Awards & Recognitions
AMCA awards recognize individuals who have made exemplary contributions to the Association, to medical entomology and public health, and to the development and implementation of mosquito control methods and/or equipment.
Award Nominations
Each year AMCA conducts an awards nominations and selection process. The nomination process takes place in the late spring and summer.
The association will advertise the awards and nomination process each year. Awards will be presented at the following nomination.
2024 Awards Nominations
Please nominate your colleagues and peers who are deserving of recognition. Nominations and the required supporting documents (if applicable) must be received by August 18, 2024, to be considered.
Be sure to review the definitions and requirements for awards below.
Please send nominations and nominee contact information via e-mail to Dennis Wallette, Awards Committee Chair, dennis@tangimosquito.org.
Help Us Memorialize Our Members
Each year, at the Annual Meeting, AMCA recognizes the members who have passed away in the prior year. We encourage our membership to submit members who have passed away to be honored using the form here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/H3N7VVF.
AMCA Awards
Medal of Honor: This is the highest award given by the AMCA. The only requirement for this award is AMCA membership. Otherwise, nominees for this award should be selected on the basis of exceptional contributions to mosquito control and the field in general, which are judged by their peers to be truly outstanding. To nominate a deserving individual for the Medal of Honor include: a letter of nomination; a complete CV of the nominee; and three letters of support.
Meritorious Service: This award is given for service to AMCA that is considered outstanding by the peers of the nominee. Only AMCA members in good standing are eligible.
John N. Belkin Award: This award is given for meritorious contributions to the field of mosquito systematics and/or biology. Recipients need not be members of the AMCA.
Industry Award: This award is presented to a representative mosquito/vector-related industry that has significantly advanced the work of mosquito and/or vector control or research. Recipients need not be members of the AMCA.
Boyd-Ariaz Grass Roots Award: This award recognizes non-supervisory field staff and technician excellence by providing funds to assist in attendance and participation in the AMCA Annual meeting. Grassroots Award recipient will receive a complimentary meeting registration, a plaque, a $200 check to the award recipient, and up to $500 to cover reimbursement of meeting expenses paid to the sponsoring agency upon submission of receipts. Nominees for the award must come from the manager or supervisor of a mosquito control agency. The nominating manager needs to acknowledge that if their employee is chosen as the Grass Roots Award recipient then their district/agency is responsible for supporting the travel to, and from, and lodging at the AMCA Annual Meeting for the awardees. Furthermore, nominees need to be individuals who are active in field mosquito control. Nominations consist of a brief biographical sketch and a statement of why the individual is deserving of the award. Nominations are sent to the AMCA Regional Director in the nominee’s region. Recipients need not be members of the AMCA.
Memorial Lecturer and Honoree(s): The Memorial Lecturer award is given to an outstanding speaker selected by the Awards Committee and approved by the Board of Directors to present the annual Memorial Lecture in honor of the Memorial Lecture Honoree. Recipients need not be members of the AMCA.
AMCA Honorary Member: Any person who has rendered exceptionally distinguished service in the various fields of mosquito control and related work may be accorded special recognition by election to honorary membership by receiving a three-fourths majority of a mail ballot vote by the AMCA members. Nomination for this honor must first be in writing, addressed to the AMCA Board of Directors, and mailed to the AMCA Headquarters, as well as bear the signatures of ten members in good standing and be endorsed by three-fourths of the Board. Honorary members shall receive the Journal of the AMCA and the AMCA Newsletter, and enjoy the same privileges as regular members and pay no dues. There shall be a limit of 15 honorary members.
AMCA Award Recipients
• Grassroots Award
• Honorary Members
• Harold Farnsworth Gray Memorial Citation of Meritorious Service to AMCA
• Dr. Thomas J. Headlee Memorial Award
• Medal of Honor
• Meritorious Service Award
• Presidential Citation
• John N. Belkin Award
• Memorial Lecture Honoree and Memorial Lecture Award
• Industry Award
• Student Paper Competition Awards
• AMCA Presidents
• AMCA Treasurers
• Secretary, Executive Secretary, Executive Director
• Business Manager
• Technical Advisor
• Editors of Mosquito News* & Journal of AMCA
• Editors of Mosquito Systematics
Grassroots Award
| 2002 | Salvador Rico | Harris County Mosquito Control, Texas |
