NCB-ESA Award of Excellence in Integrated Pest Management

This award is presented to an NCB-ESA member for outstanding contributions to integrated pest management.

The NCB-ESA award recipient will receive a plaque acknowledging their accomplishments.  Winner will also serve as our branch nominee for the Award for Excellence in Integrated Pest Management* offered by the Entomological Foundation.

*This Entomological Foundation award has an open nomination policy and is not limited to any branch/section/individual nominee. Our NCB-ESA Award of Excellence in Integrated Pest Managementwinner will be the only official branch designated nominee.

Eligibility

A nominee must be a current NCB-ESA member who has made outstanding contributions to IPM. Special consideration shall be given to independence of thought and originality. 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.

Electronic Submission Requirements

All nomination packages must be submitted electronically according to the following specifications (paper nominations will not be accepted):

Page Limits

  • The entire nomination package must not exceed 20 pages total. This includes letters of nomination or recommendation and publication lists.
  • Letters of nomination and recommendation must be included in the electronic package. Printed letters sent in lieu of electronic versions will not be accepted.

File Specifications

  • Only the following file formats will be accepted: PDF (Adobe Portable Document Format), RTF (Rich Text Format), TIF graphic files, or JPG graphic files. Files created on either PC or MAC platforms will be accepted. Please make sure scanned images can be clearly read on a computer screen.
  • Font size for text may not be smaller than 10 point.
  • A nomination package may contain no more than 6 separate files, and the size of each file must not exceed 3 MB.

Submission Methods

Nomination packages must be submitted directly to the chair of the NCB-ESA Professional Awards

Nomination Requirements

Nomination packages for this award must include:

CV-Related Items

Nominators must provide the information called for in the CV template, either in the template's format or in their own format. To view the CV-related nomination requirements for this award, as well as the CV template, please click here.

Other Items

  1. Letter of nomination
  2. Up to three letters of recommendation
  3. Three of the most relevant reprints sent electronically in PDF format or preferably a link to the three most relevant reprints. (Does not count as part of the 20-page limit)

Evaluation Criteria

Nominees/candidates will be judged using the following criteria for a total of 100 points:

  1. Research(70 points total)
    1. Recentness of accomplishment (last 3-4 years) (10)
    2. Directly related to IPM (10)
    3. Quality of research (10)
    4. Originality of research (10)
    5. Interpretation of results (10)
    6. Quality of publication upon which nomination is based (10)
    7. Honors, awards, achievements, and recognition (10)
  2. Impact of Research Findings(select one, up to 30 points)
    1. Minor (1)
    2. Moderate (5)
    3. Important (10)
    4. Great (20)
    5. Outstanding (30)

Deadline

Nomination packages must be received by the chair of the NCB-ESA Professional Awards Committee (awards administrator) by January 10th. This deadline refers to receipt by the awards administrator of a complete package in a readable format. Therefore, early submission is highly recommended. The awards administrator will confirm receipt of nomination packages within two business days, and also notify nominators of any problems with nomination package files within that time.

Renomination

 

Renominations are encouraged.  Any candidate nominated, but not selected, for the award at the branch level, may be renominated for the branch award up to two times within the two-year period (following the eligibility criteria) after his/her initial submission.  The winner of each branch award will compete with winners from other branches for the society-level ESA or Entomological Foundation awards (society-level awards were formerly known as national awards).   If the NCB branch winner does not win the society-level award, he or she is again eligible for nomination for the branch award after three years.  Thus, a candidate may win the branch  award more than once.  Previous winners of society-level awards  are not eligible for renomination at the branch level. Nomination packages will be retained for two years by the chair of the NCB-ESA Professional Awards Committee.  Nominators must send a letter of renomination to the chair of the NCB-ESA Professional Awards Committee by the nomination 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 any updated documents. New or updated documents must follow the electronic submission requirements noted above.

Notification

The awards administrator will notify all candidates and their nominators with the results of their nomination approximately two months after the nomination submission deadline. 

For more information about this award, please contact the chair of the NCB-ESA Professional Awards Committee.