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ESA Newsletter Information for the Members of the Entomological Society of America NOVEMBER 2006 • VOLUME 29, NUMBER 11 2006 ESA Awardees Announced ESA is pleased to announce the winners Distinguished Achievement Award in of its 2006 awards program. The Society’s Horticultural Entomology (Sponsored by 2007 Election Results professional awards will be presented at the American Nursery and Landscape As- The votes from the 2007 ESA elections the 2006 Annual Meeting in Indianapolis sociation)—Originally meant to honor regu- conducted in July and August are in! The during the Plenary Session on the evening latory entomologists, this award has been following incoming officers will begin of Sunday, December 10, 2006. The stu- redefined to honor any entomologist who their terms at the ESA Final Business dent awards session will be held from 6:30 has contributed to Meeting in Indianapolis on Wednesday, p.m.-7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, December 12, the American hor- December 13: following the final round of the Linnaean ticulture industry. Games in the Wabash Ballroom in the Con- This year’s awardee, Vice President-Elect: vention Center. The Society’s professional Dr. Daniel A. Pot- Dr. Marlin E. Rice and student awards are listed alphabetically ter, is a professor of Governing Board Representatives below with professional awards listed first. entomology at the Eastern Branch: Dr. George Winners of the Entomological Founda- University of Ken- C. Hamilton tion’s awards and scholarships will be an- tucky who has stud- Southwestern Branch: Dr. Marvin nounced in next month’s newsletter. ied and taught about K. Harris, BCE turf and landscape Section C: Gail E. Kampmeier Professional Awards insects and IPM Section F: Dr. Michael D. Culy, BCE Distinguished Achievement Award in since 1979. He received his B.S. from Cor- Section Secretaries Extension—Presented annually, this award nell University, and his Ph.D. from the Ohio A: Dr. Marc A. Branham recognizes outstanding contributions in ex- State University. Dr. Potter has authored B: Dr. Margaret L. Allen tension entomology. This year’s winner, Dr. over 150 refereed papers, 19 invited book C: Dr. Ross H. Miller G. Keith Douce, is a chapters, dozens of trade journal articles D: Dr. Phillip E. Kaufman professor of Entomol- and a widely used textbook on turf entomol- E: Dr. Lisa G. Neven ogy at the University ogy. Among the 36 graduate students he has F: Dr. William D. Hutchison of Georgia Tifton supervised are three winners of ESA’s J.H. Certification Board Campus. He has a Comstock Award, eight university faculty Director-Elect: Dr. James E. 100% extension ap- members, and leaders in extension, regula- Cilek, BCE pointment and his tory entomology, and industry. Dr. Potter Pacific Branch Representative: outreach and public has been keynote speaker at scientific and Dr. Elizabeth A. Dykstra, BCE service programs Green Industry conferences throughout the Southwestern Branch Representative: focus on forest en- world. He has received ESA’s distinguished Dr. Bastiaan M. Drees, BCE tomology and forest achievement awards in teaching, and in Publications Council Representatives health, exotic and urban entomology, as well as university Section C: Dr. Laurence D. Charlet invasive species survey and educational awards for research, teaching, and service to Section F: Dr. R. Chris Williamson graduate students. programs, and IPM information systems. For results of the referendum on the Distinguished In 1995, Dr. Douce and Dr. David Moor- Renewal Proposal, see http://www.ent- Achievement Award head, UGA School of Forestry and Natural soc.org/about_ESA/governance/elections/ in Teaching—This Resources, began to develop means to use 2007results.htm electronic technologies to support exten- award is presented sion and outreach programs. The resulting to the ESA member Bugwood Network (www.bugwood.org) deemed to be the In this issue.... now comprises 15 websites receiving over 9 Society’s outstanding million hits from more than 1 million users teacher of the year. New Common Names ..........4 each month. The Network information sys- The 2006 recipient, Annual Meeting Update .......4 tems and image archives, including Forestry- Dr. May R. Beren- Member News ......................5 Images.org and Invasive.org, are now global baum, has been on in scope and use and contain over 30,000 the faculty of the Job Opportunities .................7 photographs. (continued on p. 2) November 2006 ESA Newsletter 1 scape elements on arthropod biodiversity. Awards, from p. 1 awardee, is a Ph.D. student at the Univer- Her research elucidated for the first time sity of Georgia. He has published 11 peer Department of Entomology at the University the effects of transgenic resistance to barley reviewed journal of Illinois Urbana-Champaign since 1980, yellow dwarf virus in wheat on aphid vector articles and a book and has served as head since 1992. She is biology. Dr. Bosque-Perez leads an NSF- chapter, has held well-known for her contributions to chemi- IGERT interdisciplinary project on biodiver- several leadership cal ecology, elucidating