| 2005 | Omar S. Akbari | Reno Washoe County, Nevada |
| Christopher Trapp | Multnomah County Vector Control, Oregon | |
| 2006 | John Phelps | Mercer County, New Jersey |
| 2008 | Chris Frame | Cape May County, New Jersey |
| 2009 | Jason Craig Hardman | SaltLakeCity MAD, Utah |
| 2010 | Jessica Fales | Midland County MC, Michigan |
| Gary Hillsdale | Metropolitan MCD, Minnesota | |
| Elizabeth Vice | Butte County MVCD, California | |
| 2011 | David Bruget | Kings MAD, California |
| Russell Eck | Washoe County Health District, Nevada | |
| Phillip Henry | Butte County MVCD, California | |
| Levi Zhan | Williston VCD, North Dakota | |
| 2012 | Mike Smith | Anastasia MCD, Florida |
| 2013 | Arturo Gutierrez | Coachella Valley Mosquito & Vector Control District, California |
| Michael Martinez | Coachella Valley Mosquito & Vector Control District, California | |
| David Lopez | Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District, California | |
| Martin Serrano | Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District, California | |
| 2014 | Dell Boyd | Butte County MVCD, California |
| John McCready | Jackson County VCD, Oregon | |
| Gaby Perezchica-Harvey | Coachella Valley MVCD, California | |
| Geneva Ginn | Coachella Valley MVCD, California | |
| 2015 | Kevin Hill | Pasco County Mosquito Control District, Florida |
| Terry Sanderson | Lake County Vector Control District, California | |
| Richard Ortiz | Coachella Valley MVCD, California | |
| Melissa Snelling | Coachella Valley MVCD, California | |
| 2016 | Janet Nelson | Northwest Mosquito & Vector Control District, California |
| Patrick Morgan | Indian River Mosquito Control District, Florida | |
| Richard Weaver | Anastasia Mosquito Control District, Florida | |
| 2017 | Gregorio Alvarado | Coachella Valley Mosquito & VCD, California |
| Haley Bastien | Shasta Mosquito & Vector Control District, California | |
| Aaron Lumsden | Butte County MVCD, California | |
| Danny Ray Hood | Beach Mosquito Control District, Florida | |
| 2018 | Jessica Dieckmann | County of San Diego Vector Control Program, California |
| James Wynn | Anastasia Mosquito Control District, Florida | |
| Stefan Sielsch | El Dorado County Vector Control, California | |
| Kyle Yager | Hillsborough County Mosquito Control, Florida | |
| 2019 | James Binnall | North Shore Mosquito Abatement District, Illinois |
| Corey Boyer | Shasta Mosquito & Vector Control District, California | |
| David Delgado | Virgin Islands Department of Health, Virgin Islands | |
| Aubrey Drummond | Virgin Islands Department of Health, Virgin Islands | |
| Gerald Michael Hart | Indian River Mosquito Mosquito Control District, Florida | |
| 2020 | Chad Kirkley | |
| 2021 | Reynaldo Morales | Puerto Rico Vector Control Unit |
| Rafael Saavedra-Hernandez | Puerto Rico Vector Control Unit | |
| Marc Kensington | Coachella Valley Mosquito & Vector Control District | |
| Andrea Dewsnup | Salt Lake City MAD | |
| 2022 | Bryan Ruiz | Delta MVCD |
| Charles Rodriguez | Coachella Valley MVCD | |
| Travis Edwards | Lee County MCD | |
| Greg Mercado | Greater Los Angeles County VCD | |
| 2023 | Gonzalo Valadez | Coachella Valley MVCD |
| Cristhian Sánchez Rolón | Unidad Control de Vectores de Puerto Rico | |
| Noemí Martinez-Tull | Unidad Control de Vectores de Puerto Rico | |
| Yanet Chiong | Miami Dade County MCD | |
| 2024 | Marla Garcia Perez | Unidad Control de Vectores de Puerto Rico |
| Mathew Garfin | Northwest Mosquito & Vector Control District | |
| Gerald Chuzel | Coachella Valley Mosquito & Vector Control District |
Honorary Members
| 1937 | L. O. Howard (USDA) | 1974 | T. G. Raley (CA) |
| 1938 | C. C. Adams (NY) | 1976 | J. A. Mulrennan, Sr. (FL) |
| 1944 | T. J. Headlee (NJ) | 1979 | T. D. Mulhern (CA) |
| W. B. Herms (CA) | A. W. Morrill, Jr. (CA) | ||
| J. A. LePrince (USPHS) | 1981 | W. R. Horsfall (IL) | |
| L. L. Williams, Jr. (USPHS) | 1983 | A. W. A. Brown (WHO) | |
| 1948 | R. D. Glascow (NY) | 1991 | K. L. Knight (NC) |
| W. V. King (USDA) | 1994 | H. C. Chapman (LA) | |
| 1951 | L. W. Hackett (CA) | L. T. Nielsen (UT) | |
| R. Matheson (NY) | 1998 | E. J. Gerberg (MD) | |
| 1955 | H. F. Gray (CA) | G. C. Collett (UT) | |
| 1958 | L. A. Stearns (DE) | 1999 | D. R. Johnson (GA) |
| 1964 | G. H. Bradley (USPHS/USDA) | 2001 | F. Knapp (KY) |
| 1965 | A. W. Lindquist (KS) | 2003 | E. John Beidler (FL) |
| 1967 | F. L. Stutz (FL) | 2003 | Dave Dame (FL) |
| 1970 | R. L. Vannote (NJ) | 2005 | Donald J. Sutherland |
| R. Fay (USPHS) | 2006 | Martin S. Chomsky (NJ) | |
| 1971 | C. T. Williamson (NY) | 2013 | Judy Hansen (NJ) |
Harold Farnsworth Gray Memorial Citation of Meritorious Service to AMCA
This award is to be presented to an active member of AMCA for exceptional service to the Association and to mosquito control or related vector control.
1964 - F. C. Bishopp (DC)
Dr. Thomas J. Headlee Memorial Award
This award recognizes a living member of the Association for outstanding service to the field of mosquito control, while simultaneously commemorating the name of a deceased member.
