C. W. Woodworth Award

Charles W. Woodworth (1865–1940) was the founder of the Entomology Division at the University of California, Berkeley. He made many significant contributions to the science of Entomology. His publications were very extensive and included nearly every field of entomology. A few of his most outstanding works are: "A List of the Insects of California (1903), The Wing Veins of Insects" (1906), "Guide to California Insects" (1913), and "School of Fumigation (1915). He was the first editor and first contributor to the University of California Publications in Entomology. He is also credited with first breeding Drosophila in quantity and with suggesting to W. E. Castle that Drosophila might be used for genetical work.

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Charles W. Woodworth - 1865 - 1940 - Entomology - University of California, Berkeley - 1903 - 1906 - 1913 - 1915 - Drosophila

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He was an 1889 charter member of the American Association of Economic Entomologists. This group merged with the Entomological Society of America, founded 1906, in 1953. The Pacific Branch of the Entomological Society of America gives an annual award called the C. W. Woodworth Award. This award, the PBESA's largest, is for achievement in Entomology in the Pacific region of the United States over the previous ten years. This award is principally sponsored by C.W.'s great-grandson, Brian Holden, and his wife, Joann Wilfert, with additional support by Dr. Craig W. and Kathryn Holden, and Dr. Jim and Betty Woodworth.

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1889 - Entomological Society of America - 1906 - 1953 - Entomology

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Partial List of C. W. Woodworth Award Winners

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2005Dr. John D. StarkWashington State University 37th

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2004Dr. Victoria Y. YokoyamaUSDA Agricultural Research Service 36th

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2003Dr. Keith S. PikeWashington State University 35th

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2002Dr. James HaglerUSDA Western Cotton Research Laboratory 34th

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2001Dr. Robert S. LaneUniversity of California, Berkeley 33rd

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2000Dr. Jay F. BrunnerWashington State University 32nd

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1999Dr. Wyatt W. ConeWashington State University 31st

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1998Dr. Harry KayaUniversity of California, Davis 30th

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1997Dr. Jacqueline L. RobertsonUSDA Pacific Southwest Research Station 29th

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1996Dr. Marshall W. JohnsonUniversity of California, Riverside 28th

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1995Dr. Nabil N. YoussefUtah State University 27th

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1994Dr. Michael K. RustUniversity of California, Riverside 26th

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1991Dr. Thomas F. LeighUniversity of California, Davis 23rd

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1990Dr. Philip F. TorchioUtah State University 22nd

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1989Dr. Stanley C. HoytWashington State University 21st

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1988Dr. John R. AndersonNorth Carolina State University 20th

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1987Dr. Robert WashinoUniversity of California, Davis 19th

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1985Dr. Carl A. JohansenWashington State University 17th

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1981Dr. Harry LaidlawUniversity of California, Davis 13th

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1980Dr. George P. GeorghiouUniversity of California, Riverside 12th

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1979Dr. William G. WellingtonUniversity of British Columbia 11th

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19xxDr. Carl Barton HuffakerUniversity of California, Berkeley -

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19xxDr. Ray F. SmithUniversity of California, Berkeley -

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19xxDr. William Harry Lange Jr.University of California, Davis -

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