Dr. Randy Kyes, chief of WaNPRC’s Global Conservation, Education and Outreach core has been awarded the 2024 Distinguished Primatologist Award by the American Society of Primatologists (ASP). The award was announced at the 46th annual ASP conference in Mexico.
The Distinguished Primatologist Award recognizes a primatologist who has had an outstanding career and has made significant contributions to the field. It is the highest honor that the Society bestows.
Dr Kyes joins 27 other exceptional primatologists who have won this award since 1989. He also is now the third University of Washington scientist to receive the honor, along with fellow UW scientists Orville Smith (1996), professor emeritus of Physiology and Biophysics and former Director of the WaNPRC; and Gene Sackett (2004), professor emeritus of Psychology and Core Scientist at WaNPRC.
“It’s truly an honor to receive the ASP Distinguished Primatologists Award,” Dr Kyes said. “ASP holds a special place in my heart. I have grown up with the ASP. I have served many roles in the Society over the years, and the members are my academic family. Needless to say, I have great respect for the ASP and all those who have made, and continue to make, this such a special scientific society.
“I also want to add that although I have been named the 2024 recipient of this award, at the risk of sounding clichéd, I share this award with my many, many colleagues around the world with whom I’ve had the great honor and privilege to collaborate with for the past 35-plus years. They all deserve special recognition as our work is truly a collaborative effort. Thank you all.”
Congratulations to Dr Kyes!
You can read more about his and his colleague’s work at Global Conservation, Education & Outreach.