Mycological Society of America NEWSLETTER
December 1 984 MYCOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA NEWSLETTER
-~pp Volume 35, No. 2, December, 1984
Walter J. Sundberg, Editor
Department of Botany Southern I11 inois University Carbondal e, I11 inoi s 62901 (618) 536-2331
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Table of Contents ...... Forthcoming courses ...... Editor's Note ...... New Mycological Research ...... Letter from the President ...... Fungi for Distribution ...... Society Organization ...... Fungi Wanted ...... Minutes of Annual Council Meeting . . Identifications ...... Minutes of Annual Business Meeting . NewBooks ...... Report of the Secretary ...... Publications Wanted ...... Report of the Treasurer ...... Publ ications Available ...... Financial Sumnary--Fiscal Year 1984 . Computer Software Avai 1able ...... Report of Edi tor-i n-Chief , Mycol ogia Vacancies for Mycologist ...... Report: Memorials Publ ication Corn. . Postdoctoral Positions Available . . . . Report of the MSA Newsletter Editor . Assistantships and Fellowships Available Report of the Membership Comnittee . Posi tions 4anted ...... Report : Ed. Board--Mycologi a Memoi rs Changes,in Affiliation or Status . . . . Report: Culture Col lection Committee Travels and Visits ...... Guidelines: Wm. A. Weston Award . . . Papers, Seminars , Symposia, and Morkshops Letter from Charles Drechsler . . . . A. H. R. Buller's Mycelial Maze . . . . . General Announcements ...... Honors, Awards, and Promotions . . . . . Call for Appl ications and Nominations Personal News ...... Calender of Meetings and Forays . . . Notes and Comments ...... MSA Placement Service ...... Changes of Address for Respondence . . .
In addition to the usual collection of Society business reports, this issue contains several itmes of special interest and importance. This years Nomination Blank and Ballot are included as inserts. Information on the MSA Placement Service and forms to Xerox for its use can be found on pages 40-43. Similarly, pages 71-72 contain a Mushroom Poisoning Report Form. Your attention is called to the Guidelines for the Wm. A. Weston Award (page 32) and the Statement of Purpose and Guide1 ines of the Mycologia Memoirs Board of Edi tors (page 30). A special note for all MSA Newsletter contributors is located on page 44. The condensed text of Michael A. Allen's presentation from the symposium on "The Future of Mycology" is included on pages 68-69 at the request of the President. Finally, whenever possible, patronize our Sus- taining Members, 1isted on page 6, and note our advertisers in this issue (pages 46 and 66).
Unless otherwise note, all creative fillers (art, poetry, humor, etc.) included are here- tofore unpublished. Yves Renaud prepared the cover figure of Mycena corticola and those of Colpoma quercinum (page 22), Inocybe jurana (page 50) and Calocybe comrm age 67). Some material (pages 39 and 58) is reprinted with permission (via Dave Minter) from the British f~1ycological Society Foray Programne. For their poetry contributions, I wish to thank Martha Sherwood-Pi ke (page 15) and Nina Shishkoff (page 47). Lastly, I wish to acknowledge the able and pleasant assistance of Linda Neuman who gave many weekday and thanksgiving holiday hours to type most of this issue and the ever-coopera- tive labor force provided at mailing time by the SIU-C rlycology students. FOITNDED DECEMBER. 1931
Office of the President Department of Microbiology 8s Cell Science 1059 McCarty Hall, University of Florida (;ainesville. FL 32611 Phone (904) 392-1096 N:jvember 5. 1984
Dear Fellow Mycologists:
First. let mc: thank you fur elect.ing me to this office. 1 already see that there is more work than honor involved, but it is interesting and stimulating ncvert.heless. : am in t11ct uniqut: posit.ion of being President. during a year when AIBS meets on my own campus. Potentially this could mean additional problems for me. Ilowever. Greg Erclos, with the help uf Gerald Benny and Saeed Khan, is functioning well as local arrangements chairman and my participation has been minimal.
Plans arc well along for the Gainesville meetings. The schedule includes two days of forays. family trips to Disney World and Epcot Center, an EM cryotechnology workshop, a seafood dinner at Cedar Key on the Gulf C:oast, the breakfast and business meeting, and a reception - awards event in the Florida State Museum. A local craftqman is donating some mushroom stone replicas for door prizes for the reception, and additional copies will be available for purchase. Expect details on these events as the year progresses.
The Iowa meeting wit.11 the Phytopnt.hology Society was quite successful. As a result, we are exploring the possibility of occasional separate future meetings while retaining ollr traditional AIRS association in most years. Co~~ncilhad to commit the society to the 1986 Amherst meeting at its sessions in Fort Collins, so 198'7 is the next available time for a separate meeting. AIRS will meet t.hat year at Ohio State University at Columbus. As an alternative, Don Barr has invited the MSA to Ottawa for a meeting on the campus of Carleton University. Carleton has sent an attractive packet of convention materials. We will develop a formal proposal for Council at its meeting in Gainesville next summer, for consideration as an alt,ernat.ive to meeting at Ohio State with AIBS. Don has suggested that we invite one or more Canadian societies in plant pathology and microbiology to join us for il joint meeting in Ottawa. Let. me or individual council members know your sentiments on this matter.
We are also in contact with officers of the Phytopathology Society about possible future meetings with them as well. 1987 is not really attractive because their schedule calls for (:incinnat.i in November. However, 1990 may work out for a joint meeting, and we will continue to explore this possibility.
For those of us from the flatlands, both the terrain and the scientific aspects of the Fort Collins meetings were welcome, and we thank Brent Reeves for his part in arranging this meeting. ,211 of us in Gainesville look forward to seeing many of you here next summer. Don't let the heat keep you away. Everything is air conditioned!
Finally, many of us are concerned about the long-term health of Mycology as a profession. The symposium arranged by Amy Rossman at Fort. Collins addressed some of the issues involved. For those who missed this. 1 have asked Mike Allen to summarize his talk there for inclusion in this Kewsletter. What he says about mycorrhizology could just as well be said aborit cell biology, microbiology, genetics, or several other fields. Please give this your thoughtful consideration. Best wishes. The Mycological Society of America FOUNDEO DECEMBER 1931 mceof the htaly Cenm for Forest Mycology Rewad Forest Ptoducu Laboratory P.O. Oox 5130 Madison. Wi. 53705
SOCIETY ORGANIZATION, 1984-1985
President, 1984- 1985 Henry C. Aldrich Presi dent- Elect, 1984- 1985 Roger D. Goos Vice- Pres ident, 1984- 1985 James M. Trappe Secretary, 1983- 1986 Harold H. Burdsall , Jr. Treasurer, 1983- 1986 Amy Y . Ros sman COUNCILORS
Eastern U. S. , 1982- 1985 F. A. Uecker Western U.S., 1983-1986 Martha Christi ansen Canada, 1985- 1988 Davi d Ma1 1och Cytology-Geneti cs , 1983- 1985 Sandra Anagnostaki s Ecology-Path01 ogy , 1983- 1986 Richard E. Koske Morphol ogy-Taxonomy , 1983- 1986 Gareth Morgan- Jones Physi ology-Biochemistry, 1983-1987 Alan Jaworski
Past President, 1982- 1983 Harry D. Thiers Past President, 1983- 1984 Richard T. Hanlin
2. OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVES:
Representative on the Committee of Section G, Biology, American Association for the Advancement of Science (3 years), 1985- 1987: Lafayette Frederick.
Representative on the Governing Board, American Institute of Biological Sciences (4 years), 1982-1985: Jerome J. Motta.
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: Meredith Blackwell. -. . .." .. - Representative to the Biological Stain Commission (3 years), 1985-1988: Harvey C. Hoch.
Representative to the Medical Mycology Society of the Arneri cas (3 years), 1985- 1988: Michael J. Dykstra.
Representative to the Association of Systematic Collections (3 years), 1985-1988: Don R. Reynolds. 3. EDITORS:
A. MYCOLOGIA
Terry W. Johnson, Edi tor-in-Chief Clark T. Rogerson , Managing.Editor Gilbert C. Hughes, Book Review Editor
EDITORIAL BOARD
Terrence M. Hamni 11, 1985 Richard T. Hanlin, 1985 J. Thomas Mu1 1ins, 1985 David J. McLaughlin, 1986 Darrell Weber, 1986 Pernard Lowy, 1987 Edward E. Butler, 1988 Kyung Joo Kwon-Chung, 1988 Sally E. Gochenaur, 1988 Carol A. Shearer, 1989 Wi1 1 iam Ti mberl ake, 1989 Kenneth We1 1s , 1989
B. MSA NEWSLETTER
Wal ter J. Sundberg, 1983- 1986
4. STANDING COMMITTEES:
A. MYCOLOGIA MEMOIRS Board of Editors
Terrence M. Hami1 1 , Chai r, 1983- 1986 M. B. Bigelow, 1982-1985 M. Blackwel 1 , 1983- 1986 D. H. Pfister, 1983-1986 C. T. Rogerson, Managing Editor, MYCOLOGIA, ex officio K. E. Conway, Chair, Membership Comni ttee, Kofficio A. Y. Rossman, Treasurer, MSA, ex officio
B. COMMITTEE ON FINANCES
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 A. A. Padhye, 1982-1985 D. T. Testrake, 1985-1987 D. ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON NOMENCLATURE J. Leland Crane, Chair, 1983-1986 R. P. Korf , 1982- 1985 T. J. Baroni, 1984-1987 . - E. COMMITTEE ON MEMBERSHIP (SUSTAINING) Kenneth E. Conway, Chair, 1983-1986 D. .T. Jenkins, 1982-1985 D. R. Reynolds, 1982-1985 H. L. Monoson, 1982-1985 M. A. Kl i tch, 1984-1985 S. E. Gochenaur, 1983-1986 K. T. Smith, 1983-1986 J. T. Ellzey, 1983-1986 M. S. Fuller, 1984-1987 F. W. Spi egel , 1984- 1987
5. ROTATING COMMITTEES : A. PROGRAM COMMITTEE Joseph Ammi rati (Morphol ogy-Taxonomy) , Chair, 1981-1985 I. Charvat (Cytology-Geneti cs) , 1982- 1986 P. Szani szlo (Physiology-Bi ochemistry) , 1983- 1987 D. Barr (Ecol ogy-Pathology) , 1984- 1988 B. COMMITTEE ON AWARDS David Porter, Chair, 1983- 1986 R. L. Gi 1bertson , 1982- 1985 M. J . Dyks tra , 1984- 1987 K. E. Conway, Chair, Membership Committee, -ex officio C. COMMITTEE ON ANNUAL LECTURER
Charles W. Mims, Chair, 1983-1986 K. Wells, 1982-1985 M. C. Heath, 1984-1987
D. COMMITTEE ON TEACHING Edward E. Butler, Chair, 1982-1985 R. W. Li chtwardt, 1983-1986 R. R. Pohlad, 1984-1987 J . W. Taylor, 1985- 1988
INFORM THE !SA PLACEMENT SERVICE OF ANY MYCOLOGY-IIELATED POSITIONS. 6. SPECIAL COMMITTEES:
A. COMMITTEE ON COLOR STANDARDS
Kent H. McKnight, Chair W. Illman M. M. Kulik 0. K. Miller R. L. Shaffer W. B. Cibula
B. FORAY COMMITTEE
Wi11 iam Bridge Cooke, Chair G. L. Benny C. T. Rogerson M. E. Palm R. L. Gilbertson H. H. Burdsall, Secretary, MSA, ex officio H. C. Aldrich, President, MSA, exofficio R. D. Goos , President-Elect, MS~ex officio C. COMMITTEE ON PUBLICATION OF MEMORIALS
Terry W. Johnson, Chair C. T. Rogerson, Historian H. C. Aldrich, President, MSA
D. HISTORIAN
C. T. Rogerson
E. MYCOLOGY GUIDEBOOK REVISION COMMITTEE Joseph Ammi rati, Chair E. S. Beneke L. Frederick W. J. Sundberg
F. COMMITTEE ON CULTURE COLLECTIONS
Cletus P. Kurtzman, Chair, 1982-1985 L. R. Batra, 1983-1986 A. Dietz, 1984- 1987 H. H. Burdsall , Secretary, MSA, -ex officio
SEND YOUR ART WORK TO THE =A A'EWSLET1TER EDITOR 7. AFFILIATED SOCIETIES
The Boston Mycological Club, c/o M. Schaechter , 855 Commonwealth Avenue, Newton, MA 02159
Colorado Mycological Society , Joan L. Betz , Secretary, 501 Clermont Parkway, Denver, CO 80220
The Mycological Society of San Francisco, Steve Cochrane, President, P. 0. Box 11321, San Francisco, CA 94101
The North American Mycological Association, Gary Lincoff, President, New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY 10458 \ The Ohio Mushroom Society, 288 E. North Avenue, East Palestine, OH 44413.
The Oregon Mycological Society, Inc., Donald Goetz, 6548 S. E. 30th Avenue, Portland, OR 97202
Societe r.lycol~giquede France, 36 Rue Geoffroy-Ste. Hi laire, Paris V, France
8. SUSTAINING MEMBERS
ANALYTAB PRODUCTS MILES LABORATORIES, INC.
CAMSCO PRODUCE COMPANY, INC. NEW BRUNSWICK SCIENTIFIC COMPANY
DEKALB-PFIZER GENETICS PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC..
DIFCO LABORATORY PRODUCTS THE QUAKER OATS COMPANY HOECHST-ROUSSEL PHARMACEUTICALS , INC. ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY
HOFFMAN-LAROUCHE INC. SCHERING CORPORATION
LANE SCIENCE EQUIPMENT COMPANY SYLVAN SPAWN LABORATORY, INC.
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY TRIARCH INCORPORATED
MERCK SHARP AND DOHME RESEARCH LABORATORIES WY ETH LABORATORIES
The Society is extremely grateful for the support of its Sustaining Members. These organizations are 1is ted above in a1 phabeti cal order. Patronize them and 1 et their representatives know of our appreciation whenever possible. The Mycological Society of America FOUNDED DECEMBER 1931 Office of the Secrerary Center for Forest Mycology Research Forest Products Laboratory P.O. Dox 51 30 Madison. Wi. 53705
FIFTIETH ANNUAL COUNCIL MEETING FORT COLLINS, COLORADO, AUGUST 5, 1984
Minutes
The 50th meeting of the council of the Mycological Society of America was called to order at 9:05 AM on August 5, 1984 in the Virginia Dale Room of the Lory Student Center on the campus of Colorado State University, Fort Coll ins, Colorado by President Richard T. Hanl in. A1 1 council members
were present except for Rick Koske. I
The minutes of the 1983 council meeting were approved as published in the December 1983 MSA Newsletter.
President Hanlin thanked Martha Christensen and F. Brent Reeves for their service in arranging this 1984 meeting. He then announced that Jim Kimbrough will serve out Lee Shanor's term as AIBS representative. The tally com- mittee comprised of Roy Hal ling, Don Pfister, and Elwin Stewart reported that Jim Trappe was elected vice president, and Dave Malloch was elected counci 1or for Canada.
The secretary reported on business transacted by mail as is discussed in the secretary's report to be covered later in these minutes.
The Awards Committee, represented by R. L. Gilbertson, reported that two Distinguished Mycologist Awards wi11 be presented at the Society Social, one to R. W. Davidson and the other to Charles Drechsler. Both are charter members of the MSA. The committee also requested an opinion on the length of membership necessary to qualify for this award. The council felt that five years was an appropriate minimum but that the committee should take length of membership into account when evaluating the candidates. The Awards Comnittee also requested guidance on the interpretation of what degrees are to be considered in figuring the 20 years experience since the last degree, to be eligible for this award. The Council agreed that honorary degrees were not to be considered in figuring that time. The general consensus was that the first terminal degree should be used in those cases where a degree was earned after the initial terminal degree. The Awards Comnittee was charged with providing wording to this effect in their guide1 ines . Dr. Gi1 bertson a1 so reported that Robert Fogel was selected to receive the Alexopoulos Award and that he will receive a plaque similar to that presented to the Distinguished Mycologists. Harry Thiers moved
that the previous recipients ' also receive such plaques. The Motion was seconded and passed.
Dr. Gi1 bertson also reported that there were nine applicants for the Graduate Fellowships. Tom Chase of the University of Vermont and Tom Burns of the University of Michigan were selected to receive these awards. All recipients of awards were notified immediately of their selection so they could attend the presentation. This practice will continue in the future. In addition to these awards, 21 graduate oral papers will be judged this year. Don Barr moved that two awards of $100 be given the two best oral papers presented by graduate students. The motion was seconded and passed. Sandra Anagnostakis moved that an award be given for the best poster presentation by a graduate student and that the award be equal to that given each of the oral papers. This award wi 11 begin at the 1985 meeting. The motion was seconded and passed. Because there are problems with the requirements for some of the awards, Martha Christensen moved that the awards committee, in consultation, at their discretion, with the officers of the MSA draw up guidelines for their various awards for presentation to the Council at the next Council meeting. The motion was seconded and passed. Discussion of the plans for the 1985 meeting, August 11-15, at the University of Florida, Gainesvi lle, followed. Henry Aldrich indicated that the planning process is underway. Harry Thiers suggested a 2-day foray rather than the present 1-day session. Martha Christensen suggested a workshop be arranged for Sunday, for those who are present on Sunday but not involved in Council activities. Henry indicafed that he (and sidekick Kimbrough) wi 11 attempt to arrange a FridayISaturday foray and also look into the possibility of an informal workshop or discussion groups for those who have been on the foray but have no Sunday commitments. There is also the possibility of a half-day field trip on Sunday for those who desire one. Concerning the 1986 meeting, Bud Uecker moved that the MSA meet with AIBS at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, August 10-14, 1986. The motion was seconded and passed. Along the same lines, Martha Christensen suggested that we look into more frequent meetings with groups other than AIBS (e.g., Phytopath. Soc., Botanical Soc., Ecological Soc., etc. ). This possibility will be studied. The secretary then reported on business transacted by mai 1. This i ncl uded: 1) requesting sentiment on participation in the Association of Systematic Collection's discussions on the priorities in systematics (this was endorsed and President Hanlin will appoint a representative); 2) opinion on a prize for the best student poster (this was acted on previously in this meeting); 3) request for opinions on funding narrow interest symposia (this received a strong negative vote by mail ) ; 4) requested opinions on presenting the awards at the MSA social (this idea was we1 1 received and is being tried this year). The secretary also received the nomination of Dr. John Webster as a cor- responding member. Dr. Webster was so elected by the Council, pending approval by the general membership. Five members were nominated for emeritus membership, including K. A. Harrison, S. J. Hughes, H. W. Larsh, R. B. Stevens, and H. E. Wheeler. All were unanimously elected. The secretary indicated that the financial support for his office amounted to about $700 and that costs should drop next year because many supplies purchased will last for the rest of his term. In addition to the normal costs of the secretary's office, pub1 ication of the new directory cost about $3200 plus postage. The motion to approve the secretary's report was made, seconded, and passed. Amy Rossman presented the treasurer's report. A motion was made to approve it. It was seconded and passed.
Clark Rogerson presented the Managing Editor of Mycologia report, indicating that the MSA is running a deficit in its costs of producing Mycologia. The New York Botanical Garden be1 ieves that subscription prices need to be raised from the $50/year to $60/year. Also an increase in dues wi 11 probably be needed because there is no other constant source of income for the Society. The Garden indicated that $15 per member is needed to bring Mycologia back into the black for several years. This might also. allow for an increase in pages/ vol ume if such is deemed appropriate.
Terry Johnson, as Editor-in-Chief of Mycologia, recommended that the Council approve the following members as new or continuing members of the editorial board of Mycologia: Carol Shearer (2nd term), Kenneth We1 1s (2nd term), William Timberlake (1st term). Don Barr moved for approval. His motion was seconded and passed. Terry also requested permission to replace recently deceased Charles Miller on the board as soon as possible. Henry Aldrich moved for approval. The motion was seconded and passed. Terry then fielded questions regarding an increase in the number of pages/vol ume in Mycologia. He felt one result of such a move would be reduced lag time from submission to publication. The question of cost is not clear at this time.
