Distinguished Scientist Award
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The IOBC-NRS recognizes a Distinguished Scientist in Biological Control each year. This award honors someone who has dedicated their career to the discipline of biological control and has made a significant contribution to its development and implementation.
Nominees must have spent most of their career in the Nearctic Region (essentially Canada and the U.S.), and have made significant contributions to biological control, but need not be members of IOBC. Nominations are restricted to one page in length and should include the name and current contact information of both nominator and nominee, as well as a thorough but concise summary of the principle contributions of the nominee.
Nominations are requested from the membership. Please send nominations for the 2005 award by April 10, 2005 to the IOBC-NRS President, Rob Wiedenmann.
Outstanding Graduate Student Award
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IOBC-NRS
has presented an award for Outstanding Graduate Student in Biological Control to
a deserving graduate student each year since 2002. The IOBC-NRS is now
sponsoring two Outstanding Graduate Student Awards for students whose
contributions are likely to shape the future of the discipline of biological
control – one each for PhD and MS students. The recipients will be recognized at
the IOBC NRS Informal Conference held at the Annual Entomological Society of
America meeting and each will receive a cash award of $250. The PhD winner will
also give the lead talk in the IOBC-NRS symposium.
All individuals who are enrolled in a graduate program in North America or Bermuda and are members of the IOBC-NRS at the time of the application deadline are eligible. Students who are not planning to attend the Entomological Society of America Meetings would ordinarily be less likely to be considered for the award. Students may join IOBC-NRS at the time of submitting their application (see membership page).
Students who are not planning to attend the Entomological Society of America Meetings would ordinarily be less likely to be considered for the award. Although all students are welcome to apply, experience has shown that more advanced students have tended to rank higher than students just beginning a project.
The deadline for submitting an application for the 2005 awards is April 10, 2005. Students should send:
• a letter which details the significance of your research and its relevance to biological control;
• include a 2 page CV that includes contact information, education, honors & awards, presentations, and publications; and
• ask 2 referees to send letters of reference to Marshall Johnson, President-Elect IOBC-NRS.
We also ask that you confirm your plans to attend the Ent. Soc. Mtg. in Ft. Lauderdale in November 2005 in the letter. To facilitate sharing of applications among the Student Award Committee members, we ask that you send the documents as Microsoft Word attachments to <mjohnson@uckac.edu>. A decision will be made and the recipient notified in time for the recipient’s talk title and abstract to be entered in the ESA online submission system. Contact Marshall Johnson if you have questions.
