailed evaluation of the candidate's outstanding contribution to mycology. Four copies of each document are required; one to be sent directly to each member of the Awards Conittee. (See Alexopoulos Prize above for the names and addresses of the committee members).

Recipients will be determined by the Awards Committee on the basis of quality, originality, and quantity of published research; service to MSA or mycologists in general; or on any other basis that the Committee may deem appropriate. The award is based on the recipient's enti re career rather than on a single achievement. The award consists of an engraved plaque.

Deadline for receipt of complete nominations: March 31, 1986.

1985 Distinguished Mycologist Award winners: Josiah L. Lowe and Stanley J. Hughes

For past recipients see Guidel ines for MSA Prizes and Awards

THE---- MSA WM. H. WESTON AWARD FOR TEACHING EXCELLENCE IN MYCOLOGY

Nominations are now open for the 1986 Wm. H. Weston Award for Teaching Excellence in Mycology. The award is intended to honor a person whose contributions to the teaching of mycology, in any of its various fields, have been influential at either the graduate or undergraduate level, or both. Preference will be given to currently active teachers. Previous nominees will be considered. Nominations should be made on the forms available from the Committee on Teaching. Information about the type of supportive documentation the Committee seeks may be obtained from:

Dr. Robert W. Lichtwardt Other Committee Members : Department of Botany University of Kansas Paul D. Olexia Lawrence, KS 66045 Robert R. Pohlad Telephone : (913) 864-3740 John W. Taylor

Dead1 ine for receipt of complete nominations: March 15, 1986.

1985 Wm. H. Weston Award For Teaching Excellence winner: No award made

For past recipients see Guidel ines for MSA Prizes and Awards

.-1985 GRADUATE RESEARCH PRIZE WINNERS Oral presentation winners: Steven L. Miller and Margaret E. Silliker

Poster presentation winner: Bruce E. Tucker

For past recipients see Guidel ines for MSA Prizes and Awards 40 CALENDAR OF MEETINGS, FORAYS, AND WORKSHOPS

April 1986

3-20 HALLEY'S COMET MUSHROOM STUDY TOUR of New Zealand and Australia, with optional tour extension to Papua, New Guinea, April 20-30, 1986. If interested, please contact Emanuel Sal zman.

7-10 THE BRITISH MYCOLOGICAL SOCIETY GENERAL MEETING in Bristol. Topic: "Evolutionary Biology of the Fungi ." Learn more from David Minter. 19 The NORTHEAST MYCOLOGICAL GROUP will meet at the University of Rhode Island. For further information, contact R. Goos or R. Koske.

23-27 BMS SPECIALIST WORKSHOP ON ASCOMYCETES will occur at CMI. Contact David Minter.

-May 1986 3-4 YID-ATLANTIC STATES MYCOLOGY CONFERENCE is tentatively set at Towson State College, Towson, Maryland. Interested persons should contact Jerry Motta.

22-29 BMS ANNUAL SPRING FORAY (jointly held with the Botanical Society of Edinburgh) wi 11 be in Gal loway. Write Alan Bennell , Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh or Dave Minter.

July 1986

14-18 GORDON RESEARCH CONFERENCE ON FUNGAL METABOLISM at Plymouth State College, Plymouth, New Hampshire. Contact: Paul J. Szaniszlo or William Timberlake, Co-chai rmen, or Gordon Research Center, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881.

15-18 INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL SYMPOSIUM on the Cultivation of Edible Fungi. For more information write to IMS, Agricultural Short Course Office, 306 Ag. Administration Building, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802.

August 1986

8-9 VA-MYCORRHIZA WORKSHOP (Pre-AIRS Meeting). Designed for mycologists who wish more familiarity with VAM fungi, it will be held at the University of Rhode Island. Registration: $60.00. Contact R. E. Koske.

9-10 MYCOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA ANNUAL FORAY, Amherst, Massachusetts. See General Announcements to learn more.

10-14 MYCOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA ANNUAL MEETING, Amherst, Massachusetts. See General Announcements for more data.

30- FOURTH INTERNATIONAL FUNGAL SPORE SYMPOSIUM will be held in Scotland (Stirling Sep 4 University). John Smith (University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scot1 and) wi 11 be host.

September 1986

7-13 MICROBE 86, the 14th International Congress of Microbi01 ogy (including the 4th Mycology Division meeting), will be held in Manchester, England. Sponsored by the International Union of Microbiological Sciences. First circular available from W. J. Sundberg.

June 1987

22-25 Mycological Society of Ameri ca/Canadi an Phytopathological Society wi 11 be he1 d at Carleton Univ. in Ottawa. See General Announcments for more. 4 1 NEW MYCOLOGICAL RESEARCH--

J. P. ALEXANDER: Effects of growth regulators on the growth and differentiation of fleshy Basidiomycetes, and studies of protoplast fusion for interspeci es breeding of Sasidiomycetes.

M. F. & EDITH ALLEN: Comparative carbon balance responses to VA mycorrhizae of mycotrophic and nonmycotrophi c ?lants.

E. W. 4. BOEHM: Host-parasite interface analysis (qsing SEN, TEM, LM & DIC) of parasitic Auriculariales and primitive rust fungi.

H. 4. SURGE: Exposure to funyl~saerosol s during harvesting; ~nicrobiallevels in commercial ai rcraft, and strain specificity of A1 ternaria antigens. She would a1 so enjoy hearing from other mycol ogi sts interested in deromycol ogy.

K. V. CHANDRASHEKAKA: A nycological study of enpyerna thoracis, and a study of the natural habitats of human pathogenic fungi.

G. 5. DE HOOG: Reports that at the Centradlbureau voor Schimmelcultures (a) M. M. Nauta has started a taxononic revision of Mol lisia (Ascomycetcs) by means of collected material and pure cultures, and (b) S. C. Tan has succeeded C. A. N. van Oorschot in studying the genus Chrysosporium and other thall ic Hyphomycetes.

M. F. DOYLE: Macro-fungi of Masafvera (Juan Fernandez Islands), Chile.

D. H. GRIFFIN: Genetics of Hypoxyl on mammatum, and physiology of host-parasi te interaction between Hypoxylon mammaturn andquaking aspen.

D. R. HOSFORD: Joint Matsutake Project with Dr. Hiroyuki Ohara--a broad study including ecology, taxonomy, and culturing of Japanese and American species.

H. W. KELLER: Yyxomycetes (slime molds) of the Guatpmalan Cloud Forests.

R. KENNETH: Taxonomy of downy mildews of Gramineae, Leguminosae, and Composi tae (with I. Ben-Ze'ev).

R. KOFFMAN: Development of a mycological research and cultivation center on either the caribbean islands Montserrat or Dominica.

D. E. PADGETT: Effects of salinity shock on respiration of saprolegniaceous fungi.

S. L. PEELE: Chemical extractions from mushrooms for antitumor and anticancer testing by the National Cancer Institute.

N. I?. READ: Peri thcei um morphogenesi s in Sordaria macrospora: A study using developmental mutants.

W. J. SUNDBEKG: Development of a compendium of single concept ("how to") techniques useful in the introductory mycology teaching laboratory. If willing to share your ideas, he requests that you write out the instructions, etc., and send them to him. If previously published in research and/or teaching 1i terature, please provide citation data.

P. J. SZANISZLO: Use ~f microbial (fungal) siderophores by plants as an adaptation of limited - avai 1able iron in the soi 1. C. J. K. WANG: Effects of low substrate pH on the mycorrhizal associations in species of Picea, Pinus, and Betula (with H. E. Wilcox); fumigant effectiveness in creosote and pente treated southern pine poles ( with Fred Terracina). 42 FORTHCOMING COURSES

ASCOMYCETES AND LICHENS (Biology and Taxonomy) will be team taught by James W. Kimbrough and Dana G. Griffin, I11 during Spring Semester, 1986 at the Unive;rsity of Florida.

A graduate course in BASIDIOMYCETES is offered during the winter quarter at Virginia Polytechnic Institute by Orson K. Mi11 er, Jr.