coevolutionary sity conservation and sustainable production positions in the interactions between phytophagous insects in Idaho and Costa Rica, and she has been ESA and other or- and their host plants in natural and agricul- the recipient of $3.8 million in funding with ganizations, and tural communities. Berenbaum has received her colleagues in the last five years. Dur- has received praise numerous accolades for her work, including ing this period, she co-authored 20 peer-re- from students and election to the National Academy of Scienc- viewed journal articles and 25 proceeding faculty members for es and the American Philosophical Society. papers, and she presented 15 invited talks his enthusiasm and Devoted to teaching and fostering scientific and 96 contributed presentations with col- teaching abilities. In literacy, she has authored numerous maga- leagues and students. An ESA member since addition, he has participated in more than zine articles and four books about insects 1980, she served on the Journal of Medical 47 events, speaking at schools, to children’s for the general public. She also founded the Entomology’s editorial board and the inter- groups and to adult special interest groups. UIUC Insect Fear Film Festival, a celebra- national affairs committee, and is presently Floyd’s dissertation research involves the tion of Hollywood’s entomological excesses, on the Pacific branch’s executive committee. systematics of the beetle family Endomychi- now entering its 24th year. Berenbaum Recognition Award in Insect Physiology, dae (handsome fungus beetles). graduated with a B.S. in biology from Yale Biochemistry, & Toxicology (Sponsored Student Certification Award (Sponsored University in 1975 and a Ph.D. in ecology by Bayer CropScience)—This award recog- by Springer Pest Solutions)—This award and evolutionary biology from Cornell Uni- nizes and encourages innovative research recognizes and encourages outstanding en- versity in 1980. in insect physiol- tomology graduate students with interest in Distinguished Service Award to the Cer- ogy, biochemistry the mission of the ESA certification program. tification Program—The purpose of this and toxicology. The This year’s winner, Nicola T. Gallagher, is a award is to encourage and reward outstand- 2006 awardee, Dr. Ph.D. student in entomology at Ohio State ing contributions to Michael E. Adams, University, where she also received her M.S. the ESA Certification received his Ph.D. Program and the pro- in Entomology at In order to allow enough space for fessionalism of ento- the University of the ESA Awards announcements, the mology. This year’s California, Riverside, President’s Corner will be published recipient, Dr. Mar- and did postdoctoral in the next issue. vin K. Harris, has work at the Max studied and taught Planck Institute for entomology at Texas Behavioral Physiology and University of The ESA Newsletter (US ISSN 0273-7353) is A&M University Chicago. After working in industry (Zoecon published monthly by the Entomological Soci- since 1972 and has Corp.), he moved back to UC Riverside, ety of America (ESA), 10001 Derekwood Lane, been an ESA mem- where he is a professor of entomology and Suite 100, Lanham, MD 20706-4876; ph. 301- 731-4535; fax 301-731-4538; rlevine@entsoc. ber since 1969. His research includes IPM neuroscience. Fundamental contributions org; http://www.entsoc.org. The deadline for and plant-insect interaction, and he teaches that have been made by Professor Adams all submissions is the first of the month, one Hort-Flor Entomology, Insects of Row Crops, and his collaborators include demonstration month prior to publication. Host Plant Resistance and a science writing of peptidergic synaptic transmission in in- POSTMASTER: Subscription rate for mem- course for majors. He has produced over 40 sects, discovery and characterization of ion bers is $10, which is included in the dues. The rate for nonmembers is $28; institutions, $43. refereed publications in ESA and other jour- channel-specific toxins in spider venoms, Periodicals postage paid at Lanham-Seabrook, nals, a CD-ROM and three book chapters. including the calcium channel antagonist MD, and other mailing offices.© 2006 ESA. Dr. Harris advises students, particularly un- omega-Aga-IVA, and the discovery of ec- Job Opportunity rates are $25/line for regu- dergrads, to join professional societies and dysis-triggering hormones (ETHs) and their lar and postdoctoral positions, and $10/line to “transition their educations into careers” receptors. Recent work describes how ETHs for graduate assistantships. Advertisers may choose to run the ad on the ESA web site for as preparation for life after graduation. recruit peptidergic ensembles in the CNS to an additional 20 percent of the newsletter ad Recognition Award in Entomology (Spon- regulate innate behavior in moths and flies. cost. Ads will be edited and abbreviated. Sub- sored by Syngenta Crop Protection)—This Dr. Adams has combined his research in mission deadline is the first of the month, one award recognizes insect physiology with studies in toxicology month prior to publication.
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