Warmist English Major Chris Mooney (born 1977) reminds us that for some reason, he's on the board of directors of the American Geophysical Union

Chris Mooney | Why Communicating Science is So Money

Yes, you read that right, $ 25,000! (Full disclosure: I am on the board of directors of the American Geophysical Union, but I did not select Schmidt for the prize or have fore-knowledge of his selection; nor was I involved in the creation of the prize, which is funded by Nature’s Own.)

Out of the Closet: English Majors-Turned-Science Writers : The Intersection

I bet there are lots of others out there like Oulette and myself. In fact, here's another now: Tim Appenzeller, science editor of National Geographic. And here's yet another: Our very own Carl Zimmer here at Scienceblogs.