Spring 1986 (March 27-May 29) is the period when ADVANCED MYCOLOGY I. ASCOMYCOTINA & DEUTEROMYCOTINA, wi 11 be taught at Auburn University by Gareth Morgan-Jones.

Organized by A. L. Roger,~, SIOLOGY OF THE PHYCOMYCETES (BOT 836) wi 11 be held during Spring Term, 1986 at Michigan State University.

FUNGI OF THE SIERRA NEVADA will be taught at the San Francisco State University Field Station. The one week session begins June 9 and extends through June 13, 1986. Contact Harry D. Thiers, Department of Biological Sciences, San Francisco State University, 1600 Hol loway Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94132.

MEDICAL MYCOLOGY will be offered daily June 30 through July 25, 1986, at the Duke University Medical Center. An intensive lecture--1 aboratory ("a major component of class") in which "students may participate in a1 1 aspects of diagnostic mycology, incl . collection of patient specimens and record-keeping, antibiotic susceptibility testing, and fungus serology." Approved by the A.M.A. for 70 C.M.E. Category I credits or, alternatively, four graduate credits via Duke Summer Session. Enrollment limited; applications considered in the order received. Fee: $450.00 of Duke Summer Session tuition-fees. Direct requests for application forms, as well as questions about housing, etc. to T. G. Mitchell, Dept. of Microbiology and Immunology, Duke Univ. Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, Phone: (919) 684-5792.

MSA PLACEMENT SERVICE

We are pleased with the response we are receiving from industry and universities to this service. This fall, there have been several good university positions listed as well as opportunities in industry. Some excellent postdoctoral positions have been 1isted. We continue to be amazed that so few people looking for jobs are taking advantage of the service. When a position is listed with the MSA Placement Service, the university or company receives a listing of all people who are seeking a job and who might be appropriate for their position. Persons seeking a position periodically receive a listing of all the open jobs registered with us. We hope this is working but would welcome suggestions from members.

Some people are requesting services that we cannot, because of the time factor, provide. These are mainly requests for teaching a research assistants or requests for such positions by persons seeking employment at these levels. For the present our services are having to be limited to the Ph.D. level in industry, government, or university positions.

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Return to: Dr. M. S. Fuller. MSA Placement. Dept. of Botany. University of Georgia. Athens, GA 30602. 4 6 IDENTIFICATIONS

The following are willing to identify the taxa specified.

MYXOMYCETES

H. W. Kel 1er: Corticol ous Myxomycetes, especi a1 ly Licea, Clastoderma, and -Peri chaena.

OOMYCETES

0. Y. Langsam: Rrevilegnia w.

ZYGOMYCETES

R. Kenneth: Entomopht horal es ; Downy Mi 1dews of Grami neae, Legumi nosae, and Composi tae.

ASCOMYCETES

M. B. Bigel ow: Loculoascomycetes; Pyrenomycetes in general.

S. E. Carpenter: Leotiaceae. J . Y. Hai nes: Hyal oscyphaceae. J. W. Paden: Plectani a, Urnul a, and other Sarcosomataceae.

BASIDIOMYCETES

J. P. Alexander: Pleurotus spp. and Calvatta spp.

R. E. Halling: Collybia and Marasmiellus.

0. R. Hosford: Rhi zopogon spp. and other hypogeous and epi geous Gasteromycetes.

0. T. Jenkins: Amanita specimens (must have notes and, if possible, photo.

K. A. Sei fert : Dacrymycetal es.

R. Singer: We1 1 -annotated, we1 1-prepared (preferably dried) material of preferably neotropical Boletineae, Russula, Crepidotus, Phaeomarasmius, Marasmius. Up to 10 specimens at a time. Allow 6 weeks per lot.

R. E. Tulloss: Amanita (Please inquire first).

A. L. Welden: Stereoid fungi, particularly if ai r-dried.

DEUTEROMYCETES

R. Mankau: Nematode-trappi ng is01ates of Arthrobotrys, Dactylaria, Dactylel 1a, and Monacrospori um.

K. A. Sei fert: Synnematous Hyphomycetes. FUNGI WANTED

IYYXOMYCETES

K. L. Sraun: Myxomycete specimens or tree bark (identified) from Mexico.

H. W. Keller: Myxomycetes from the countries of Guatemala or Mexico.

S. L. 5tephenson: Myxomycetes, espec'ial ly collections from western North America.

OOMYCETES

R. Kenneth: Specimens of downy mildews of Gramineae, Leguminosae, and Compositae: Exsiccatae and/or microscope preparations. D. M. Langsam: Rozel lopsis a.

ASCOMYCETES

S. E. Carpenter: Bisporella and Allophylaria (cultures and specimens).

J. H. Haines: Specimens of Hyaloscyphaceae.

M. M. Kulik: Cultures of Diaporthe or material from which these fungi may be isolated.

F. Moonan: Cultures or specimens of --Coniochaeta.

J. W. Paden: Recent col 1ections of Pl ectani a, Urnul a, Sarcosoma, Sarcoscypha, etc. (Pezi zal es, Sarcoscyphi neae).

J. P. A1 exander: Pleurotus spp., Polyporus (Gri fola) (frondosa, P. umbel 1atus, Hericium spp., Fistulina hepatica, Agaricus macrosporus, Agaricus augustus, and Tormitomyces sp.

D. G. Bermudes: Dried specimens of Amanita phalloides and other amanitin- and phal loidin-contai ning mushrooms.

M. A. Castellano: Cultures and voucher specimens of Phalloid fungi, and fixed, "unopened" phall oids with mature specimens for identification.

D. E. Desjardin: Specimens of species of Marasmius from the southeastern United States.

M. F. Doyle: Pacific Island agarics.

R. E. Hall ing: Collybia and Marasmiellus (Notes on color and odor always helpful ).

D. R. Hosford: Somatic cultures of Armil laria ponderosa-A. cal igata complex and specimens (dried or fresh); specimens of Rhizopogon from the eastern U.S. with field notes and/or photographs.

D. T. Jenkins: Amani ta cultures with voucher specimens, notes, and photo .if possible.

R. W. Kerrigan: Cultures or spore prints of wild Agaricus bis orus and it's close relatives, and -A. subrufescens. Notes, kodachromes, and vouchers -9-a 1 appreciated. 4 8 0. K. Miller: Pleurotus in the P. ostreatus complex fruitin in association with lupine in coastal sand dunes--CaliforTia, Wash~ngtos, and Oregon ?need spore print on bond paper and dried coll ection, with notes on fresh specimens).

H. J. Pri 11 inger: Lentinus crini tus--both cultures and specimens.

D. C. Prusso: Specimens of Tulostoma with collection data. Don would also like to hear from herbaria that have specimens of Tulostoma that could be borrowed for study.

L. C. Schi sler: Cultures of Dentinum repandum (Hydnum r soandurn).

K. A. Sei fert: Synnematous Yyphomycetes--cultures ?nd/: r specimens.

W. #I. Sundberg: Lepiota (sensu lato), notes and/or phc-c~graphs helpful.

R. E. Tul loss: Wel l -doctlmenterl collections of Amanita spp. with slides if possible--please inquire first.

4. Wei ntraub: 5-11 tures or 1 ive spores of Amanita --muscaria, Armillaria matsutake, and Gymnopi 1 us spectabi l is; other mushroom cultures a1 so wanted. Spore prints, if available.

A. L. Welden: Ai r-dried specimens of Polyporus (= Pycnoporus, = Trametes, etc.) cinnabarinus.

C. S. Yang: Cultures of ectomycorrhizal fungi in the genera Suillus, Laccaria, Piloderma, Trichol--- oma, Rhi zopogon, -Pi sol ithus, and Amani ta.

E. E. Hutler wants cultures of 4NY species of Geotrichum.

S. E. Carpenter: Crocicreas--cultures, specimens, or both desired.

Y. Dal pe: Cul tures of Oidiodendron species (Hyphomycetes, Deuteroriycetes).

M. M. Yulik: Cultures of Phomopsis or material from which these fungi may be isolated.

9. Mankau : Nematode-trappi ng isolates of Arthrobotrys, Dactyl-- aria, Dactyl el 1a, and Monacrospori um.

F. Moonan: Cultures of Phialophora group: -P. hoffmannii; -P. decumbens,- P. fasciculata; -P. luteo-viridis, and -P. mutabil is.

