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The Department of Entomology, College of Agricultural,
Food and Environmental Sciences at the University of Minnesota
is proud to announce the second Hodson Graduate Alumni Award.
The Award, named in honor of Dr. Alexander Hodson, Department
Head from 1960 - 1974, is intended to annually recognize
and honor an outstanding alumna or alumnus of the Department
of Entomology. The Award will be presented during the Department's
Honors Day which also pays tribute to the achievements of
students in the Entomology Graduate Program.
A list of Department graduates with their thesis titles is posted here.
A list of past Awardees and lectures is posted here.
Nominations are invited based on the following:
- One awardee will be chosen
annually in February and invited to participate in
the Department's Honors Day. The award includes travel
to St. Paul and related expenses.
- Nominees must have received
a graduate degree in an entomological program from
the University of Minnesota. The degree must have
been granted at least five years before nomination.
- Nominees must have demonstrated distinguished accomplishment
and leadership in entomology through research, writing,
teaching, extension or administration, and related career
activities.
- Nominations consist of a letter highlighting the
nominee's accomplishments, a current curriculum vitae,
and three letters of support. Only one nomination from
the same source will be accepted in a given year.
- The awardee must be willing
to present a seminar during the Department's Honors
Day in May, 2008.
- The award will not be bestowed
on the same person more than once in ten years.
Nominations will be accepted at anytime,
but must be received by 31 January to be considered for
the current year's award. The awardee will be selected by
the Awards Committee of the Department of Entomology.
To be eligible
for the 2008 Award, nominations must be received by 31
January, 2008. The Award will be presented at a Department
Honors Day in May 2008.
Nominations should be sent to:
Dr. Mark E. Ascerno
219 Hodson Hall
University of Minnesota
1980 Folwell Ave
St. Paul, MN 55108
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