Student News and Events

In the January issue of the ESA Newsletter, we announced the availability of travel grants to support students participating in the International Congress of Entomology, which will be held in Durban, South Africa, July 6-12, 2008. Eleven people have been selected to receive $2,000 travel grants, and five have been chosen to receive $3,000 for “extended” travel grants, allowing them to work with African contacts before or after the conference.

The recipients of the grants are:

$3,000 Extended Travel Grant Winners

- Christy Jo Geraci, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
- Jose Adriano Giorgi, University of Georgia
- Eric Ott, University of Montana
- Sky Stephens, Northern Arizona University
- Gregory J. Wiggins, University of Tennessee

$2,000 Travel Grant Winners

- Sophie Cardinal, Cornell University
- Clare Casteel, University of Illinois
- Gaylord A. Desurmont, Cornell University
- Monica Gaylord, Northern Arizona University
- Allison Hansen, University of California, Riverside
- Akito Y. Kawahara, University of Maryland
- Eric Lind, University of Maryland
- Barbara J. Sharanowski, University of Kentucky
- Angela M. Smilanich, Tulane University
- Gavin J. Svenson, New York State Museum
- Elijah J. Talamas, Ohio State University

The ESA International Affairs Committee received nearly 50 applications, and a judging panel was asked to choose the winners based on their qualifications and their levels of participation at the conference. Funding for the grants was made available by the National Science Foundation.