SFTIC Awards

Three awards are presented by the Southern Forest Tree Improvement Committee for outstanding contributions to the conference.

The Tony Squillace Award (student and non-student)

Best oral presentation (excluding invited papers) based on content, style and use of visuals, $300 cash prize

The Bruce Zobel Award (student)

Outstanding student presentation based on content, style and use of visuals, $300 cash prize

Poster Awards (student)

First place, The Baruch Institute Poster Award, $200 cash prize ($100 of prize money generously contributed by SFTIC Committee)


Second place, The Hans van Buijtenen Poster Award, $150 cash prize (prize money generously contributed by SFTIC Committee)


Third place, The Hans van Buijtenen Poster Award, $100 cash prize (prize money generously contributed by SFTIC Committee)


We encourage you to submit an abstract for presentation at the conference. Click here for detailed submission instructions.



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