Request for Nominations

TO:

FROM:

SUBJECT:

This letter is to encourage you to recognize the accomplishments of your colleagues by nominating them for one of the many awards offered by the Entomological Society of America. Two of these awards, the C.W. Woodworth Award and the John Henry Comstock Award (Pacific Branch ESA Graduate Student Award) will be presented at the Pacific Branch meeting to be held in Eugene, Oregon, on June 20-23, 1999. The nominees from the Pacific Branch for national awards will also be announced at the Pacific Branch meeting. More information about these awards can be found in the back of the ESA Membership Directory and Buyer’s Guide 1998, pages 197-214, or by visiting the web site http://www.entsoc.org and choosing "About ESA" and "Awards, Honors and Grants." I will also be happy to answer your questions and can be reached by e-mail at brownjj@mail.wsu.edu or by telephone at 509-335-5504.

People will not have the opportunity to be considered for these awards if their colleagues do not take time to nominate them. Very often there are no nominations for some of these awards. Please do not let this opportunity pass to recognize the achievements of your fellow entomologists.

Send all materials supporting a Pacific Branch ESA member for an award to:

DEADLINE for all nominations to be received is May 1, 1999.

The C.W. Woodworth Award is to recognize, encourage and stimulate outstanding accomplishments in entomology in the geographic region served by the Pacific Branch. The nominee must have made outstanding contribution to entomology within the 10-year period preceding the year in which the award is made. Any member of the Branch (except a member of the Awards Selection Committee) may make a nomination. Any nomination for this award should include the following:

• Biographical sketch of the nominee.
• Specific identification of the work on which the nomination is based.
• An evaluation and appraisal of the nominee’s accomplishments, particularly the work to be recognized for the award.
• A list of publications.
• Selected reprints may be included which exemplifies the work on which the nomination is based.
• One or two supporting letters may also be included. Supporting letters should include only factual information about the candidate and his/her work.

The John Henry Comstock Award is to recognize an outstanding graduate student in entomology in the geographic region served by the Pacific Branch. The student must be pursuing a course leading to a graduate degree with a major in entomology; however, individuals may receive the award providing they have not graduated more than 12 months prior to the award. Applications for ESA membership (student or active) must have been made prior to January 1 of the year the award is made. An active member returning for graduate study is not eligible.

Any nomination for this award should include the following:

• Name, date of birth, address.
• Academic record.
• Academic activities.
• Student activities (non-academic).
• Participation in professional activities.
• Publications and paper presentations.
• Letter of nomination and one endorsement letter from another entomologist who has more than just a casual knowledge of the student’s qualities.

Other awards for which the Branch winner will compete at the national level include:

ESA Recognition Award in Entomology

ESA Distinguished Achievement Awards in

Teaching

Extension, and

Regulatory Entomology

ESA Recognition Award in Insect Physiology

ESA Award for Excellence in Integrated Pest Management

Graduate Student Award for Excellence in Applied Entomology

The following chart shows the awards, their deadline to the canvassing committee and their deadline to national ESA office.