Henry Aldrich indicated that Allen Press is intending to hold our printing costs at the current level because of Terry's superb job of editing. Terry was thanked for his diligence in this job.
Walt Sundberg, MSA Newsletter Editor, reported that two issues (one including the directory) have been pub1ished this year. His financial figures included some of the mailing costs for the directory and the costs of the questionnaires needed for the rest of his term. He recommended several items for the con- sideration of the Council, including: 1) production of the Newsletter at the place of the editor's choice (approved); 2) a 15% discount on Newsletter adver- tising to Sustaining Members (approved); 3) a1 low Editor to judge whether a page increase is needed (approved); 4) requested a reaffirmation of the $1000 for office help for Newsletter production (approved); 5) consider a longer term for the Newsletter Editor to allow for longer time of familiarity with the job and; 6) consideration of his offer to serve a second term beginning in 1986. The Council moved to accept the Editor's report. The motion was seconded and passed. The council also thanked Walt for his offer to serve a second term, but felt it would be unfair to comnit him to this extended term so soon. His offer will be reconsidered when it is time to consider a second term.
The Council adjourned at 12:OO PM and reconvened at 1:35 PM.
Martha Christensen presented the Program Comnittee report. She reported that the MSA hospitality room would be open 9-5 if "room-si tters" are found. Ifnot, it will have to be locked up. She also indicated that about a 15-20% increase in papers can be expected each year at the meeting. This year there are 32% more oral papers and 19% more posters than in 1982. She pointed out several ways that she has tried to cut costs and others that we might consider in the future (e.g., registration materials will be sent to foreigners only if they request them on a form included with the June Newsletter for next year's meeting). Martha also indicated that acceptance of an oral paper and/or the time and day the paper is scheduled will be sent to those requesting this when they return the call for papers. She also brought up the question of allowing more than one paper to be presented by a participant. The Council stated that more than one paper being presented by a single author would be allowed at future meetings unless the schedule was such that some have to be deleted. In such a case, one talk might be required to be presented as a poster. Further discussion resulted in the Council leaving such decisions up to the local arrangements and program chairs because situations vary so greatly from one place to another.
Amy Rossman reported that the Finance committee would like to look into the possibi 1ity of improving the financial status of the Society by investing some of the assets at better rates of interest. This idea was approved by the Counci 1.
The Medical Mycology Committee had no report.
Kent McKnight asked the secretary to report that the system based on the centroid color chart is now being pushed as the international color standard to be. He feels that he has a possible publisher but the situation is not firm yet.
Wm. Bridge Cooke reported that more than 70 people attended this year's foray west of Ft. Collins. It was followed by an evening symposium on Rocky Mountain fungi. He also presented updates on the lists being put together on previous forays.
Terry Johnson reported on publication of memorials. He stated that he sometimes gets requests to pub1 ish memorials about deceased foreign mycologists (frequently non-members). The consensus was that memorials should be restricted to members but that foreign mycologists could be mentioned briefly in the back of an issue when the Edi tor-in-Chief felt it was appropriate. Several memorials are either in manuscript form or have been solicited at the present time. They include those for: James Carter, John A. Stevenson, Daniel Stuntz, Edward Cantino, and Norman Conant.
Sustaining Membership Comni ttee submitted its report through the secretary. Four members resigned: Abbott Labs., Ayerst Research Labs., Burroughs Wellcome Co., and Pelco. Three new members were recruited: Camsco Produce Co., Hoffman-LaRouche, Inc., and Sylvan Spawn Lab.
Historian--no report.
Cletus Kurtzman reported that the culture col lection committee is devel oping a form for a survey of MSA members, regarding their individual collections. It will appear in the Newsletter and the results will be available to the membership when completed. The committee also has information avai lable 'on the computerization of culture collections. The committee asks that each of the members support culture collections and the procedure of citing cultures used and deposit research cultures in established culture collections when research on the isolate is complete.
The teaching comni ttee represented by Lois Tiffany presented guide1 ines for making future selections for the superior teacher award. These will be published in the Newsletter. This year's award will be presented to Dr. E. S. Beneke of Michigan State University. The Mycologia Memoirs Committee reported that three manuscripts are in the works at present, including the work on Laboulbeniales by Isabel Tavares, Phanerochaete by Harold Burdsall , and Fermented Foods by C. W. Hesseltine. The committee presented guide1 ines that it feels wi 11 stream1 ine the pub1 ica- tion process. These will be sent to authors interested in publishing in the Memoirs series. The Annual Lecturer Committee indicated that this year's lecture will be presented by C. W. Hesseltine and that the list of possibilities for future annual lectures is undergoing screening at present. As official representative to the ATCC, Lekh Batra reported that individuals need to be sure that their research cultures are appropriately preserved after work on the fungus is completed. In discussions of appropriate places to preserve such cultures, Dr. Batra indicated that the ATCC would accept representative cultures but that "orphaned collections," (e.g. , the Zentmeyer Phytophthora cultures) would be 'too much for the ATCC to accept. They are not in a position to accept cultures that require a heavy subsidy. In accordance with a motion by Don Barr, the Council authorized the Culture Col 1ecti on Committee to contact the American Phytopathol ogi cal Society and the American Society for Microbiology to determine the magnitude of this problem and propose a solution for Council consideration. Dr. Batra stated that the ATCC, with its new leadership, is in good financial condition, but to maintain this condition mycologists should use it and encourage others to use it as their main source for cultures. In addition, Dr. Batra indicated that the ATCC has purchased a "for profit" subsidiary that will carry on research and development and help subsidize the ATCC. The ATCC will have a substantial hand in running this Laboratory. Jerry Motta, the official representative to the AIBS, reported that the organization has undergone a change in heirarchy, constitution, and by-laws. There is much more power in the hands of the new director. The MSA repre- sentative is now a member of the council rather than a member of the board of directors. The board of directors is the decision-making body. Thus, the effect of the member societies is reduced. The new director is maintaining close contact with the societies. The tentative schedule for future AIBS meetings is: '85 Gainesville, FL; '86 Amherst, MA; '87 Columbus, OH; '88 Berkeley, CA; '89 Raleigh, NC; '90 Storrs, CT; '91 San Antonio, TX; and '92 Davis, CA. AIBS still has an identity problem. It does provide biological information to the federal government and is increasing its program in education. Individual membership continues to decline. Bioscience wi 11 have a new editor and the magazine will probably become more general and slanted toward the non-special ist.
-.NEW BUSINESS The Council voted to charge $4 for extra copies of the directory to cover the cost of production and mailing. The directory is available only to members. The Biological Survey of the United States requested a resolution supporting its effort to promote such a survey. A draft resolution was presented by the secretary. The revised resolution will be sent to the organizers of the survey. Margaret Barr-Bigelow moved to assign a committee to interact with BISUS and aid in their effort. The motion was seconded and passed. The question of funding symposia was discussed. Don Barr made a motion stating that it is not the policy of the MSA to provide financing to groups organizing meetings or symposia. However, special requests can be considered by the Council. This was seconded and passed.
A proposal that the MSA establish some sort of job placement committee was received from Steven Carpenter. After much discussion on how such an activity should be approached, A1 an Jawors ki moved to accept Gareth Morgan- Jones ' offer to initiate this activity, initially funded with $1000. This was seconded and passed.
The secretary and treasurer requested clarification of the amount of travel subsidy each should receive to pay their expenses to the MSA meetings since there are now two offices to be represented instead of one. The Council approved paying the way of both officers in the future. This year each was reimbursed up to $400 for transportation costs.
Clark Rogerson requested $1500 to match funds that the Garden is applying for to maintain the MSA archives in a more protected manner. Harry Thiers moved that the $1500 be provided for this purpose. The motion was seconded and passed.
A discussion of the possibility of advertising the Mycologia Memoirs in Mycologia resulted in Clark Rogerson's offering to check this out.
According to both the Garden and Amy Rossman, a dues increase is needed to cover the deficit at the Garden and thus enable the Society to cover other expenses as they increase. The following dues schedule was settled on. It will take effect January 1, 1986.' Regular Member...... $35 Student Member...... $15 Emeritus Member ...... no dues $15 to receive Mycologia Affiliate Society ...... $35 Associate Member...... $15 Other charges will remain the same as presently charged.
The motion supporting this change in dues was made by Henry Aldrich. It was seconded and passed. This change must be placed before the membership for a vote.
The council discussed the memo from the treasurer outlining problems encount- ered during the past year with dues, memberships, and address changes. She requested that all membership records be kept in her office, maintained on a computer to be requested from the Council. The secretary will then be responsible for correspondence, interacting with the pub1 ic, and initiating new ideas and forwarding the activities of the Society. The Council approved this concept and also approved of the motion made by Sandra Anagnostakis to provide up to $4000 for the purchase of the needed computer.
The meeting was adjourned at 5:35 PM by President Hanlin. The Mycological Society of America FOUNDED DECEMBER 1931 Officeof the Secretary Center for Forest Mycology Research Forest Products Laboratory P.O. Dox 51 30 Madison. Wi. 53705 FIFTIETH ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY AUGUST 8, 1984 Minutes President R. T. Hanlin called the fiftieth Annual Business Meeting of the Mycological Society of America to order at 8:42 AM, August 8, 1984 in the Lounge of Corbett Hall, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado. President Hanlin expressed his and the Society's thanks to Martha Christensen and F. Brent Reeves for organizing the meeting that was running so smoothly. The secretary, H. 4. Burdsall , Jr. , then asked for additions or corrections to the 1983 business meeting minutes. These minutes were approved as published in the December 1983 issue of the MSA Newsletter. The treasurer, A. Y. Rossman, presented the treasurer's report which was approved as read. The secretary then presented the minutes of the 1984 council meeting. E. G. Sinnnons requested clarification about the questionnaire that the culture collection comni ttee mentioned. Dr. Hanl in indicated that the questionnaire is a joint effort with the American Phytopathological Society and others and that it is in a discussion stage at present. Thus, questions could not be answered at this time. 0. K. Miller, Jr. corrected the date given for the Amherst MSA meeting. It wi 11 be held there in 1986. There were no other questions and the minutes were approved. T. W. Johnson, Jr., Edi tor-in-Chief of Mycologia reported that he completed the January- February 1985 issue of Mycologia. He thanked Maria Lebron-Luteyn and C. T. Rogerson for their help during the year and announced that R. H. Petersen will assume the Editor-in-Chief duties when the 1985 volume of Mycologia is completed. Dr. Johnson also complimented Allen Press on the way they have been handling Mycologia and thanked them for their cooperation. Dr. Hanlin then thanked Dr. Johnson for his excellent handling of Mycologia editing and also thanked Dr. Petersen for accepting the editorship for the coming term. C. T. Rogerson presented the Managing Editor's report, giving final figures for 1983 and the estimates for 1984 as they were presented at the Council meeting. Dr. Simnons asked about the possibility of updating the cumulative index. The matter will be considered by the Council.
There was no old business. As new business M. S. Fuller proposed that the Society produce a glossy color brochure promoting mycology and the Society to industry. It would serve the purpose of advertising the Society as a source of mycological expertise and possibly increase the sustaining membership. The matter will be studied. J. W. Kimbrough, next year's local arrangements representative promised abundant rain and temperature in the low 80's. On that note, President Hanl in adjourned the meeting. The Mycological Society of America FOUNDED DECEMBER. 1931
Office of the kcreta y Center for Forest Mycology Reseorch Forest Products Laboratory P.O. Dox 5 130 August 1, 1984 Madison. Wi. 53705
Report of the Secretary 1983- 1984
This report covers the period 1 July 1983 to 1 August 1984, and was reported to the council of the Mycological Society of America at its annual meeting held at Fort Col 1 ins , Colorado, on 5 August 1984. Business transacted by mail during the period of this report: 1. At the request of President Hanlin, council opinion was gathered on the question of presenting the MSA awards at the social rather than at the annual business meeting. The ballot indicated the council strongly favored such a change (16 in favor). It is being initiated at the Fort Collins meeting. 2. The ceuncil was also queried about its feelings toward representation at the Association of Systematic Collections discussion on priorities in systematics. Eleven responses were in favor of representation and six did not respond to the question. Several suggestions were offered as possible representatives; then were forwarded to President Hanlin. 3. The question of whether a prize should be offered for the best graduate poster was also presented to the council. The responses were inconclusive so the subject was placed on the agenda for further comment at the council meeting. 4. The counci 1's opinion was requested concerning requested financial support for the 4th International Marine Mycology Symposi um. The response was 15 negative and one affirmative. The agenda at the Fort Collins meeting will include a discussion of guidelines regarding such requests. 5. A nomination of Dr. John Webster as a corresponding member in the MSA was reviewed. Action on this nomination will be taken at the Fort Collins council meeting.
6. Emeritus status was requested by S. J. Hughes, K. A. Harrison, H. W. Larsh, R. B. Stevens, and H. E. Wheeler. The council will act on these requests. Finances : The expenses of the Secretary's office total led $680.98 for suppl ies and materials, and $24.00 for labor. These include most materials (except for stamps and bulk postage) that will be needed for the duration of my term. Deaths: Four members of the MSA died during the past year. They are M. C. Bodman, J. E. Hermansen, C. E. Mi 1ler, and E. Dick Snell . Directory: The new MSA directory, which now includes the officers, geographical index, and bylaws, was mailed out with the January issue of the Newsletter. All new members will receive a copy. The cost of the directory was approximately $3200 plus the postage above what the newsletter would have cost. This figure will show up in the Treasurer's and Newsletter reports.
Summary: I thank the council and membership for their support and patience through this past year. If there are suggestions for improved service, please let me know of them and I will see if they would work in this situation.
Respectfully submitted,
*dwf"p-Harold H. Burdsal 1 , Jr., Secr ry
Lines From A Light Opera Based On Ainsworth And Bisby's Dictionary of Fungi
If someday it should happen that a paper must be writ I've got a little list (He's got a little list) Of ancient tomes on fungi which just aren't worth a bit And would none of them be missed - they'd none of them be missed
Of epithets unnumbered which must be synonymized With types that look identical to a modern viewer's eyes There's the chap who in one article one species did describe In three quite different genera, and in two separate tribes
Another fellow wrote at length on species of morels And then served up the holotypes as champignons duxelles
There are also modern workers against whom we have gripes Herbaria which won' t send loans, and lock up a1 1 their types And sometimes in a prose that's quaint, with murky photos blurred New families and genera3uite boldly are averred Amongst the ephemeral pages of the 'Soybean news of Swat' Which is xeroxed onto newsprint, and is liable to rot
And the medical mycologist I've got him on the list And blankety-blank, and whatsisname, and - well, you know who But the task of clearing up the names I'd rather leaveyo you For it really doesn' t matter whom you place upon the 1ist They'd none of them be missed - they'd none of them be missed*
--ci-avoni a .* *For certain exceptions to this general ization, see nomina conservanda The Mycological Society of America FOUNDED DECEMBER. 1931
Off= of the Trmaurn Mycology Laboratory. USDA-ARS Bcluvillc Agricultural Research Center Bcltrville. MD 20705 Telephone: (301) 344-3364
2 August 1984
Report of the Treasurer
As of 1 August 1984, the Society had a balance of $3,534.48 in its checking account, $36,301.10 in its savings account which includes $627.61 in the Barksdale Fund; the Alexopoulos fund with $5,497.14, in a separate account; and, also in a separate account, proceeds from the sale of a Brief History of North American Mycology with $249.77. Total assets are $45,582.49. The Society has no outstanding liabilities.
As authorized by the 1983 Council, twenty travel grants were awarded to members of the Mycological Society of America to attend IMC3. Seventeen of these were for $500.00 each, while three awardees requested sums of less than $500. Thus, $9660.56,was spent for travel grants.
New receipts from 1 August 1983 to 31 July 1984 totalled $31,942.04. This includes $30,954.77 from Regular, Associates and Affiliated Members which is an increase of $380.57 from that reported in 1982-83. Interest on the checking account yielded $987.27 income. We have twenty-one Sustaining Members who provided $4,200.00 income. Interest from the Savings Account through June totalled $2,808.99. Surplus from the 1983 APS-MSA Meeting returned $2378.00 to the Society, royalties from the MSA Guidebook yielded $532.49, and $244.85 came from the sale of Mycologia Memoirs. Other receipts in the Savings Account are from the AIBS Dividends $30.00, sale of the Careers Brochure $25.00, and a contribution to the Barksdale Fund $25.00.
Disbursements to date totalled $48,453.93. Included in this sum was $17,660.56 spent for IMC-3 travel awards. Payments to the New York Botanical Garden for Mycologia were $16,220.00, a decrease of $3,028.00 over the previous year. Total cost of printing and mailing of the directory and the newsletter was $9704.39. Other disbursements represent normal expenditures necessary to direct the Society's activities.
Despite the disbursement of almost $10,000.00 in IMC-3 travel grants, the Society is in good financial condition with an increase in net assets of $14,206.93 over the past year. This primarily is the result of continued support from our Sustaining Members, a temporary decrease in payments to the New York Botanical Garden, an increase in interest income, and the windfall return on the 1983 Annual Meeting. Several of these sources will provide one-time input only, thus cannot be counted on for continued support of the Society. Memberships :
As of the dates listed below, membership in the Mycological Society of America was distributed as follows:
31 July 10 June 20 June Net changes in 1982 1983 1984 past year
Regular & student 1230 1239 1212 Life 26 26 26 Emeritus (16 w) 101 101 9 3 Sustaining 28 22 21 Associate 23 26 36 corresponding 8 12 12 Affiliated Societies -8 -6 -6 TOTALS - - 1424 1432 1406
Between 1 August 1983 and 20 June 1984, 57 Regular Members, 43 Student Members, 16 Associate Members and 42 Reinstatements, were added to the Society's role. One-hundred fifty-five members resigned or were dropped for non-payment of dues.
Dues Notices:
Dues notices were included in the September-October issue of Mycologia. Several members did not see the dues envelopes and less than half of the MSA membership paid their dues before the 1 January deadline. Separate reminder notices were sent and a majority of the membership responded before the deadline for being dropped from the roles in May, 1984. This tardiness in payment is unacceptable. Bright red, full page payment notices will be included in the Sept.-Oct. issue of' Mycologia this year. All members are requested to pay before the 1 January 1985 deadline.