1968 - G. H. Bradley (USDA/USPHS)
Medal of Honor
Next to honorary membership the highest award regularly given by AMCA, the only specific limitation for the Medal of Honor is AMCA membership. Otherwise, nominees are selected on the basis of exceptional contributions to mosquito control or related fields. After 1982 the Board of Directors set a suggested maximum of one Medal of Honor per year.
| 1972 | M. W. Provost (FL) | 1994 | R. A. Ward (MD) |
| W. R. Horsfall (IL) | 1995 | T. W. Miller (FL) | |
| 1973 | D. M. Rees (UT) | 1996 | M. Laird (New Zealand) |
| T. D. Mulhern (CA) | 1997 | R. K. Washino (CA) | |
| 1974 | A. W. A. Brown (WHO) | 1998 | J. D. Edman (MA) |
| D. L. Collins (NY) | 1999 | B. F. Eldridge (CA) | |
| 1975 | D. M. Jobbins (NJ) | 2000 | J. A. Hansen (NJ) |
| A. W. Lindquist (USDA) | 2001 | G. G. Clark (USPHS) | |
| 1976 | A. W. Morrill, Jr. (CA) | 2002 | L. G. Terracina (LA) |
| C. N. Smith (USDA) | 2003 | R. J. Novak (IL) | |
| 1978 | J. B. Kitzmiller (FL) | 2004 | Jimmie Long (TX) |
| W. D. Murray (CA) | 2005 | James W. Robinson (FL) | |
| 1979 | R. F. Peters (CA) | 2006 | John L. Clarke Jr. |
| 1980 | W. E. Bickley (MD) | 2007 | E. John Beidler (FL) |
| J. N. Belkin (CA) | 2008 | David Dame (FL) | |
| 1981 | S. J. Carpenter (CA) | 2009 | Gary Breeden (VA) |
| R. E. Dorer (VA) | Dan Ariaz (NV) | ||
| 1982 | K. L. Knight (NC) | 2010 | Mir S. Mulla (CA) |
| W. C. Reeves (CA) | 2011 | Dave Brown (CA) | |
| 1983 | H. D. Pratt (GA) | 2012 | Sammie Dickson (UT) |
| J. A. Mulrennan, Sr. (FL) | 2013 | Wayne Crans (NJ) | |
| 1984 | G. T. Carmichael (LA) | 2014 | Chester G. Moore (CO) |
| 1985 | N. G. Gratz (WHO) | 2015 | Major S. Dhillon (CA) |
| 1986 | J. R. Caton (CA) | Jorge Arias (VA) | |
| 1987 | J. Graham (UT) | 2016 | Graham White (FL) |
| 1988 | L. T. Nielsen (UT) | 2017 | Dr. Randy Gaugler (NJ) |
| 1989 | A. Spielman (MA) | Allan Inman (CA) | |
| 1990 | G. C. Collett (UT) | 2018 | Bill Meredith (DE) |
| 1991 | H. C. Chapman (LA) | Dr. Roger Nasci (IL) | |
| 1992 | D. B. Francy (CO) | 2019 | Jonathan Day (TX) |
| 1993 | G. L. Challet (CA) | Bruce Harrison (NC) | |
| 2020 | Joe Conlon | ||
| 2021 | Steve Mulligan | ||
| 2022 | Dr. Ruide Xue | ||
| 2023 | Ken Linthicum | ||
| Janet McAllister | |||
| 2024 | Roxanne Connelly | ||
| Dan Kline |
Meritorious Service Award
Given to individuals for outstanding service, the contributions of the nominees must be considered outstanding as judged by their peers. Only AMCA members in good standing who are not past presidents of AMCA are eligible. After 1982 the Board of Directors set a suggested maximum of no more than 2 awards per year.
| 1972 | C. F. Scheel (IL) | 1988 | C. G. Moore (CO) |
| D. L. Collins (NY | 1989 | J. Billodeaux (LA) | |
| T. G. Raley (CA) | E. S. Bordes, Jr. (LA) | ||
| 1973 | F. P. Creadon (IL) | 1990 | R. D. Morton (WA) |
| V. Conant (NJ) | L. G. Terracina (LA) | ||
| A. W. Morrill, Jr. (CA) | 1991 | D. A. Dame (FL) | |
| 1974 | L. D. Beadle (USPHS) | 1992 | J. Mix (OH) |
| J. H. Brawley (CA) | 1993 | W. Hazeltine (CA) | |
| J. W. Kilpatrick (GA) | 1994 | S. A. Wagner (MI) | |
| T. O. Fultz (GA) | 1995 | F. W. Wagner (KY) | |
| H. R. Greenfield (CA) | 1996 | D. J. Sutherland (NJ) | |
| P. J. Hunt (FL) | R. A. Ward (MD) | ||
| W. C. McDuffie (USDA) | 1997 | R. S. Nasci (CO) | |
| D. R. Johnson (GA) | T. J. Zavortink (CA) | ||
| H. Sollers-Riedel (DC) | 1998 | J. D. Long (TX) | |
| 1975 | L. E. Fronk (UT) | 1999 | H. B. Munns (CA) |
| J. G. McWilliams (USN) | 2000 | L. Bohn (VA) | |
| L. J. Ogden (USPHS) | D. McCreary (VA) | ||
| R. Pal (WHO) | 2001 | C. T. Palmisano (LA) | |
| K. D. Quarterman (USPHS) | 2002 | T. G. Floore (FL) | |
| H.F.School(USPHS) | Sherry McLaughlin (TX) | ||
| 1976 | R. A. Armstrong (MA) | 2003 | W. L. Kramer (NE) |
| O. Breeland (TX) | J. L. Clarke, Jr. (IL) | ||
| G. B. Craig, Jr. (IN) | 2004 | Yadira Rangel (South America) | |
