NMCA SCHOLARSHIP & AWARDS HISTORY (1981-present)

2

010

Jobbins: Andrea Egizi; Can One Invasive Mosquito Species Help Another to Become Established?

McColgan: John Prohaska; Develop a New Carbon Dioxide Source Technology for Mosquito Baiting

&

Melissa Hartstone; Biological Factors Contributing to Invasive Biology of Oc. japonicus in Northern USA

Honorary: Walter Montgomery & Jake Jurgenson

Armstrong: no recipient

DW Scott: no applicant

DH Colburn: Tim McGlinchy & Ted St. Amand

Presidential citation: Matt Osborne (text)

2

009

Jobbins: Eric Williges; Oviposition Behavior of the Asian Tiger Mosquito, Aedes albopictus

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Elizabeth Andrews; Wolbachia, microbial manipulator of mosquito reproduction and future control method

McColgan: Goudarz Molaei; Vector-Host-Virus Interactions and Epidemiology of Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus in Northeastern USA

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Central Mass. MCP; Development of a Waste Tire Collection Program to Reduce Mosquito Larval Habitat.

Honorary: no recipient

Armstrong: no recipient

DW Scott: no applicant

DH Colburn: no applicant

2

008

Jobbins: Carolin Ferwerda; Characterizing the relationship between the Asian Tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus) and human habitats in urban New Jersey using ecological niche modeling and spatial statistics

McColgan: Ted Andreadis & Goudarz Molaei, CT Ag. Ex. Station; Bloodmeal analysis of Cs. melanura

&

Sarah O’Brien, Lackawanna County West Nile Virus Program of Pennsylvania

Creation of a comparison study based on mosquito species and counts, both before and after abandoned tire removal and clean-up

Honorary: David Boyes, ENVIROSOLUTIONS (text)

Armstrong: William Mara, Commissioner - Plymouth County Mosquito Control Project, MA (1966 to present) NMCA / AMCA Member – 42 Years

DW Scott: no applicant

DH Colburn: Al Gettman; Jay Begin; Stephen W. Burns; Wayne Crans; Jeff Hottenstein; Fran Krenick; Dominick Ninivaggi; Jeffrey R. O’Neil; John M. Raposo; Charlie Swinerton

2

007

Jobbins: no applicant

McColgan: Ted Andreadis & Goudarz Moulaei, CT Ag. Ex. Station; Bloodmeal analysis of Cs. melanura

Honorary: Ray Zucker, Plymouth County MCP (text)

Armstrong: no recipient

DW Scott: Anthony Corricelli (text)

DH Colburn: Theodore Andreadis; Timothy Deschamps; John Doane; Jo Ann Fawcett; Robert Kent; Sarah MacGregor; William Reinert; Ed Storonsky; Wally Terrill; Bob Thorndike; Bill Zawicki

NMCA Proclamation: Ray Zucker (text)

Certificate of Recognition: Kimberly King (text)

Certificate of Membership: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (text)

2

006

Jobbins: no applicant

McColgan: no applicant

Honorary: no recipient

Armstrong: no recipient

DW Scott: Elizabeth Donnell; Karen Millet; Ashley Orlando; Margaret Laber; JoAnn Fawcett; Nola Cummings; Maureen Tucan

DH Colburn: Roger Wolfe; Paul Capotosto; Richard Day; Rich Greite; Raymond Zucker; Carolyn Brennan; Timothy Hay; William Montgomery; David Henley; Wayne Andrews; Bruce Landers; John Kuschke

Presidential citations: Mark Buffone & SRMCB Board (text); Dr. Al DeMaria & staff at MDPH/SLI (text)

2

005

(Creation of the David H. Colburn award)

Jobbins: Kelley Downer, UMASS Amherst. To examine the effects of the odor attractant octenol on engorgement of Tabanus nigrovittatus Macquart.

McColgan: Heidi Brown, Yale University. To investigate improvements of mosquito-borne disease surveillance through enhanced monitoring of wetlands using remote sensing and geographic information systems (GIS) technologies.

Honorary: no recipient

Armstrong: no recipient

DW Scott: no applicant

DH Colburn: Walter Montgomery; Jack Card; William Mara; Ken Ludlam; Jake Jurgenson; George Smith; Curtis Best; John Smith; David Boyes

2

004

Jobbins: Alicia Ellis, Dartmouth College. Ecological Determinants of Mosquito Hot Spots in the Northeast: Implications for Vector Control

McColgan: Shannon Kearney, University of CT. Distribution of WNV in CT in Association with land Use, Location and Avian Composition.

Honorary: Kenneth Ludlam, Plymouth County MCP

Armstrong: David Boyes & Walter Montgomery

DW Scott: William C. Mehaffey, Sr. (posthumous)

2

003

Jobbins: Ary Farajollahi, Mercer County Mosquito Control Division. Diapause in Culex mosquitoes

McColgan: Robyn Januszewski, NEMMCWMD. Mosquito breeding in beaver impacted waterways

Honorary: no recipient

Armstrong: Ray Zucker, Plymouth County MCP

DW Scott: no recipient

2

002

Jobbins: Kristen Bartlett, Rutgers. Community Dynamics of Deciduous Forested Wetlands Conducive to Mosquito Breeding in NJ

McColgan: Mari Butler, URI. Effects of Methoprene in Catch Basin Systems

Honorary: no recipient

Armstrong: no recipient

DW Scott: Bruce Landers, Suffolk County MCP. Invention of the “Landers Ladle”.

2

001

Jobbins: Jamesina Scott, Rutgers. Oc. j. japonicus biology & WNV transmission

McColgan: 1). Scott Cobat, Central Mass. MCP. Development of a numeric control device for spray equipment security;

2). Mari Butler, URI. Effects of mosquito larvicides on natural communities in mosquito control ecosystems;

3). Judith Wrenn, Waterford, CT Health Dept. Research the effectiveness of OMWN in controlling saltmarsh mosquito breeding.

