Award for Excellence in Integrated Pest Management Sponsored by Syngenta Crop Protection                                             last updated March 3, 2004  The award shall be made on the basis of  outstanding contributions which have a direct relation to integrated pest management.  Special consideration shall be given to independence of thought and originality. Previous recipients of this award are not eligible for future nominations.  The award consists of  an amount that varies depending upon the interest earned from the endowment and an inscribed plaque. The awardee will be presented with the award at the Entomological Society of America's (ESA) annual meeting. Eligibility A nominee must be an Entomological Society of America (ESA) member  and must have made outstanding contributions to integrated management.  A recipient of a widely recognized scientific award will not be eligible for this award unless the accomplishment cited as the basis for nomination represents new work. Previous recipients of the Integrated Pest Management Award are not eligible for future nominations. Previous Winner Please click here to learn more about the most recent award recipient. Nomination Process Application/nominations must be submitted electronically. Please click here for details on electronic submission requirements.  Each ESA branch is to submit one nominee to the Entomological Foundation each year. (One nominee per Branch that Rolls-up to National.)  The nominees selected, should be selected on a merit basis from a review of recently published work. Individual nominations may be made by any Entomological Society of America member, but nominations through a branch are encouraged. Award Procedures Applications/nominations must be accompanied by supporting data, arranged in the following format: Letter of Nomination    Summary of research accomplishments    Background information and research. Click here for guidelines for developing award CV. Complete sections 1, 2 & 5 only.     4.   Letter of recommendation (maximum three) Five of the most relevant reprints of each candidate's paper must accompany the nomination. These papers should be those that were published during the last three to four years and which are related to the research being considered. These are essential if the candidates are to be evaluated on research quality, originality, interpretation, presentation, and impact of the results. A bibliography of these and additional articles on which the research is based should be furnished. Only published research will be accepted by the Awards Committee.  Deadline Application/nomination packages must be received by the Entomological Foundation Headquarters by July 1. Renomination Any candidate nominated, but not selected, may be renominated no more than two times within the two-year period after his/her initial submission. Application/nomination packages will be retained for two years by the Entomological Foundation Headquarters. Nominators must send a letter of renomination to melodie@entfdn.org by the award deadline above. Previously submitted documentation will be used for the evaluation process unless the nominator submits new or updated documents. The renomination e-mail must contain this additional documentation. New or updated documents must follow the electronic submission requirements. Notification The Entomological Foundation Headquarters will notify all candidates and their nominators, where applicable, with the results of their application.