C. W. Woodworth Award
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Charles W. Woodworth (1865–1940) was the founder of the Entomology Division at the University of California, Berkeley. He made many significant contributions to the science of Entomology. His publications were very extensive and included nearly every field of entomology. A few of his most oustanding works are: "A List of the Insects of California (1903), The Wing Veins of Insects" (1906), "Guide to California Insects" (1913), and "School of Fumigation (1915). He was the first editor and first contributor to the University of California Publications in Entomology. He is also credited with first breeding Drosophila in quantity and with suggesting to W. E. Castle that Drosophila might be used for genetical work.
He was an 1889 charter member of the American Association of Economic Entomologists. This group merged with the Entomological Society of America, founded 1906, in 1953. The Pacific Branch of the Entomological Society of America gives an annual award called the C. W. Woodworth Award. This award, the PBESA's largest, is for achievement in Entomology in the Pacific region of the United States over the previous ten years. This award is principally sponsored by C.W.'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.
| Year | Winner | Affiliation | # |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Dr. John D. Stark | Washington State University | 37th |
| 2004 | Dr. Victoria Y. Yokoyama | USDA Agricultural Research Service | 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 |
| 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 |
| 1985 | Dr. Carl A. Johansen | Washington State University | 17th |
| 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 |
| 19xx | Dr. Carl Barton Huffaker | University of California, Berkeley | - |
| 19xx | Dr. Ray F. Smith | University of California, Berkeley | - |
| 19xx | Dr. William Harry Lange Jr. | University of California, Davis | - |
See also
The John Henry Comstock Graduate Student Award
External References
- Note about Dr. John Stark winning the award (http://entomology.wsu.edu/Awards05pg.doc)
- Biography of Dr. Robert S. Lane mentioning award (http://ist-socrates.berkeley.edu/~idgroup/faculty/i_lane.html)
- Note about Dr. Harry Kaya winning the award (http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/uchistory/general_history/campuses/ucd/departments_n_print.html)
- Note about Dr. Jackie Robertson winning the award (http://www.fs.fed.us/psw/news/fyi/back_issues/1997/fyi_April.28.pdf)
- Mention of the award in an article about a facility being named for Dr. Harry Laidlaw (http://www-dateline.ucdavis.edu/120800/DL_laidlaw.html)
- Dr. George P. Georghiou Obituary (http://www.senate.ucr.edu/agenda/010531/GEORGHIOU.pdf)
- Note about Dr. William Wellington winning the award (http://www.library.ubc.ca/archives/pdfs/ubcreports/UBC_Reports_1979_03_28.pdf)
- Dr. Carl Barton Huffaker Obituary (http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/books/biomems/chuffaker.pdf)
- Dr. William Harry Lange Jr. Obituary (http://entomology.ucdavis.edu/lange.cfm)

