The C. W. Woodworth Award is an annual award presented by the Pacific Branch of the Entomological Society of America. This award, the PBESA's largest, is for achievement in entomology in the Pacific region of the United States over the previous ten years. The award is named in honor of Charles W. Woodworth and was established on June 25, 1968.[1] It is principally sponsored by Woodworth's great-grandson, Brian Holden, and his wife, Joann Wilfert, with additional support by Dr. Craig W. and Kathryn Holden, and Dr. Jim and Betty Woodworth.
Award recipients
editSource: Entomological Society of America
| 2023 | Dr. Robert Page | Arizona State University | 55th |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Dr. Mark Hoddle | University of California, Riverside | 54th |
| 2021 | Dr. Kent Daane | University of California, Kearney Research and Extension Center | 53nd |
| 2020 | Dr. Lynn Kimsey | University of California, Davis | 52nd |
| 2019 | Dr. Elizabeth Grafton-Cardwell | University of California, Riverside | 51st |
| 2018 | Dr. Roger Vargas | USDA Agricultural Research Service, Hilo | 50th |
| 2017 | Dr. Gerhard & Dr. Regine Gries | Simon Fraser University | 49th |
| 2016 | Dr. Timothy Paine | University of California, Riverside | 48th |
| 2015 | Dr. Thomas W. Scott [2] | University of California, Davis | 47th |
| 2014 | Dr. James R. Carey | University of California, Davis | 46th |
| 2013 | Dr. Vincent P. Jones | Washington State University | 45th |
| 2012 | Dr. Stephan Naranjo | USDA Agricultural Research Service, Maricopa | 44th |
| 2011 | Dr. Frank G. Zalom | University of California, Davis | 43rd |
| 2010 | Dr. Walter S. Leal | University of California, Davis | 42nd |
| 2009 | Dr. Charles G. Summers | University of California, Kearney Research and Extension Center | 41st |
| 2008 | Dr. Brian Federici | University of California, Riverside | 40th |
| 2007 | Dr. Nick Toscano | University of California, Riverside | 39th |
| 2006 | Dr. Jocelyn Millar | University of California, Riverside | 38th |
| 2005 | Dr. John D. Stark | Washington State University | 37th |
| 2004 | Dr. Victoria Y. Yokoyama | USDA Agricultural Research Service, Parlier | 36th |
| 2003 | Dr. Keith S. Pike | Washington State University | 35th |
| 2002 | Dr. James Hagler | USDA Western Cotton Research Laboratory | 34th |
| 2001 | Dr. Robert S. Lane | University of California, Berkeley | 33rd |
| 2000 | Dr. Jay F. Brunner | Washington State University | 32nd |
| 1999 | Dr. Wyatt W. Cone | Washington State University | 31st |
| 1998 | Dr. Harry Kaya | University of California, Davis | 30th |
| 1997 | Dr. Jacqueline L. Robertson | USDA Pacific Southwest Research Station | 29th |
| 1996 | Dr. Marshall W. Johnson | University of California, Riverside | 28th |
| 1995 | Dr. Nabil N. Youssef | Utah State University | 27th |
| 1994 | Dr. Michael K. Rust | University of California, Riverside | 26th |
| 1993 | Dr. Brian Croft | Oregon State University | 25th |
| 1992 | Dr. Wallace C. Mitchell | University of Hawaii, Manoa | 24th |
| 1991 | Dr. Thomas F. Leigh | University of California, Davis | 23rd |
| 1990 | Dr. Philip F. Torchio | Utah State University | 22nd |
| 1989 | Dr. Stanley C. Hoyt | Washington State University | 21st |
| 1988 | Dr. John R. Anderson | North Carolina State University | 20th |
| 1987 | Dr. Robert Washino | University of California, Davis | 19th |
| 1986 | Dr. Roy Fukuto | University of California, Riverside | 18th |
| 1985 | Dr. Carl A. Johansen | Washington State University | 17th |
| 1983 | Dr. George Tamaki | USDA ARS, Yakima | 15th |
| 1982 | Dr. Paul Oman | Oregon State University | 14th |
| 1981 | Dr. Harry Laidlaw | University of California, Davis | 13th |
| 1980 | Dr. George P. Georghiou | University of California, Riverside | 12th |
| 1979 | Dr. William G. Wellington | University of British Columbia | 11th |
| 1978 | Dr. William Harry Lange Jr. | University of California, Davis | 10th |
| 1977 | Dr. Paul DeBach | University of California, Riverside | 9th |
| 1976 | Dr. D. Elmo Hardy | University of California, Berkeley | 8th |
| 1975 | Dr. Melville H. Hatch | University of Washington | 7th |
| 1974 | Dr. Walter Ebeling | University of California, Los Angeles | 6th |
| 1973 | Dr. Carl Barton Huffaker | University of California, Berkeley | 5th |
| 1972 | Dr. Hartford Keifer | Department of Food and Agriculture, CA | 4th |
| 1971 | Dr. Ray F. Smith | University of California, Berkeley | 3rd |
| 1970 | Dr. Walter Carter | Pineapple Research Institute | 2nd |
| 1969 | Dr. Maurice T. James | Washington State University | 1st |
A box containing the older records of the PBESA and which likely contains the names of the first few recipients of the award is located in the special collections section of the library at U.C. Davis.
See also
edit- The John Henry Comstock Graduate Student Award
- List of biology awards
References
edit- ^ "C. W. Woodworth Award for Entomology". Bulletin of the Entomological Society of America. 14 (4): 277. 1968. doi:10.1093/besa/14.4.277.
- ^ "UC Davis medical entomologist earns Woodworth Award". 2 April 2015.
External links
edit- List of recipients from the PBESA
- PBESA agenda mentioning Dr. Nick Toscano as the 2007 winner[permanent dead link]
- Note about Dr. Jocelyn Millar winning the 2006 award
- Note about Dr. John Stark winning the 2005 award
- Biography of Dr. Robert S. Lane mentioning the 2001 award
- Article about Dr. Wyatt Cone winning the 1999 award (page 5)
- Note about Dr. Harry Kaya winning the 1998 award
- Note about Dr. Jackie Robertson winning the award
- Mention of the award in an article about a facility being named for Dr. Harry Laidlaw
- Dr. George P. Georghiou Obituary
- Note about Dr. William Wellington being the 11th winner of the award in 1979
- Dr. Carl Barton Huffaker Obituary
- Dr. William Harry Lange Jr. Obituary
- First page of Carl Barton Huffaker's acceptance speech mentioning Ray F. Smith