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The President of each IMA President RegionalThe is asked Organization Mycological Member Mycologist an IMAto establish Young Regional Committee consisting Award least (although two of at members the to represent members of more appointment diversity of mycologythe region the in is who willencouraged) serve and a chair, Mycological one International from a broad ensure To next. to the Congress Establishment of Award Regional Committees Regional Committees of Award Establishment To be eligible to be for an nominated To a member Award, Mycologist IMA Young next of the time the at IMAof the must, Mycological be Congress, International degree, PhD years of his or her ten within e.g. for IMC10 2014, a nominee in must degree no received PhD his or her have 2004. than earlier      Eligibility  The IMA has established six IMA Young Young The IMAhas established six IMA outstanding to mark Awards Mycologist young by accomplishment research six IMA each of the mycologists from Regional Mycological Organizations. VOLUME 4 · NO. 2

Emory Guy Simmons (1920–2013) to report have we that sadness is with It key 2013 of one of the on 3 June death the IMA. of the establishment the in players Emory committee with formal chaired the IN MEMORIAM (42) AWARDS AND PERSONALIA

a particular interesta particular in the of biodegradation Laboratories at Natick (MA). The unit had in the was located UScollection Army (1953−1974).Fromcollection 1954,the andthenMicrobiologist, Director ofthe Head Group, Research ofthe Mycology Quartermaster Culture as Collection in tothe 1953hemoved (NH), US Army aninstructoras at Dartmouth College completing in 1950,andaspell degree his Wehmeyer E. by Lewis (1897–1971).After morph connections foraPhD supervised variability andestablish sexual- asexual- cultures ondifferent to investigate media at Annof Michigan Arbor where he used the state. He then tothe moved University for athesis onthe “stromatic in 1946 (Greencastle) anMA andreceived where heattended DePauw University After the war, returned to Emory Indiana acombat role as photographer.had aspecial in Northcampaigns Africa andItaly where he in the US Armyand served (1942−1945)in Hillsboro (Fountain County, IN, USA), behind-the-scenesgoing rôle. andon- personal characteristically his belies Fungus (IMA the IMA at in of Oslo IMC7 in 2002.His history one ofthe IMA’s four Presidents Honorary bybeing made his was recognized IMA foremost systematist ofthe 20 lost its On 17September 2013, Rolf Santesson (1916–2013) Simmons readingcopy personal Emory ofStearn's his Latin. Botanical was born in Trollhättan in western Sweden Emory was born was on12AprilEmory 1920in 1 : 18–100, 2010) : 18–100,2010) ” of Sphaeriales” of th century. Rolf (with 335numbers) emanated, andwhere serieshis “ Itcollection. was from here that theof bulk anddrawers withbooks, anextensive slide andother cloth-bound notebooks laboratory with by awork shelves with area delimited athomein Crawfordsville, his laboratory ofcountries.wide range He had abasement thesespostgraduate in the notonly US but a anadvisor for as work,andacted consultancy he continued his research, his developed In returned toIndiana 1987Emory where survived. notall though Peoria, IL), (NRRL, Laboratory Research Northern Regional the cultures were transferred tothe USDA (1923–2008).In Barr Bigelow E. 1977 wifeMargaret (1923–1987)andhis Bigelow ofmycologists Howardcolleagues H. Army In grant. close Amherst hebecame (MA) with along the andaUS collection the University ofMassachusetts, Amherst retired from the government to andmoved a “reduction-in-force” in 1974,andEmory the Abstracts volume in 1977. forIMC2 controversially, hepublished, reesei which in various patents; these included in importance andcited biotechnological remain someofwhich discovered, ofmajor properties wereand hemicellulolytic andstrainsfabrics, with strong cellulolytic of the day in Sweden, contact with one ofthe leading lichenologists on 19April hemade 1916.Asaschoolboy The Quartermaster suffered Collection Alternaria themes andvariations” Trichoderma