S. S. Wi lcer: Penicillium or Aspergillus specimens identified to species to be used for reference.

M. Wingfield: Leptographi and Phial ocephal a species.

C. S. Yang: Cultures of ectomycorrhizal fungi in the genera -Cenococcum.

HELP THE EDITOR (PLEASE). IN OROER TIJ INCREASE OUR EFFECTIVENESS IN PREPARING THE NEWSLETTER, I ENCOURAGE OUR READERS TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING POINTS WHEN PREPARING MATERIAL FOR SUBMISSION TO THE EDITOR ON THE NEWSLETTER QUESTIONNAIRE: (A) WRITE NEATLY AND CLEARLY (PLEASE), (B) USE PREVIOUS ISSUES AS A GUIDE TO FORMAT, CONTENT, AND DEPTH, AND (C) MAIL THE QUESTIONNAIRE WITH SUFFICIENT TIME TO REACH THE EDITOR BY THE DEADLINE (MANY ARE CURRENTLY ARRIVING 5-12 DAYS AFTER THE DEADLINE ) . FUNGI FOR DISTRIBUTION

BASIDIOMYCETES

J. P. Alexander: Pleurotus-- ostreatus, Lepi sta nuda, Calvatta --booni ona, Agari cus augustus,- and native northwestern U. S. cultures--for trade only.

D. R. Yosford: Limited cultures (somatic) of several -Rhizopogon species from the Pacific Northwest.

R. E. Tulloss: Specimens of Amanita spp. from the Pine Barrens of New Jersey (largely section Lepidel la).

NEW BOOKS HY MSA MEMBE2S

The following announcements were received in. response to the MSA Newsletter questionnaire:

J. N. Couch (ed.) and C. E. Sland. 1985. THE GENUS COELOMOMYCES.-- Academic Press, Inc. 416pp., $84.50.

B. Kendrick. THE FIFTH KINGDOM. 371 pp. $15.00.

D. McMeekin (translator: Maria Moon). 1985. DIEGO RIVERA: SCIENCE AND CREATIVITY IN THE DETROIT MURALS. Michigan State University Press. 77 pp., 23 illustrations. In Spanish and English. $9.95 plus $.70 postage.

P. J. Szaniszlo (ed). 1985. FUNGAL DIMORPHISM: WITH EMPHASIS ON FUNGI PATHOGENIC FOR HUMANS. Plenum Publishing Corp., New York, NY 10013. 395 pp. Illustrated. $65.00 ($78.00 outside U.S. and Canada).

J. I. Pitt. 1985. A LABORATORY GUIDE TO COMMON PENICILLIUM SPECIES. 182 pp. Available from author, P. 0. Box 52, North Ryde, N.S.W. 2113, Australia. Price US$ 28 (surface mail) or US$ 35 (air mail ); make checks payable to J. I. Pitt. I R. Singer. 1983. AGARICALES IN MODERN TAXONOMY. Fourth ed. Beiheft zur Nova Hedwigia 77.

N. E. Nannenga-Bremekamp. 1974. Second supplement to DE NEDERLANDSE 'MYXOMYCETEN. (In Dutch). To purchase: "send advance payment to the Dutch Post office (P. T. T. - Netherlands) with request to transmit it to (or direct to): Giro 130.28 of the 'Bureau KNNV, Hoogwoud' ." Prices: f 65 for book and both supplements; -f 17 for only the two supplements, -f 15 for only the second supplement.

K. A. Seifert. 1985. A MONOGRAPH OF STILBELLA AND SOME ALLIED HYPHOMYCETES. CBS Studies in Mycology 27.

Forthcoming:

H. E. Bigelow. (late 1985 or early 1986). CLITOCYBE IN NORTH AMERICA PART 11.

D. T. Jenkins. THE GENUS AMANITA FOR NORTH AMERICA (for the amateur and professional 1. Mad River Press.

J. I. Pitt and A. D. Hocking. 1985. FUNGI AND FOOD SPOILAGE. Sydney: Academic Press. 413 pp. Available in early 1986. US $59.00.

A. Y. Rossman, M. E. Palm, and L. J. Spielman. Spring 1986. A GUIDE TO THE LITERATURE FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF PLANT PATHOGENIC FUNGI. AAlericdn Phytopathological Society, Minneapol is. K. ,\nl~no needs TAXONOMY 3F FUNGI [HPERFECTI by B. Yendrick (ed.1, University of Toronto Press, 1971.

V. Y. ~Irn~ntrou:?s lookiog for PHYTdPATHOLOGY, Vols. 60-64. She could use some earlier mes, but would prefer only those.

E. d. 4. FJoehn would like THE RUSTS OF AUSTRALIA by D. McAlpine (1906), R. S. Brain, Me1 bourne, Austral ia; and A MONOGRAPH OF THE PUCCINIASTRACEAE by N. Hi ratsuka (1936), Tottori . W. R. Burk wishes reprints on the Gasteromycetes.

K. V. Chandrashekara wants pub1 ications on human pathogenic fungi and human mycoses.

Y. F. Doyle would 1i ke reprints concerning island fungi and long-distance dispersal.

C. W. Hesseltine wishes to obtain any information about Margaret Church. She was an eminent mycologist who worked with Department of Agriculture with Charles Thom. In addition to her work on Aspergillus with Thom, she did the very first researach, published in 1920, on fermented soybean foods in the U. S.

Y. Y. Yeller is interested in obtai~ingMYCOLOGIA (1943 to 1953), preferably bound.

C. Volbracht wants old and rare books printed before 1900.

S. S. Wilcer would like one or two copies of THE GENUS ASPERGILLUS by Raper & Fennell.

R. W. Kerrigan wants foreign 1 iterature on mricus taxonomy and historical literature on mushroom cultivation.

D. G. Ruch would like to purchase a copy of Sparrow, F. K. 1960. AQUATIC PHYCOMYCETES. dniversity of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor. Please call or write quoting a price.

S. L. Stephenson wishes reprints on Myxomycetes.

R. C. Ullrich would like J. R. Raper. 1966. GENETICS OF SEXUALITY IN HIGHER FUNGI. Ronald Press.

W. J. Sundberg wants reprints (especially pre-1965) on the systematics of Basidiomycetes.

K. V. Sankaran would like to get any available publications on litter decomposition.

J. P. Alexander wants PUFFBALLS AND THEIR ALLIES by Alexander H. Smith, 1961; THE FUNGI by E. A. Gaumann, 1952 (English translation); and MUSHROOMS AND TOADSTOOLS by John Ramsbottom, 1969.

R. E. Tulloss wishes anything by or concerning Mrs. E. M. Williams, apparently the wife of an editor of ASA GRAY BULLETIN at the turn of the century and a self-taught amanitologist.

ADD THE NEW ADDRESSES TO YOUR DIRECTORY PUBLICATIONS- AVAILABLE--FOR--- GIVE-AWAY, SALE,- OR EXCHANGE

Nori hide Amano has compllte, unbound volumes of JOURNAL OF GENERAL AND APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY, Vols. 14-19, 21, 23 for exchange for any book(s) or reprint(s) on Ascomycetes and Hyphomycetes . K. V. Chandrashekara has reprints of his publications on coprophilous fungi.

Stanley L. Flegler has a number of general collectors guides and monographs of mushrooms for sale. Send a self-addressed, stamped, envelope for the list.

MYCOLOGIA MEMOIRS, Nos. 1-4; Cash, Edith K., A MYCOLOGICAL ENGLISH-LATIN GLOSSARY, 1965, vi, 152 pgs. $5.00; Petersen, Ronald H., THE GENUS CLAVULINOPSIS IN NORTH AMERICA, 1968, 39 pages, 6 colored plates, 76 illustrations. $2.50; ~eger,L. R., NORTH AMERICAN SPECIES OF GYMN3PILUS. 1969. 117 pages, 197 drawings, 18 illustrations. $3.00; Larsen, Michael J., A CONTRIBUTION TO THE TAXONOMY OF THE GENUS TOMENTELLA, 1974, 145 pages, 173 figures. $5.00. Order from Clark T. Rogerson or Roy E. Halling, New York Botancal Garden, Bronx, NY 10458-5126 U.S.A. Make checks payable to: Mycological Society of America.