Respectfully submitted,
AMY Y. ROSSMAN Treasurer Mycological Society of America The Mycological Society of America FOUNDED DECEMBER. 1931
OCfiof the Trasurcr Mrcdory Laboratory. USDA-ARS Be1uvi.k A#ridtunl Rcrarch Ceata Beltmilk. MD 20705 Tckphoae: (301) 344-3364
2 August 1984
FINANCIAL SUMMAFtY -- FISCAL YEAR 1984 (1 August 1983 to 31 July 1984)
CHECKING ACCOUNT
PREVIOUS RECEIPTS
Transferred from Rhode Island $2,274.81 - NSF Funds 8,000.00 Money Market Fund $15,000.00 Total $-5,339.44 returned to Savings Account 9,660.56 used for IMC3 Travel 9,660.56
TOTAL PREVIOUS RECEIPTS: $19,936.37
NEW RECEIPTS :
Member dues Interest at 7%
TOTAL NEW RECEIPTS : $31,942.04
TOTAL PREVIOUS AND NEW RECEIPTS : $51,877.41
DISBURSEMENTS: IMC 3 Travel - $17,660.56
NSF Funds $ 8,000.00 Operational Reserve - Money Market fund 9,660 ..56 17,660.56 Mycologia Dues Payment 16,220.00 Newsletter - Printing and Postage 6,270.49 Directory - Printing 3,433.90 Allen Press - Dues envelopes and reminder notices 1,036.46 President's Stationary 102.79 Secretary's Supplies and Postage 500.00 Past Secretary's Expenses 53.25 Treasurer's Supplies and Postage Stationary 119.40 Travel 114.00 Postage 93.76 Total 327.16 Program Chairman Address Labels AIBS Dues International Mycological Association Association of Systematic Collections Bank Charges Trophy
Total Disbursements
BALANCE IN ACCOUNT AS OF JULY 31, 1984
TOTAL DISBURSEMENT AND BALANCE
FINANCIAL SUMMARY 1983-84
SAVINGS ACCOUNT
PREVIOUS RECEIPTS:
Transferred from Rhode Island Savings Account Transferred from Rhode Island Money Market Fund - ($15,000.00 Money Market Fund - 9,660.56 Spent for IMC-3 Travel) $: 5,339.44 Left from Money Market Fund Transferred from Rhode Island - Barksdale Fund TOTAL
NEW RECEIPTS: 1983-84 & Sustaining Memberships Interest on Regular Savings at 10% 1983 APS-MSA Meeting Surplus Royalties on MSA Guidebook Sale of Mycologia Memoirs AIBS Dividend Sale of Careers Brochure Contribution to Barksdale Fund
TOTAL: NEW RECEIPTS
Disbursements: 1983-84 \ None
NEW BALANCE IN ACCOUNT AS OF 31 JULY 1984 FINANCIAL SUMMARY 1983-84
SAVINGS ACCOUNT BROKEN DOWN IN FUNDS
MEMOIR FUND
Balance, 31 July 1983
Receipts, 1983-84 Memoir Sales Interest (52% of Interest from Savings Account)
Balance, 31 July 1984
RESEARCH GRANTS AND PUBLICATIONS FUND
Balance, 31 July 1983
J Receipts, 1983-1984
Balance, 31 July 1984
JOHN R. RAPER mTND
Balance, 31 July 1983
Receipts, 1983-1984
Balance, 31 July 1984
LIFE MEMBERSHIP FUND
Balance 31, July 1983
Receipts, 1983-1984
Balance 31, July 1984
BARKSDALE MEMORIAL FUND
Balance 31, July 1983 546.42
Contribution 25.00 Interest Earned 1983-1984 (1.8% of Interest from Savings Account) 56.19
Balance 31, July 1984 627.61 OPERATIONAL RESERVE FUND
Balance, 31 July 1983
New Receipts, 1983-84
Sustaining Memberships 1983 APS-MSA Meeting Surplus Interest on Savings (46% of total in Savings Account) Royalties on HSA Guidebook AIBS Dividend Sale of Careers Brochure
Total New Receipts:
Balance, 31 July 1984
SPECIAL FUNDS
1. Alexopoulos Fund
Maintained as a separate account at Citizens National Bank, Greenbelt, M) Received from Henry Aldrich Interest at 11% as of 1 August 1984 Balance, 31 July 1984
2. Money Market Certificate
The $15,000.3~ Certificate was cashed, $9,660.56 was used to pay for IHC-3 Travel '.rants; the remainder $5,449.55 deposited in the Savings Account.
3. National Science Foundation Account $8,000.00 - Used for IMC-3 Travel Grants. 4. Proceeds fr?m the S~leof the Brief History of North American Hycology
Maintained as a separate icL .#nt in Cambridge, HA $ 249.77
TAKE TWO MUSHROOPB EVERY E1ORNING. FEEL GOOD EWRY IIG'HT!! CURRENT FINANCIAL STATUS OF THE SOCIETY
ASSETS :
Checking Account Savings Account Alexopoulos Account History of N.A. Mycology Account
TOTAL ASSETS:
- LIABILITIES : None.
NET WORTH :
CHANGE IN ASSETS:
Assets, 31 July 1983 Assets, 31 July 1984 Net Change MYCOLOGIA T.W. JOHNSON. JR. OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE CLARK T. ROOERSON Editor-in-Chief MYCOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA Managing Editor Department of Botany Tha New Vork Botanical 0ud.n Duke University PUBLISHED BY Bronx. New Vork 10458 Durham. North Carolina 27706 THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
16 July 1984
ANNUAL REPORT
MYCOLOGIA, Volume 76
This report covers the period 16 June 1983 through 14 July 1984.
(1) Manuscripts
Number carry-over from 1982-83 ...... 15 Number received ...... 227 Total ...... 24 2
Disposition of manuscripts
Accepted, edited, or published ...... 136 Rejected ...... 52* Withdrawn ...... 2 On hand, pending final action (in review or under revision by authors) ...... -52 Total ...... 242
*Four resubmitted after revision, one accepted.
(2) Volume 76. Numbers 1-3 are published: No. 4 will be issued in August as scheduled; No. 5 is in galley; No. 6 is at Allen Press and expected to be printed in galley by early September.
(3) Editorial Board. The terms of three members--Dr. Carol A. Shearer, Dr. Kenneth Wells, and Dr. 0' Neil Ray Collins--expire at the end of the 1984 calendar year. During the spring of 1984, the Editorial Board was polled for names of replacements, and then voted subsequently on nominees.
The Editorial Board nominates the following to serve five-year terms on the Board, beginning 1 January 1984:
Carol A. Shearer (second term) Kenneth Wells (second term) William Timberlake
(4) Editor-in-Chief. The term of the current editor expires when processing for Volume 77 (1985) is complete (through page proof and indexing). During the fall of 1983 and spring of 1984, the editor solicited names of possible candidates for the post. lbenty-one names were received; eight persons were asked if they wished to be considered. The Editorial Board made the final selection by mail ballot. The Editorial Board nominates Dr. Ronald H. Petersen, Department of Botany, University of Tennessee, to be Editor-in-Chief, beginning with Volume 78 (1986), and continuing for a five-year term.
(5) Miscellaneous.
A. There is a continual need for reviewers, particularly in the areas of physiology/biochemistry, genetics, and ecology. Names of possible reviewers should be sent to the Editor.
B. The average turn-around time (receipt of manuscript from author to return to author for revision) is 38 days. There is now a six-month delay, however, between date of acceptance of a paper, and its appearance in print (e.g., the papers accepted for the November/ December, 1984 issue were dated before 15 June). This delay can be reduced by increasing the number of pages per issue, but this would be reflected in increased cost to the journal (and members) .
C. There is a noticeable increase in the number of papers submitted as brief articles. To hold the number of such articles in a reasonable proportion to regular ones, it is sometimes necessary to delay publication by one issue (i.e., a brief article acceptable in time for the Novder/December issue might be held until the JanuaryIFebruary number).
I take this opportunity to express my sincere gratitude to the Editorial Board for their prompt assistance and advice in 1983-84. I am grateful to Dr. Clark Rogerson and Dr. Maria Lebr6n-Luteyn of the Publications Office, NYBG, for their active and cooperative support in management of journal affairs. The management personnel of Allen Press have distinguished themselves in the level of cooperation and assistance given so generously to -the-e&Lter~g-the-year.
For the Editorial Board:
T.W. Johnson, Jr . MYCOLOGIA T. W. JOHNSON. JR. OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE CLARK T. ROGERSON Editor-in-Chief MYCOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA Managing Editor Department of Botany The New York Emtonicat Garden Duke University PUBLISHED BY Bronx. New York 10458 Durham. North Carolina 27706 THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
16 July 1984
Report of the Comnittee on Publ ications of Memorials, 1983-84
The Comnittee on Publ ication of Memorials submits the following sumnary of its actions during the period 16 June 1983 - 15 July 1984. (1 ) Memorials publ ished or scheduled for publ ication: Cecil Yarwood - JulyIAugust issue, 1983 Walter Snell - November/December issue, 1983 Sister Cecilia Bodman - NovemberIDecember issue, 1983 Tadeusz Domini k - JanuaryIFebruary issue, 1984 James Carter, JulyIAugust issue, 1984 (2) Memorial manuscripts sol icited: John Stevenson (original author unable to complete the writing; Dr. M. L. Farr has agreed to prepare the biographical sketch). Daniel Stuntz (by J. Amnirati, Jr.); in preparation. Edward Cantino (no response from person recomnended as author; continuing to search for an author). Norman Conant (by George Cozad); in preparation.
Respectful ly submitted,
Richard T. Hanlin Clark T. Rogerson T.W. Johnson, Jr. (Chairman)
DON PFISTER HAS COPIES OF D. P. ROGERS' "A BRTEF HISTORY OF MYCOLOGY IN NORTH AMERICA" The Mycological Society of America FOUNDED DECEMBER 101
Report of the Newsletter Editor 1983-1984
During the 1983-1984 year, Volume 34(2) and Volume 35(1) were published. The former was printed and mailed with the MSA Uirectory. These issues consisted of 132 pages (including covers) with 32 pages of the June issue devoted to the Abstracts and an outline of the 1984 annual MSA Meeting Program. With the exception of one piece used with perrni ssion of the ori ginal pub1 i sher , a1 1 artwork, humor, poetry, and other fi1 lers were ori gi nal and previously unpubl i shed. Pub1 i cation and a1 1 mailings were made on schedule.
Newsletter questionnaires for all of the 1984 and 1985 issues were printed and prepared (except for labeling axfinal sorting, etc.) for mailing. Two newsletter questionnaire mailings were made to domestic members. This year, a change in the method of sending questionnaires to foreign members (about 350) was made--they are now included as an insert and mailed with the MSA Newsletter. Because these questionnaires were previously sent first class airmail in order to a1 low time for receipt and response, this new procedure results in a postage savings of approximately $140.00. An additional and unpredicted benefit, evident in the June 1984 issue (Vol . 35L111, was a distinct increase in toreign member participation. Some questionnaire preparation work was completed using a small amount of Society funds for student labor. Most sorting of questionnaire data and manuscript typing were done with help provided indirectly via a $500.00 grant to the editor from the Southern I1 1inoi s Uni versi ty Office of Research Uevel opment and Admi nistration. The remai nder of the work noted above, a1 1 1ayout and composition, and processing for mailing were done gratis by the editor and the SIU-C mycology students. In order to eliminate freight costs, concomitant time delays, and obtain potential reduced postage costs by inserting the 1984 MSA Directory in the MSA Newsletter and mailing them together, it was decided to print the December issue at Manfred Press in Rhode Island--the site of MSA lJi rectory production. A1 though the printer contacted to keep actual printing costs near that obtainable locally (in Carbondale), incidental labor and preparation costs (most of which is normally done by us gratus) resulted in somewhat a higher printing bi 11. Further, a1 though clearly spell ed out in instructions to the pri nter-preparer, a1 1 foreign Newsletter-Di rectori es were apparently mailed first class ai rmai 1 (?) rather than book rate thus eliminating most potenti a1 postage savings. Costs for mailing this issue ($1111.49; paid direct by MSA) include $968.56 in postage and $142.93 in admi nistrative costs to the University of Rhode Island. Distances involved also added to comnunication costs and logistic difficulties. Operating costs for 1983-1984 are summarized at the top of the next page. INCOME AND ACCOUNT CREDITS: EXPENDITURES:
Inc ome Printing Postage (and freight) Interest $ 41.38 Tel ep hone Advertising 425.00 Photography Subscriptions 30.00 Xeroxi ng Other 0.00 Office suppl ies ------Student work Subtotal $496.38 Total SIU Account Credits 5 -85 ------Note: Printing bill above Total $502.23 includes questi onnai res for a1 1 of 19b4 and 1985.
NET COST: Note: Postage Dill above in- cl udes $1111.49 for Dec. Expenditures $6623.62 issue-Di rectory mai 1i ng ti Income and account credits 502.23 Univ. of Rhode Island ad------ministrative costs...... Total $6121.39
Recommendations and Proposal s for Counci 1 Consideration : l
2. As a potential inducemerlt and membership benefi t, it is recommended that Sustaining Members be a1 lowed and offered a 15% discount on MSA Newsletter advert1si ng.
3. Because of increased participation by members ( 1arger numbers of Abstracts, more announcements, increased foreign member participation, etc. ) and increased numbers of advertisers, pagination--and thus printing costs--have risen. The Newsletter is printed in four-page increments (double sided printing on 11 x 17 paper), and costs per page and per issue (in parentheses) for the last three were $28.28 (996), $31.03 ($1.121, and $27.89 ($1.23) respectively. Although no drastic changes are anticipated, the editor would appreciate some consensus of opinion from Council on whether to continue pagination increases if and when necessary or to set pagination limits.
4. At the 1982 annual meeting, Council agreed to support MSA Newsletter production wi th up to $1,000.00 for Student Worker (Secretari a1 1 support. Thanks to the indirect help of the Southern Illinois University Office of Research Development and Administration (noted above), it has thus not been necessary to utilize most of these funds. Nevertheless, because of the substantial changes that have taken place in Council membership since that date and as a point of information, the editor would appreciate Counci 1's reaffirmation of this potentia1 expenditure. Respectivelyrzk* submitted, Walter J. undbera~ Edi tor, MSA hews1 Gtter
lion-financial recommendations (1, 5, 6, & 7), all briefly noted in the Council minutes, are omitted here to conserve Newsletter space. For full documentation, write W. J. Sundberg, Editor. The Mycological Society of America
FOUNDED DECLM8ER. 1931
SlI5TAININ(; MEMRERSHII' (:OMMl'TTIII:
MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE
ANNUAL REPORT: AUGUST 1984
I. Present Sustaining Members :
Analytab Products Cam.sco Produce Company, Inc . Carolina Biological Supply Company DeKalb-Pfizer Genetics Dif co Laboratories Hoechst-Roussel Pharmaceuticals Inc . Hof fman-LaRouche , Inc . Lane Science Equipment Company Eli Lilly and Company Merck Sharp and Dohme Research Laboratories Miles Laboratories New Brunswick Scientif ic , Inc . Pfizer , Inc . Pioneer Hi-Bred International The Quaker Oats Company Rohm and Haas Company Schering Corporation Springer Verlag, New York, Inc . Sylvan Spawn Laboratory Triarch Incorporated Wyeth Laboratories, Incorporated
The following Sustaining Members (4) resigned since the 1983 Annual Report: Abbott Laboratories, Ayerst Research Laboratories, Burroughs We1 lcome Company, and Pel co . New Sustaining Members for 1984 are: Camsco Produce Company, Inc ., Hoffman-LaRouche, Inc. and Sylvan Spawn Laboratory. In addition, Miles Laboratories has paid 1985 dues. Revenues from Sustaining Members totaled $4,200.
11. Present Committee Members, terms of office:
1. Dr. Kenneth E. Conway, Chairman (1983-86) 2. Dr. Edward F. Haskins (1981-84) Term Expires 3. Dr. L. R. Kneebone (1981-84) Term Expires 4. Dr. Maren A. Klltch (1982-85) (Replaces Dr. H. H. Burdsall) 5. Dr. David T. Jenkins (1982-85) 6. Dr. Herbert L. Monoson (1982-85) 7. Dr. Don R. Reynolds (1982-85 8. Dr. Sally Gochenaur (1983-86 9. Dr. Kevin T. Smith (1983-86) 10. Dr. Joanne T. Ellzey (1983-86) Two Committee members' terms expire, Drs. Haskins and Kneebone. New members need to be appointed by the incoming president of MSA. Appointments should be made as soon as possible to allow the Committee to function prior to the start of the new year. Dr. Kneebone was responsible for bringing in two of our new members and Dr. Monoson was responsible for the other.
111. Activities during 1983.
Our efforts during our membership drive were hampered by my inexperience as chairman as well as a new treasurer and secretary for MSA. We eventually worked out our communication problems and functioned quite well. I believe that next year's membership drive will be more coordinated and hopefully more successful. With the approval of the Council, I would be willing to assume the chairmanship of this Committee for another year.
I wish to extend to all members of the Membership Committee my personal thanks for their efforts. I deeply appreciated the assistance of Dr. Harold Keller and for his instructions about the operation of the Membership Committee which he established during his tenure as chairman.
Respectfully Submitted,
Kenneth E. Conway, Chairman Membership Committee
"Away, with t-nuffle rake in hand! Away, unleash the truffle pigs.' And hie us to the ashen stand, the Haze2 coppice and the single oak!" Dry den MYCOLOGIA MEMOIRS Board of Editors
Annual Report; August, 1984
1. MYCOLOGIA MEMOIR Number 10--Burdsall , H. H. , Jr. A contribution to the Taxonomy of the Genus Phanerochaete (Corticiaceae, Aphyl lophorales) --was accepted for publ ication by the previous MYCOLOGIA MEMOIRS Board of Editors, and is in press.
2. A manuscript by C. W. Hessel tine and H. L. Wang, "Indigenous Fermented Foods of Non-Western Origin," was accepted for publication. It has been corrected and retyped by the authors, and will appear as MYCOLOGIA MEMOIR Number 11.
3. During the past several months, the MYCOLOGIA MEMOIRS Board of Editors has been developing a statement of purpose and a set of general guide- lines. The objectives are to facilitate the acquisition of manuscripts and the work of the Board. The following is submitted to the Council of the Society for its approval and support. After publication of this report in the MSA Newsletter, the Statement of Purpose and Guidelines will be made available to prospective authors of MYCOLOGIA MEMOIRS. Statement -of Purpose The MYCOLOGIA MEMOIRS Board of Editors shall act on behalf of the Mycological Society of America to solicit and review manuscripts which are ~OGlengthy for publication in Mycologia. Any paper of a mycoloqical nature and representing a comprehensive treatment of a subject wi 11 be consi dered. It is to be. emphasized that contributions from the fields of mycogenetics, fungal physiology, cytology, ecology, applied mycology, etc., as well as taxonomic works, are expected to have a place in MYCOLOGIA MEMOIRS. The Board of Editors shall guarantee the quality of accepted manuscripts, and faci 1i tate their publ ication.
Guidelines a. Manuscripts should be submitted to the MEMOIRS Board at least in trip- licate (four or five copies of a manuscript would be helpfulto the Boardunless that is a financial burden for authors). b. It would be helpful to the MEMOIRS Board if authors had consulted with specialists for their review(s) before submitting a manuscript to the Board. Comments by those reviewers should be made available to the Board. c. The MEMOIRS Board shall review a1 1 manuscripts for their acceptability (content, format, quality, style, etc. ). Authors should strive to pro- duce a good quality manuscript for the Board to review. Monograph- length manuscripts are much more difficult and time-consuming to review than regular journal papers. If authors submit good, clean manuscripts, then they will facilitate the review process. Authors should consult recent MEMOIRS for examples of style and format. d. Reviewers, a1 1 of whom serve the MEMOIRS Board without pay, should strive to review manuscripts in as timely a way as they can. However, authors should be aware that the review process likely will take several months, particulhrly for "longer" manuscripts. 3 1 e. J. Cramer has agreed to publish the MEMOIRS at no cost to the Society or the N. Y. Botanical Garden. It is of particular importance for authors to have clarity in the manuscript, because that will facilitate the work of the foreign typesetters and printers.
f. The Chair of the MYCOLOGIA MEMOIRS Board of Editors should
1) correspond with authors indicating receipt of manuscripts 2) select reviewers
3) impress upon reviewers the need for promptness in the review process
4) keep authors apprised of the status of their manuscripts during the review process 5) correspond with authors should any problems arise 6) impress upon authors the need for clarity in the final copy and the need for careful reading of the galley proofs, and
7) do anything else which will assist the Board to produce a continuing, high-quality series of MEMOIRS.
Respectfully submitted,,
- .- Terrence M. Hamnill
Agricultural North Central Region 1815 North University Street Research Northern Regional Peoria, Illinois Agriculture Service Research Center 61604
July 3, 1984
Report of the Committee on Culture Collect ions
Committee members C. P. Kurtzman, L. R. Batra, and A. Dietz met by telephone to discuss Committee business. A format is being developed for a survey form to be used by MSA members, on a voluntary basis, to list strains maintained in their culture collections. This form will be published in the MSA Newsletter and results made available to members. With increasing interest in the computerization of culture collections, the Committee is willing to prosride information on this endeavor to MSA members.
Funding for culture collections has never been great and seems not to be increasing. The Committee requests that whenever the MSA has official inter- actions with NSF and other granting agencies, it emphasize the importance of support for collect ions of microbial germplasm.
