The Herpetologists’ League (HL) is pleased to announce that the 2023 recipient of the Award for Distinguished Service to Herpetology is Dr. Martha (Marty) L. Crump. Currently at the Ecology Center at Utah State University, Dr. Crump is not only an exceptional researcher, teacher, and mentor but has also dedicated over 50 yr to service in the field of herpetology.
Dr. Crump was born in Madison, Wisconsin, where she spent her childhood in nature and learning to love ecology. During her undergraduate education at the University of Kansas, Dr. Crump worked at the Museum of Natural History in the herpetology department. Her first trip to the tropical rainforest for research took her to the Amazon Basin in Ecuador, where she surveyed reptiles and amphibians. For her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees, also at the University of Kansas, Dr. Crump continued her work in the tropics, focusing on reproduction and parental care...