of strains. of hedonated thousands towhich collections, outstanding contributions tothe CBS the first Johanna Westerdijk Award for andin presented 2008hewas with(CBS) Centraalbureau Schimmelcultures voor toworldextraordinary mycology.” service Ainsworth (2010)for“truly at Medal IMC9 in 2002,hewasrecipient the second ofthe one ofthe Presidents Honorary ofthe IMA In additionlife-time tohis appointment as Mycologist AwardDistinguished in 1990. different timesMSA’s –and the received ofAmerica (MSA) Society Mycological at the officesofon him,andheheldall the for Mycologia Palm, Amy Rossman, andPedro W. Crous by Meredithprepared Mary Blackwell, [Abstracted from inthe part obituary he was affiliated. groupswith which tosixmycological bequests andgenerous fungi, of Alternaria andallied enormoushis contribution tothe systematics spawn,on through hehelped which the IMA but inpersonal livesaway hetouched, helives and whosemycological by all missed be will the King ofThailand. Adulyadej IX), (Rama directly from the hand ofBhumibol fromdoctorate that university in 1988, visiting in2009.He anhonorary received University, andKasetsart BIOTEC last where the hehadwithas people, closelinks favourite,a particular well as forthe food manyalso tropical countries. Thailand was centresvisits tomycological in Europe and andmade numerousteaching, overseas phylogenetic approaches. work vindicated by being molecular- observation-based taxonomic careful of his much at, andhewas abletosee marveled be descriptions anddetailed drawings canonly HisSeries prepared. no.6,2007]was line identification manual the stupendous 775page where hecame under the influence ofG. Einer the Institutionen Växtbiologiska in Uppsala, (1903–1993), andthen went ontostudy at that desire fulfilled. was nottobe being heldin Bangkok this year, anditissad He was thrilled at the ofIMC10 prospect E He had along association with the had numerousEmory honours bestowed Emory greatly travelling enjoyed Emory and mory’s warmth, generosity, andfrankness , andcurrently in press.] [CBS Biodiversity Biodiversity [CBS an an Alternaria: IMA FUNGUS AWARDS AND PERSONALIA (43)

: 2 exsiccate (then (then Alectoria Lichenologist International th year with the aid of a the year with th birthdays were marked marked were birthdays th : (11), 2011). Rolf other ’s 2 and 80 by greetings in this journal greetings by journal this in (1), 1997), respectively, 32 (1), 1997), respectively, th th Fungi lichenicoli Fungi distributed and later Throughout his life, wasThroughout Rolf a constant His 70 His IMA Fungus Botanical Congress in St Petersburg (then (then Petersburg Botanical St in Congress Leningrad) data the shown 1975, when in compiled to had and myself M. Brodo “Ernie” support recognizing alectorioid four genera, all newhe commented: these “I do not like I feel genera, case, Yes!” this I think in but and known, privileged to have and honoured published truly this with, to have time from man. and inspirational remarkable by a dedicated journal issue ( a dedicatedby issue journal : 301–328, 1986) and a Festschrift a Festschrift 18: 301–328, 1986) and (Tibell Botanicae L,Symbolae O, Hedberg Upsalienses 95 and the honours include the of the Acharius the include honours for Lichenology, Association International his until active kept 1992. He in presented proofslast years, checking of his last paper DL et al., IMA Fungus (Hawksworth his71–79, 2011) in 95 ( hand lens, because of failing eyesight. lens, hand and encouragement, of advice, source world, the to lichenologists around inspiration My foolsalthough he did not suffer gladly. in by letter were him with exchanges first me that he warned 1967, when Bryoriaincluding how a difficult) was – genus genera disliked macrolichen right he was! He 1970s the ones in smaller into split being 12 the and 1980s. During discovering, teaching, and collecting, and his beautifully always presented were specimens labelled. continued and meticulously He Austroamericani Lichenes Malme’s (1954), exsiccati. (1984–2001)