G. S. de Hoog announces that Nos. 26 and 27 of STUDIES IN MYCOLOGY were recently published, containing revisions of Dactylaria and -Arthrobotrys (G. S. de HoogIC. A. N. van Oorschot).

Robert A. Paterson has available A MONOGRAPH OF THE MYCETOZOA by Arthur Lister revised by Gulielma (?) Lister, Third Edition, Brit. Mus. N. H. 1925. Excellent condition--make offer.

Adrian W. Pottras has the following for sale: Clements and Shear, THE GENERA OF FUNGI; Gussow and Odell, MUSHROOMS AND TOADSTOOLS; Coker and Couch, THE GASTEROMYCETES; Gaumann and Dodge, COMPARATIVE MORPHOLOGY OF FUNGI; Gilman, A MANUAL OF SOIL FUNGI; Hawker, THE PHYSIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION IN FUNGI; Lilly and Barnett, PHYSIOLOGY OF FUNGI; Miller, MUSHROOMS OF NORTH AMERICA; and Cooke, OUR MOULDY EARTH (Paperback).

The NAMA Toxicology Committee's Annual Reference List on POISONOUS MUSHROOM AND MUSHROOM TOXINS for 1984 is available on request to Kenneth Cochran.

Peter R. Reckjord has many ectomycorrhizal/oaklpine publications available.

Richard Summerbell has ROT NOTS #11, a just-issued, new compendium of mycological humour. Includes "fungus-trapping nematodes, human asci , plus a theological classification of the jel ly fungi ." Free copy sent on request. Donald D. Sutton has MYCOLOGIA: 1959-1984 for $6.00 per volume unbound or best offer, postage included.

Christian Volbracht has old books, including classics by Fries, Gillet, Lange, Richor and Roze, Sowerby, Tulasne, and popular works. Write him for a list.

Previous issues (1981-present) of the MSA Newsletter are available for $1.00 each from the Editor. Fill out your collection while the supply lasts (several are in short supply!).

George B. Cummins has a few copies of THE RUST FUNGI OF CEREALS, GRASSES, AND BAMBOOS, 570 pp., 364 figs. for sale, $17.00 postpaid.

A few copies of A BRIEF HISTOKY OF MYCOLOGY IN NORTH AMERICA by D. P. Rogers are still available. Send $5.00 to Don Pfister, Farlow Herbarium, 20 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138. Get yours before it becomes a collector's item.

R. E. Tulloss has available for the cost of copying & postage the BIBLIOGRAPHY & INDEX TO NORTH AMERICAN LITERATURE ON AMANITA.

Through Greg Mueller (see Changes of Address For Respondence) the Chicago Field Museum of 52 Natural Yistory offers a number of E. T. Harper reprints (gratis). These taxonomic papers cover groups including agarics, discomycetes, and coral fungi , date from 1913-1922 and origi nal ly appeared in Mycologia, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club, and Trans. Wis. Acad. Sciences. Dr. Harper's numerous collections and fine photographs, which are housed at Field Museum, were the basis for many other works on the Great Lakes fungal flora including those of Moffatt and Graham.

Mushroom--the Journal of Wild Mushrooming. $12.00/year. Back issues (9 total available) at $3.00 each. Write Box 3156, University Station, Moscow, ID 83843.

Several Russian and Polish articles on mycorrhi zae including some by Domini k, Krasovskaya, Nespiak, Pachlewski, Santsevich, Shemakhanova, Truszkowska, and Vlasov, were translated into English for the U.S. Department of Commerce Clearinghouse for Federal, Scientific and Technical Information, 3t the request of Jim Trappe. Examples inclu.de:

Dominik, T. 1958. Studium nad mikotrofizmem rodzaju Populus. Prace Instytutu Badawczego Lesnictwa 181:117-172. (Study of mycotrophism of the genus Populus. -in Study on Mycotrophy of Forest Trees) OTS 60-21227. Santsevich, S. A. 1955. The importance of ectoendotrophic mycorrhizas in tree nutrition. Pages 152-173 IN: Mycotrophy in Plants, A. A. Imshenetskii, ed. IPST Cat. No. 1948. Shemak?anova, N. M. 1962. Mikotrofiya drevensnykh porod. Akademiu a Nauk SSSR, Institut Mikrobiologii. Mycotrophy of woody plants. Translation published for the U. S. Dept. of Agriculture and National Science Foundaton by the Isreal Program for Scientific Translations. IPST Cat. No. 1560. Printed in Jerusalem by S. Monson.

To obtain a full list and learn how to obtain copies, write Jean Lodge (see Changes of Address For Respondence). Stephen Peele offers "The Mushroom Culture, The Journal of Mushroom Cultivation" free (for address see June issue, MSA News1 etter)

COMPUTER SOFTWARE AVAILABLE--FOR GIVE-AWAY, SALE, OR EXCHANGE

A MYCOLOGICAL DICTIONARY DISK for use with Sensible Speller (DOS 3.3), including most terms in Snell and Dick's "A Glossary of Mycology" and more, can be obtained from Walter J. Sundberg. $20.00/copy, disk included.

Doyle Anderegg has available TAXADAT, a taxonomic database with random access keying capabilities. Two versions; Apple II+,//E, /ICY DOS 3.3 or IBM PC/XT DOS 2.0. Apple version $35 to individuals, $75 for institutions. IBM version $50 to individuals, $150 for institutions. Send sel f-addressed stamped 5x7 envelope for free user's manual.

Fred Rhoades offers PC-TAXON VERSION 2. Build, access, and print synoptic keys at any taxonomic level. Keys can have up to 128 taxa, 99 characters, and 99 states of each character (limited by computer memory). Requirements: IBM PC or close compatible running under DOS 2.0, or higher, with at least 128k RAM. Supplied with synoptic key to 60 gilled mushrooms. $50.00 (demo $5.00). Write for complete description of program. 53 YACANC IET FqR MVCOLOGISTS

The University of Minnesota has available a RESEARCH SPECIALIST ?USITION ii developing fungal growth systems for 1i gnin fraction Sioconversion. MS requi red, Ph .D. preferred. $15,000+ far a one year appointment. A full description will be sent upon request. Begin work in January 1986 or as soon thereafter as possible. Contact E. Schmidt, Dept. of Forest Products, 2004 Folwell , St. Paul, MN 55108. Telephone: (612) 376-4319.

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry has an Assistant/Associate Professor position in FOREST PATHOLOGY. Applicants must have a Ph.D. i~forest pathology or related areas; research and/or teaching experience in wood decay, and at least one of the following: disease control , hasidiomycete mycology, quantitative epidemiology. Responsibi 1i ties include undergraduate/graduate level instruction, development of a strong research program, and graduate student supervision. Academic year, tenure-track, $24,000-$31,000. Send letter of application, resune, transcripts, reprints of pub1 icati ons and three 1etters of reference by February 14, 1986 to: John D. Castello, Chair; Forest Pathology Search Committee, Environmental and Forest Biology, SUNY College of Envi ronmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY 113210.

POSTUOCTORAL POSITIONS AVAILABLE

Vi ryinia Commonwealth University: Position involving studies on immunotoxicology, host resistance or porteinases. Contact S. G. Bradley, MCV, Box 110, Richmond, VA 23298.

University of Vermont: Carlene A. Raper, Dept. of Medical Microbiology, Burl ington, VT 05405, would welcome a self-supporting post-doctoral associate who wishes to work on molecular biology of development in Schizophyll urn commune. (Funds possibly available by appl ication to Nati'onal Research Counci 1 Res. Associateshi p Program or other sources ). A1 so we1 come would be a qual ified graduate student including anyone who could qual ify for UVM financial support as a minority group member. If interested, call Dr. Raper at (802) 656-1115.

