Bill Patterson for being named the Herbert Stoddard Lifetime Achievement Award Winner for 2012 from the Association for Fire Ecology.  AFE presents this lifetime achievement award to those who have made significant contributions to our understanding of fire ecology and fire management in the eastern and southern U.S.  The award will be given at the 5th International Fire Congress in Portland Oregon in December.

http://fireecology.org/awards/about-afe-awards/