Ken Klemow to Receive Distinguished Lifetime Service Award from the Ecological Society of America
by Wilkes University
May 8, 2026
Kenneth M. Klemow, professor emeritus of biology and earth systems science at Wilkes University, has been chosen to receive the Ecological Society of America’s 2026 Distinguished Lifetime Service Award.
The award recognizes Klemow’s long and distinguished volunteer service to ESA, the scientific community and the larger purpose of ecology in the public welfare. Over a career spanning more than four decades, Klemow made sustained and wide-ranging contributions to ecological education, professional service and public engagement with science.
Read the ESA announcement: https://esa.org/blog/2026/05/06/ecological-society-of-america-announces-2026-award-recipients/