Through the generosity of the Tinker Foundation, Inc. and Tul3ne University, the Mesoamerican Ecology Institute has available two "Post-doctoral" research grants, one for a Latin American and one for a U.S. or Canadian citizen. These grants, valded up to $10,000 each, are for support of field work in Mexico, Central America, or the Spanish West Indies (no exceptions). The awards are made on a competitive basis to support ecologically oriented field work. The successful applicant must visit Tulane University at the end of the grant period to report research results to members of the Institute. Interested persons should send immediately a 1-3 page narrative of their research plan, including its significance, and a budget to: A. L. Yelden, Program Director, Mesoamerican Ecology Institute, Roger Thayer Stone Center for Latin Americn Studies, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118. POSITIONS WANTED

K. V. CHANDKASHEKARA is seeking a research and/or teaching position or post-doctoral fellowship to work in the field of medical mycology or ecology of human pathogenic fungi. Ph.D.: University of Madras. Major Professor: C. V. Subramanian. His thesis dealt with taxonomy and ecology of coprophilous fungi, and he is presently at National Institute of Communicable Di seases, Del hi , India.

JANE N. GEMMA is seeking employment in mycol ogy/endomycorrhizal research. Ph.D.: University of Rhode Island (expected in June, 1986). Major Professor: Richard E. Koske. Research interests: physiology and ecology of vesicular-arbuscular rnycorrhizae.

PETER R. BECKJORD would like a position with an agency or institution that appreciates good, original ectomycorrhi zal -endomycorrhi zal work that a1 1ows creative investigations and prefers to meet student needs (if an academic institution). Plant Ecol ogylMycol ogylSymbioses/Product ion. (see Changes of Address For Respondence).

K. V. SANKARAN is searching for a Post-doctoral research position. Ph.D.: 1983, in taxo-ecology of soil fungi. He is interested in systematic, mycology, microbial ecology and Forest Pathology.

PATRONIZE THE MSA SUSTAINING MEMBERS ASSISTANTSHIPS- AND FELLOWSHIPS AVAILABLE 55

Utah State University: Graduate Assistantships (TA and RA) for individuals to work on CARBON BALANCE and VA MYCORRHIZAE. Contact Mike A1 1en, Siol ogy Dept., Utah State Uni versi ty, Logan, UT 34322-4500. Telephone: (801) 750-2096.

Arizona State University: Assistantships and Fellowships available on a competitive basis in EXPERIMENTAL MYCOLOGY and ULTRASTRUCTURE. M.S. and Ph.D. programs. Yrite J. M. Aronson, Department of Botany and Microbiology, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287.

Virginia Commonwealth Uni versi ty: Predoctoral and Postdoctoral Assi stantshi 2s and Fellowships in MICROBIOLOGY, IMMUNOLOGY, and BIOCHEMISTRY. Learn more from S. G. Bradley, MCV Station, Box 110, Richmond, VA 23298.

College of Environmental Science and Forestry: Teaching and Research Assistantships in MYCOLOGY dnd FOREST PATHOLOGY. Contact D. H. Griffin or C. J. K. Wang, Dept. of Env. and Forest Biology, Col lege of Env. Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY 13210.

Central Washington University: Assistantships and Fellowships available leading to a Master's Degree in BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES. Contact Dr. D. R. Hosford or Dr. Johnson, Dept. of Biological Sciences, Central Washington Univ., Ellensburg, WA 98926

University of Waterloo: Assistantships and Fellowships available (M.Sc. or Ph.D.) in MYCOLOGICAL SYSTEMATICS, ECOLOGY, TOXICOLOGY, and DEVELOPMENT. Write Dr. B. Kendrick, Dept. of Biology, Univ. of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 361

University of Florida: Assistantship in MYCOLOGY provided by the Cooperative Extension Service is available on a competitive basis. Contact Dr. J. W. Kimbrough, Dept. of Botany, University of Florida, Gainesvil le, FL 32611.

University of Florida: Three assistantships for M.S. ($7800/yr) or Ph.D. ($8500/yr) are available to study VA MYCORRHIZAL FUNGI. Contact Dr. N. C. Schenck, Plant Pathology Dept., Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611.

Pennsylvania State University: Ph.D. candidate with interest in some area of research on the commercial mushroom. This is a 3 yr. project sponsored by Monterey Mushrooms. Areas of interest to be selected from within PATHOLOGY, NUTRITION, PHYSIOLOGY, VIROLOGY, or GENETICS. Applicants must have M.S. and proper qualifications. Apply to Dr. Lee C. Schi sler, Dept. of Plant Pathology, 211 Buckhout Laboratory, Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA 16802. . .

University of Texas: Graduate Research Assistantship available to study SIDEROPHORE-MEDIATED PLANT-IRON NUTRITION in the Dept. of Microbiology or Division of Biological Sciences. Dr. Paul J. Szaniszlo, Dept. of Microbiology, ~niversityofTexas, Austin, TX 78712 can provide more information.

Tulane University: Teaching Assistantships in Department of Biology. Support for field work in Central America, Mexico, and Spanish West Indies. Write Dr. A. L. Welden, Dept. of Biology, Tulane Univ., New Orleans, LA 70118

Texas A & M University: Research Assistantships available for M.S. or Ph.D. students to work on VESICULAR ARBUSCULAR ENDOMYCORRHIZAL FUNGI. Research involves cooperative studies with scientists in Thailand and the Philippine Islands under a USAID (CRSP) program. Contact Ruth A. Taber, Dept. of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Texas A & M University, Col lege Station, TX 77843.

California State Polytechnic University: Teaching Assistantships for M.S. students with research opportunities in MYCOLOGY and PLANT PATHOLOGY. Contact Vivienne N. Arment rout, Biological Sciences, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA 91768. 56 University of Minnesota: Teaching Assistantships and Fel lowships (full, partial, and summer) from the Botany Graduate Program. Contact Iris Charvat, Director of Graduate Studies, 220 Bio Science Center, Universiy of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108.

Southern I1 1inois University: Doctoral Fellowship, for 1986-1987, with $10,000 stipend plus tuition waiver for each of 3 years (Universi ty-wide competition, 5 available). A1 so Teaching Assistantship (available on Departmental competitive basis) for M.A. or Ph.D. aspi rant in SYSTEMATIC MYCOLOGY. Duties in General Biology, General Botany and/or Forest Pathology. Write W. J. Sundberg, Dept. of Botany, SIU, Carbondale, IL 62901.

University of Texas: Research Assistantships in MEDICAL MYCOLOGY and BOTANY/MYCOLDGY. Contact G. T. Cole, Department of Botany, University of Texas, Austin, TX 78713 immediately. Telephone: (512) 471-4866.

Uni versi ty of Florida: Graduate Research Assistantship (M.S. or Ph.D.) available to study VA MYCORRHIZAL FUNGI. Contact David Sylvia, Soil Science Department, University of Florida, Gai nesvi 11 e, FL 32611. Telephone (904) 392-1951.

University of Vermont: Graduate assistantships and fellowships are available in CLASSICAL and/or MOLECULAR GENETICS OF BASIDIOMYCETES. Support includes stipend and tuition remission. Obtain more information from Robert C. Ull rich, Department of Botany, Life Science Building, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405.

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MICHAEL F. ALLEN reports that Alastair Fitter visited Utah State University and presented a seminar on the role of VAM in natural ecosystems.

GEORGE C. CARROLL announces that Daniel and Silvia Cabral from Buenos Aires are spending one year as post-doctoral fellows at the University of Oregon. Daniel is working on the biology of leaf endopl~yteswith G. Carroll. Silvia is studying the role of Ceratocystis bark beetles in patterning the forest vegetation in high elevation sites near Waldo Lane in west Oregon.

