The Georgia Ornithological Society (GOS) was founded by a group of 22 people from the Atlanta Birding Club in December 1936.
Unlike many ornithological societies, the GOS’s main focus is researching birds in a more scientific manner.
One of the prominent people in attendance of the Atlanta Birding Club’s meeting the night before the GOS was established was Roger Tory Peterson, an important 20th century environmentalist.
It also awards scholarships, produces scientific publications, and provides fellowship among people interested in nature.
According to the society’s website, meetings are held “two or three times per year in the spring, winter and fall”.
This award is named after Earle R. Greene, the second GOS president and founder of the Louisiana Ornithological Society.