- C. P. Kurtzman Chairman - - Bcs\cy Hall IOWA STATE Amcs. Iowa 5001 1 UNIVERSITY Tr'lcphons: 5 15-20-1-3522
September 25, 1984
TO: MSA Membership
FROM: Teaching Comni ttee, Mycological Society of America Lois H. Tiffany, Chair, 1983-1984
SUBJECT: Guidelines for administering the Wm. A. Weston 'Award for Outstanding Teacher of Mycology .
1. The William A. Weston award for excellence in the teaching of mycology is usually awarded annually by the Mycological Society of America (MSA) to a person selected by the teaching committee. However, if none of the nominees meet the standards of excellence acceptable to the committee, an award need not be made.
2. Awardee preference should be given to active teachers of either graduate or undergrad- uate courses in mycology. No preference should be made according to candidates age, sex, or type of institution (e. g., 1i beral arts college, agricultural school, medical school, junior col lege) . 3. A nominee's folder should be made up by a responsible qua1 ified person who knows the nominee and the award requirements. The nominator or person designated by the MSA Teaching Cornnittee chair in consultation with the committee, the nominee, and the nomi- nator should prepare the nomi nees folder.
4. A nominators folder should contain the following:
a. Current vita, including courses taught in mycology, plant pathology and related areas. (To be supplied by the nominee.)
b. A list of graduate students with their research (thesis) topics, degrees and dates, publication of theses, and current addresses. (To be supplied by the nominee. )
c. A list of publications related to the teaching of mycology; textbooks; teaching seminars, symposi a or workshops gi ven by the nomi nee to either 1ay or academic groups ; and national, regional, state or local committees, panels, etc. on teaching. (To be supplied by the nominee. )
d. A statement from the nominee on teaching philosophy, i.e., what the nominee personally be1 ieves it takes to make an excel1 ent teacher and what the candidate is trying to accompl ish in teaching mycology and how various teaching techniques and strategies help to accomplish this goal.
e. A list of previous awards or recognition for outstanding teaching. (To be supplied by the nomi nee. )
f. Evaluation of the nominee's teaching. (To be completed by the folder compiler. ) This section should contain: solicited and unsolicited 1etters from students and colleagues who have taken or audited the nominee's courses; course evaluation forms; and any other information documenting teaching excellence. Letters of evaluation should address the nominee's interest in teaching enthusiasm for the subject, special attributes, innovative and/or special techniques, abi 1i ty to clearly present 33 ideas or concepts, capacity to motivate students, concern for students, ability to relate to students and the characteristic of going above and beyond normal teaching duties. The chairperson of the MSA Teaching Comnittee should contact a minimum of three former students, 1 i sted by the nominee, requesting letters of evaluation. 5. The nomination folder of unsuccessful nominees will be retained by the MSA Teaching Com- mittee for three years. The nominee will have the option of updating or adding to their folders each year. 6. Presentation of the award will be at the annual meeting of the Mycological Society of America .
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To: MSA Membership
From: R. L. Gilbertson Subject: Letter from Charles Drechsler
6913 Oakridge Road University Park Hyattsville, MD 20782 August 2, 1984
Dr. R. L. Gilbertson Chai man, MSA Awards Comni ttee Coll ege of Agriculture Department of Pl ant Path01ogy The University of Arizona , Tucson, AZ 85721 Dear Dr. Gi 1 bertson, I have received your letter of June 4, 1984 informing me of my selection to receive the Distinguished Mycologist Award and of the presentation to be made on Tuesday, August 7 at Colorado State University. I feel deeply honored by my selection, but do not feel up to attending the presentation and social and must be content with receiving the award in absentia. Please extend my best wishes to the members of the MSA. Sincerely,
Charles Drechsler 3 4 GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
A PREVIEW OF THE ANNUAL MSA MEETING FOR 1955
The 1985 meeting of the Mycological Society of America will be held on the campus of the University of Florida, Gainesvil le, August 11-15, in conjunction with AIBS. Joe Amnirati is the chair of the MSA Program Committee and Greg Erdos is the local representative. The call for papers was sent to all members in December; the deadline for receipt of Application and Abstract forms is February 15, 1985. The annual foray will be held on two consecutive days, August 10 and 11. Three excur- sions are planned. One will be on August 10 to San Filasco Hammock and the Florida Horti- cultural Farm. On August 11 there will be two trips; one to Lake Mize, Austin Cary Memorial Forest and a second to Cedar Key, which is a late afternoon trip and will include some sight- seeing and dinner. Symposia are being organized on (a) recent trends in the study of heterobasidiomycetes, (b) observations on macromycetes of the deep south and gulf coast regions, (c) the biology of the cultivated Agaricus, (d) biological regulation of Morphogenesis in Achlya, and (e) an evening session, a nomenclature open house. A workshop on recent advances in cryotechnology will be given on August 10. This workshop is being organized by W. H. Hess, Brigham Young University. Since space wi 11 be somewhat 1imi ted, interested persons should contact him as soon as ~ossible. ~eservationsfor foray excursions, the breakfast, and the awards presentation and social can be made when ~rereaisterinafor the meetinas. A descri~tivebrochure from AIBS with Dre- registration form' is scheduled-to be sent to MSA members so he time after March 1, 1985.
TRAVEL NOTES FOR THE 1985 ANNUAL MEETING
To avoid some inconveniences that might arise concerning travel to the University of Florida, Greg Erdos (local arrangements) offers this early warning bulletin to help members who are planning to attend the 1985 meeting. All Gainesville air traffic is via Atlanta. Gainesville has a small airport with only four arrivals and departures from and to Atlanta. Therefore if you are planning to fly di- rectly to Gainesville, I strongly recommend that you make reservations as early as possible. You will be competing not only with other attendees but also with early arriving students. There are alternatives to flying to Gainesville. One can fly to Jacksonville (90 minute drive), Orlando (2 hour drive) or Tampa (2 and 112 hour drive) and rent a car for travel to Gainesville and probably come out cheaper than taking a direct Gainesville flight. Emner Travel of Gai nesvi 1le (To1 1 free number: 1-800-874-8487) has investigated a variety of options with Eastern Airlines including side trips to some of central Florida's tourist at- tractions. At the worst, they offer a 35% reduction on the regular coach class fare. Also ifreservations are made with them before June 1, they can arrange to have larger planes come to Gainesvi 1le as the demand requires. Seriously consider contacting them early for travel advice. They can obtain the best fare available and will help with other travel in Florida. Be sure to identify yourself as an AIBS participant. There will be adequate dormitory space available but, as it now stands, the dorms will close at noon on Thursday. MSA sessions will probably not be scheduled after that time. I will try to have a list of all motels that are either within walking distance or on bus lines included with the March mailing by the secretary. There will also be fierce competition for these by early returning students. Camping facilities in the area are limited, and August in Florida is no time to try to live in a tent. Pre-purchase of tickets to the annual breakfast and evening social is strongly recom- mended. since there may not be any tickets available at registration. As the meeting time approaches, I will try to keep you informed of other data that might be of assistance. Please don't hesitate to contact me (Phone: [904] 392-1184) if you need further information or help in arranging your trip. See y'all come August. 35 1985 MSA DUES CORRECTION Treasurer Amy Y. Rossman reports that due to miscommunication with Allen Press, the 1985 annual dues renewal notices enclosed with the September-October 1984 issue of Mycologia had incorrect numbers printed on them. The proposed dues increase has yet to be voted on by the membership (see ballot enclosed--ed.) and thus can only take effect for 1986 dues, not for 1 985. By the time this Newsletter reaches you, you should have received a corrected renewal notice. Also by that time many of you will have already sent your dues at the 1986 rates. To a1 1 members who paid the increased amount, please accept my sincere apologies. We will be refunding the extra $10 to you as soon as poss~ble. We will not refund $3 to student and emeritus members unless specifically requested. Despite our computerization this is time- consuming and requires a certain amount of processing time. You should be receiving a refund shortly. Again, I personally apologize for this error as does our excellent publisher, Allen Press, Inc., Lawrence, Kansas. Correct dues for 1985: Regular Member (Includes MYCOLOGIA and Newsletter) ...... $25.00 Student Member (Maximum eligibility-7 years) ...... $12.00 Associate Member (Newsletter only) ...... $ 5.00 Emeritus Member with MYCOLOGIA ...... $12.00 Affiliated Society ...... 825.00
A NOTE FROM THE NATIONAL FUNGUS COLLECTIONS (BPI) For those wishing to borrow specimens from the National Fungus Collections, Amy Y. Rossman communicates the following. When requesting specimens, the chances of actually finding the specimen in the herbarium are greatly increased if complete information is given, namely: 1. Complete citation of desired species including name, author, date and place of publication, host, country, and synonyms. Mention any name under which the specimen could possibly be filed. 2. Any special requirements such as specimens on a certain host or from a certain country should be accurately specified. Never request all species of an entire genus unless the genus is small. We limit loans to twenty specimens and thus have to select specimens. Remember! Locating specimens in the herbarium is usually done by personnel who are not trained in mycology and, a1 though extremely conscientious, they will not be able to find the specimens you want unless detailed information is given. Also, it is unlikely that someone will go the library and look up the information needed to locate the specimen in the herbar- ium. This should be done by those making requests. Finally, we request the prompt return of loans as soon as they have been examined. If specimens are needed after the expiration date, please notify the herbarium and ask for an extension. Such extensions are almost always granted. Lack of attention to these matters can result in permanently misplaced specimens which are then lost for future mycologists! We endeavor to serve the mycological comnunity to the best of our ability and your as- sistance will increase this ability!
CHARLES E. MILLER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND A memorial fund, in the name of Charles E. Miller, has been established at Ohio Univer- sity, Athens. The fund is to be used for scholarship support for undergraduate education. Contributions may be sent to the Charles E. Miller Scholarship Fund, P. 0. Drawer 869, Athens, OH 45701. 36 CALL FOR APPLICATIONS AND NOMINATIONS
ALEXOPOULOS PRIZE FOR 1985
The ~ycologicalSociety 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, 1985. Both nominee and nominator must be members of the Mycological Society of America. Nominator should request the nominee to send a curriculum vitae, a 1ist of pub1 ications, and a complete set of reprints to each member of the Awards Committee, or the nominator may ask the Chairperson to request these documents from the nomi- 1 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.
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:
Dr. David Porter, Chairperson Dr. Robert Gi 1bertson Dept. of Botany Dept. of Plant Pathology Uni versi ty of Georgia Uni vers ity of Ari zona Athens, GA 30602 Tucson, AZ 85721 Telephone: (404) 542-3732
Dr. Michael Dykstra Dr. Kenneth E. Conway Anatomy, Physiological Sciences & Radiology Dept. of Plant Pathology School of Veterinary Medicine Oklahoma State University North Carolina State University Sti11 water, OK 74074 Raleigh, NC 27606
1984 Winner: Robert D. Fogel, University of Michigan Herbari um
Deadline for the receipt of complete nominations: March 15, 1985.
MSA GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS IN MYCOLOGY FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 1985-1986
Graduate students who wi 11 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. Ap- plication forms may be obtained from the chairperson of the Awards Committee. 1984-1985 MSA Fellows : Thomas Bruns , Dept. of Botany, University of Michigan Thomas Chase, Dept. of Botany, University of Vermont
MSA DISTINGUISHED MYCOLOGIST AWARD FOR 1985
The Mycological Society of America invites nominations for the Distinguished Mycologist Award for 1985. Each nominee must have received his or her degree at least twenty years prior to the year in which the award is given (1965 or earlier for the 1985 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 eligible 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 mycologv. Four copies of each document are required; one to be sent directly to each member of the Awards Comnittee. (See Alexopoulos Prize above for the names and addresses of the committee members).
Recipients wi 11 be determined by the Awards Committee on the basis of qua1 ity, original- ity, and quantity of publ ished 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 entire career rather than on a single achievement.
1984 Distinguished Mycologists : Char1 es Drechsl er and Ross W. Davi dson
Deadline for receipt of complete nominations: March 15, 1985.
THE MSA WM. H. WESTON AWARD FOR TEACHING EXCELLENCE IN MYCOLOGY
Nominations are now open for the 1985 Wm. H. Weston Award for Teaching Excellence in Mycology. Previous nominees will be considered. Nominations should be made on the forms available from the Committee on Teaching. Please request forms and submit nominations to: Dr. Edward E. Butler Department of Plant Pathology University of Cal ifornia Davis, CA 95616 Telephone : (9 16) 752-6745
Other comnittee members are Robert W. Lichtwardt, Robert R. Pohlad, and John W. Taylor.
1984 Recipient: Everett S. Beneke
Support your favorite teacher! Nominate someone this year.
Deadline for receipt of complete nominations: March 15, 1985.
THE LUELLA K. WERESUB MYCOLOGY AWARD
Applications for the Luell a K. Weresub Mycology Award are now being accepted. This award, given by the Canadian Botanical Association, is available to all students at Canadian universities and Canadian students at universities abroad. The $1,000 award will be given for the best paper arising from mycological research publ ished in 1984. Sole authorship is preferable, but joint papers wi11 be considered. Obtain further detai 1s and submit nomina- tions to:
Dr. Bryce Kendrick Department of Bi ology University of Water1oo Waterloo, Ontario N2L 361, Canada
Deadline for the receipt of nominations: February 28, 1985.
Donations (tax deductible) to the capital fund which finances the award can be made to the Treasurer of the CBA: Dr. .GUY ~ossard, Department of Biology, Memorial University, St. John's, Newfound1 and A1C 5S7, Canada.
LOOkTNG FOR A JOB? A CHANGE? IEGISTER WITH THE AISA PLACEMENT SERVICE. CALENDAR OF MEETINGS, FORAYS, AND WORKSHOPS
April 1985
20 The NORTHEAST MYCOLOGY CONFERENCE (formerly the New England Mycology Conference) will be held at the New York State Museum in Albany, N,ew York. A symposium on the history of mycology is planned. Due to time constraints, there will be no con- tributed papers, but posters are welcome. For more data write to John Haines, Room 3132 CEC, NYS Museum, Albany, NY 12230 or Ira F. Sal kin, Infectious Disease Institute, Division of Labs. and Res., Department of Health, Albany, NY 12201.
May 1985
6- 10 Hosted by the Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcul tures, the FIRST INTERNATIONAL PENICILLIUM AND ASPERGILLUS WORKSHOP wi11 be held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, at the facilities of the Royal Dutch Academy of Arts and Sciences. The workshop aim is to critically assess the taxonomy of the two genera in order to promote standardization of nomenclature, typification, terminology , and method01ogy. A1 - though participation is primarily by invitation, a limited number of observers may attend. Contact Robert A. Samson, Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures, P. 0. Box 273, 3740 AC BAARN as soon as possible.
19-24 NINTH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS-INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR HUMAN AND ANIMAL MYCOLOGY will be held in Atlanta, Georgia. For information, contact Dr. Warren L. Cook, ISHAM, Box 17, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303.
24- 30 The BRITISH MYCOLOGICAL SOCIETY SPRING FORAY will be based at Lodge Hill Residen- tial Centre, Watersfield, Pulborough, West Sussex. Contact David W. Minter (see April 1986 below for address) or Ron Bevan, Westcott West Street, Billingshurst, West Sussex, England.
June 1985
10- 14 Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada will be the site of the 6th biennial meeting of the INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR EVOLUTIONARY PROTISTOLOGY. A workshop on cyto- logical terminology , a symposi um on molecular systematics and cellular evolution, and papers on evolution of algae, protozoa, zoosporic fungi, and other primitive eukaryotes are planned. To learn more write: ISEP Secretariat, Conference Serv- ices, National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, KIA OR6.
August 1985
1- 4 NORTH AMERICAN MYCOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING AND FORAY will be held at Canaan Valley Resort State Park, near Elkins, West Virginia. For more data, Con- tact Jimmy Schrei ber, Mycological Society of Washington President, 1924 Lawrence Street, NE, Washington, DC 20018. Phone: (202) 526-5652.
4- 8 Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada is the site of the annual meeting of the SOCIETY FOR INVERTEBRATE PATHOLOGY. To learn more write T. Ennis, Forest Pest Management Institute, P. 0. Box 490, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, P6A 5M7, Canada
HELP! THE NEWSLETTER NEED YOUR HUMOR. CONTACT THE EDITOR. 5- 9 WORKSHOP ON PENICILLIUM IDENTIFICATION: John Pitt, Maren Klich and Dick Hanlin will conduct a hands-on workshop at the University of Georgia., Athens, GA, during the week before the MSA meeting in Gainesville, FL. More than 60 common species wi 11 be examined in culture, including representatives of Eupenici 11ium and Tal aromyces. Is01ation and maintenance, identification procedures and taxonomic schemes wi11 a1 so be discussed. Further information and registration forms may be obtained from Maren Klich.
10-11 MYCOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA ANNUAL FORAY, Gainesville, Florida. See General Announcements.
11-15 MYCOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA ANNUAL MEETING, Gainesvi 1le, Florida. See General Announcements.
15-21 IX EUROPEAN MYCOLOGICAL CONGRESS (consisting of lectures, excursions, and laboratory work) will be held in Oslo, Norway. Preliminary registration forms (not binding; incl . paper titles) must be received before Apri 1 1 , 1985 by Anna-El ise Torkelsen, Botanical Garden and Museum, Trondheimsvn 236, N-Oslo 5, Norway.
23-24 The University of Columbia, Vancouver, Canada wi11 be the site of a meeting en- titled LIGNIN BIODEGRADATION-1985. Titles and abstracts of papers are due by March 1, 1985. For more information, write to: Lignin Biodegradation-1985, c/o Dr. Ian Reid, Plant Biotechnical Institute, National Research Council, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada S7N OW9.
? The NORTHEAST MYCOLOGICAL SOCIETIES FORAY wil be held in Oneota, New York. For more information, contact Ron Trial, 98 Pembroke Street, Boston, MA 02118.
September 1985
4- 11 The BRITISH MYCOLOGICAL SOCIETY AUTUMN FORAY will headquarter at Chester College, Chester. Contact David W. Minter (see April 1986 below for address) or Bruce Ing, Chester College, Cheyney Road, Chester, CHI 4BJ, England.
April 1986
7- 10 The BRITISH MYCOLOGICAL SOCIETY ANNUAL MEETING will be held at the University of Bristol. Their general topic will be "Fungi and Evolution." Write David. W. Minter, Commonwealth Mycological Institute, Ferry Lane, Kew, Surrey, England to learn more.
Whence come these fleshy fungi that we see? Whence Nushroom, Toadstool and the rank Stinkhorn, A1 1 the mycel ial horde? For these have I but lately seen, Down where the river's mists hang later in the day.
--Ezra Pound PLACEMENT SERVICE MYCOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA
At its August, 1984 Council Meeting the Mycological Society of America voted to establish a placement service as a means of assisting mycologists in finding a position or relocating. Dr. Gareth Morgan- Jones of Auburn University volunteered to chair a committee for this purpose and has been joined by Dr. Melvin S. Fuller of the University of Georgia. Included in this newsletter are copies of forms to be filled out by persons seeking jobs and by prospective employers. The success of our efforts is dependent upon mycologists making sure that the service is aware of positions that are open, and our having per- sons to recommend to prospective employers. All mycologists should join us in making potential employers aware of this service and the contributions that can be made by persons trained in mycology.
All files will be retained on a computer disk and we are using a program that allows the matching of prospective employees with posi- tions that are listed with us. Persons seeking employment will re- ceive a printout of any open positions that match their qualifica- tions. Prospective employers will receive a printout of those persons on file who meet their-job description. ~ames-ofpersons listing with the MSA Placement Service --wi11 be consideredconfidential -and released potential employers.
The success of this effort is contingent upon our receiving accu- rate information that honestly describes prospective employees and open positions. We welcome any suggestions that will better enable us to bring employers and qualified mycologists together. Please feel free to Xerox these forms and put them in the hands of potential em- ployers or persons seeking a position.
