The President's National Medal of Science: Recipient Details
Peter H. Raven
Title:
Director and Engelmann Professor of Botany
Affiliation:
Missouri Botanical Garden and Washington University
St. Louis,Missouri USA
Gender:
Male
Award Discipline:
Biological Sciences
Award Year:
2000
Citation:
"For his contributions to the dynamics of plant systematics and evolution, the introduction of the concept of coevolution, and his major contribution to the international efforts to preserve biodiversity."
Presented by Dr. Neal Lane, Assistant to the President for Science & Technology, at a black-tie dinner awards ceremony at the National Building Museum, Washington, DC, Friday, December 1, 2000.