| C. M. Gjullin (USDA) | Jim Robinson (FL) | ||
| R. L. Metcalf (IL) | 2005 | Major S. Dhillon (CA) | |
| T. W. Miller (FL) | William H. Meredith (DE) | ||
| D. J. Pletsch (Mexico) | 2006 | William J. Sames | |
| G. M. Stokes (LA) | 2007 | Henry Rupp (NJ) | |
| L. Vargas (Mexico) | 2008 | Allan Inman (CA) | |
| 1978 | R. C. Axtell (NC) | Manuel Lluberas (FL) | |
| 1979 | M. E. C. Giglioli (BWI) | 2009 | Joseph Conlon (FL) |
| 1980 | J. D. Gorman (FL) | 2010 | Norbert Becker (Germany) |
| D. E. Weidhaas (FL) | 2011 | Harry Savage (CO) | |
| E. J. Beidler (FL) | L.A.Williams (SC) | ||
| E. J. Gerberg (MD) | 2012 | Lal S. Mian (CA) | |
| 1981 | A. R. Barr (CA) | Edsel M. Fussell (FL) | |
| D. F. Boyd (FL) | 2013 | Kenneth Linthicum (FL) | |
| G. L. Challet (CA) | 2014 | Diann Crane (MN) | |
| E. Smith (VA) | Daniel Kline (FL) | ||
| 1982 | H. A. Jamback (NY) | 2015 | Mark Latham (FL) |
| D. R. Johnson (GA) | 2016 | Dr. Rui-de Xue (FL) | |
| H. D. Newsome (MI) | Dr. William Reisen (CA) | ||
| J. V. Smith (GA) | 2017 | Dr. Michael Turell (MD) | |
| 1983 | R. F. Darsie (CO) | 2018 | Gary Goodman (CA) |
| R. A. Ward (DC) | 2019 | Angela Beehler (WA) | |
| 1984 | S. G. Breeland (FL) | 2020 | Michael Riles |
| D. J. Sutherland (NJ) | 2021 | Mustapha Debboun | |
| 1985 | J. C. Kuschke (NJ) | 2024 | Michelle Brown |
| J. R. Caton (CA) | |||
| 1986 | C. L. Meek (LA) | ||
| 1987 | J. Combs (CA) | ||
Presidential Citation
The Presidential Citation recognizes individuals not eligible to receive other awards but who are eminently deserving of special recognition by AMCA. Recipients need not be AMCA members. After 1982 the Board of Directors set a suggested maximum of no more than 2 awards per year.
| 1980 | J. M. Poche' (LA) | J. Margalit (Israel) | |
| L. E. Fronk (UT) | 2002 | D. Moore (FL) | |
| J. B. Leslie (NJ) | H. R. Rupp (NJ) | ||
| 1981 | L. G. Raiche (GA) | 2003 | J. R. McNelly (NJ) |
| M. S. Slater (NY) | B. Bonnett (MN) | ||
| 1982 | K. G. Nolan (NY) | 2004 | Jim Brown (FL) |
| C. F. Scheel (IL) | 2005 | Mark Newberg (IL) | |
| 1983 | C. E. Knowles (NY) | Susan Maggy (CA) | |
| 1984 | R. Treichler (DC) | 2006 | Teung Chin |
| 1985 | L. T. Cowper (USAID) | 2007 | Karl Malamud-Roam (CA) |
| J. B. Wells (NY) | 2008 | William H. Meredith (DE) | |
| 1986 | T. O. Fultz (GA) | 2009 | Rep. Dennis Cardoza (CA) |
| 1987 | S. Colvin (IL) | 2010 | Gordon Patterson (FL) |
| 1988 | D. Sprenger (TX) | Gary Clark (FL) | |
| 1989 | F. C. Roberts (CA) | Yasmin Rubio-Palis (Venezuela) | |
| 1990 | L. E. Munsterman (IN) | 2011 | Angela Beehler (WA) |
| 1991 | J. D. Long (TX) | Roxanne Connelly (FL) | |
| 1992 | C. D. Morris (FL) | 2012 | Truc Dever (CA) |
| 1993 | R. J. Novak (IL) | 2013 | Robert Peterson (MT) |
| 1994 | J. W. Robinson (FL) | 2014 | Salvador Rico (TX) |
| D. Ariaz (NV) | 2015 | Kristen Burkhalter (CO) | |
| 1995 | S. Kuzenski (LA) | Elizabeth Cline (CA) | |
| 1996 | C. Tanner (IL)) | 2016 | Angela Beehler (WA) |
| S. L. Dickson (UT) | John Biedler | ||
| 1997 | C. T. Palmisano (LA) | 2017 | Peter Connelly (FL) |
| G. J. Wichterman (FL) | Larry Smith (GA) | ||
| 1998 | D. B. Carlson (FL) | 2018 | Stephen Sickerman (FL) |
| 1999 | C. Beesley (CA) | Isik Unlu (NJ) | |
| D. R. Johnson (GA) | 2019 | Brian Byrd (NC) | |
| 2000 | P. B. Ghormley (CA) | Rui-De Xue (FL) | |
| D. Brown (CA) | 2020 | Levy Sun (CA) | |
| 2001 | D. Menard (LA) | Harry Savage (CO) | |
| 2021 | Gary Hatch (CA) | ||
| Kristen Healy (LA) | |||
| 2022 | Catalina Alfonso-Parra | ||
| Tianyun Steven Su | |||
| 2023 | Ary Faraji | ||
| Jennifer Gordon | |||
| 2024 | Mark Clifton | ||
| Priscilla Matton |
John N. Belkin Award
The John N. Belkin Award is given for meritorious contributions to the field of mosquito systematics and/or biology and may be given to anyone judged by his/her peers to be worthy. Usually, a maximum of one award per year is given.
