Bernard Fennessy 
and the  "What's in a Name" Awards


 



Bernard Fennessy was a volunteer guide at the Australian National Botanic Gardens from 1992, when the guide program started, until just before his death on 6 August 2006. Bernard was much more than a volunteer guide. He was a wonderfully enthusiastic and talented educator who totally immersed himself in the Gardens. One of his lasting achievements is a series of articles entitled What’s in a Name? The articles are on the Friends’ website and can be viewed by clicking on this link

Since Bernard’s death, the Friends have commemorated his love for and service to the Gardens by establishing an annual Bernard Fennessy Memorial Lecture in early August each year.

The Friends’ newsletter, Fronds, also publishes articles from time to time, commemorating those written by Bernard and published during his lifetime.

The editors invite the submissions of articles for publication.

Articles should describe a living plant within the ANBG, and be in the style of articles written by Bernard Fennessy (follow this link or view the folder in the Friends Lounge library).  They should describe the origin of the plant’s name and, if applicable, the background of the person after whom it is named.

Articles should be about 500 – 600 words in length, and a good quality photo of the plant would be welcome.  Submit to the Editor, at        
                                  newsletter@friendsanbg.org.au

       or mail to            What's in a Name,       
                                   Fronds Editor,            
                                   Friends of the ANBG,
                                  GPO Box 1777,             
                                  Canberra    ACT    2601.

Queries should be directed to the Editor of Fronds at
                                   newsletter@friendsanbg.org.au.

An appreciation of Bernard’s role in the Gardens is on the Friends’ website and can be viewed via this link.

And the story of Bernard’s long and distinguished working career, mainly with CSIRO entomology, is at

               http://www.anbg.gov.au/biography/fennessy-bernard.html.

 



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