Fall 2020 Achievements & Honors
National ESA Awards
Twenty-five UMN Entomologists presented live and on-demand presentations, posters and infographics, and participated in the Student Debate and other activities during the virtual ESA in November 2020. UMN students did a great job and won prizes in several competitions.
The joint UMN/The OSU Team were the winners of the Topic 1 Debate on molecular vs morphology for insect id and classification. The team also won the prize for Overall Best Debate Team! Team members from UMN were Anh Tran and Michelle Boone.
ESA Student Competition Winners
Posters/Infographics
SysEB – Ismael Ramirez (2nd Place)
Oral Presentations:
P-IE, Invasive species
Jake Wittman (1st place) and Dominique Ebbenga (2nd Place)
SysEB, biodiversity
Julia Leone (PhD EEB) (2nd Place)
Other Awards presented during ESA 2020
Larry Larson Graduate Student Award for Leadership in Applied Entomology, sponsored by Corteva Agriscience
Hailey Shanovich, Ph.D., University of Minnesota, Natural Resources Science and Management Graduate Program, Brian Aukema, Advisor
Award of Excellence in Integrated Pest Management
Bill Hutchison, Professor, University of Minnesota, Department of Entomology
ESA Distinguished Achievement Award in Extension
Christina DiFonzo, Professor, Michigan State University; University of Minnesota, Department of Entomology Alumna
University of Minnesota Department of Entomology
Cox Family Graduate Research Award
Michelle Boone