Dr. Gareth Morgan-Jones Dr. Melvin S. Fuller Department of Botany Department of Botany Auburn University University of Georgia Auburn, AL 36830 Athens, GA 30602
Editor's Note:
Forms for the use of the MSA Placement Service--for both those seeking jobs and prospective employers--are included on the following pages. EMPLOYER DATA FORM MYCOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA PLACEMENT SERVICE
Please type or print all entries clearly.
1. Record Number: (leave blank)
2. Organization Name:
3. Position Title:
4. Interests. Circle letters from the following:
A. Morphology B. Taxonomy C. Physiology D. Cytology E. Biochemistry F. Cell Biology G. Genetics H. Ecology I. Molecular Biology J. Pathology K. Mycorrhizae L. Medical
M,N,O = other
5. Fungal Group. Circle one or more letters from list:
A. Mycetozoa B. Zoosporic Fungi C. Zygomycetes D. Ascomycetes E. Basidiomycetes F. Deuteromycetes G. Trichomycetes H. Pathogenic Fungi I. General
J ,K,L,M,N,O = other
6. Degree or Training Desired:
7. Skills Desired. Circle one or more from list:
A. Teaching B. Research C. Administration D. Public Service
E-K = other. Please specify.
8. Terms of Appointment:
9. Closing Date:
10. Contact Person:
Dept. or Organization:
12. University or Company:
13. Street:
14. City: State or Province:
16. Zip or Postal: 17. Country:
17. Telephone Contact:
Return to: Dr. M. S. Fuller. Dept. of Botany. Univ. of Georgia. Athens, GA 30602 EMPLOYEE DATA FORM MYCOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA PLACEMENT SERVICE
Please type or print all entries clearly.
1. Record Number: (leave blank)
2. Name: last
first
initial
3. Department or Organization:
4. University or Street:
5. City:
6. State or Province (abbrev.):
7. Zip or Postal Code:
8. Country (abbrev. if >10 characters):
9. Phone Number:
10. Degree 1 (M.S. or B.S./B.A.), Year, Professor, Institution:
------11. Degree 2 (Ph.D.), Year, Professor, Institution:
12. Postdoctoral experience. Year, Professor, Institution:
13. Interests. Circle letters from the following:
A. Morphology B. Taxonomy C. Physiology D. Cytology E. Biochemistry F. Cell Biology 6. Genetics H. Ecology I. Molecular Biology J. Pathology K. Mycorrhizae L. Medical
M,N,O = other
14. Organisms of interest. Circle one or more letters from list:
A. Mycetozoa B. Zoosporic Fungi C. Zygomycetes D. Ascomycetes E. Basidiomycetes F. Deuteromycetes 6. Trichomycetes H. Pathogenic Fungi I. General 15. Job preference. Circle one or more letters from list:
A. Industry 0. Univ. teaching C. Univ. research D. Both B and C E. Government D. Other-specify Order of preference in above by letter:
16-22. Narrative about job applicant. Use this space to write anything you would like to have submitted with our report to a potential employer. Write in the third person. This is the only place where you can enter special experience. You have seven lines, each with 65 characters including spaces and punctuation. You may hyphenate at the end of a line if it saves you space. Count the number of characters per line or print on graph paper in a rectangle 7 squares by 65 squares. The print out will read as text if you follow these directions.
Send completed form to:
Dr. Melvin S. Fuller MSA Placement Service Department of Botany University of Georgia Athens, GA, 30602 USA 44 FORTHCOMING COURSES
THE FIFTH KINGDOM, a mycology correspondence course, is being offered for credit by Bryce Kendrick, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 361.
Ronald Koffman is a developing a private class on HOW TO GROW WILD MUSHROOMS. Write him to learn more.
Classes in BASIC MUSHROOM IDENTIFICATION-- I (macro), I1 (micro), for two credits, wi11 be held under the direction of David Hosford in mid-June 1985. Contact Central Washington University , Department of Biological Sciences, El 1ensburg, WA 98926. (509) 963-2731.
Orson K. Miller will instruct a FIELD MYCOLOGY course at the University of Montana Bio- logical Station, Yellow Bay, Flatlake, Bigfork, MT 59911, June 15-August 15 for undergraduate and graduate credit. Space is also available for a limited number of persons wishing to do research or special study. For more information, contact Orson K. Miller, Jr., Department of Biology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061.
ADVANCED MYCOLOGY I (Ascomycotina and Deuteromycotina) wi11 be taught at Auburn Uni ver- sity in the spring of 1985. Contact G. Morgan-Jones, Department of Botany, Plant Pathology & Microbi 01 ogy , Auburn Uni versi ty, AL 36849.
During summer 1985, The University of Michigan Biological Station at Douglas Lake will offer courses on FUNGI (Robert L. Shaffer) , and BRYOPHYTES & LICHENS (Howard A. Crum) , each for five hours credit. Also, advanced students may enroll for independent study in these fields. The Station bulletin and application forms for both admission and financial aid may be obtained from the Director, U-M Biological Station, 4053 Natural Science Building, Ann Arbor, MI 48109.
FUNGI OF SIERRA NEVADA will be taught at the San Francisco State University Field Sta- tion. The one week session begins June 10 and extends through June 14, 1985. Contact Harry D. Thiers , Department of Biological Sciences, San Francisco State University , 1600 Hol 1oway Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94132.
MYCOLOGY, an introductory class, will be offered January 31-May 16, 1985 at Russell Sage College in Troy, New York by Ira Salkin and John Haines. Write to the college for further information.
July 23-August 5, 1985 are the dates for FIELD MYCOLOGY, a credit course with an emphasis on fleshy fungi. For more data contact the instructor: Timothy J. Baroni, Department of Bio- logical Sciences, P. 0. Box 200, SUNY-College at Cortland, Cortland, NY 13045.
FUNGI AS TOOLS FOR TEACHING BIOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES IN THE HIGH SCHOOL BIOLOGY LABORATORY will be taught at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale on June 18-July 31, 1985 as part of a year-i ong, NSF sponsored, honors workshop for midwestern, high school Master Teachers. To learn more, write Walter J. Sundberg.
MICOLOGIA (in Spanish)--a class by J. E. Wright and M. A. Galvagno and which includes taxonomy, physiology, genetics, and morphogenesi s--i s avail able for senior undergraduates and graduates beginning March 1985. Contact them for details.
HELP THE EDITOR (PLEASE). IN ORDER TO INCREASE OUR EFFECTIVENESS IN PREPARING THE NEWSLETTER, I ENCOURAGE OUR READERS TO CONSIDER THEFOLLOWING POINTS WHEN PREPARING MATERIAL FOR SUBMISSION TO THE EDITOR ON THE NEWSLETTER QUESTIONNIARE: (A) WRITE NEATLY AND CLEARLY (PLEASE), (B) USE PREVIOUS ISSUES ASA GUIDE TO FORMAT, CONTENT, AND DEPTH, AND (C) MAIL THE QUESTIONNAIRE WITH SUFFICIENT TIME TO REACH THE EDITOR BY THE DEADINE (MANYARE CURRENTLY ARRIVING 5-12 DAYS AFTER THE DEADLINE). 45 NEW MYCOLOGICAL'RESEARCH
G. C. ADAMS: Taxonomic studies of the genus Rhizoctonia; genetic studies of Gibberella zeae and trichothecines; genetic studies of Rhizoctonia and Sclerotium rolfsii . M. BERGEN: The nature of the spore wall layers involved in the human allergic reaction to Cladospori um cladosporioides. C. L. BERTAGNOLE: Scanning electron microscopy of wood stain-causi ng fungi. A. E. BESSETTE: Currently investigating "Ye1 low Blotch", an as yet undescribed bacterial disease of commercially produced Pleurotus ostreatus. C. F. BEST: Mycorrhizal associations in revegetation of pyritic strip mine spoils. G. CARRION: Rust fungi from the State of Veracruz, Mexico. J. M. CURLIN: Ultrastructure of the yeast phase of Microstroma juglandis.
G. S. DE HOOG (with T. Boekhout): A taxonomic study of Tilletiopsis, Itersonilia, and re1 ated genera. M. F. DOYLE: The genus Crinipellis in Illinois. G. GUZMAN: Culture of mexican strains of Pleurotus ostreatus on coffee bagaze (with D. Martinez) ; production of edible mushrooms in the coniferous forests (with L. Villarreal). J. W. KIMBROUGH: Ectomycorrhizal relationships among Florida pines. R. KOFFMAN: Studies on Cunninghamella echinulata, Aspergillus clavatus, and Psilocybe spp.; Amanita muscaria var. formosa from New York State. The NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN embarks this fall on a project to computerize the rust her- barium. The project involves the curation of the 30,000+ collections and the entry of label information into a computer program. The data base will be shared with those created as a result of similar projects at BPI and PUR. This three-year project, fund- ed by NSF, is coordinated by Ellen D. Bloch.
R. LAFONTAINE (student of P. Neumann and G.. Laflamme): Endophytic fungi in foliage of Picea mori ana. H. LING: Mycorrhizal associations in native terrestrial orchids.
W. LITTEN: Confirmation of identity of mycorrhizal symbionts of Maine's commercial crop of lowbush blueberries and relation of mycorrhizal infection to crop yield. T. MUHSIN: Taxonomy and ecology of fungi of some halophytic plants. D. E. PADGETT: The vertical penetration of salt marsh fungi into balsa wood panels buried in saline sediments; determination of the effects of estuarine salinity regimes on res- pi ration of saprolegniaceous fungi. S. L. PEELE: Mushroom culture regenerati on from sclerotia. D. N. PEGLER: Agaric flora of Sri Lanka; completion date December 1985. T.-M. JEN: Studies'on'a Gentamicin-susceptible Candida parapsilosis-like fungus isolated from the blood specimen of a patient in Veterans General Hospital, VACRS, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. 4 6 S. M. KAMEL: Histo lasma capsulatum antigens: their isolation, purification, characteriza- tion, and-7- uses using monoclonal antibody techniques). R. W. KERRIGAN: Relationships in Agaricus section Hortenses.
0. K. MILLER: Cooperative research with Kyung Joon Lee, Institute of Genetics, Suweon, Republ ic of Korea, on ectomycorrhizae of Korean conifers.
G. MORGAN-JONES: Characterization of Diaporthe phaseolorum biotypes associated with stem canker disease of soybean.
A. ROMERO (a student of J. E. WRIGHT): Deuteromycotina and Ascomycotina on wood, particularly of Eucalyptus viminal i.
C. A. PAPER: Molecular genetics of Schizo h llum commune: nucleic acid sequences for devel- opment of the dikaryon (with W.* studies on mi tochondrial and ribosomal genetics, DNA cloning, and transformation.
F. RHOADES: Small mammal mycophagy in piles of woody debris ; spacial and temporal structure of Mycena populations; SO2 effects on 1i chen distribution of Gray's Harbor County, WA.
I. A. ROSS (with Richard Kerrigan) : Morphogenesis and inter-relationships in Agaricus.
W. J . SUNDBERG (with Rafatt Mohammedkani ) : Cys ti dia1 development in Mycena 1eai ana. M. A. VINCENT: Studies on the genus Botryosporium Corda.
. F. WHITE, JR. : Taxonomy and biology of endophytes in grasses.
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BAS1 DIOMY CETES
J. Cauffman has both cultures and spore prints of the Suillus americanus and Lepiota naucina as we1 1 as cultures of Agaricus augustus.
V. Demoul in has cultures and specimens of Gasteromycetes.
S. Peele has carbon tetrachloride-treated specimens of Psiloc be and Paneolus spp. available for distribution to universities for botanical stihatedif a DEA Schedule I permit is available). He also has dried specimens, spore prints, and cultures of other agarics. Inquire with name(s) of desired species.
R. Tulloss has Amanita spp. largely from the New Jersey Pine Barrens.
DEUTEROMYCETES
G. Adams has cultures of tester strains of anastomosis groups of Thanatephorus and Ceratobasidi um.
G. Morgan-Jones has Exophiala pisciphila and Vertici 11ium psalliotae isolated from phyto- nematode cysts.
MISCELLANEOUS
R. A. Humber informs us that the USDA offers catalogs of the Insect Pathology Research Unit's 1400+ strain col lection of entomopathogeni c fungi which includes more than 100 taxa from nearly the entire taxonomic spectrum of such fungi.
G. S. de Hoog notes that supplements to the CBS List of Cultures (November 1983) are pub- 1ished in the semiannual CBS Newsletter. (See Publications Available for address--ed.).
To A Mycologist
We work together every night As I revive thin sections on a slide with open books and one-edged razor blades and throw away contaminated plates by wavering fl uorescent 1i ght you interrupt your work with yawns and sighs while spore prints form and color fades. then put another index card in place.
Your voice and late-night jazz provide Our mushrooms must be dried to keep a 1i tmus zone between the coffee's acid taste and so in us the juices cease to flow and my basic need to close my eyes. from overwork and lack of sleep; but no place else the two of us would go. -- Nina Shishkoff 4 8 FUNGI WANTED
MY XOMY CETES
K. L. Braun, Jr. : Myxomycete specimens or tree bark (identified) from Mexico. H. W. Keller: Myxomycetes from Mexico; specimens of Licea fimicola (comnon on dung from herbivorous animal +-cow, bison, horse).
S. L. Stephenson: Myxomycetes, especially collections from western North America.
OOMY CETES
C. D. Windel s : Cultures of Aphanomyces cochl ioides.
ZY GOMY CETES P. M. Kirk: Mucorales (cultures). R. Koffman: Cunninghamel la echinulata.
A. Wei ntraub: Syncephal astrum racemosum (spores, etc. ) ; Phycomycetes from human sources.
ASCOMY CETES S. E. Carpenter: Cultures and specimens of Bisporella and Crocicreas. K. Esser: Cultures of Cochliobolus lunatus (perfect stage!). D. A. Glawe: Specimens or cultures of Diatrype, Diatrypel la, Eutypa, Eutypel la, Crypto- sphaeri a, and re1 ated genera. J. H. Haines: Specimens of Hyaloscyphaceae from anywhere. J. L. Maas: Glomerella cingulata. B. L. Norris: Dia orthe sp. from Helianthus sp. or from Compositae family (in cluture or plant tisi* M. Sherwood-Pike: Specimens of Hypodermataceae on bark or wood. J. A. Walla: Specimens or cultures of Lirula macrospora with data on host, age of needles, date collected, and location collected.
J. F. White, Jr. : Clavicipitaceous isolates from grasses, as well as grasses (e. y. Festuca and Lo1 i um spp. ) bearing endophytes.
BASIDIOMY CETES
J. Ammirati : Specimens of Cortinarius, subgenus Dermocybe with notes on habitat and macro- scopical features, kodachromes welcomed! R. A. Blanchette: Wood decayed by Phell inus weirii , Inonotus rheades, as well as any white- mottled rots. Postage will be paid for shipping. 4 9 T. J. Baroni: Specimens of Rhodocybe and Clitopilus. Notes on fresh specimens and color or black and white photographs are helpful.
J. Cauffman: Cultures of Boletus mirabi 1is, Dentinum repandum and Amani ta caesarea.
J. Curlin: Cultures of the yeast phase of Microstroma juglandis.
G. S. de Hoog: Live material of Entyloma and Doassansia; specimens of Tilletia.
V. Demoul in: Specimens of Gasteromycetes , especi a1 ly Lycoperdon.
B. Dmitrieff: Cultures of Boletus edulis. M. F. Doyle: Agarics from Polynesia (Hawaii , Samoa, Tuamotu, Marquesas, Tubuai , etc. ) . R. E. Halling: Specimens of Collybia and Marasmiellus. Notes on color and odor always he1pful . D. R. Hosford: Rhizopogon specimens and somatic cultures; specimens of any gasteromycetes, especially hypogeous forms and Lycoperdales.
R. W. Kerrigan: Cultures, with vouchers, of wild Agaricus bisporus and closely related species (no A. bitorqui s) . R. Koffman : Psi 1ocybe mexi cana.
M. M. Kyde: Specimens of Lepiota cristata.
M. Maciarello : Any specimens of Panaeol us, Psathyrel 1a, Stropharia, Psi locybe, Conocybe, or -any fungi from Del-Mar-Va Peninsula with collection data and color slide, if possible.
A. S. Methven: Collections of Clavariadelphus with notes and a spore deposit; kodachromes appreciated; cultures of Clavari adel phus incl uding a voucher specimen and collection data.
S. L. Peele: Any scleroti um-producing mushroom cultures.
D. C. Prusso: Specimens of the genera Tulostoma and Chlamydopus with pertinent collection data.
I. K. Ross: Living cultures or fresh spore prints of Coprinus congregatus.
W. J. Sundberg: Specimens of Lepiota sensu lato (notes and/or color or black and white photographs he1 pful ) .
R. Tulloss: Well-documented collections of Amanita with colored slides, if possible--please inquire first.
K. We1 1s: Freshly collected, air-dried collections of Exidia, Exidopsis, Basidiodendron, and Auricularia would be much appreciated.
G. Wong: Air-dried collections of Auricularia.
DEUTEROMY CETES
G. C. Adams: Rhizoctonia-like fungi from orchids, shrubs, and ornamentals.
G. S. de Hoog: Live material of Tilletiopsis, Intersonilia, and related genera. 5 0 H. Ling: Rhizoctonia (any species). J. L. Maas: Colletotrichum spp., and Gloeosporium gloeosporioides. R. Koffman: Aspergi 11 us cl avatus. B. L. Norris: Phomo sis sp. from Helianthus sp. or from Compositae family (in culture or plant tisse
K. A. Seifert: Synnematous hyphomycetes--especially Stilbella--cultures or specimens and fresh, air-dried collections or cultures of Collybia specimens. N. Shishkoff: Pyrenochaeta terrestris--strongly pathogenic or Onion. M. A. Vincent: Cultures of Botryosporium Corda, with collection data. M. J. Wingfield: Cultures of Leptographium spp., Verticicladiel la spp., and Phialocephala SPP.
MISCELLANEOUS J. Carranza-Morse: Any specimens collected in Costa Rica--required for the University of Costa Rica Herbari urn. Please send them to: Plant Pathology Department, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721. R. A. Humber: Cultures and specimens of any entomogenous fungus. Please contact me before sending cultures to arrange for proper shipping permits. H. Ling: Any mycorrhizal fungus. A. Weintraub: Prepared microscope slides of fungi.
lNOCYSE JURANA ?-re S'a-ie YAIJCV 20"Uy IWl IDENTIFICATIONS -- '-. ', \ / The following are willing to identify the taxa specified. i MY XOMY CETES
H. W. Kel 1er: Myxomycetes--species in the genera Perichaena and Licea. Corticolous Myxomycetes from living trees and vines. + ZYGOMY CETES
I R. A. Humber: Entomogenous fungi, particularly in the Entomophthorales.
1 P. M. Kirk: Mucorales (in culture).
ASCOMY CETES I S. E. Carpenter: Leotiaceae (Helotiales) especially Crocicreas and Bisporel la. I' J. W. Kimbrough: Coprophi lous Discomycetes. I T. Van Hoose: Ascomycetes. I' BASIDIOMY CETES I J. Amnirati : Cortinarius species.
T. J. Baroni : Rhodocybe and Cli topil us.
V. Demoul in: Lycoperdales and Sclerodermatales.
M. S. Gilliam-Davies: Marasmius and allied genera.
R. E. Halling: Collybia and Marasmiel lus.
D. R. Hosford: Hypogeous gasteromycetes.
K. A. Sei fert: Dacrymycetal es.
R. Tul loss : Amani ta (North American spp. )--please inquire first.
T. Van Hoose: Basidiomycetes.
DEUTEROMY CETES
G. C. Adams: Rhizoctonia spp.
R. A. Humber : Entomogenous fungi, particularly Deuteromycetes.
J. F. White, Jr. : Coelomycetes.
T. Van Hoose: Hyphomycetes. 5 2 NEW BOOKS BY MSA MEMEERS
The fol lowing announcements were received in response to the MSA Newsletter questionnaire:
E. S. Beneke, J. W. Rippon, and A. L. Rogers. 1984. HUMAN MYCOSES, A Scope Monograph. The Upjohn Company, Kalamazoo, MI 49001. Color i1 lustrations. Available, after pub1 ica- tion in December, at cost from the Company.
