NMCA SCHOLARSHIP & AWARDS HISTORY (1981-present)

2

019

Jobbins: James Occi; Center for Vector Biology, Department of Entomology, Rutgers University, “Is Rickettsia rickettsi, the agent of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever really found in American dog ticks in New Jersey”

AND

Daniel McDevitt; Department of Biology, Towson University, “The Role of Temperature and Photo-Period in the Initiation of Diapause In Aedes vexans)

McColgan: Ross Rossetti & Matthew McPhee; Plymouth County Mosquito Control Project, “Prototype Excavator Bog Mats for Salt Marsh and Wetland Environments”

AND

Matthew Bickerton & Nick Indelicato; Bergen County Health Department & Mercer County Mosquito Control, “Comparison of Buffalo Turbine and A-1 Mist Sprayers for Wide-Area Larviciding in Residential Areas in New Jersey”

AND

Joseph McMillan; Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, “Community-Wide Effectiveness of Larviciding Culex spp. [Diptera: Culicidae] mosquito habitats along the Public right-of-way for control of West Nile Virus in Connecticut, USA”

Student Travel Grant: no applicant (new in 2019)

Honorary: Ted Andreadis

Armstrong: no recipient

DW Scott: no recipient

DH Colburn: Bart Morris, Gabrielle Sakolsky, Bill Mehaffey, Robyn Januszewski & Pablo Noguera

Presidential Citation: John Lebeaux

Certificate of Recognition: John Doane

2

018

Jobbins: Anna Manges; Indiana University of Pennsylvania, “Acarological Lyme disease risk in Pittsburgh regional city parks.”

McColgan: Todd Duval; Bristol County Mosquito Control Project, “Feral tire removal and disposal in Bristol County MA”

Honorary: Sarah MacGregor

Armstrong: no recipient

DW Scott: no recipient

DH Colburn: Ellen Bidlack & Caroline Haviland

Presidential Citation: Emily Sullivan

2

017

Jobbins: Nicole Berry; Miami University, Department of Biology Oxford Ohio, “A test of DOM-mediated mechanisms controlling the in situ abundance of mosquito larvae: Shading from damaging solar UV radiation versus microbial food web stimulation”

McColgan: Gillian Eastwood; CT Agricultural Experiment Station, “For the evaluation of novel trapping methods for monitoring the northern expansion of Aedes albopictus.”

&

Matthew Bickerton, Middlesex County (NJ) Mosquito Commission and Professor Brent Horine from Manhattan College and Professor Samir Padalkar from New Jersey Institute of Technology; “For developing a library of sounds for automated mosquito surveillance: Wireless Smart Mosquito Trap Device.”

Honorary: no recipient

Armstrong: Timothy Deschamps

DW Scott: Ross Rossetti

DH Colburn: Stephen Gillett & Michael Slowik

Presidential Citation: Dr. Theodore Andreadis & Alan Graham

2

016

Jobbins: Margaret Welch; University of Southern Maine, “Borrelia garinii in coastal Maine island seabird populations”

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Krishna Woerheide; University of Nebraska, “Prevalence of Aedes japonicus japonicus in tire piles in northeastern Minnesota”

McColgan: Elizabeth Henderson; Maine Medical Center Research Institute, “Creation and Ground Truthing of a Predictive GIS Model for Salt-marsh Mosquitoes”

Honorary: no recipient

Armstrong: no recipient

DW Scott: Bart Morris

DH Colburn: Paul Eldredge, Thomas Eldredge & Charles White

Presidential Citation: David Henley & Steve Burns

2

015

Jobbins: Megan Saunders; Does priority effects competition facilitate coexistence of a resident mosquito (Cx. pipiens) with the invasive Asian tiger mosquito (Ae. albopictus)?

&

John Soghigian; Monophyly of Aedes mosquitoes

McColgan: Dr. Devi Suman; A unidirectional non-insecticidal lethal trap for container mosquito surveillance and control

&

Diana Mathes; Egg hatch rate of Aedes albopictus larvae and observations of seasonal patterns

Honorary: Paul Capotosto

Armstrong: no recipient

DW Scott: no recipient

DH Colburn: Chris Gagnon

Presidential Citation: Jo-Ann Fawcett

2

014

Jobbins: Mandy Gaudreau; Amphibian Pathogens Spread by Frog-Biting and Opportunistic Mosquitoes: A Lab Experiment

McColgan: Işik Ünlü; Presence of Asian Tiger Mosquitoes (Aedes albopictus) in Rainwater Corrugated Extension Spouts and Suppression Attempts Using Slow Release Pesticide Formulations

&

Gregory Williams; Development of Miniature Granular Applicator for Unmanned Aircraft Systems

Honorary: no recipient

Armstrong: no recipient

DW Scott: Anthony Corricelli

DH Colburn: Timothy Welch

2

013

Jobbins: Mandy Gaudreau; Are Frog-Biting Mosquitoes a Cause for Amphibian Conservation concern?

McColgan: Goudarz Molaei, et al: Population Genetics of Culiseta melanura, the Principal Vector of EEEv

&

Ary Farajollahi: Ultra-low Volume Droplet Penetration and Characteristics of an Adulticide Dispensed by a Truck-Mounted Cold Aerosol Sprayer in Urban and Suburban Habitats of Northeastern USA.

Honorary: Robert Kent

Armstrong: no recipient

DW Scott: no applicant

DH Colburn: William Haviland

Presidential Citation: Sherrie Juris

Certificate of Recognition: Carolyn Brennan

2

012

Jobbins: Brian Johnson; Critical Early Season Drivers of West Nile Virus in the Northeastern US

McColgan: Frank Cornine III & Tim Deschamps; Development of Population Specific Materials for Older Adults on Mosquito-Borne Disease Awareness

&

Goudarz Molaei et al; Epidemiology of EEE Virus in Vermont

Honorary: John J. Smith

Armstrong: no recipient

DW Scott: no applicant

DH Colburn: no applicant

2

011

Jobbins: Kevin Sherman; Working On Designing The Appropriate Primers For Plasmodium And Planning On Incorporating Them Into PCR Trials.

McColgan: Ted Andreadis et al

Honorary: no recipient

Armstrong: John J. Smith

DW Scott: no applicant

DH Colburn: John Howard; Dave Lawson; Maureen MacEachern; Brian Moore & Emily Sullivan

Presidential citation: John Howard

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

&

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