Vicki Ann Funk
Vicki Ann Funk (November 26, 1947 – October 22, 2019) was an American botanist and researcher. She was a Senior Research Botanist and Curator at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History.
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Born | Vicki Ann Funk November 26, 1947 Owensboro, Kentucky, U.S. |
Died | October 22, 2019 | (aged 71)
Alma mater | B. S., Murray State University, Biology and History, 1969, M.S., Murray State University, Biology, 1975; PhD, Ohio State University, 1980 |
Known for | Botanist and curator |
Awards | 2001 Queensland Fellowship, awarded by the Government of Queensland, Australia
2002 President’s Award for Service, Society of Systematic Biologists 2006 National Museum of Natural History, Science Achievement Award 2009 National Museum of Natural History Science Achievement Award; Secretary's Award for Excellence in Collaboration 2010 International Association for Plant Taxonomy, Stebbins' Medal 2012 Smithsonian's Secretary's Award for Outstanding Publication 2014 Rolf Dahlgren Prize 2018 American Society of Plant Taxonomists, Asa Gray Lifetime Achievement Award |
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Institutions | New York Botanical Garden, Smithsonian Institution, George Mason University, Duke University |
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Author abbrev. (botany) | V.A.Funk |
She was known for her work on members of the composite family (Asteraceae) including collecting plants in many parts of the world, as well as her synthetic work on phylogenetics and biogeography.
Funk died on October 22, 2019 at the age of 71.
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