Edward S. Deevey, a founder of modern paleoecology, was a dedicated student advisor who mentored many investigators active in the field of paleoecology today. To honor his memory and to encourage high-quality research by graduate students, the Paleoecology Section presents an award for the best presentation by a student in paleoecology at the ESA Annual Meeting. The 2014 Deevey Award goes to Melissa L. Chipman for her presentation “Spatiotemporal trends in Alaska tundra fires over the Late Quaternary.” Melissa is a Ph.D. candidate in the Program in Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology at the University of Illinois, whose research involves reconstructing past fire and permafrost disturbance regimes in tundra regions to examine the link between these processes and climate change over long timescales. She received a B.S. in Environmental Geosciences and a B.A. in Geography from Concord University, and her M.S. in Geology at the University of Illinois. Her talk was coauthored by V. Hudspith, P. E. Higuera, P. A. Duffy, W. Oswald, and her advisor, F. S. Hu. Melissa Chipman, winner of the 2014 Edward S. Deevey Award. Kyleen Kelly, Honorable Mention for the 2014 Deevey Award. This year, Honorable Mention has been awarded to Kyleen Elizabeth Kelly for her presentation, “Paleoecology of a modern whitebark pine population in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming.” Kyleen received a B.S. in Field and Environmental Biology from Pittsburg State University and an M.A. in Geography from Kansas State University. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Geography at Kansas State University, where she studies how historical fire and climate regimes have helped shape and maintain modern populations of whitebark pine. Her presentation was coauthored by S. A. Spaulding and her advisor, K. K. McLauchlan. The Paleoecology Section thanks all students who competed for this year's Deevey Award, and encourages them and others to participate in the 2015 competition. The results of the fall 2014 elections for Governing Board members and the Board of Professional Certification are as follows: Governing Board President-Elect, August 2015–August 2016; President, August 2016–August 2017; Past President, August 2017–August 2018 David Lodge Vice President for Education and Human Resources, August 2015–August 2018 Nalini Nadkarni Vice President for Public Affairs, August 2015–August 2017 (This is a two-year term to fill the term starting in August 2014.) Frank Davis Member-at-Large, August 2015–August 2017 Kathryn Cottingham Board of Professional Certification (1 January 2015–31 December 2017 Kym Rouse Campbell Stephan Hale Coeli Hoover Governing Board candidates will take office at the end of the Annual Meeting in 2015, and the Board of Professional Certification members will assume that post in January, 2015.