| 1981 | B. de Meillon (PA) | 1999 | Y. -M. Huang (DC) |
| 1982 | L. Rozeboom (IL) | 2000 | L. T. Nielsen (UT) |
| 1983 | K. L. Knight (NC) | 2001 | J. F. Reinert (FL) |
| 1984 | T. J. Zavortink (CA) | 2002 | R. F. Darsie (FL) |
| 1985 | S. J. Carpenter (CA) | 2003 | R. C. Wilkerson (MD) |
| 1986 | P. Marks & J. Reid (Australia) | 2004 | Kazulo Tanaka (Japan) |
| 1987 | J. B. Kitzmiller (FL) | 2005 | Ronald A. Ward (MD) |
| 1988 | A. Stone (MD) | 2006 | Bill Reisen (CA) |
| 1989 | P. Galindo (Panama) | 2008 | Maria Anice Mureb Sallum (Brazil) |
| 1990 | P. Mattingly (UK) | 2010 | Daniel Strickman (MD) |
| 1991 | P. J. Duret (Argentina) | 2011 | Rampa Rattanarithikul, Ph.D. (Thailand) |
| 1992 | B. A. Harrison (NC) | 2012 | Maureen Coetzee, Ph.D. (South Africa) |
| 1993 | E. L. Peyton (DC) | 2013 | John F. Anderson (CT) |
| 1994 | T. H. G. Aitken (CT) | 2014 | Graham White (FL) |
| 1995 | O. P. Forattini (Brazil) | 2015 | Elena B. Vinogradova (Russia |
| 1996 | A. R. Barr (CA) | 2017 | Dr. George F. O’Meara (FL) |
| M. W. Service (UK) | 2018 | Dr. L. Philip Lounibos (FL) | |
| 1997 | C. Dahl (Sweden) | 2019 | Norbert Becker (Germany) |
| 1998 | R. E. Harbach (UK) | 2020 | Jan Conn |
| 2021 | Ken Linthicum | ||
| 2022 | Dr. Chet Moore | ||
| 2023 | John Edman | ||
| Bruce Eldridge | |||
| 2024 | William Bradshaw | ||
| Christina Holzapfel |
Memorial Lecture Honoree and Memorial Lecture Award
The Memorial Lecture Honoree must be one who has made exceptional contributions to the broad field of mosquito control during his/her lifetime. If there is more than one honoree in a given year, then the group must have made significant contributions as a team or equal stature in the same time frame and to the same aspect of mosquito control. The Memorial Lecturer Award is given to an outstanding speaker (one per year) to present the annual Memorial Lecture in honor of the Memorial Lecture Honoree. The Memorial Lecture Award is not limited to a member of AMCA, but the recipient should be a recognized authority in the broad field of vector control.
| HONOREE | LECTURER | TOPIC | |
| 1979 | Don M. Rees | J. D. Gillett | Out for Blood: Flight Orientation Upwind & in the Absence of Visual Clues |
| 1980 | Maurice W. Provost | A. W. A. Brown | What Have Insecticides Done For Us? |
| 1981 | Leland O. Howard | L. J. Bruce-Chwatt | Leland Ossian Howard (1857Ц19509) and Malaria Control Then and Now. |
| 1982 | Carlos Finlay Walter Reed William Gorgas Fred Soper | William C. Reeves | A Memorial to Finlay, Reed, Gorgas and Soper as Major Contributors to Present-Day Concepts Essential for Control of Mosquito-Borne Viruses. |
| 1983 | Harry H. Stage | Michael W. Service | Biological Control of MosquitoesЧHas it a Future? |
| 1984 | Louis Williams | George B. Craig, Jr. | Man-Made Human Disease Problems: Tires & LaCrosse Virus. |
| 1985 | Thomas J. Headlee | William R. Horsfall | Mosquito Abatement in a Changing World. |
| 1986 | Marston Bates | A. Ralph Barr | The Basis of Mosquito Systematics. |
| 1987 | W. B. Herms Harold F. Gray | Robert K. Washino | |
| 1988 | John A. Mulrennan, Sr. | Susan McIver | Mosquitoes, Medicine & Memories. |
| 1989 | Brian Hocking | John D. Edman | Are Biting Flies Gourmet or Gourmand? |
| 1990 | John N. Belkin | Thomas J. Zavortink | Classical Taxonomy of MosquitoesЧA Memorial to John N. Belkin. |
| 1991 | E. S. Hathaway A. B. Ritter | C. Lamar Meek | Les Maringouins du Mech: The Legacy of Two Men. |
| 1992 | Sir Patrick Manson | Bruce F. Eldridge | The Man We Honor. |
| 1993 | W. V. King | Ronald A. Ward | Renaissance Man of Medical Entomology |
| 1994 | StanleyB. Freeman | Mir S. Mulla | Now & in the Future. |
| 1995 | Maurice T. James | Wayne A. Rowley | Maurice T. James. |
| 1996 | TelfordH. Work | Charles A. Calisher | TelfordH. WorkЧA Tribute. |
| 1997 | StanleyJ. Carpenter | Lewis T. Nielsen | In Honor ofStanleyCarpenter. |
| 1998 | George B. Craig, Jr. | Robert J. Novak | George Brownlee Craig. |
| 1999 | Allen Ralph Barr | Andrew J Spielman | |