G. B. Calleja. 1984. MICROBIAL AGGREGATION. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. 276 pages. Catalogue No. 5708. ISBN 0-8493-5708-X. Domestic $92.00; Foreign $105.00.
R. P. Korf and Susan C. Gruff. MYCOTAXON CUMULATIVE INDEX FOR VOLUMES I-XX (1974-1984). ISBN 0-930845-00-5, Library of Congress #75-640802. Published by Mycotaxon, Ltd., P. 0. Box 264, Ithaca, NY 14851-0264. $17.50, postpaid.
M. 0. Garraway and R. C. Evans. 1984. FUNGAL NUTRITION AND PHYSIOLOGY. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York. 401 pages. $45.95.
J. L. Maas, ed. 1984. COMPENDIUM OF STRAWBERRY DISEASES. American Phytopathological Society, St. Paul, MN 55121, USA. 138 pages, 155 figures, 148 color plates. $17.00. R. Singer. 1984. MUSHROOMS AND TRUFFLES. Second ed. J. Cramer , Leipzi g. Approximately 400 pages. Color and plain figures. Cloth Bound. $35.00 (DM 100; 4 27). (Includes appendices, by Bob Harris, on recent cultivation methods for truffles, morels, and 13 genera of Agari cs) . R. A. Samson, E. S. Hoekstra, and C. A. N. van Oorschot. 1984. INTRODUCTION TO FOOD-BORNE FUNGI. Second ed. CBS, Baarn. 249 pages. Approximately $13.00 (42.5 Dutch florins). Available from CBS, POB 273, 3740 AG Baarn, Netherlands and (in Japanese translation) Ishiyaku Pub1 ishers, Tokyo. ("Ful ly i1 1ustrated at1as with common species and chapters on food mycology").
Y. Kobayshi. 1984 (?-ed.). THE HISTORY OF THE MICROSCOPES ALL OVER THE WORLD. 224 pages. Three color plates and 402 illustrations. Approximately $60.00 (12.500 yen + 1,500 yen postage). H. J. Brodie. 1984 (?-ed. ). MORE BIRD'S NEST FUNGI (NIDULARIACEAE). Lejeunia 112: 1-70. Ten figures. 260 Belgian Francs (mailed to Europe) or 300 Belgian Francs (mailed out- side Europe). (Contains new material, a review of information appearing between 1975 and 1983, and a complete identification key in English and French. To order, sendpay- ment to postal account 000-0624971-97 or bank account 240-0770952-97 of the Socigte Botanique de Lisge, Sart Tilman, B-4000 LiGge, Belgium. Payment must be made via Inter- national Postal Money Order or Eurocheque in Belgian Francs. No other checks wil; be accepted). . - D. N. Pegler. 1983. THE AGARIC FLORA ,OF THE LESSER ANTILLES. Kew Bull. Addit. Ser. IX: 1-668. 27 color plates, 129 blacm'ct wtrite plates. HMSO. 455. (Available from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
D. N. Pegler. 1984. THE GENUS LENTINUS: A WORLD MONOGRAPH. Kew Bull. Addit. Ser. 10: 1-281. 65 black and white plates. HMSO. t15. (Available from the Royal Botanic Garden, Kew).
B. Kendrick. 1985. THE FIFTH KINGDOM. ("Available in early 1985").
NOMINATE A WORTHY COLLEAGUE OR STUDENT FOR AN WA AWARD. 5 3 PUBLICATIONS WANTED
E. R. Badham would 1 ike anything on shiitake: reprints, recipes, newspaper clippings, etc.
D. J. Bi11 wants a copy of TOXIC AND HALLUCINOGENIC MUSHROOM POISONING by Lincoff & Mitchell . R. A. Blanchette would like Hubert's OUTLINE OF FOREST PATHOLOGY, the 1st edition of FOREST PATHOLOGY by Boyce, and books or reprints dealing with would decay.
W. R. Burke wants reprints on Gasteromycetes.
M. F. Doyle would appreciate any books, reprints, or citation notes concerning insular fungi.
T. M. Hamni 11 needs the CANADIAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY, 1981, Volume 59 and Gaumann's THE FUNGI: A DESCRIPTION OF THEIR MORPHOLOGICAL FEATURES AND EVOLUTIONARY DEVELOPMENT, 1952.
R. W. Kerrigan wants literature on the historical aspects of mushroom cultivation, especi a1 ly old spawn catalogs.
R. Koffman desires references on Psilocybe spp. ; and articles on mushroom cultivation-- especially Gymnopi 1us spectabi 1 is.
M. M. Kyde would like the Dover paperback edition of THE AGARICACEAE OF MICHIGAN by Kauffmann.
H. Ling would 1 ike publications on native orchids and fungi of native orchids.
R. E. Macho1 wants important and/or well-illustrated and/or finely bound old books on mushrooms, including incomplete very old works, if the portions on mushrooms are present.
T. Muhsin is looking for any publications on taxonomy, ecology, and physiology of fungi associated with ha1 ophytic plants.
A. D. Parker would 1 ike any volumes of MYCOLOGIA prior to Volume 42.
S. L. Peele desires papers on the extraction techniques for Ibotenic Acid, Muscimol, and other compounds found in Amanita muscaria.
S. L. Stephenson would like reprints on Myxomycetes.
R. Tulloss needs a copy of AGARICACEAE OF MICHIGAN by C. H. Kauffman.
V. Demoul in wants S. J. Casper' s GRUNZ~GEEINES NAT~~RLICHEN SYSTEMS DER MIKROORGANISMEN. 1974. G. Fischer, Jena.
K. D. Whi tney would 1i ke LOWER FUNGI IN THE LABORATORY by M. S. Fuller, 1978 and reprints on Zygomycetes.
G. Kaye is interested in any new information or developments in the cultivation of exotic (i.e., non-Agaricus) edible mushrooms.
G. ~uzminis searching for PERSOONIA Vols. 1-5 and TRANSACTIONS OF THE BRITISH MYCOL- OGICAL SOCIETY Vols. 33, 39, 40, and 43.
R. Lafontaine is requesting any pub1ications dealing with Phytophthora cryptogea.
W. J. Sundberg wishes any pre-1960 reprints (duplicates) on the systematics of fleshy fungi. 5 4 PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE--FOR GIVE-AWAY, SALE, OR EXCHANGE
Norihide Arnano has for exchange the JOURNAL OF GENERAL AND APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY, Vol. 11 (no. 3), Vol. 14-19, Vol. 20 (no. 3-6), Vol. 21, Vol. 22 (no. 1,2,5,6), Vol. 23, and Vol. 25 (no. 3).
William R. Burke lists the following for sale: EDIBLE FUNGI OF NEW YORK (1895-99) by Charles H. Peck, pub1 ished in 1900 and includes color plates 44-68; ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE BOTANIST (From the 48th Report of the New York State Museum) by Charles H. Peck, published in 1897 and includes Edible and Poisonous Fungi of New York, color plates 1-43. Other books and reports are available, please write for further information.
Robert E. Macho1 has some duplicate mushroom books avai lable--send for a 1 ist.
John L. Maas offers the following books for sale (postage extra): DISEASES OF FOREST AND SHADE TREES OF THE UNITED STATES by U.S.D.A.-Forest Service, Agr. Handbook 386, 1971, 657 pages, $4.00; Hacskayl o, E. (ed. ) 1971, MYCORRHIZAL, Proc. 1st North American Conference on Mycorrhizal , U. S. D.A.-Forest Service Misc. Pub1 ication 1189, 255 pages, $3.00; Bessey, E. A. (reprint 1968), MORPHOLOGY AND TAXONOMY OF THE FUNGI, 791 pages, $15.00; Gwynne-Vaughan and Barnes, 1937, THE STRUCTURE AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE FUNGI, Cambridge, 449 pages, $5.00; Barron, G. L., 1968, THE GENERA OF HYPHOMYCETES FROM SOIL, Williams & Wilkins, 364 pages, $10.00; Gilman, J. C., 1945, A MANUAL OF SOIL FUNGI, Iowa State College Press, 392 pages, $5.00; MYCOLOGIA, Vol. 43 (1951) - Vol . 57 (1965) complete except Vol . 45, No. 5 and Vol . 53, No. 5 are missing, $5.00 per completed volume, and $4.00 per incomplete volume.
Gary W. Moorman has available THE GENERA OF FUNGI SPORULATING IN PURE CULTURE by J. A. Von Arx, 1974, 2nd Edition.
Tawfik Muhsin is willing to give away AQUATIC FUNGI OF IRAQ; Species of Saprolegnia, Achlya, and Dictyuchus . Alan Parker lists the following for sale: Hesler & Smith's NORTH AMERICAN SPECIES OF HYGROPHORUS, $8.00; Peterson (ed. ) , EVOLUTION IN THE HIGHER BASIDIOMYCETES, $14.00; Gilman's MANUAL OF THE SOIL FUNGI, $14.00; Fink's LICHEN FLORA OF THE UNITED STATES, $10.00; and Ainsworth & Sussman (eds.) THE FUNGI Volume 3, The Fungal Population, $25.00.
Stephen L. Peele has CULTIVATING WILD EXOTIC MUSHROOMS, a condensed article on basic techniques (Jr. High and High School Level--Great teacher's aid), free to MSA members. He also offers for sale MUSHROOM CULTURE, a quarterly periodical devoted to cultivating wild mushrooms. One year's subscription is $10.00.
Richard W. Kerrigan has avai 1able instructions for STUDENT CULTIVATION OF OYSTER MUSH- ROOMS (Pleurotus sp. ) in classroom (very successful !).
Rod Tulloss has available (for cost of mailing and reproduction) BIBLIOGRAPHY & INDEX TO NORTH AMERICAN LITERATURE ON AMANITA--approximately 250 references to nearly 200 taxa.
The following journals are available from the library of the late Dr. Charles E. Miller: MYCOLOGIA, 1951-1984; TRANSACTIONS OF THE BRITISH MYCOLOGICAL SOCIETY, 1961-1975; JOURNAL OF THE ELISHA MITCHELL SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY, incomplete volumes 1916-1924, complete volumes for 1971-1983; and AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY, 1965-1984. The family has stipulated that these volumes are not to be sold, but are to be given to individuals or libraries where the most use of them is 1 ikely to be made. Persons interested in obtaining the volumes of any of these journals (individual volumes or issues will not be sent) contact Terry W. Johnson.
I1VFORM THE IWA PLACEMEiVT SERVICE OF ANY MYCOLOGY-RELATED POSITIONS. The Farlow Reference Library offers the following each at the best offer over the price noted. T. W. Johnson, 1956, THE GENUS ACHYLYA: MORPHOLOGY AND TAXONOMY, University of Michi- gan Press, 180 pages (good condition) $15.00; J. P. Lotay, 1907, VORTAGE UBER BOTANISCHE STAMMESGESHICHTE. EIN LEHRBUCH DER PFLANZENSYSTEMATIK. BAND 1: ALGEN UND PILZE, Gustave Fischer, 828 pages. Paperback (good condition), $20.00; C. H. Peck, 1900, REPORT OF THE STATE BOTANIST ON EDIBLE FUNGI OF NEW YORK, 1895-1899, N. Y. State Museum, 100 pages, 25 plates (fair condi tion), $20.00 ; RABENHORST' S KRY PTOGAMEN- FLORA, Second ed. , PILZE, v. 1- 10 in 9 vol . , 1884- 1920, Leipzi g, Vol . 8-10, Cramer reprint, 1963 (good condition), $300.00; G. Viennot- Bourgin, 1949, LES CHAMPIGNONS PARASITES DES PLANTES CULTIV~ES, 2 vol . , 1851 pages. Soft covers, pages uncut (good condition), $23.00. Write the Far1ow Reference Library , Harvard University, 20 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138.
Vincent Demoulin notes the availability of H. J. Brodie's MORE BIRD'S NEST FUNGI (NIDULARIACEAE). This is a 70 page supplement (with keys to all taxa) to Brodie's "The Bird's Nest Fungi". See New Books for more details and ordering infxation.
C. Volbracht offers Lange's FLORA AGARICINA DANICA and other duplicates. Write him for a list.
The Centraal bureau voor Schimnelcul tures has free copies of its CBS Newsletter (including supplements to the latest CBS List of Cultures). Write to: CBS Library, P. 0. Box 372, 3740 AG Baarn, the Netherlands.
Dieter Schierenberg has special lists of books in Botany and Mycology. Write him at Prinsengracht 485-487, 1016 HP, Amsterdam, Holland. -. ~onald'T. Kowalski has available for sale A. Lister's A MONOGRAPH OF THE MYCETOZOA, Edi- tions 1, 2, & 3, all originals, $400.00 total ; and NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, April 1926, 5 copies, $1 5 each. Donald W. Roberts, notes the availability (gratis) of D. W. Roberts and J. R. Aist, eds., 1984, INFECTION PROCESSES OF FUNGI, Rockefel ler Foundation (Be1 lagio) Conference Report, 201 pp. Write to: Rockefeller Foundation, 1133 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10036. "Rockefeller Foundation printed 2000 copies, but at 1ast report they had very few 1eft. "
COMPUTER SOFTWARE AVAILABLE--FOR GIVE-AWAY, SALE, OR EXCHANGE
Edmond R. Badham has MUSHROOM MODELING AND STATISTICS PROGRAMS for the Apple II+ for $5.
Hubert Ling has a GRADING PROGRAM for Apple IIe or Commodore 64: Enter up to 10 data points and enter weights--program will calculate weighted average. Free--send disk.
Fred Rhoades has available "PC-TAXON", a taxonomic database program that allows the user to create synoptic keys to any group of fungi or otherwise. Requires IBM PC, 128K, and color adapter. Full version a1 lows entering data for 128 taxa, 19 features. (characters), each with 19 states defined. Full version $50. Trial version (allows up to 25 taxa) for $5.00.
Rod Tulloss has developed a simple, automated means of checking for previous use of spe- cific or subspecific epithet, running under PC/IX (unix) on an IBM PC XT. Fully implemented for Amanita. Software will work for any genus. Database just takes typing. Available on diskette. Program also prints country of type locality when known. Hard copy of the epithet file available for cost of copying and postage.
PATRONIZE THE iVSA SUSTAINING MFMBERS 56 VACANCIES FOR MYCOLOGISTS
The Northern Regional Research Center, USDA, is seeking an accomplished scientist for the position of RESEARCH LEADER IN AGRICULTURAL MICROBIOLOGY IN THE FERMENTATION LABORATORY. The successful candidate should have 5-10 years of post Ph.D. research experience and a substan- tial pub1 ication record. Scientific creativity and superior professional credentials are prerequisites. The individual will be responsible for supervising scientists doing research involving molecular biology of yeasts and fungi. Present research involves the bioconversion of agricultural residues and biosynthesis of Fusarium mycotoxins. The development of long- term research goal s and coordination of research activities are expected to expand research programs to new aspects of biotechnology. Knowledge of and experience in fungal physiology, biochemistry, and molecular biology are essential. The position is GS-13/14 ($36,327-$55,807). Send resume to USDA-ARS Midwest Area, Personnel Section, Northern Regional Research Center, 1815 N. University Street, Peoria, IL 61604. Telephone (309) 685-4011, ext. 632. U. S. citizenship required.
The USDA, New Orleans, LA, has an opening for a FUNGAL GENETICIST--IMPERFECT FUNGI. Contact Maren Klich, USDA, Southern Regional Research Center, P. 0. Box 19687, New Orleans, LA 70179, for more information.
The USDA-Nati onal Fungus Col 1ections announces the positions 1isted be1ow. For further information and dates of application (for 2 and 3), write to Amy Y. Rossman, Bldg. OllA, Room 312, BARC-West, Be1tsvi 1 le, MD 20705. 1. A TECHNICAL INFORMATION SPECIALIST IN SYSTEMATIC MYCOLOGY is needed to verify and correct the names of plant pathogenic fungi occuring in the United States. Applicants must have a knowledge of current literature on taxonomy of fungal pathogens and the Sidney Inter- national Code of Botanical Nomenclature. This is a two-year temporary appointment at GS-9 ($21,066). Open immediately. 2. TECHNICAL INFORMATION SPECIALISTICURATORIAL ASSISTANT. Individual is responsible for the curation and computerization of the National Fungus Col lections. Supervises typists and herbarium aide, maintains loan records, and edits labels for the computerization project. GS-7 ($17,221). Available spring 1985. 3. RESEARCH MYCOLOGIST, specializing in the taxonomy of fungi potentially useful in biological control of plant pathogens, weeds, and nematodes. GS-11/13 ($25,489-$36,387).
The Center For Forest Mycology Research announces an opening for a MYCOLOGICAL TECHNI- CIAN. This position involves computerization of culture identification, culture records, and herbari um records as we1 1 as maintenance of culture collection and herbari um specimens. GS-9 ($21,066). Available imnediately. Contact Harold H. Burdsall , Center For Forest Mycology Research, Forest Products Laboratory, USDA Forest Service, Madison, Wisconsin.
POSTDOCTORAL POSITIONS AVAILABLE
Virginia Comnonweal th University: Postdoctoral research training positions are available in HOST-RESISTANCE AND PATHOGENESIS. Contact S. G. Bradley, MCV Station, Box 110, Richmond, VA 23298.
Boyce Thompson Institute: A Postdoctoral Associate (fellowship) is available (pending ap- proval ) to study the Biology of Lagenidi um giganteum--a pathogen of mosquitoes. Contact Donald W. Roberts, Boyce Thompson Institute, Tower Road, Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY 14853.
The USDA-ARS Insect Path01ogy Research Unit: Announces the extension of the appl ication period for a position originally advertised in Science. This position is available im- mediately to study COMPARATIVE NUCLEAR CYTOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE ENTOMOPHTHORALES for up to three years. Strong background in cytology, development, and 1ight and trans- mission electron microscopy essential. The salary is $16,000 in the first year. For further information, call Richard A. Humber at (607) 257-2030. ASSISTANTSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS AVAILABLE
Utah State University: Research and teaching assistantships avail able to work on MYCOR- RHIZAE OF DISTURBED ECOSYSTEMS. Contact Mike Allen (Biology) or Edith Allen (Range Science), UMC 52, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322. Louisiana State University: Teaching and research assistantships for study of MYCOLOGY or other botanical area ($610 per month for 12 months). Also, exceptionally we1 1-qua1 ified students may apply for "A1 umni Federation Graduate Fel lowshi ps. " These prestigious fel- lowships provide freedom from all duties but research activities. Tax-free stipend of $10,000 per academic year for four years carries inflation adjustments and exclusion of university fees. Write to Meredith Blackwell, Department of Botany, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803.
Vi rgi ni a Commonwealth University : Predoctoral research training positions are avai 1able in HOST-RESISTANCE AND PATHOGENESIS. Contact S. G. Brad1 ey , MCV Station, Box 110, Richmond, VA 23298. University of Illinois: Assistantship in MYCOLOGY or FOREST PATHOLOGY for a Master's or Ph.D. student. Write D. A. Glawe, Department of Plant Pathology, N-519 Turner Hal 1, University of I11 inois, Urbana, IL 61801.
University of I1 1inois : Assistantships from the Department of Plant Biology in FUNGAL ECOL- OGY or FUNGAL SYSTEMATICS. Contact Col in Wraight, Department of Plant Biology, Uni- versity of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801. University of New Hampshire: Research and teaching assistantships in FOREST PATHOLOGY and MYCOLOGY. Contact T. C. Harri ngton, Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Univer- si ty of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824.