th , published in Lichen-forming and Lichenicolous and Lichenicolous Lichen-forming Rolf returned to in 1973 in Rolf to Stockholm returned field, the in very always was happy He tissue in discomycete exciples was a key a key was exciples discomycete in tissue in and classification, their in character hyphal systems 1932 reported on different polypore in basidiomes present – all features in great importance to assume which were also decades. appreciated that future He formed could not have Coal Measures the lignolytic fungihad white-rot evolved different and that Carboniferous, the by types same sporophore the could in occur mycological such With group. taxonomic behind and insights him, as innovations monographs of major well as a succession it was basidiomycetes, and other on tropical Botanical Congress in Stockholm in 1950, in Stockholm in Botanical Congress Johan no-doubt with by contact influenced also who was (1904–1985) Nannfeldt A. F. on the a paper Rolf presented Uppsala, in fungi the into of lichen-forming integration subsequently was fungaloverall He system. largely proposal getting for the responsible should given be to lichens applied names that 8 fungal adopted the by to their partners Congress in Paris in 1954. Never one to step 1954. Never in Paris in Congress challenge, a back from Rolfturned increasingly to lichenicolous fungi,which on his attention for worldwide onlyhe was almost worker the also recognized years. a single He many that lichenized both could include genus species a short not in note inand ones which were 1967. his retirement until he remained where a deep knowledge 1982. With in of lichenological and the nomenclature choice to Rolf natural was the literature, Nominum for Index entries lichen the prepare Genericorum (Plantarum) his to have 1979, though he was reluctant as all not he knew were to them linked name university to the back then was perfect! It he of administration, and freer Uppsala, in Norway publishedLichens of Sweden The and checklist was(1984). This an annotated publishing” in which he “hesitated being which but shortcomings”, of its “fully aware nomenclatural included of critical a wealth details.and taxonomic Lichenicolous fungi added a new in edition 1993, and in were geographicalthe co- the scope in extended authored (2004). of Fennoscandia Fungi Foliicolous Foliicolous

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Edred John Henry Corner (1906–1997) John Edred BIOGRAPHIES “Corner” is a name familiar to mycologists, is a name “Corner” tropical especially with concerned those more much he was but macromycetes, examined critically his finds, He that. than and macro-both and microscopically, he observed. drew what meticulously In of the 1929 he recognized form the that My Father in his Suitcase: in search of E. J. of E. J. search in Suitcase: his in Father My botanist. John By relentless the H. Corner Landmark 2013. Singapore: K. Corner. ISBN 978- xvi + 431, illustr. Books. Pp. US$ 27.27, SGD 981-4189-47-7. Price 35.42. Rolf Santesson at IMC4, at Rolf Regensburg, Santesson 1990. Photo D.L. Hawksworth. in 1952. In the course of this work, of this course the 1952. In I in Lichens lichens how in Rolf became much-involved the 7 shouldAt be classified. DuRietz (1895–1967) and prepared a seminal (1895–1967) and prepared DuRietz shores on lake zonation on lichen work which published was 1939, before moving in of some taxonomy the with on to wrestle species.seashore pyrenocarpous Rolf spent southernmost in lichens 1939–41 collecting Regnell of the as a member America South his an focus from expedition, turning ecological one as to a taxonomic he grappled theat worked He identifications. with Stockholm in Rijksmuseum Naturhistorischen University he moved to the 1946, when until and started to devote his energiesof Uppsala been hardly which had lichens, to foliicolous the in resulting time, that at investigated produced 590-pagemeticulously VOLUME 4 · NO. 2 (44) AWARDS AND PERSONALIA