| 2000 | John B. Smith | Wayne J. Crans | |
| 2001 | William R. Horsfall | Jimmy K. Olson | |
| 2002 | Edward F. Knipling | Waldemar Klassen | |
| 2003 | Kenneth L. Knight | Ralph E. Harbach | Mosquito systematics: From organism to molecules, a tribute to Kenneth L. Knight |
| 2004 | Donald Pletch | David Dame | |
| 2005 | William E. Hazeltine | Bruce F. Eldridge | |
| 2006 | William C. Reeves | Grant R. Campbell | |
| 2007 | Norman G. Gratz | Graham B. White | |
| 2008 | Andrew Spielman | John Edman | |
| 2009 | Lamar Meek | C. Roxanne Connelly | |
| 2010 | Harold C. Chapman | Tokuo Fukuda | |
| 2011 | H.G. Dyar, Ph.D. | COL. Terry Klein, Ph. D. | |
| 2012 | James D. Long | John Welch | |
| 2013 | Thomas Mulhern | Randy Gaugler | |
| 2014 | Founding Mothers of Mosquito Control | Gordon Patterson | |
| 2015 | Richard F. Darsie Jr. | Jonathan F. Day | |
| 2016 | Oscar Fultz | Joe Conlon | |
| 2017 | Dr. J.K. Olson | William Sames | |
| 2018 | Dr. Fred Knapp | Dr. Steve Presley | |
| 2019 | William Opp | Gordon Patterson | |
| 2020 | Lucas Terracina | Scott Willis | |
| 2021 | Lew Nielsen | Sam Dickson and Mark Blackmore | |
| 2022 | Gary Clark | Dan Kline and Kenneth Linthicum | |
| 2023 | Dan Strickman | Mustapha Debboun | |
| 2024 | Mir Mulla | Tianyun Steven Su |
Industry Award
Established in 1997, the Industry Award is presented to a representative of the mosquito/vector-related industry who has through his/her efforts advanced the work of mosquito and/or vector control or research.
| 1998 | W. German (NJ) |
| 1999 | G. A. Mount (FL) |
| D. Boyd (GA) | |
| D. W. Waldron (GA) | |
| J. A. Waldron (GA) | |
| 2002 | R. F. Richard (TX) |
| 2003 | A. W. Wooldridge (FL) |
| 2004 | John Clarke, Jr (IL) |
| 2005 | Ernest Dankwa |
| 2006 | Willie Cox |
| 2007 | Bob Bonnett |
| 2009 | Clarke Hudson |
| Bill Strange | |
| 2010 | Peter Connelly |
| 2011 | David Sullivan (MT) |
| 2012 | Stephanie Whitman (WY) |
| 2013 | Larry Erickson (IL) |
| 2014 | Gerry Hutney (FL) |
| 2015 | Joe Strickhouser (NC) |
| 2016 | Dr. Terry Couch (FL) |
| 2017 | Malcom Williams (AR) |
| Clark Wood (IL) | |
| 2018 | Larry Smith (FL) |
| 2019 | Peter DeChant (OR) |
| 2020 | Martin Geier |
| 2021 | Bill Reynolds |
| 2022 | Mark Newberg |
| 2023 | John Neberz |
| 2024 | Janice Stroud |
Student Paper Competition Award
| 1989 | Scott Willis | McNeese State U. |
| 1990 | Andrea Brown | Peru State Coll. |
| 1991* | John Paul Mutebi | Notre Dame U. |
| 1992* | RosMarie Kelly | U. Massachusetts |
| 1993* | Merry L. Holliday-Hanson | U. California, Davis |
| 1994* | John E. Gimnig | U. California, Davis |
| Alice Shaeffer *** | U. Mainz, Germany | |
| 1995* | Glen Scoles | Notre Dame U. |
| Jittawadee Rochaeroen *** | U. California, Riverside | |
| 1996* | Esther Chow Schaeffer | U. Maryland |
| 1997* | Lynn Cooper | U. Maryland |
| 1998** | Roxanne Rutledge | Louisiana State U. |
| Timothy Schaub *** | U. Illinois | |
| Emmalee Kennedy *** | U. Illinois | |
| 1999** | Laura Harrington | U. Massachusetts |
| Adam S. Jones *** | U. Massachusetts | |
| Hillary Reno *** | U. Illinois | |
| 2000** | Jason L. Rasgon | U. California Davis |
| Hope Q. Liu*** | VPI | |
| Linda M. Steyer*** | U. California Davis | |
| 2001 | No competition | |
| 2002** | Laura B. Goddard | U. California Davis |
| Sharon L. Minnick*** | U. California Davis | |
| Margaret Sherriffs*** | Yale U. | |
| 2003** | Sarah A. Yaremych | U. Illinois |
| Jason L. Ragson*** | U. California Davis | |
| Laura B. Goddard*** | U. California Davis | |
| 2004** | Gregory M. Williams | U. Delaware |
| Stephen Aspen*** | Colorado State U | |
| Christian Kaufmann*** | U Zurich | |
| 2005** | Wesley Rubio | San Diego State University |
| Whitney Qualls*** | Auburn University | |
| Rebecca Trout*** | University of Kentucky | |
| 2006** | Robert D. Anderson | University of Delaware |
| Linda O'Connor (First Runner Up) | University of Delaware | |
| Joshua R. Ogawa*** | Oregon State University | |
| Matthew Eaton*** | Concordia College | |
| 2007** | Jennifer Armistead | University of Florida |