O. MALLOCH, K. A. SEIFERT, L. BEUCHAT, M. CHRISTENSEN, S. E. GOCHENAUR, R. A. HILL, Y. A. KLICH, and D. T. WICKLOW were invited participants in the "First International Penicill ium and Aspergillus Workshop" held in Amsterdam May 6-10, 1985, under the auspices of the Centraal bureau voor Schimmelcul tures. The Workshop was supported in part by funds from NATO. Proceedings, schedulsd for late 1985, are being published under the title: Advances in Penici 11 ium and Aspergil lus Systematics by Plenum Press, New York.

Visitors to the New York Botanical Garden include T. AHTI, 0. ALMBORN, T. .I. BARONI, 11. BOISE, I.M. BRODO, J. F. HENNEN, I. KARNEFELT, H. KILIAS, R. P. KORF, J. L. LOWE, Q. N. PEGLER, R. PETERSEN, M. M. PULIDO, A. RODRIGUEZ, A. Y. ROSSMAN, and H. SIPMAN.

Hi royuki Ohara, Professor of Biology (mycology ), Ooshi sha Nomen's Uni versi ty , Kyoto, Japan wi 11 be doing research with DAVID R. HOSFORD at his laboratory at Central Washington University from April 1985 to April 1986.

OKS3N MILLER and wife, Hope, spent four weeks collecting and culturing mycorrhizal fungi in Korea with Dr. Kong Joon Lee, Seoul National University and a week in September as a guest of Dr.'s Hongo and Vokoyama at Shija Uni versity in Otsu, Japan.

Oswald Hilber from West Germany is a Visiting Professor in mycology at Virginia Polytechnic . . Institute for the 1985-86 academic year working on the genetics of the North American species of Pl eurotus with ORSON MILLER.

N. C. SCHENCK attended a meeting (September 26-October 2) in Hannover, Germany: "Mycorrhiza and ?l ant Stress", commemorating the 100th anniversary of the discovery of mycorrhi za by Frank. After the meeting, he visi ted mycorrhizal research centers in Germany and England.

8. KENDRICK visited South Africa during July to attend and participate in the IUPAC Mycotoxin 4 Phycotoxin Congress. He a1 so visited Mike Wingfield's laboratory at the Plant Protection Institute and those of various other mycologists.

MIKE WINGFIELD visited the United States during August to attend the APS meetings in Reno to participate in the Verticicladiel la and Pine Wood Nematode Symposia.

Jorge E. Wright lists as visitors to his laboratory FLORENCE NISHIDA, from the Los Angeles Co. Museum, who examined the collections of South American Inocybes in the herbarium; and Thomas Nash 111, lichenologist from the University of Arizona, who exchanged views while making field trips in Argentina.

LUNG-CHI MU, recently returned from the Far East where the cultivation of exotic mushrooms has become well established. He visited the Republ ic of China where he met with government officials at the Council of Agriculture and National Science Council, and professionals at National Taiwan University, National Chunghsing University, Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute and Forestry Research Institute. He also visited the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Everbloom Biotechnoloyy in Singapore, and the Tottori Mycological Institute in Japan.

DAVID PEGLER (Kew) visited the laboratory of HOWARD E. RIGELOW at the University of Massachusetts, and collected for a few days in late August. 58 HARRIET A. BURGE will be lecturing around the country on fungal aerobiology for groups such as NASA, EPA, Oak Ridge National Labs, and at symposia on indoor air quality. She notes: "Aeromycol ogy has final ly come 'of age'."

VIVIENNE N. ARMENTROUT is spending her sabbatical year in the laboratory of M. D. Coffey at the University of California, Riverside, with a brief visit to the laboratory of H. Hoch at the New York Experiment Station, Geneva. She will be studying the ultrastructure of Rhi zoctoni a sol ani . ALVIN ROGERS visited GARRY T. COLE'S laboratory during the summer of 1985 to collaborate in studies of experimental candidiasis in a murine model.

Visitors to the USDA National Fungus Collections during the last half of 1985 included: Lisa Thompson, University of Leeds; David Supkoff, California Department of Food and Agriculture; Margaret Brightbi 11 and Glenn Freeman, New Jersey State Seed Laboratory; Lida A1 len hosting Yan Siei , Southwestern Agricultural Col lege, China, Shu You Gang, Shen-Yang Agricultural University, Liaoni ng, China, Ye Zhong Yin, Nanj ing Agricultural University , Yiangsu, China and QiPei Kun, South China Agricultural University, Canton, China; STEVEN CARPENTER, Oregon State Uni versi ty; GUNTHER DEYL, Uni verity of Tubingen; Francoi se Candoussau, Pau, France; FLORA POLLACK, Naples, Florida; and DAVID PEGLER, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

MELVIN S. FULLER, DENNIS J. GRAY, and DAVID T. JENKINS visited with Gareth Horgan-Jones at Auburn University during the fall.

DONALD D. SUTTUN visited Dr. Kenji Sakaguchi, Mitsubishi-Kasei Institute of Life Sciences, Tokyo, Japan.

LIBERO AJELLO attended a workshop on Mycoses in Bangkok, Thailand, sponsored by the World Health Oryani zation and Centers for Disease Control, November 9-20, 1985.

LINDA GRAHAM (Uni versi ty of Wisconsin) visited the Southern I11 inoi s University Department of Botany, including W. J. Sundberg's mycology laboratory, in November.

A MYCOLOGlCAL FIRST?

An astonishing bit of news has come to the MSA Newsletter with the announcement that MSA past president Dick Korf has perhaps made mycological history in being appointed on July 1, 1985 as the Chairman of a major Theatre Arts Department, that of Cornell University. He reports that if it not the "first," it may well be the "last" time such an appointment is made. His life-long amateur and occasionally professional actor and director activities were a major ingredient of his spare time when he first joined the Cornell faculty in 1951, but in the last decades he has found time to perform in at most one play every two or three years. His normal duties include appointment as the Professor of Mycology in Cornell's Plant Pathology department, with a joint appointment also in Cornell's Bailey Hortorium (for whom he teaches the course in Plant Nomenclature). Both are units of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. He also wears the hats of Co-Editor of the journal Mycotaxon, and Secretary of the International

(Continued on next page) 59 ---HONORS, AWARDS, AND PROMOTIONS

PETER R. BECKJOKD received a fellowship for summer of 1985 ~iththe NASA Geophysics Branch/Terrestrial Physics Laboratory and is a member of the Soil Microbiology Panel for US AID Grant Reviews.

DENNIS E. DESJARDIW recei ved the Graduate Student Distinguished Achievement Award in the Biological Sciences, San Francisco State University and wds a member of the National Dean's List.

TERRENCE Y. HAMMILL was promoted to the rank of Professor, effective September 1, 1985.

ALAN BESSETTE was awarded tenure as an Associate Professor at Utica College of Syracuse University.

JAMES W. KIMBHOUGH will be serving as Acting Chairman, Department of Botany, University of Florida, until an outside search is complete. He notes: "Please, help us find a suitable candidate."

C. Y. HESSELTINE was elected in August to be a Fellow of the Society of Industrial Microbiology. In part the letter covering the award 9f a plaque certifying the fellowship states: "The Society for Industrial Microbiology is indeed fortunate to have among its members a number of eminent scientists with truly outstanding records and professional accomplishment. Following the recommendation of the Awards and Grant Committee and approval by the Board of Directors, the Society has embarked upon a program of recognition for members whose research and other professional activities are of unquestionable merit to the profession of applied microbiology and thus to this Society and its mission.'

BRYCE KENDRICK is now the Associate Dean of Science in charge of Graduate Studies at The University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, and has been elected Secretary of the Academy of Science of the Royal Society of Canada.

Dr. T. R. Nag Raj, a world authority on Coelomycetes, has been appointed Research 4ssociate Professor at the University of Water1 00, Yaterloo, Ontario, Canada.

LIBERO AJELLO: Honor, Award Designated Principal Investigator, World Health Organi zatio~ Col 1aborati ng Center for Mycotic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia. Sslected to be Wellcome Visiting Professor in Microbiology 1985-86 at the University of Texas at El Paso.

