FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Susan M. T. Myster and Co-Authors Chosen for 2004 Kerley Award 

February 19, 2004 -- The Ellis R. Kerley Forensic Sciences Foundation today announced the winner of the 2004 Ellis R. Kerley Award.  The $1000 grant was awarded to Susan M.T. Myster, Ph.D.  The award-winning paper was entitled “An Evaluation of the Greulich and Pyle Skeletal Aging Standards for the Hand and Wrist in a Contemporary Multiethnic Population”.  The paper was presented at the 56^th annual meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) in Dallas Texas.

            The award, the third issued by the Foundation, was presented during a reception held for the physical anthropology section of the AAFS.  The award is granted for the paper or poster which best demonstrates originality, creativity, depth of research, innovation, new methodologies, research design, significance to the field, and/or potential impact on the practices of forensic anthropology. 

            Susan Myster's students, Sarah E. Nathan, BA from Nebraska Wesleyan University and Sarah Miller were contributing authors and recipients of this year's award.

            Dr. Myster is currently an associate professor of Anthropology at Hamline University in St. Paul Minnesota. She earned her Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of Tennessee. 

            The Ellis R. Kerley Forensic Sciences Foundation was started in 2000 in memory of Ellis R. Kerley, forensic anthropologist (1924-1998), to promote the development of forensic anthropology by providing educational opportunities to students through scholarships and by encouraging further research from colleagues by providing grants to scientists who make a difference in the field of forensic anthropology. 

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