| Robert D. Anderson*** | University of Delaware | |
| Thomas M. Mascari*** | Louisiana State University | |
| Kristen Bartlett*** | Rutgers University | |
| 2008** | Jerome Schleier | Montana State University |
| Christopher Barker*** | University of California, Davis | |
| Lisa Reimer*** | University of California, Davis | |
| 2009 | Alexandra Chaskopoulou | University of Florida |
| Stephanie Larick*** | University of Florida | |
| 2010 | Sarah Wheeler | University of California, Davis |
| Jimmy Mains* | University of Kentucky | |
| Holly Tuten* | Clemson University | |
| 2011 | Logan Minter** | University of Kentucky |
| Kristen Meckel-Parker*** | The San Diego County Vector Control Program | |
| 2012 | Jerome Schleier** | Montana State University |
| Elizabeth Andrews*** | University of Kentucky | |
| Jennifer Gordon*** | University of Kentucky | |
| Joseph Iburg*** | University of Georgia | |
| 2013 | Brian Johnson** | Rutgers University |
| Andrea Egizi*** | Rutgers University | |
| Brittany Nelms*** | UC Davis - CVEC | |
| 2014 | James Ricci** | University of California |
| Eva Buckner *** | University of Florida | |
| Allison Gardner *** | University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign | |
| 2015 | Maria Cristina Carrasquilla** | University of Florida |
| Casey Parker*** | University of Florida | |
| 2016 | Sydney Crawley*** | University of Kentucky |
| Lin Zhu*** | University of Miami | |
| Cassandra Urquhart** | University of Tennessee | |
| 2017 | Adena Why** | University of California |
| Evlyn Pless** | ||
| Edmund Norris *** | Iowa State University | |
| 2018 | Annie Rich*** | University of Georgia |
| Katelyn Haydett*** | ||
| Jay Brown* | ||
| Christopher Bibbs* | Anastasia Mosquito Control District | |
| Shiloh Judd** | Louisiana State University | |
| 2019 | Casey Parker** | University of Florida |
| Edmund Norris* | University of Florida | |
| Meredith Beaulieu* | North Carolina State University | |
| Joshua Raji*** | Florida International University | |
| Christopher Bibbs*** | Anastasia Mosquito Control District | |
| 2021 | Timothy McNamara** | |
| Corey Day* | ||
| Lindsey Baxter* | ||
| Bob Aldridge*** | ||
| Olayika David*** | ||
| 2022 | Kristina Lopez** | |
| Nicole Foley | ||
| Kristin Sloyer*** | ||
| Antonio Alvarado*** | ||
| * $500 cash award presented to winner. ** Gerald Hollandsworth Prize. *** Honorable mention. | ||
AMCA Officers, Executive Directors, and Editors
AMCA Presidents
| 1935-1939 | Thomas J. Headlee, PhD* | 1982-1983 | Richard C. Axtell, PhD |
| 1939-1940 | Christian T. Williamson* | 1983-1984 | Jimmy K. Olson, PhD |
| 1940-1942 | Louis A. Stearsn* | 1984-1985 | Gilbert L. Challet |
| 1942-1944 | Robert C. Botsford* | 1985-1986 | T. Oscar Fultz |
| 1944-1945 | Robert L. Vannote | 1986-1987 | Donald J. Sutherland, PhD |
| 1945-1946 | Perry W. Ruth | 1987-1988 | George B. Craig, Jr., PhD |
| 1946-1947 | Harry H. Stage | 1988-1989 | Bruce F. Eldridge, PhD |
| 1947-1949 | H. Duke Peters | 1989-1990 | Judy A. Hansen |
| 1949-1950 | Harold F. Gray, PhD | 1990-1991 | Robert D. Sjogren |
| 1950-1951 | Lester W. Smith | 1991-1992 | Matthew Yates |
| 1951-1952 | Don M. Rees, PhD | 1992-1993 | Cyrus R. Lesser |
| 1952-1953 | C. R. Twinn | 1993-1994 | John A. Mulrennan, Jr., PhD |
| 1953-1954 | F. C. Bishopp | 1994-1995 | Chester G. Moore, PhD |
| 1954-1955 | Rowland F. Dorer | 1995-1996 | John D. Edman, PhD |
| 1955-1956 | Richard F. Peters, PhD | 1996-1997 | Robert J. Novak, PhD |
| 1956-1957 | Fred L. Stutz | 1997-1998 | Gary G. Clark, PhD |
| 1957-1958 | A. W. Lindquist | 1998-1999 | Dan Ariaz |
| 1958-1959 | John M. Hirst | 1999-2000 | William J. Zawicki |
| 1959-1960 | A. Hess | 2000-2001 | David A. Dame, PhD |
| 1960-1961 | Daniel M. Jobbins, PhD | 2001-2002 | Sammie L. Dickson, PhD |
| 1961-1962 | William E. Bickley, PhD | 2002-2003 | David A. Brown |
| 1962-1963 | Arthur W. Geib | 2003-2004 | Fred Knapp, PhD |
| 1963-1964 | Don W. Micks | 2004-2005 | Roger Nasci, PhD |