Honorary: Dr. Wayne Crans, Rutgers University

Armstrong: Paul Capotosto, CT DEP WHAMM Program

DW Scott: the staff of the Central Mass. MCP

2

000

Jobbins: Amanda Grignon, Eastern Nazarene College. Study of various wetland restoration projects in Quincy, MA

McColgan: Michelle Nevor, RIDEM. Effectiveness of Altosid® pellets in stormwater catch basins.

Honorary: Dr. Ernest Ruber, Northeastern University

Armstrong: Jo Ann Fawcett, Plymouth County MCP.

DW Scott: Francis Shaw, CT DEP WHAMM Program

Letters of Appreciation to:

Chet Stachecki, retiring Superintendent of the Delaware Mosquito Control

Margaret (Peggy) Havey, retiring Secretary of the Mass. State Reclamation & Mosquito Control Board.

1

999

Jobbins: John Shepard, CTAES. Comparison of molecular phylogeny with traditional mosquito groupings and to determine evolutionary relationships of these mosquitoes.

McColgan: Ellen Orrell, Plymouth County MCP. Continuation of a study of the effects of Bs. sphaericus on Cp. perturbans larvae.

Honorary: no recipient

Armstrong: no recipient

DW Scott: Jack Card, NEMMCWMD

1

998

(Creation of the David W. Scott Award)

Jobbins: Tadhgh Rainey, Rutgers. Research on the transmission of EEE virus.

McColgan: Kristen Bartlett, URI. Research on improvement of attractants for deer and horse flies.

Honorary: William Zawicki, Northeast Vector Control

Armstrong: David W. Scott, Central Mass. MCP (posthumous)

DW Scott: Scott Cobat, Central Mass. MCP

1

997

Jobbins: Abelardo Moncayo, UMASS Amherst. Risk factors for epidemic transmission of EEEv in Southeastern Mass.

McColgan: Sean Healy, URI. Development of a laboratory system for testing olfactory responses in mosquitoes.

Honorary: no recipient

Armstrong: Norman Dobson, Essex County MCP

Dedication of the 43^rd NMCA Annual Meeting to the memory of David W. Scott, Central Mass. MCP.

1

996

Jobbins: Ellen Orrell, Plymouth County MCP. Research on the overwintering mechanism of EEEv and the possibility of transovarial transmission in Cs. melanura

McColgan: Mary-Jane James Pirri, RIDEM. The effects of an OMWM project on mosquito production and fish abundance at Mosquito Beach saltmarsh, Block Island, RI

Honorary: no recipient

Armstrong: David Colburn, Berkshire County MCP

1

995

Jobbins: Peter Bosak, Rutgers. Overwintering instars of Cq. perturbans and the correlation to adult populations.

McColgan: George Christie, Christie Pest Control. Location and identification of a mosquito larvae pathogen, probable fungus.

Honorary: no recipient

Armstrong: John Kuschke, Morris County Mosquito Commission

1

994

Jobbins: Rajeen Vaidyanathan. A study on EEEV in Mass. with six different mosquito vectors

McColgan: no applicant

Honorary: no recipient

Armstrong: no recipient

1

993

Jobbins: Nick Komar. Research EEEV in roosting birds.

McColgan: no applicant

Honorary: no recipient

Armstrong: no recipient

1

992

Jobbins: no applicant

McColgan: no applicant

Honorary: no recipient

Armstrong: no recipient

1

991

Jobbins: Alberto Garcia, Rutgers University

McColgan: no applicant

Honorary: no recipient

Armstrong: no recipient

1

990

Jobbins: Emilio Kenney

McColgan: James Merrill. Equipment for temperature inversion evaluation for ground spray equipment.

Honorary: Al Heuser, Norfolk County MCP; Malcolm Henry, Central Mass. MCP; Norman Dobson, Essex County MCP.

Armstrong: no recipient

1

989

Jobbins: no applicant

McColgan: no applicant

Honorary: no recipient

Armstrong: no recipient

1

988

Jobbins: Emilio Kenney. Use of Aerosurf MSF for the control of Cq. perturbans

McColgan: no applicant

Honorary: no recipient

Armstrong: no recipient

1

987

Jobbins: Robert Anderson, UMASS Amherst. Host preference of Cs. melanura.

McColgan: Cheryl Munro. Host preference of Cq. perturbans.

Honorary: no recipient

Armstrong: Walter Montgomery & Jack Card – Essex County MCP.

1

986

Jobbins: Paula Martin

McColgan: no applicant

Honorary: no recipient

Armstrong: no recipient

1

985

Jobbins: Russell Coleman, UMASS

McColgan: no applicant

Honorary: no recipient

Armstrong: no recipient

1

984

Jobbins: no applicant

McColgan: no applicant

Honorary: no recipient

Armstrong: no recipient

Interested Citizen’s Award: Dave Granlund, Editorial Cartoonist for South Middlesex (MA) News

1

983

Jobbins: no applicant

Grant-in-Aid: no applicant (renamed McColgan Grant-in-Aid)

Honorary: John J. McColgan

Armstrong: no recipient

Interested Citizen’s Award: Linda Bahar, Lexington, MA

1

982

Jobbins: Mustafa Duboon, UNH, “Biology of Aedes species in NH bogs”.

Grant-in-Aid: no applicant

Honorary: no recipient

Armstrong: no recipient

1

981

Jobbins: Edward Walker, UMASS

Grant-in-Aid: no applicant

Honorary: no recipient

Armstrong: no recipient