Michael Foote—Presentation of the 2017 Paleontological Society Medal
the field of paleontology. As Steve Holland mentioned in his Presidential Address last year, many of us feel the frustration that our biological colleagues don’t quite understand what we do and why. Dave has been a great ambassador, educating biologists—not to mention non-scientists—on the major lessons the fossil record
Finally, Dave has been a tireless advocate for and servant to
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teaches about how evolution works; and clarifying for paleontol- ogists the relevance of areas such as developmental biology. Members of the Society and guests, it is an honor and a
pleasure to present the recipient of the 2017 Paleontological Society Medal, David Jablonski.