| 1964-1965 | John A. Mulrennan, Sr. | 2005-2006 | William R. Opp |
| 1965-1966 | A. W. A. Brown, PhD | 2006-2007 | Joseph Sanzone |
| 1966-1967 | Jay E. Graham | 2007-2008 | Gene Payne |
| 1967-1968 | Harry D. Pratt, PhD | 2008-2009 | Major S. Dhillon, PhD |
| 1968-1969 | Thomas D. Mulhern | 2009-2010 | Doug Carlson |
| 1969-1970 | George T. Carmichael | 2010-2011 | Janet McAllister, PhD |
| 1970-1971 | A. W. Buzicky | 2011-2012 | William Meredith, PhD |
| 1971-1972 | Andrew J. Rogers | 2012-2013 | Tom Wilmot, PhD |
| 1972-1973 | Glen C. Collett | 2013-2014 | Roxanne Connelly, PhD |
| 1973-1974 | Kenneth L. Knight, PhD | 2014-2015 | Steve Mulligan |
| 1974-1975 | Robert M. Altman | 2015-2016 | Kenneth Linthicum, PhD |
| 1975-1976 | Harold C. Chapman, PhD | 2016-2017 | Stanton Cope, PhD |
| 1976-1977 | D. Bruce Francy, PhD | 2017-2018 | Wayne Gale |
| 1977-1978 | Lewis T. Nielsen, PhD | 2018-2019 | William E. Walton, PhD |
| 1978-1979 | Paul J. Hunt | 2019-2020 | Jason Kinley |
| 1979-1980 | Glen M. Stokes | 2020-2021 | Ary Faraji, PhD |
| 1980-1981 | Robert K. Washino, PhD | 2021-2022 | Mark Breidenbaugh, PhD |
| 1981-1982 | Claude H. Schmidt, PhD | 2022-2023 | Dennis Wallette |
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AMCA Treasurers
| 1935-1943 | T. D. Mulhern* |
| 1944-1950 | T. D. Mulhern |
| 1951-1953 | R. E. Dorer |
| 1954-1964 | L. W. Smith |
| 1965-1979 | W. D. Murray |
| 1980-1985 | J. R. Caton |
| 1985-1986 | D. C. White |
| 1986-1988 | C. L. Meek |
| 1989-1994 | J. Billodeaux |
| 1994- 2000 | C. T. Palmisano |
| 2000 to 2011 | A. D. Inman |
| 2011 to 2023 | G. Hatch |
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* Eastern Association of Mosquito Control Workers |
Secretary, Executive Secretary, Executive Director
| 1935-1943 | T. D. Mulhern* | Secretary |
| 1944-1950 | T. D. Mulhern | Secretary |
| 1950-1952 | T. D. Mulhern | Executive Secretary |
| 1953-1973 | T. G. Raley | Executive Secretary |
| 1973 | T. G. Raley | Executive Director |
| 1974-1978 | T. D. Mulhern | Executive Director |
| 1979-1980 | W. D. Murray | Executive Director |
| 1980-1985 | T. D. Mulhern | Executive Director |
| 1986-1991 | H. C. Chapman | Executive Director |
| 1991 | L. G. Terracina | Acting Executive Director |
| 1992 | M. Vinsand | Executive Director |
| 1992-1993 | H. C. Chapman | Executive Director |
| 1993-1994 | L. G. Terracina | Acting Executive Director |
| 1994-1995 | R. T. Graham | Executive Director |
| 2006 – 2015 | Sarah Gazi, CAE | Executive Director |
| 2015 - 2016 | Lori Jenssen | Executive Director |
| 2016 - 2017 | William Schankel, CAE | Executive Director |
| 2017 - 2019 | Heather Gosciniak | Executive Director |
| 2019 - 2020 | David Butler | Executive Director |
| 2020 - Present | Megan MacNee, CAE | Executive Director |
| * Eastern Association of Mosquito Control Workers |
Technical Advisor
2000 - 2020 - Joseph Conlon
2020 - 2022 - David Brown
2022 - present - Dan Markowski
Editors of Mosquito News* & Journal of AMCA
| 1941 | Edited by the Publications Committee, L. W. Smith, Chair** |
| 1942-1943 | Edited by the Publications Committee, R. J. Vanderwerker, Chair** |
| 1944 | Edited by the Publications Committee, J. T. Hart, Jr., Chair*# |
| 1944-1948 | R. D. Glascow |
| 1949-1973 | D. L. Collins |
| 1973-1981 | W. E. Bickley |
| 1981-1996 | R. A. Ward |
| 1996-1998 | R. K. Washino |
| 1999-2003 | B. F. Eldridge |
| 2003-2006 | Ken Linthicum |
| 2007 - Present | Lal S. Mian |
| * Mosquito News became the Journal of AMCA in 1985 | |
| ** Publication of the Eastern Association of Mosquito Control Workers | |
| # Volume 4, Number 1 was edited by the Publications Committee; subsequent volumes had a single editor. | |
Editors of Mosquito Systematics
| 1969-1979 | K. L. Knight |
| 1979-1992 | L. T. Nielsen |
| 1992-1993 | L. T. Nielsen & R. Harbach, co-editors |
| 1993-1995** | T. J. Zavortink editor and L.T. Nielsen editor emeritus |
| * Prior to 1973 Mosquito Systematics was named Mosquito Systematics Newsletter | |
| ** In 1995 this publication was discontinued | |