Association of Plant Taxonomy's Committee on Fungi, where changes (ugh! 1 in the Code of Nomenclature are proposed and acted upon. Korf is, himself, thoroughly astonished at his accepting the one year appointment as Adjunct Professor of Theatre Arts and Chairman of the Department of Theatre Arts in the College of Arts & Sciences. "I must be out of my mind," he says. "All my professional life I have attempted to avoid administrative duties, and now I have accepted chairing a department about which I know almost nothing!" The net result' is that he will curtail his personal research for a year, continuing his teaching of courses and guidance of graduate students, but "probably not looking down a microscope for 12 months. My correspondence may also suffer, but my friends know that I often let incoming letters 'mature' until an answer is no longer necessary." 60 PAPERS, SEMINARS, SYMPOSIA, AND WORKSHOPS

MICHAEL F. ALLEN presented an invited paper in Denver, Colorado, in October, 1985, on "Spatial patterning and soi 1 saprophytic microbiota: impacts of strip mining, importance, and management strategies" at the symposi um on "How microorganisms improve reclamation: thei r importance and management in mine soil" for the American Society for Surface Mining and Reclamation. The manuscript was published in the Proceedings.

MELVIN S. FULLER, DENNIS J. GRAY, and DAVID T. JENKINS, presented seminars entitled "Mycological studies of fungicides", "Potential of --in vitro screening for fusiform rust resistance in lob101 ly pine embryos" and "The genus Agaricus in the southeastern United States", respectivsly, at Auburn University during the fall of 1985.

C. W. HESSELTINE gave the keynote address entitled "Global Siginificance of Mycotoxins" at the Sixth International Symposium on Mycotoxins and Phycotoxins of the Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry on July 22 at Pretoria, South Africa.

JAMES W. KIMBROUGH presented a paper on "Edible, poisonous, and hallucinogenic mushrooms" for the Frontiers of Science lecture series at the Univerity of Florida.

ORSON K. MILLER presented a paper entitled "The influence of ectomycorrhizae of forest trees" at the Forestry Department, Seoul National University, Swoeon, Republ ic of Korea, in September 1985.

GARETH MORGAN-JONES presented a talk entitled "Fungal pathogens of root -knot and cyst nematodes" at the fifth annual meeting of the S-154 Regional Technical Committee on variability of root-knot and cyst nematodes and factors influencing their population dynamics, held at Auburn Uni versi ty , November 6-7, 1985.

ROLF SINGER presented a two-month course "Grosspilze des Wiener Raums" at the Institut fur Botanik, University of Vienna, Austria, September 2 to October 30, 1985.

During July, PAUL J. SZANISZLO participated in and co-authored invited papers presented at a NATO Advanced Workshop on "Iron, siderophores, and plant diseases", in Ashford, England, and at an International Symposium on "Iron Transport, storage and metabolism", in Tubingen, F. R. Germany.

HARRY D. THIERS was the chief mycologist for the Foray and Mushroom Show of Denver Mycologyical Society where he presented a lecture "Ecology of higher fungi". He was also chief mycologist at the Foray and Mushroom Show of Southern Idaho Mycological Society presenting lectures there on the "Boletes of Idaho" and on "Australian Fungi ". KYUNG J00 KWON-CHUNG participated in the Medical Mycology Symposi um he1 d at Kuwait University, organized by the Health Ministry of Kuwait government, on November 1-3, 1985. 6 1 CHANGES OF AFFILIATION OR STATUS

GERALD BILLS, recently graduated from VPI, has joined the Mycology Lab, 'JSDA, Beltsville, Maryland, as a research assistant, and is working on a revision of the nomenclature of the plant pthogenic fungi to be included in d new edition of the Handbook of Plant Diseases of the United States.

RYTAS VILGALYS, another recent graduate of VPI, will begiq post-doctoral study at the Mycological Col lecions, USUA, Beltsvi 1le, Maryland, in December, and will work on the molecul3r systematics of ------Rhizoctoni3 -solani. GEORGE CHAMURIS, recently graduated from SUNY-Syracuse, will join the Mycal ogy Laboratory, USDA, Be1 tsvi lle, Maryland, in January and wi 11 work on the revision of the Handbook of Plant Ui seases of the United States.

DENNIS EOMUND DESJARDIlV is now in a doctoral program in the Department of Botany at the Uni versi ty of Tennessee in Knoxvi 11e, Tennessee.

KEITH N. EGGER has completed his Ph.D. at the University of Victoria and is starting a postdoctoral fellowship at Universite Laval, Quebec, Canada, working on ectendomycorrhizae and mycorrhi zal Pezi zal es.

LARRY J. LITTLEFIELD left North Dakota State University after 19+ years, to become the Head of the Department of Plant Pathology, Oklahoma State University on April 15, 1985.

WILLIAM H. LIVINGSTON, previously a Research Specialist for the Dept. of Plant Pathology of the University of Minnesota, St. Paul, has accepted a position as Assistant Professor of Forest Pathology, Dept. of Botany 4 Plant Pathology, Universiy of Maine, Orono, Maine.

MARY BETH SAFFO is now with the Center for Marine Studies, University of California-Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, Cal iforni a.

DONALD T. WICKLOW has left the ARS Culture Collection as of October 1 to become Project Leader of the 'Mycotoxin Ecology' group at the Northern Regional Research Center.

BRUCE HORN has returned to graduate school at the University of Kansas to pursue doctoral studies following five productive years with the ARS Culture Col lection, Northern Regional Research Center, Peoria, I11 inois.

CHIN S. YANG completed his one-year postdoctoral fellowship with Richard P. Korf of Cornell University and has moved to the State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry at Syracuse, New York.

PETER R. BECKJORD previously from the University of Maryland, spent the summer of 1985 as a NASA Fellow and member of the USDA Soil Microbiology Panel. Currently he is "a partner of USDA-ARS Mycology Laboratory as a volunteer."

THOMAS E. CHASE has completed requirements for the Ph.D. and is now a postdoctorate in the 1aboratory of James Van Etten, Department of Plant Path01 ogy, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska.

CHRIS BEST completed his Master's degree at Southern Illinois University and is now participating as a Peace Corps volunteer for two years in Guatamala.

VAN COTTER, graduate student and doctoral candidate with 0. K. Miller at Virginia Polytechnic Institute, is spending a year as a recepient of a Junior Fulbright Award, studying the ectomycorrhi zae of conifer forests in Nepal. He reports good col lecting, undescribed bol etes, incredible scenery, and vigorous 1eaches a1 1 awaiting those who venture to Nepal ! He will return, with wife Irene, in May 1986 to complete his degree. 62 STEVEN L. MILLER is now a Research Associate, Forestry Sciences Laboratory, Oregon State Universiy, Corval lis, Oregon.

Working on a postdoctoral fellowship in the Medical Mycology Laboratory at Michigan State University .with A. L. Rogers and E. S. Beneke is RAMON SANDIN.

PERSONAL NEWS

Thomas Stanley Flegler born June 25, 1985, to STANLEY and CAROL FLEGLER.

Gage Elias Willis Kerrigan born to HOPE WILLIS and RICK KERRIGAN.

John Jeffery Kimbrough (#1 son of JAMES W. KIMBROUGH) married Dede Matheny in the Spring of 1985.

JIM KOEVENIG married Mary Sadler on September 28, 1985. His previous wife (Kathy) of 30 years died of cancer in May 1984.

KEITH A. SEIFERT married Gunil la Andersson in Vaxjo, Sweden on December 14, 1985.

ADRIAN W. POITRAS retired July 29, 1983.

ROBERT J. WEEKS retired August 3, 1985, from his position with the Division of Mycotic Diseases, Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control , At1 anta, Georgia, and plans to do some consulting work.

We regret to report the following death:

CHESTER W. EMMONS, on August 5, 1985. "His spirit remains with a1 1 of ust1--Mrs. C. W. Emmons.