Central Washington University : Assistantships available to potential Master's candidates interested in SYSTEMATICS OF FUNGI (especially fleshy forms). Contact D. R. Hosford, Dept. of Biological Sciences, Central Washington University , El lensburg, WA 98926. Telephone: (509) 963-3370. University of Nevada: Teaching assistantships are available on a competitive basis for Fall 1985. Duties include lab instruction in General Biology, Animal Biology, and/or Plant Biology. Contact Chairman, Biology Dept. , University of Nevada, Reno, NV 89557. Pennsylvania State University: Ph.D. candidate in MUSHROOM SCIENCE (a three-year project sponsored by Monterey Mushrooms). Area of interest to be selected from within pathology, nutrition, physiology, or genetics of the commercial mushroom. Applicants must have a Master's degree and proper qualifications. Apply to Lee C. Schisler, Department of Plant Pathology, Pennsylvania State Univ., 211 Buckhout Lab., University Park, PA 16802. University of Florida: Assistantships in MYCOLOGY. Write to Robert Ferl, Graduate Coor- dinator, Dept. of Botany, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611. Uni versi ty of Vermont: Graduate fell owships in the Department of Botany to study CLASSICAL OR MOLECULAR GENETICS OF FUNGI. Contact Robert C. Ullrich, Department of Botany, Marsh Life Science Building, University of Vermont, Burl ington, VT 05405. Southern Illinois University: The Delyte Morris Doctoral Fellowship, with $8,50O/year sti- pend plus tuit-ion waiver for each of 3 years (University-wide competition; 5 available). Teaching assistantship (available on a Departmental competitive basis) for M.A. or Ph.D. aspirant in SYSTEMATIC MYCOLOGY. Duties in General Biology, General Botany and/or For- est Pathology. Write to W. J. Sundberg, Dept. of Botany, SIU, Carbondale, IL 62901. 5 8 New York Botanical Garden: Gertrude S. Burlingham Fellowships in MYCOLOGY at the New York Botanical Garden for advanced graduate students, who need to study specimens and use the library at the Garden, are available for 1985 for three months at $500 per month. Write Clark T. Rogerson, New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY 10458.
University of Florida: Ecology and Physiology of Mycorrhizae are the topics of graduate research assistantships available in January and May 1985 in SOIL MICROBIOLOGY. Write to David M. Silvia, Soil Science Department, Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611.
University of Waterloo: Assistantships for Master's or Ph. D. aspirants. Learn more from Bryce Kendri ck, Department of Biology, University of Waterl oo, Waterl oo, Ontario, Canada N2L 361.
POSITIONS WANTED
CATHERINE L. BERTAGNOLE is seeking a postdoctoral or permanent position in research and/or teaching. B.S. : Forest Management, Utah State University; M.S. and Ph. D. : Forest Pathology with minors in Entomology and Biochemistry, University of Idaho; Major Pro- fessor: A. D. Partridge. Interest area: Interacting organisms associated with tree root diseases. Experience with SEM, histology, chromatography, computers, and root excavation using explosives. Avai 1able October 1985.
STEVEN E. CARPENTER is interested in a research and/or teaching position. Ph.D. : City Uni- versity of New York-New York Botanical Garden. His research interests include anamorph- teleomorph re1ati onships in the Discomycetes : Discomycetes as mycorrhi zal fungi ; Disco- mycetes as pioneers of heat disturbance sites. Avail able imnediately.
RICHARD A. DAOUST would like a research or administration position in the USA or certain overseas locations (those with good educational faci 1i ties for children). B.S. in Entomology, M.S. in Public Health, and Ph.D. in Microbiology, all from the University of Massachusetts. Currently completing a three-year Research Associate position in Brazil studying fungal pathogens of legume insect pests, he will be available in January. Contact him through Donald W. Roberts.
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SANDY ANAGNOSTAKIS is on sabbatical in Giessen, West Germany, with Professor J. Krauz. She has arrived, settled in, and her German is improving--slowly but surely.
RICHARD W. KERRIGAN HAS ARRIVED AT Ian Ross' lab at the University of California--Santa Barbara.
CARLENE A. RAPER moved from the Department of Biology, We1 lesley College, We1 lesley, MA, to the Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Vermont, Burl ington, VT in September 1983.
GERARD C. ADAMS was recently hired as an assistant professor at Michigan State University in the Department of Botany and Plant Pathology.
EDMOND R. BADHAM is now working for Carolina Fungi, planning to grow shiitake mushrooms in North Carol ina.
JEAN R. BOISE will spend 1984-85 at the New York Botanical Garden as a Postdoctoral Fellow learning curatori a1 techniques and herbari um management.
FRED RHOADES is currently hanging onto an office at Western Washington University as a research associate.
DENNIS J. GRAY has assumed an assistant professorship and will study grape improvement via in vitro methods at the University of Florida, Fruit Crops Department, Agricultural Research Station, P. 0. Box 388, Leesburg, FL 32749-0388.
ROY E. HALLING is now Associate Curator of Fungi at the New York Botanical Garden.
MICHAEL T. O'SHEA, formerly a Research Microbiologist with the ~iotechnolo~~/~ushroomResearch group, has transferred to a position as a Research Chemist with the Vegetable Bio- chemistry group of the Campbell Institute for Research and Technology (Box 57X). He will continue his interest in the physiology and biochemistry of edible fungi, espe- cially their post-harvest physiology, and will explore other areas, including pectin metabolism.
MICHAEL A. VINCENT, after 3 years in business, is now employed by the Willard Sherman Turrell Herbari um, Miami University , as an assistant curator.
RICHARD BAIRD, formerly a University of Tennessee graduate student, is now Visiting Assis- tant Research Scientist with the Department of Botany, University of Florida. LAURA J. MIHUTA is now research Associate Plant Pathologist working with Robert Forster at the University of Idaho Research Extension Center, Kimberly, Idaho. fi LAURA GUZMAN-DAVALOS was recently appointed as Mycologist and Head of the Laboratory and Herbarium on Mycology in the Instituto de Botanica de la Universidad de Guadalajara, Jal isco.
TINA GILLIAM-DAVIES REPORTS: WHILE WALKING ALONG A CREEK IN THE BLUE RIDGE, WE ENCOUNTERED A NATIVE OF THE AREA, WITH A BASkET, WHO SAID HE WAS ''LOOKTNG FOR MIRACLES." AFTER GEYTING A DESCRIPTION OF THE SORT OF THING HE WAS LOOKING FOR, ASKED WHETHER RE MEANT !53i?-7LS. "NOPE, " HE SAID, "THEM'S CALLED MIRACLES IN THESE PARTS. " 6 0 TRAVELS AND VISITS
GREGOR YEATES of the Soi 1 Bureau, New Zealand, visited the lab of Mike A1 len at Utah State University in July, 1984 as part of a study on the microbiology of disturbed ecosystem.
Visitors to the Department of Plant Pathology, University of Minnesota included GARY LEATHUM in May 1984 and ALEX SHIGO in October 1984.
GUSTAVO A. ESCOBAR visited the New York Botanical Garden during May and June (and spent 4 days during that period at the Farlow Herbarium) to work on Neotropical Hymenochaete, in preparation for the future monograph for Flora Neotropica.
Visitors to the New York Botanical Garden in 1984 included: T. AHTI, G. BILLS (Burlingham Fellow), G. CHAMURIS (Burlingham Fellow), V. COTTER, M. DIBBEN, R. DIRIG, G. ESCOBAR, M. GILLIAM-DAVIES, G. KAYE, J. KOHLMEYER, J. LOWE, J. MCCAIN, G. MUELLER, R. PEABODY, Dm PFISTER, K. RODRIGUES, A. ROSSMAN, L. RYVARDEN, C. SCHMITT, G. SAMUELS, R. WATLING, N. WEBER.
Collecting Clavariadelphus and anotating herbarium specimens were the goals of ANDREW S. METHVEN who visited W. J. Sundberg's laboratory at Southern I11 inois University at Carbondale on November 6-9, 1984.
GREG WRIGHT recently spent time in Florida collecting and discussing various matters mycol- ogical with S. L. Peele.
Visitors to Joe Amrnirati Is lab at the University of Washington this past year were: NILS FRIES, Uppsala, Sweden; JACK GIBSON, University of Florida; FRANCOLI LE TACON and FRANCIS MARTIN, Sei champs, France; GIOVANNI PACIONI , L' Aqui 1a, Italy; RONALD PETERSEN and ANDREW METHVEN, University of Tennessee; and BRAD THOMPSON, Humboldt State Univ.
After attending the 6th NACOM at Bend, Oregon in June with post doc Greg Mueller and students Steve Rehner and Luhsi Shih, JOE AMMIRATI carried out field work in Northern California.
GREGORY MUELLER spent 6 weeks collecting in Michigan and southern Ontario this past sumer, and several weeks this fall with Harry D. Thiers in the San Francisco area.
Professor HIROYUKI OHARA, eminent mycologist from Kyoto, Japan, will be doing research on Microbiology of Matsutake at David R. Hosford's lab at Central Washington University from spring 1985 to spring 1986.
ORSON K. MILLER JR. attended the meeting of the 2nd International Society of Arctic Mycology, Ftan, Switzerland, from August 26 to September 2.
CARIN DACKMAN, Dept. of Microbial Ecology, University of Lund, Sweden, and PARVIZ JATALA, International Potato Center, Lima, Peru, visited Gareth Morgan-Jones at Auburn University during August and November respectively to consult concerning research on biological control of phytonematodes by soi 1 Hyphomycetes.
CAROL ANN SHEARER has completed a Fulbright Research Grant to Chile for study of freshwater and marine fungi.
Harry D. Thiers reports that visitors to the San Francisco State University Herbarium during the past few months include J. KIMBROUGH, University of Florida, J. AMMIRATI, University of Washington, and NICK MALAJCZUK from Perth, Australia.
Rod Tulloss had the pleasure of hosting C. BAS and D. T. JENKINS during August at the time of the Northeast Mycological Foray. After the foray, R. TULLOSS joined C. Bas and D. T. Jenkins to collect and work on Amanita in north central Alabama. 6 1 ALFRED MUNOZ-RIVAS is spending 18 months in the laboratory of Robert C. Ullrich. From the National University of Mexico in Mexico City, he is supported by an NIH International Fellowship to study molecular genetics in Schizophyllum.
CLARK ROGERSON, ROY HALLING, JEAN BOISE and MACHIEL E. NOORDELOOS (from the Rij ksherbari um) all visited Tim Baroni's lab at SUNY-College at Cortland this past fall to collect fungi in upstate New York.
Michael Wingfield's lab at the Plant Protection Institute in South Africa was visited by LESTER BURGESS (University of Sydney) during July to collect Fusarium spp. and to assist Dr. Madasas in holding a Fusarium workshop.
LUNG-CHI WU, Campbell Institute for Research and Technology, Campbell Soup Company, recently returned from Hungary where he attended the International Symposium on Substrates for Mushroom Growing and Cultivation of Pleurotus species. Dr. Wu visited the DUNA Agri- cultural Cooperative, Vegetable Crops Research Institute, Agricultural Research Insti- tute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. After the Symposium, he visited the Univer- sity of Bologna in northern Italy (the main Pleurotus producing area of Europe and probably the world) and the Mushroom Experimental Station and Mushroom School in Holland.
Geraldine Kay notes the fol lowing recent visitors to the Far1ow Herbari um: VERNON AHMADJIAN, JOSIAH LOW, ABDULLA KHALIZL (from Saudi Arabia), M. N. V. PRASAD (from India), ELISABETH FARWELL, and RONALD H. PETERSEN.
RICHARD A. HUMBER was in India and Sri Lanka from October 24 to November 17 to review grant programs in Delhi and Bangalore, visit medical mycologists in Madras, and lecture at the Commonwealth Institute of Biological Control in Bangalore. He collected and cultured entomopathogens from sites where Tom Petch collected during the early part of the century.
GARY SAMUELS spent June, 1984 with J. D. Rogers at Washington State University identifying and processing collections (of GJS) from Brazil and Venequela.
HARRY D. THIERS visited Ian Ross' laboratory at the University of California at Santa Barbara and collected on Santa Cruz Island in January, 1984.
ARTHUR L. WELDEN visited INIREB for the month of July, 1984 to work in the herbarium and in the field on Thelephoraceae of the area with Gaston Guzman.
At the invitation of the Instituto de Botanica, GASTON GUZMAN was in Sao Paulo, Brazil in May of 1984 to continue studies on Brazilian fungi, especially the Agarics and Gasteromycetes.
RICHARD T. HANLIN was in Venezuela during October to collect plant pathogenic ascomycetes as part of a collaborative project sponsored jointly by NSF and CONICIT of Venezuela.
DONALD R. ROBERTS spent October and November in India and Sri Lanka (with Michael C. Romback and in part with Richard A. Humber) collecting fungal pathogens of rice brown planthopper.
Dick Hanlin reports that MARIA MENEZES (professor of plant pathology at the Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazi 1) is spending a year as a visiting professor in his laboratory. Well known for her research on diseases of crop plants in Brazil, she recently assumed responsibility for the mycology program in her department and is working on Col letotrichum isolates from tropical crops. Other recent visitors to Dick's lab include JOHN I. PITT (Australia) and OMAR TORTOLERO (Universidad Centro Occidental, Barquisimeto, Venezuela).
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ROBERT A. BLANCHETTE and graduate student, PETER BEAKER, were invited to a joint U.S.-Japan NSF sponsored seminar on the Pine Wood Nematode held at the East-West Center, Hawaii.
KARL L. BRAUN, JR. gave a slide presentation on "Myxomycetes of Mexico and Their Use in Re- search" to students of Armando Lopez at the University of Veracruz in Mexico.
MICHAEL F. DOYLE made a presentation entitled "Hawaii an Mushrooms and Their Environments" to participants at the Alexander H. Smith Lake States Foray on September 28, 1984.
DENNIS J. GRAY presented a paper entitled "In vitro Colonization and Resistance of Loblolly Pine Embryos Infected with the Fusiform Rust Fungus" at the Symposium on Propagation of Higher Plants Through Tissue Culture, I1I, Development and Variation, in Knoxvi 11e, Tennessee on September 13, 1984.
C. W. HESSELTINE participated in the Symposium on the Diagnosis of Mycotoxicoses of Impor- tance in the United States and Japan sponsored by the UJNR Toxic Micro-Organisms Panel and the National Animal Disease Center, Ames, Iowa. The Proceedings will be published.
HAROLD W. KELLER served as guest Mycologist and conducted a workshop on Myxomycetes at the Eighth Annual Texas Mycological Society Foray September 14-16, 1984. The foray was held in the Big Thicket area of southeastern Texas near Lumberton.
PAUL M. KIRK lectured on the "Classification and Identification of the Fungi" at a Common- wealth Science Counci 1-UNESCO sponsored training workshop on the Culture and Conserva- tion of Micro-organisms held at the University of Nairobi, Kenya, from January 9-20, 1984. After the workshop he visited the Mt. Kenya National Park to make collections of microfungi. A British Council-Comnonwealth Foundation sponsored workshop on "Techniques in the Identification of Microfungi of Agricultural Importance" was presented at the Universiti Pertanian Malaysia, Serdang, July 23-27, 1984. After the workshop, he visit- ed the Forest Research Institute field station in Pasoh Forest and Kinabalu Park, Sabah, to make collections of microfungi.
ANDREW S. METHVEN gave a lecture on Lactarius to Southern Illinois University at Carbondale Mycology students and guests on November 9, 1984.
ORSON K. MILLER, JR. presented the following: a lecture on "Pleurotus, Hohenbuehelia, and Their A1 1ies" to the Korean Mycological Society on October 23, 1984; a paper, "The genus Hohenbuehelia in North America," to the Symposium on the Tricholomataceae, Bogotaro, Italy, September 11-14; a semi nary "Mycorrhizal Mushrooms ; Ecology & Pro- ductivity of Forest and Agricultural Systems ," at the University of Hawaii , Hi lo; and a lecture, "Interesting Western Fungi ," to MSA Foray participants at Fort Collins, COY on August 4, 1984.
PAUL SZANISZLO presented a paper "Aspects of Cell ular Development in the Black Yeast", and co-authored a second paper presented by E. Cabib titled, "Regulation of the Biosynthesis of Glucan, a Structural Component of the Fungal Cell Wall" at the Janssen Research Foundation Workshop on Fungal Dimorphism, Corsendonk, Oud-Turnhout, Be1 gium, June 1983.
HARRY D. THIERS served in August as Chief Mycologist for the Denver Mycological Society and addressed the club on "Fungi of Australia. " KENNETH WELLS gave a seminar, "Mating Tests as a Taxonomic Tool in Jelly Fungi," to the graduate faculty and student body at the University of Nevada, Reno.
GERALDINE KAYE presented the invited paper "J. B. Ellis: His Life" to participants at the Northeast Mycological Societies Foray in Glassboro, New Jersey on August 16, 1984. 6 3 ALEX SHIGO gave a series of lectures to the Department of Plant Pathology, University of Minnesota in October 1984. GARY LEATHUM presented seminars on "Biodeterioration of Wood" and "Lentinus edodes Culture" at the Department of Plant Pathology, University of Minnesota in May 1r JACK D. ROGERS presented an invited lecture on "The Evolution of Fungi" at the University of Illinois on October 22, 1984. WALTER J. SUNDBERG spoke on "Stinkhorns-and Other Fungal Oddities" to participants at the Northeastern Mycological Societies Foray (Glassboro, NJ) and the Alexander H. Smith Lake State Foray (Oregon, IL) on August 17 and September 28, 1984 respectively. RONALD H. PETERSEN gave a lecture on "The Coralloid Fungi of New Zealand" and MARGARET LEWIS talked about "The Intricacies of Tricholoma" at the Friends of the Farlow annual meeting on November 10, 1984. STEVEN E. CARPENTER presented "Mycological Phenomena at Mount St. Helens" to the North Arner- ican Truffle Society in Corvallis, Oregon, on December 7, 1984. He will speak on the same topic to the Mount Mazama Mycological Society in Ashland, Oregon and the Humboldt Bay Mycological Society in Arcata, California on March 18 and March 20, 1985 respectively. After participating in the British Mycological Society's meeting on "Developmental Biology of Agarics", IAN K. ROSS visited and presented a seminar entitled "Photomorphogenesis in Coprinus congregatus" to the following departments and laboratories in Apri 1, May, and June: Department of Botany, University of Glasgow (C. Elliott); Department of Microbiology, University of Aberdeen (D. G. Gooday) ; Department of Botany, University of Bristol (N. Reed dnd A. Beckett); Department of Genetics, University of Seville (E. Cerda-Olmeda); Laboratory of Developmental Mycology, University of Lyon, France (Dr. G. Manachere) ; Department of Microbiology, University of Geneva (G. Turian) ; Glasshouse Crops Research Lab., Littlehampton (D. Wood), and Sandos Lab., Basel, Switzerland (J. J. Sang1 ier) . In April, 1984, CARLENE A. RAPER made an invited presentation on "Strategies for Mushroom Breeding" to the British Mycological Society's conference on "Developmental Biology of Agarics" held at Manchester, England. She also spoke at the EMBO Workshop on Gene Expression In Fi 1amentous Fungi held recently at Rhenen, The Netherlands. RICHARD T. HANLIN presented the Ascomycete portion of the Plant Disease Identifiers Workshop organized by the PPQ of APHIS of the USDA and held in July in Frederick, MD.
"The Mycel ial Maze" below was drawn by Professor A. H. R. Bul ler (1874-1944) and was recently found in the back of one of Professor Buller's books by G. C. Ainsworth. We thank Dr. Ainsworth, who is currently preparing this and other of Professor Buller's materials for eventual inclusion in the collection at the Royal Botanical Garden, for sharing it with us. Test your skill--reach the center ("The Secret of Mycology1'--Buller). A copy of Sundberg and Richardson's Mushrooms And Other Fungi Of Land Between The Lakes will be sent to the first person sending a Xerox copy of "The Mycel ial Maze" with the correct solution to the MSA Fiewsletter Editor. Runners up (20) will receive a printed illustration of Mycena subcaerulea. ENTRANCE 6 5 HONORS, AWARDS, AND PROMOTIONS
CATHERINE L. BERTAGNOLE was awarded the University of Idaho Sigma Xi Chapteri s 1984 Research Paper Award (Graduate Division) for a paper entitled "Pathogenicity of Five Verticicladiel la Species to Lodgepole Pine" pub1 ished in the Canadian Journal of Botany.
