At our recent meeting in San Francisco, the Society for the Preservation 
of Natural History Collections conferred the 2011 Carolyn L. Rose Award 
for outstanding commitment to Natural History Collections Care and 
Management to John E. Simmons in recognition of his significant 
contributions to collection management worldwide, with impacts that go 
far beyond the herpetology collections he managed for 30 years.

It is easy to see that John was a natural to receive this honor when one 
reads some of the accolades in the support letters that were amassed on 
his behalf:

“For anyone interested in fluid-preserved collections, John’s papers 
have been as enlightening as his wit.  They have helped to refute the 
alchemy that has too often characterized preparation and care of 
specimens consigned to postmortem existence in liquids.”

“In my opinion, his sharing of current knowledge has created 
consciousness and awareness of what we have in Latin America in our 
collections of natural history.”

“His knowledge of all things collection management [is] immeasurable.”

“I doubt there is another person on the planet who knows more about 
fluid collections and their management.”

“For over thirty years, John Simmons has been one of the best 
ambassadors for our profession that we have ever seen.”

"He is one of the worthiest [people] to receive the Carolyn Rose Award 
of all time".

Please join me in extending congratulations to the recipient!

Sincerely,
Rich Rabeler
SPNHC Past President and Chair, Recognition and Grants Committee

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