HELP THE SOCIETY: PREPAY YOUR 1987 DUES. NOTES AND COMMENTS

ATTENTION- RESEARCHERS IN APPLIED MYCOLOGY

Starting in 1986, RioSciences Information Service (HIOSIS) announces incorporation of approximately 5000 U. S. patents covering analytical and immunological testing, food processing and ~roductsand other areas into the BIOSIS Previews database. Patent coveraae will also appear in the BIOSIS Information Transfer System (B-I -T-S), C.L.A.S.S. (Current Literature Awareness Search Service), and RioBusi ness (the new BIOSIS database covering the business i-mpl ications of biological and biomedical research) and in the printed pub1 ications Biological AbstractsIRRM (Reports, Reviews, Meetings), Abstracts of Mycology, Abstracts of Entomology , Abstracts on Health Effect of Environmental Pollutants, and the BIOSISICAS Selects series.

WINNERS OF THE BULLER'S MYCELIAL MAZE CONTEST

Numerous MSA members proved their problem-solving ability by finding the correct route in Reginald Rul ler 's maze (see MSA Newsletter December 1983 issue, pg. 64). Because the December 1984 issue Mas mailed to domestic (within US) addresses two weeks later than to foreign addresses, two sets of prizes were tendered. The winners were: G. S. Calleja (National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa), Frederick P. Mertz (Eli Lilly & Co., Indianapolis), and Calvin E. Hijgens (Eli Li lly & Co., Indianapolis). Congratulations to the winners and to all others who participated. (Some prizes remain for those who still wish to try their luck--ed.)

PENICILLIUM WORKSHOP NOTES

A hands-on workshop organized by John Pitt, Maren Klich, and Dick Hanlin and dealing with the taxonomy of Penicill iurn and related teleomorphs, was held at he University of Georgia, Athens, on August 5-9, 1985. Participants examined and identified isolates from 70 species and, in many cases, additional isolates from their own collections. Instruction was given in the use of the system of Pitt (1979). Other classification systems were also discussed. The participants used a speci a1 ly prepared manual , "A Laboratory Guide to Common Peni ci11 ium species" (copies may be obtained for US $28 from John Pitt, CSIRO Division of Food Research, P. 0. Box 52, North Ryde, NSW 2113, Australia). Several social events provided opportunity for informal discussion outside of the laboraory. Participants included: Martha Chri stensen, Lee Crane, Paul Dunn, Daniel Durall , Janet Gallup, Genoveva Garcia-Agui rre, Sally Gochenaur, James Harris, Mary Henney, Linda James, Charles Kenerl ey, Geoffrey Kuter, Maria Menezes, Francis Moonan, Michael Mui lenberg, Sandra Needham, Don Reynolds, Rodney Roberts, Lynne Sigler, Martin Stoner, Ruth Taber, Dorothy Tuthill , Miguel Ulloa, Michael Vincent, and Bama Yao.

REMEMBER THE MUSHROOM STONE?

A concrete mushroom stone replica about 18 inches tall was given away as a door prize at the MSA social at the Florida State Museum in Gainesville during the AIBS meetings in August. Additional copies of this little "mushroom man" are available from Cast Stone Studios, Sox 14106, Gainesville, FL 32604. Contact Carl Lipsius at this address for prices and details.

SPECIAL DISCOUNTS FOR MSA MEMBERS

For a discount on Annual Reviews, see General Announcements--"Special Offer on Annual Reviews".

Highlander Press offers a 25% discount to MSA members on Samuel R. Rosen's "A Judge Judges Mushrooms, .$7.95; MSA discount $6.00. Contains "recipes, 1ore and personal reminiscences leavened by the Judge's special brand of wit and wisdom." Write Highlander Press, 2454 West 38th Street, Chicago, IL 60632. Science Software Quarterly can be obtained at a 30% discount off of the subscription price of $45.00 to MSA members. MSA price = $31.50. Write or call Dr. Diana J. Gabaldon; Editor, SSQ; Center for Environmental Studies; Arizona State University; Tempe, AZ 85287.

SOME AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS

1. The U.S. Federation for Culture Collections has announced a new award for the graduate student presenting the best paper on microbial systematics, culture preservation, or other topics related to microbial culture collections at any national meeting during 1986. The award will be presented in February 1987; and includes a $500 prize to the student. For further information, contact Marianna Jackson, Abbott Laboratories, Dept. 47P, APgA, North Chicago, IL 60064.

2. A $2,000 scholarship is available for students doing thesis or dissertation research on commercial mushrooms. Applications are due May 1, 1986 and must include (a) undergraduate and graduate transcripts, (b) one page statement of the thesis research project and career plan, (c) three letters of recommendation, and (4) a copy of application for admittance to the Univerity (if avai 1able). Send to: Dr. James W. Sinden Scholarship Committee; American Mushroom Institute; 907 East Baltimore Pike, Kennett Square, PA 19348. Telephone: (215) 793-1751.

DENIS THIENPONT PRIZE WINNER

Form a field of 60 applicants, the Janssen Research Foundation's Denis Thienpont Prize was awarded on October 14, 1985 to Maxwell G. Shepeard of the University of Otango, New Zealand for his contributions to the knowledge about Candida a1 bicans. The 525,000.00 prize will be awarded again in three years to the person(s) who have made an important contribution to fundamental r clinical research in the field of parasitology and mycology. For more information on the next prize, contact Mrs. Maai ke Van Craen, International Cooperation Office, Janssen Research Foundation, Koni ngsiaan 17, 8-2340 Beerse, Be1 gium.

USE THE MSA'S PLACEMENT SERVICE

Prospective graduates in mycology seeking employment are urged to register with the MSA Placement Service by completing the Employee Data Form published in the December 1985 issue of the MSA Newsletter. Data on prospective employees are provided to potential employers where their qua1 ifications meet job requirements. Likewise persons seeking empl oyrnent are provided with a printout of vacant positions that match their training. Inquiries regarding the service should be addressed to either Gareth Morgan-Jones, Auburn University, or Melvin S. Fuller, University of Georgia.

BRIEF BIOGRAPHIES OF THE MSA GRADUATE FELLOWS FOR 1985

In 1975, Georgianna May received a Bachelor of Science degree from Bowl ing Green. Her Master of Science degree from the University of Georgia was achieved in 1980. She matriculated to the University of CalifornialBerkeley where she is working on her Ph.D. under the guidance of John Taylor. Using Copri nus cinereus as a research organism, Georgianna 's Ph.D. research is directed at defining what is the fungal individual and what are the boundaries of its dikaryons.

Rodney G. Roberts received a Bachelor of Science in General Studies from Louisiana State University in 1979 and a Master of Science in Plant Pathology at Indiana State University in 1982. Currently, he is enrolled in the Department of Plant Pathology at the University of Georgia with R. T. Hanlin and J. A. Robertson who is associated with the USDA office there. Rodney's Ph.D. research project deals with a species level analysis of the mycoflora of sunflower seeds and profiling lypolytic capabilities of the fungi infecting the seeds in the field and in storage. 65 CHANGES OF ADDRESS FOR RESPONDENCE

The following individuals have moved or changed address since the printing of the 1984 MSA Directory and are requesting response to an announcement with this issue of the MSA Newsletter. Please make these changes in your Directory as they will not appear in future Newsletter issues.

-J. Preston Alexander, Mycosphere, 1616 S. E. Main, Portland, OR 97214. Telephone: (503) 232-1016. Vivienne N. Armentrout , Biological Sciences, California State Polytechnic Uni v., Pornona, CA 91768 NEW TELEPHONE: (714) 598-4886. Peter R. Beckjord, 18509 ~ilt erra ace, 01 ney, MD 20832. Telephone: (301) 774-6527. Dennis E. Desjardin, Dept. of Botany, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996. Jean Lodge, Center for Energy & Environment Research, G.P.O. Box 3682, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936. Gregory M. Muel ler, Department of Botany, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL 60605-2496. Telephone: (312) 922-9410 x319. C. J. K. Wan , Suny College of Environmental Science & Forestry, Syracuse, NY 13210. NEW +TE EPH NE: (315) 470-6791.

THE MYCOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA Application for Membership

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Complete form and dues are to be sent to Dr. Amy Rossman, Treasurer, National Fungus Collections, Room 313, Bldg. 01 lA, BARC-West, Beltsville, MD 20705. PHONE:(301) 344-3366.

In the U.K. send payment to Dr. David Minter, CMI, Feny Lane, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 3AF.