Our student, Kanmani Chandra Rajan, PhD Candidate at The Swire Institute of Marine Sciences, The Division of Ecology and Biodiversity, School of Biological Sciences, has won a Constance Boone Award for best student presentation at American Malacological Society virtual annual meeting 2021 on June 18, 2021.

The award is named for the late Constance Boone, a past president of the Society, past president of the Houston Conchological Society, co-editor of Texas Conchologist. A long-time associate in the Malacology Department of the Houston Museum of Natural Science and a strong supporter of students, Constance was a vital force in American Malacology. Students’ oral and poster contributions are evaluated based on the clarity of the presentation and the abstract, scientific merit, and the student’s ability to answer questions concerning the presentation.