years in 1960, never to see his father again. father his years in 1960,never tosee again. John Corner, “Kay” 19 aged wholefthome speculation. have remained something of mystery and inquisitive andindependent scientist of the of this life remarkable andendlessly the truth”. Yet information onmany aspects turn tothe ofnature facts andrediscover botanists. In 1967hestated that “we must emotive traditional arguments amongst of1949 thatDurian spawned Theory often how offlowering fruits plantsevolved – the of tropical on plant, andhad anovel theory trees, volumes two ofdrawings ofthe seeds standard works andMalaysian onpalms produced figs, that monographed healso aspiring mycologists when theydiscover 1996. Yet itoftenas a surprise comes to in of IMA the of theMedal first deBary fitting thattwo he oneof was recipientsthe Corner's house in the Gardens, Botanical Singapore March 2013.Photo N.Arnold. Thateven son, hisestranged of was true included theincluded Japanese occupation from theperiod Garden above).This (pictured Director from 1927–46, andhad a house in Gardens,Botanical where hewas Assistant anduniversityschool tothe Singapore traces Corner’s through from life childhood other source locate. hecould those whohad known father his andany with information obtain from hecould knew,really supplementing the contents touncoverson started the father henever over many His selected decades. carefully mementoes andpersonal items, evidently numerous letters, andother photographs, remained unopened until 2006.It contained house tohouse with sonforsixyears,but his be”. from and moved delivered, Thecase was son“wherever tohis given was tobe hemay with anotethat asuitcase was it he died, fatherBut his the leftwhen things amongst The result is this biographymajor which professor Marquis Yoshichika Tokugawa worked closelywith the Japanese soldier/ 1942, during heavoided prison which and 2 1 enthusiasm when forbotany andmycology the tropics, with fired Iwas andwhile outside orexpeditions meetings mycological Nobel Prize forbiology. initiated by the Japanese there as was no the first International Prize forBiology, including in 1985 are detailed, and medals Timothy Whitmore. His numerous awards Vernon H. Heywood, David Mabberley, and Ashton, John Dransfield, David G. Frodin, botanists Peter ofourdistinguished time: students. someof These the mostincluded researchof topics,andnotesonhis at thewhere range marvel onecanonly list ofpublications, Therefull bites. isa oftropicaland fruits trees .andtheir training the flowers ofmonkeys tocollect Andexpeditions. ofcourse there isthe on him at andaccompanied Cambridge underof Cranbrook,whostudied Corner since corroborated tomeby Gathorne, Earl mushrooms astory documenting; hewas spitting out uttering expletives, of pieces tent then in the tropical forests chewing, these isthe sound ofhimlate in his at night into the manNot life. andhis amongst least havesome ofwhich fascinating insights interacted with Corner at different times, who anenormous ofpeople as well range as and comments from Corner’s own letters, indivorced 1952. continueddifficulties andwerethey at the University ofCambridge in 1949, and even after Cornerposition a obtained strain aparticular was onthe relationship, Amazonia forextended periods. apart werefrom in 1942andthey Singapore woman, but she,andher sonwere evacuated 1939 Corner had married anAmerican not know previously hadafriend. been In Julian S.Huxley (1887–1975)whomIdid from 1946–48;apparently by facilitated in Amazonia project heading aUNESCO first. After the war, position a heobtained and continuing scientific his endeavours but evidently put the conserving collections by some, acollaborator as He labelled was who was made responsible forthe Gardens. Hawksworth thatbook (2013)The DL most. . Corner (1981) EJH See 35: 19–21. Corner’s Syonan-to. Corner notoften was seen at ispacked withbook The information Life ofPlants Singapore: Heinemann Singapore: Asia The a Marquis: tale of (1964).The Systematist IMA FUNGUS 1

