The C. W. Woodworth Award is an annual award presented by the Pacific Branch of the
Entomological Society of America
The Entomological Society of America (ESA) was founded in 1889 and today has more than 7,000 members, including educators, extension personnel, consultants, students, researchers, and scientists from agricultural departments, health agencies, ...
. This award, the PBESA's largest, is for achievement in
entomology
Entomology (from Ancient Greek ἔντομον (''éntomon''), meaning "insect", and -logy from λόγος (''lógos''), meaning "study") is the branch of zoology that focuses on insects. Those who study entomology are known as entomologists. In ...
in the Pacific region of the United States over the previous ten years. The award is named in honor of
Charles W. Woodworth
Charles William Woodworth (April 28, 1865 – November 19, 1940) was an American entomologist. He published extensively in entomology and founded the Entomology Department at the University of California, Berkeley. He was the first person to breed ...
and was established on June 25, 1968.
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
Source
Entomological Society of America
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
* The
John Henry Comstock
John Henry Comstock (February 24, 1849 – March 20, 1931) was an eminent researcher in entomology and arachnology and a leading educator. His work provided the basis for classification of butterflies, moths, and scale insects.
Career
Comstock w ...
Graduate Student Award
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List of biology awards
This list of biology awards is an index to articles about notable awards for biology. It includes a general list and lists of ecology, genetics and neuroscience awards. It excludes awards for biochemistry, biomedical science, medicine, ornithol ...
References
External links
List of recipients from the PBESAPBESA agenda mentioning Dr. Nick Toscano as the 2007 winnerNote about Dr. Jocelyn Millar winning the 2006 awardNote about Dr. John Stark winning the 2005 awardArticle about Dr. Wyatt Cone winning the 1999 award (page 5)Note about Dr. Jackie Robertson winning the award*
ttp://www.senate.ucr.edu/agenda/010531/GEORGHIOU.pdf Dr. George P. Georghiou ObituaryNote about Dr. William Wellington being the 11th winner of the award in 1979Dr. Carl Barton Huffaker ObituaryDr. William Harry Lange Jr. ObituaryFirst page of Carl Barton Huffaker's acceptance speech mentioning Ray F. Smith
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Entomological organizations
Biology awards
Awards established in 1969