Lanham, MD; August 29, 2012 – The votes from the 2013 ESA Election have been counted and the new officers have been selected for ESA national offices and for ESA Sections. In addition, the ESA membership has selected three new Honorary Members.

The following incoming officers will begin their terms at the ESA Final Business Meeting in Knoxville, Tennessee, Wednesday, November 14, 2012:

National Offices

- ESA Vice President-Elect: Phil Mulder, Oklahoma State University

- ESA Student Representative to the ESA Governing Board: Travis Prochaska, University of Nebraska

- Certification Board Director-Elect: Patrick T. Copps, BCE, Orkin Pest Control

- Eastern Branch Governing Board Representative: Douglas Pfeiffer, Virginia Tech University

- Southwestern Branch Governing Board Representative: David Ragsdale, Texas A&M University

- P-IE Governing Board Representative: Alton N. Sparks, Jr., University of Georgia

Section Offices

- Medical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology Section Vice President-Elect: Faith Oi, University of Florida

- Physiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology Section Vice President-Elect: Qisheng Song, University of  Missouri

- Physiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology Representative to the Publication Council: Subba Palli, University of Kentucky

- Plant-Insect Ecosystems Section Vice President-Elect: Sujaya Rao, Oregon State University

- Plant-Insect Ecosystems Section Editorial Board of Journal of IPM: Paula Shrewsbury, University of Maryland

- Plant-Insect Ecosystems Section Editorial Board of Arthropod Management Tests: Johnathan M. Babcock, Dow AgroSciences

- Systematics, Evolution, & Biodiversity Section Vice President-Elect:  Hojun Song, University of Central Florida

- Systematics, Evolution, & Biodiversity Section Representative to the Publications Council: John Heraty, University of California, Riverside

Branch Offices

- International Branch Secretary-Treasurer: Margaret Hardy, The University of Queensland Institute for Molecular Bioscience

- Southwestern Branch Certification Board Representative: Molly Keck, Texas AgriLife Extension

- Southwestern Branch Secretary-Treasurer: Carlos Bogran, Texas A&M AgriLife

Honorary Members

Honorary Membership acknowledges those who have served ESA for at least 20 years through significant involvement in the affairs of the Society that has reached an extraordinary level. Those holding the title of Honorary Member receive complimentary lifetime membership to the ESA, as well as complimentary lifetime registration to ESA Annual Meetings. At the Annual Meeting, new Honorary Members are presented with an inscribed plaque and an Honorary Member pin.

The following entomologists have been elected as ESA Honorary Members:

- Elizabeth Beckemeyer, Georgia Perimeter College

- Stephen Clement, Retired

- Victoria Yokoyama, USDA ARS SJVASC

The Entomological Society of America (ESA) is the largest organization in the world serving the professional and scientific needs of entomologists and people in related disciplines. Founded in 1889, ESA today has more than 6,000 members affiliated with educational institutions, health agencies, private industry, and government. Members are students, researchers, teachers, extension service personnel, administrators, marketing representatives, research technicians, consultants, and hobbyists. For more information, please visit http://www.entsoc.org.

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