HENRY (VAN) T. COTTER was awarded a Fulbright Grant for Graduate Research Abroad to study mycorrhizal fungi, specifically the genus Suillus, in Nepal from April 1985 to April 1986.
VINCENT DEMOULIN was elected Vice-President of the Bureau for the Congress of the French Mycological Society organized in Paris, September 23-30, 1984, for the centenary of the society.
TERRENCE M. HAMMILL was appointed Director of the SUNY/Oswego Laboratory of Ultrastructural Studies.
DAVID R. HOSFORD was granted a research exchange position by Central Washington University for four months in Japan, to study the biology of Matsutke and other mycorrhizal fungi.
KEITH A. SEIFERT has been chosen by the Canadian Botanical Association as the first recipient of the Luella Weresub Memorial Award, on the basis of his paper "Decay of Wood by the Dacryrnycetal es. "
JAMES F. WHITE JR. was awarded the University of Texas Scholarship for Graduate Student Research.
JORGE E. WRIGHT was honored in November with the "Cristobal Hicken" Gold Medal for outstand- ing work in Mycology by the Argentine National Academy of Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences on November 17, 1984.
MARIO RAJCHENBERG, who is working under J. E, WRIGHT, received the Argentine Botanical Society's "Lorenzo R. Parodi" Go1 d Medal for outstanding young botanists under 35, for his thesis on the genus Poria sensu lato in Argentina.
LINDA L. LASURE has been promoted to Director, Bioproduct Research, in the Biotechnology Group at Miles Laboratories.
JAMES W. KIMBROUGH has been named General Chairman for the AIBS Meeting to be held in Gainesvi 11e, Florida on August 11-16, 1985.
TIMOTHY J. BARON1 was promoted to Associate Professor this past September.
GARETH MORGAN-JONES has been awarded the degree of Doctor of Science by his alma mater, the University of Wales, for his contributions to knowledge in mycology.
CARLENE A. RAPER was Cochair of the Gordon Conference on Fungal Metabolism held on July 15-20.
DUANE J. LETOURNEAU was honored on May 3, 1984 with a University of Idaho Presidential Cita- tion For Distinguished Achievement for "exceptional merit and contributions of the highest order to the University, the state of Idaho, and to Society as a whole."
WEN-HSUING KO received the American Phytopathological Society's Ruth A1 len Award for his work on chemi cal stimulation of intraspeci fic and interspecific sexual reproduction in heterothallic species of Phytophthora. The award was presented at the Society's annual meeting in Guelph, Ontario, Canada on August 13, 1984.
HELP! THE NEWSLETTER NEEDS YOUR HUMOR. CONTACT THE EDITOR. (i 6 GEORGE W. FISCHER was honored in May 1984 when Washington State University named the Agricul- tural Sciences Branch Library after him. Dr. Fischer, well known for his work on smut fungi, retired in 1967 following a long career in which he served as Professor, Chairman of the Department of Plant Pathology, Dean of the College of Agriculture, and Director of Resident Instruction. A large photograph of Dr. Fischer will hang in the 1ibrary and a bronze plaque will be placed outside the library entrance. Dr. Fischer and his wife, who now reside in western Washington at E. 3830 Highway 106, Union, WA 98592, and members of their family all attended the dedication ceremony.
DONALD W. ROBERTS was awarded a Fulbright Senior Scholar Fellowship to study in Australia for three months in 1985.
RICHARD T. HANLIN was conferred the title of Honorary 'professor by The Universidad Centro Occidental Lisandro A1 varado , Barqui simeto, Venezula at a speci a1 ceremony duri ng the graduation exercise held on October 26, 1984 in Barquisimeto. Dick is only the second person to receive this title, conferred by the University Council, and was honored in recognition of his contribution to the development of their graduate program in plant path01ogy/mycology (started four years ago).
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Born to ANDY and VERONICA WEST on September 20, a son, Samuel Andrew; he joins sister, Natalie (6) as a future mycophile! MICHAEL A VINCENT and spouse would like to announce the birth of their son, David, on April 8, 1984. He joins 18 month-old sister, Katherine. Sally Inkeri Benny, the daughter of GERALD and ULLA BENNY, was born on June 25, 1984. Miriam Pike was born August 31, 1984 to LARRY PIKE and MARTHA SHERWOOD-PIKE. JORGE E. and ALICIA WRIGHT received their 10th grandchild, Pablo Diogenes, on October 8 (from youngest son Pablo G. and Ines Fernandez del Casal). IAN K. ROSS reports the birth of his first grandchild, Eric Michael, to daughter Karen and husband Michael Kl ug. STEVEN E. CARPENTER is recovering from an August bicycle accident in which he fractured some vertebrae in his neck. He asks "If you have been awaiting any return correspondence from me, please be patient as I'm slowly catching up with desk work. Full recovery is imminent (sigh of relief! !)." GUSTAVO A. ESCOBAR notes that he is ".. . . a1 ive and we1 1 in El Salvador, contrary to the statement in the MSA Directory's Geographical Index that I am in Costa Rica."
We regret to report the following deaths: LINDA M. RUCH, on January 6, 1984. Linda was diagnosed as having a metastisized cancer on August 15, 1983, while six months into pregnancy. She bravely underwent surgery and chemotherapy while still carrying child. On October 1, 1983, a beautiful baby girl was delivered by emergency c-section. Linda recovered from surgery only to resume chemo- therapy. She died at home three months later at the age of 29. RUTH MCVAUGH ALLEN, on April 10, 1984. Using original drawings done from life with colored penci 1s , Mrs. A1 1en i 11ustrated Martin and A1 exopoul os 's The Myxomycetes and Martin, Alexopoul os , and Farr's The Genera of Myxomycetes, both pub1 ished by the University of Iowa Press. Mrs. Allen, of Riverton, New Jersey, had been a member of the Mycological Society for some years and attended several forays. She maintained an interest in the Myxomycetes after completion of the book illustrations and carried on culture experi- ments with fresh specimens using media prepared at home in her kitchen. 6 8 NOTES AND COMMENTS
FROM A SYMPOSIUM ON "THE FUTURE OF MYCOLOGY" (MSA 1984 ANNUAL MEETING, FORT COLLINS, COLORADO)
Prospects for Mycological Contribution to Mycorrhizology : A Promising Mutual ism The symposium on "Future Directions in Mycology" has led to a diverse set of reactions from mycologists. There have been three major themes presented to this point: the impor- tance attached to mycologists as they can identify members of the kingdom Myceteae, the loss of existing jobs in mycology, and the inability to convince administrators to hire mycologists in new positions. I will suggest an alternative approach. Often the perception by others of the first point has led to the last two problems; the last two problems cannot really be ad- dressed by mycologists. I be1 ieve the future of mycology as a discipline rests not with administrators who make appointments but with the workers in the field. Mycologists must make their future, not expect it to be given to them. In 1976 there were seven papers published on mycorrhizae in MYCOLOGIA, nine new mycor- rhizal projects reported in the MSA NEWSLETTER, 46 "fungal-oriented" papers on mycorrhizae listed in BIOLOGICAL ABSTRACTS, and 79 total mycorrhizal papers listed in BIOLOGICAL ABSTRACTS. In 1983, there were six papers published on mycorrhizae in MYCOLOGIA, eight new mycorrhizal projects reported in the MSA NEWSLETTER, 49 "fungal-oriented" papers on mycorrhi zae 1i sted in BIOLOGICAL ABSTRACTS, and 186 total papers on mycorrhizae listed in BIOLOGICAL ABSTRACTS. There was a 2.4-fold increase in total publications dealing with mycorrhizae with no increase in the rate of mycological contributions to this field. I suggest that these figures indi- cate that there has been a major recent "awakening" in the study and significance of mycor- rhizae that has not incl uded mycologists . The 1982 symposi um on mycorrhi zae co-sponsored by the Ecological Society of America and the Mycological Society of America had nine participants, only two of whom were mycologists. Our 1984 symposium had five MSA members out of eight participants, but it appears that an understanding of one of the two symbionts, the fungus, is being sadly neglected. Mycologists have a rich heritage of mycorrhizal research. Mycorrhi zae were originally described in a project designed to grow truffles. Early mycorrhi zal research was primarily completed by mycologists and foresters. However, at present, most appl ied and basic research is being completed by ecologists and plant pathologists. This research is concentrated in four major areas: production and nutrient cycling, surveys, benefits to the host, and tax- onomy. Ecosystem ecologists continue to dominate the first area. Most recent estimates suggest that mycorrhizal fungi represent a 4% direct carbon drain on plants and are a rel- atively small biomass component. Comnunity ecologists and some mycologists are extensively involved in survey work. However, surveys generally do not describe the fungal types and their habitats but concentrate on what plant species form mycorrhizae. Physiological and growth benefits to the host plant in response to mycorrhizae have predominantly come from plant pathologists and physiologists . Indeed, when working on mycorrhi zae, one can become a reasonable plant physiologist because an adequate data base exists to describe the plant response. However, minimal fungal physiology data exist to apply to the interaction. We are missing basic organismal physiology dealing with fungal nutrient transport capacity, water re1 ations and carbohydrate needs. These relati onships are essential to continue our research on the physiology of the symbiosis. The one area in which mycologists dominate the research is in taxonomy. Although this area is extremely important, it is often perceived as a hindrance to scientific progress, and more effort to relate taxonomic differences to functioning differences should be made. I be1 ieve job prospects for mycologists working with mycorrhizae have never been better. There are numerous jobs particularly in ecology and agriculture in which experience with mycorrhizae is a highly desirable trait. Reclamation, agribusiness (particularly mycorrhiza-- ferti 1izer interactions) and genetic engineering companies are a1 1 involved in mycorrhiza- related projects. Funding for mycorrhizal research through NSF and USDA has never been higher. However, to compete for these opportunities, mycologists must be aggressive and have some definitive strategies to compete with ecologists, plant pathologists, plant physiologists and others. I will list six strategies which I believe mycologists can use to further the study of mycorrhizal fungi and to further the field of mycology in general.
The first, and an area which mycologists are presently opening up, is the need to under- stand the effects of differing fungal taxa on the host plant. We know that there is no single "mycorrhizal response. " Different mycorrhi zal fungi differ in their environmental require- ments, response to perturbation, and effects on the host plant. Some associations may shift to detrimental responses to the host under different conditions. By understanding the tax- onomy of mycorrhizal fungi and the niches of each taxon, mycologists can rapidly exploit the need for research in this area.
The second strategy fungal ecologists can use to' promote mycological research is to bor- row perspectives from other groups. One example we are using is from the animal ecologists. We propose that the importance of mycorrhizae in ecosystems far outweighs their biomass or energy requirements ; they regulate many ecosys tern processes such as succession, plant per- sistence, and grazing patterns. Using such an experimental approach, e.g. attaching an im- portance value to mycorrhi zae, has benefits to both applied and basic research.
The third strategy is to promote study of mycorrhizal fungi physiology. There are nu- merous good fungal physiologists but few are working with mycorrhizal fungi. Transfer of some of this talent to work on such areas as germination and growth of VAM fungi and fungal nutrient transport mechanisms will generate a major interest in agribusiness and would en- hance funding for training of future mycologists.
The fourth area of emphasis should be on education, particularly of our colleagues. I recently heard a lecturer discuss "saprophytic" plants. As we well know, these plants do not live on decaying organic matter but derive much if not most of their nutritional requirements from their fungal associates. We must also educate reviewers and editors of granting agencies and journals from other disciplines. A colleague of mine recently had a paper rejected from an ecology journal because it was "mycology in the guise of ecology. " Fungi have physiologies, ecologies, and systematics just as any other kingdom.
Fifth, mycologists must quit doing "golly-gee whiz" mycology; surveys or studies to see what organisms are present with no theoretical base. We must assess specific testable hy- potheses. Mycologists must test (and discredit ungrounded) current ecological , physiological and systematic theories from other fast-paced fields. With mycorrhizae in particular, mycol- ogists are in a unique position; we must not only test other theories, but we should be creating those theories.
Finally, mycologists must be more than mycologists; we must become complete scientists. Most mycology professors produce more students than their own rep1acement requires. Our students must be competitors as microbi 01 ogists , ecologists and physiologists . Moreover, we must not just persuade department heads, deans and vice-presidents to hire mycologists, we must become the department heads, deans, and vice-presidents in academia, government and in- dustry. I listened to much of the AIBS symposium on "Holistic Approaches to Description and Management of Stressed Ecosystems," an interdisciplinary discussion of how to deal with dis- turbances and stresses. I did not see any other mycologists there despite the fact that a number of mycologists are working on disturbances such as clear-cuts and mine reclamation. There were no mycologists preparing to take a lead role in the theory or decisionmaking of a newly developing discipline in which fungi are a major component.
It is only by understanding other disciplines and competing for positions, grants, and, often, academic recngni tion that mycology wi11 be regarded as viable scientific discipline. The alternative is stagnation and a perception as eccentrics who retain a few academic posi- tions and pub1 ish minute descriptions of "1 ittle plants" in their own obscure journals. Mycology then wi11 be done by microbiologists, ecologists, physiologists or not at a1 1.
Michael F. Allen 7 0 GRANTS FOR SHADE TREE RESEARCH
Walter J. Sundberg notes the following: To encourage scientific research on shade trees, the International Society of Arborcul ture has several small grants available. Funds can be used to assist in the purchase of equipment, obtaining technical or student help, or otherwise contribute to research. Fifteen grants of approximately $1,500.00 each wi 11 be awarded in 1986. The required two-page proposals are due December 1, 1985 and awardees will be notified in March, 1986. For guidelines and more data write to: Spencer H. Davis, American Society of Consulting Arborists, 315 Franklin Road, North Brunswick, NJ 08902.
COMPUTERIZATION OF HERBARIUM COLLECTION DATA
Amy Y. Rossman reports that a meeting of mycologists concerned with the computerization of fungal herbaria took place on November 14, 1984 at the National Fungus Collections, Be1 tsvil le, MD. David Farr met with Don Pfister (Farlow Herbarium, Harvard University) , Barbara Thiers (New York Botanical Garden) and Joe Hennen and John McCain (Arthur Herbarium, Purdue University). These herbaria are planning to computerize the label data on their rust specimens thus forming a large data base of information on rust fungi. The National Fungus Collections has completed the computerization of 200,000 specimens, mainly rusts and smuts, and is tack1 ing the remaining 800,000 specimens.
ASPT HERBARIUM TRAVEL AWARDS The American Society of Plant Taxonomists has announced the avai 1abi 1i ty of competi tive awards for travel by graduate students to the nation's herbaria. Awards will not exceed $500 and will be used to help pay expenses to and from any herbarium (or herbaria) in the United States and per diem expenses during the visit. Competitions for awards will be held twice a year: The first competition deadline is January 1, 1985, with the second deadline July 1, 1985. The grants program will last a minimum of three years (six competitions). Interested Master's or Ph. D. graduate students should send a curriculum vitae, two letters of recommendation (including one from the major professor), a two or three page outline of the proposed research emphasizing the role that the visit to the herbarium will play, and a letter from the Head Curator, Chairman or Director of the institution(s) to be visited indi- cating will ingness to receive the visitor. Awards will be announced by March 1 from the January competition and during the annual banquet of the ASPT from the July competition. Students are encouraged to obtain additional funds from their home institutions (or else- where) to extend their research visits even further. This competition is open to students of both cryptogamic and phanerogamic groups. Completed applications and additional questions should be directed to Tod F. Stuessy, Chairman, ASPT Conmi ttee for Systematics Collections, Department of Botany, Ohio State University, 1735 Nei 1 Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210. (Phone: [6141 422-5200 or [614] 422-8952).
NEED HELP IN OBTAINING SPECIMENS OR GATHERING DATA? Any investigator who would like collectjons or observations from readers of McIlvainea, the journal of American amateur mycology pub1 i shed by the-Kofth American Mycological Associa- tion, is invited to submit a full description of what is wanted to McIlvainea's editor, MSA member Walter Li tten. For the 1985 issue, which is mailed in late July, descriptions should reach iiim by April 30 and preferably much earlier.
ON THE MUSHROOM POISONING CASE REGISTRY The Mushroom Poisoning Case Registry, sponsored by the North American ?~ycologicalAssoc- iation, wants reports of a1 1 symptomatic cases of mushroom poisoning. A copy of the Registry's Report Form is printed on the following pages for xeroxing and subsequent use. Reports should be sent to Kenneth Cochran (see address on form). Copies of the Registry's first progress report and the NAMA Toxicology Committee's current Poison Mushrooms and Mushroom Toxins Refer- ence List are a1 so available oil request. NORTH At9ERICAi4 MYCOLOGICAL ASSOCIATIO'J-MUSiiROO+1 POISONIi4G REPORT FORM
THIS IS ONLY A REPORTING FORM: FOR EMERGENCY TREATMENT, CONTACT YOUR PHYSICIAN, NEAREST POISON CENTER OR HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM
Please answer the questions on this form @ checking the appropriate box or by -in --the information requested. Please check the "don't know" box if you do not know the answer. I. Name of person filling out this form: Address :
This form is about: myself club member 17 patient U Student O Other u
About the incident: Don ' t Know idas mushroom eaten RAbJ or COOKED 0 How much mushroom was eaten? I2 Was mushroom eaten: by a child n accidentally I'El for food El, intentionally for recreation 0' Was mushroom eaten at more thanmemeal? Yes 0 No 11 [i Was more than one kind of mushroom eaten? Yes 0 No n When was the mushroom collected? l.3 When was mushroom eaten? Date Time I3 When was the first sign of illness? Date
Time Onset interval : hours
Was any alcohol consumed with or within 24 hours after mushroom was eaten? Yes 0 n How many persons ate mushroom? Were -all persons who ate mushrooms ill? Yes [ No a n Were persons in the group who did not eat mushrooms ill?
Yes 111. What were symptoms of poisoning? Check all symptoms listed below: 0 Nausea 0 Vomiting 0 Intestinal cramps 0 Fever I3 chills 0 Diarrhea 0 Weakness 0 Rash 0 Flushing 0 Sweating 0 Salivation 0 Dizziness Were there other symptoms? Yes 0No 0 Don't know 0 4 r What were the other symptoms?
B. Did person ever eat this mushroom before? Yes 0No Don't know C. Were the effects the same? Same0 Different a Don ' t know n Some same, Some Different r What were the different effects? '& V
1 1 D. Was treatment given? Yes NO n Don ' t know n I I What was the treatment? (1. Don't know a 1 What were the results of treatment? Don ' t know a I 1 Case/chart number (if available) Patient's name (optional) IV. About the mushroom: A. Name the species of mushroom Don ' t know 0 9. Who identified the species? Don ' t know 0 Herbarium specimen number, if available C. Here any special mushroom tests done? ~esaNo= Don't known t m List the tests and results: $.
I I V. Other comnents about the case or the mushroom:
Please send completed form to: Dr. Kenneth W. Cochran Department of Epidemiology, SPH University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI 48109 - 2029 Please duplicate if additional copies are needed, or request copies from the above address or by telephone to (313) 764-5469, 764-5453, or 971-2552. 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 News- letter. Please make these changes in your Directory as they wi 11 not appear in future News- letter issues.
Gerard Adarns Dean A. Glawe David M. Sylvia Dept. Botany and Plant Path. N-519 Turner Hall Soi 1 Science Department Michigan State University 1102 S. Goodwin University of Florida East Lansing, MI 48824 Urbana, IL 61801 Gainesvil le, FL 32611
David J. Bill Martha Sherwood-Pi ke Michael A. Vincent 351 W. Glass Road 38563 Wendling Road Department of Botany Ortonvi 11e, MI 48462 idarcola, OR 97454 Miami University Oxford, OH 45056 James Cauffman 1029 W. 1st Street Bl oomi ngton, 114 47401
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