AWARDS AND PERSONALIA (45) Mycological Mycological http://www. ). There are also boxes with with are also ). There boxes as he nurtured its evolution from from evolution its as he nurtured New York: Springer. York: New Fungi. an exposé of kingdom Platform. Publishing Independent CreateSpace This book doubles as an introduction This book doubles introduction as an tracts from reviews books, from of his earlier tracts Slayers, Saviors, Servants, D (2001) Slayers, and Sex:Moore D (2013) Coprinopsis: an autobiography. Moore known as “fungi4schools” ( as “fungi4schools” known davidmoore.or.uk ex bibliography;and an extensive “DOI” majoritythe of provided for are identifiers him by authored and those publications, the indicated hisare to be through available website. of understanding of our growth to the and mushrooms, processes in developmental companion for a future room perhaps leaves as time David’s covering autobiography Mycological SocietySecretary British of the Editor of and Senior/Executive Research on his outreach – and more Transactions the activities. V. B. Hosagoudar. Photo courtesy V. B. Hosagoudar. courtesy V. Photo B. Hosagoudar. V. really brings person, as the opposed to just to much life, to and one with scientist, the reflect on. Do have if you of a copy get hold the by off and do not be put chance, the of end the mycologist” at of “and omission and been there, should have It subtitle. the this a you will book find put difficultto down. Coprinopsis Coprinopsis (2013; 5: 4129–4348. Fungal Biology Fungal in the the fungal of the knowledge Journal of India. Taxa Threatened What emerges in this biography is the is the biography this emerges in What and challenging Origin of Life and Emergence 4: (23), 2013). David’s see IMA Fungus been has primary with research concerned including morphogenesis mushrooms, in mathematical-modelling. genetics and later as known now mushroom The object main cinereus the of his was research. life is reflectedthe in David’s in role Its (Moore of his autobiography personal title to be a out turned 2013), which “also ofbiography fungus. is this Indeed, ” that science which in David’s an autobiography his university than rather is centre-stage or familycareer life. The one exception on chapter six-page penultimate is the schools in public and raising education which David into something awareness, of energy amount an enormous put has and “road-shows”, publications, through an sites with of internet provision the of value to of information amount amazing appropriately alike, and teachers students Hosagoudar VB (2013) My contribution to contribution Hosagoudar VB (2013) My in the work of others until his sight started until of others work the in to fail. single-mindedly of a man devoted to picture above everything else, that putting science, been have This cannot not least his family. easy and is any for his journey son to make, unopened suitcase the was left why perhaps is a book result the that for so long. But books on meliolinaceous and asterinaceous comprises work fungi.the major part of The 2084 fungal of the taxatabulations he reported, and together plants host with localities, primary all back to the referenced to an list extends host publication. His species. 2969 plant amazing Hosagoudar really to be has congratulated on his life- documentation to the contribution time of fungaldiversity which India, in not only a single what shows but reveals richness, its and a mission can achieve drive person with of molecular absence facilities. the in – even and pleasant wishes him a most IMA Fungus retirement. long , as I am sure , as I am sure (with GD (with 2

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IMA see 2011; IMA Robson and APJ Trinci Fungus Century Guidebook to Fungi Fungi to Guidebook Century Although David retired from the University University the from retired Although David continued 2009, he has in of Manchester and edit write mycologicalro books, Saviors, Servants, Slayers, and including Sex David Moore David Moore at the controls of Concorde. Photo Photo of Concorde. controls the at Moore David courtesy D. Moore. (London: Weidenfeld & Plants (London: of Life The Weidenfeld 1967 appeared in Nicolson) many other students were, I did not meet were, students other many I visited his him at lumininarythis until Shelford, near Cambridge, Great home in not well known therefore, was, He 1992. in mycologists, basison a personal many by and althoughcorrespondent a great was he errors he considered what quick out to point

VOLUME 4 · NO. 2 V. B. Hosagoudar B. V. V. B. Hosagoudar been has one of the V. of documenters prolific most world’s analysis microfungi. foliicolous An novel reveals that database MycoBank of the describedhe has 758 new species to date (Vincent Robert, placing pers. comm.), him mycologists amongst top ten the focus has regard. this His in worldwide he but India, in Ghats been Western the regions of the other in alsohas worked Andaman the including subcontinent, occasion the On of his retirement Islands. Tropical Nehru Jawaharial the from May in and Research Institute Garden Botanic Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, Palode, in Hosagoudar provided has an overview 391 compiled from of his investigations, years 1983–2012. the covering publications severalincluding titles, to 390 These extend