Pacific Branch Past Officers

2021-2022

President: Rodney Cooper
President-Elect: Alix Whitener
Past President: Mark Wright
Secretary-Treasurer: Amanda Koppel
Representative on the Governing Board: Todd Murray
Executive Committee Members-at-Large: Jhalendra Rijal, Peter McGhee, Emily Symmes, Navneet Kaur, Joshua Milnes, Rebecca Schmidt-Jeffris

Pacific Branch Student Travel Awards

The Pacific Branch of the Entomological Society of America is offering a limited number of travel awards to student members attending this year’s PBESA meeting. These grants will provide up to $500 to help offset travel and attendance costs. Students and/or their advisor are responsible for all remaining costs incurred to attend the meeting. This travel grant program is intended to encourage student involvement in the PBESA annual meeting while they are in the early stage of their career.

Pacific Branch Awards

Award Nominations will be open
October 10 through December 13 annually

Below is the list of awards that are available through the Pacific Branch. Consider nominating a colleague or student!

Minutes of the Pacific Branch 2003 Executive Committee Meeting

March 23, Tucson, AZ


Attendees: Diane Alston, Ed Bechinski, Sue Blodgett, David Bragg, Brian Bret, David Byrne, Bill Chaney, ZB Mayo, Lisa Neven, Lucia Varela, Kurt Volker, Doug Walsh, Steve Watkins, Stuart Wooley

2002 Executive Meeting (Brian Bret)

Motion to approve by Susan Blodgett.
Second by Ed Bechinski.
Approved.

Minutes of the Pacific Branch 2003 Final Business MeetingMarch 26, Tucson, AZ

Meeting was called to order by President Kurt Volker.

A quorum was declared.

President Volker thanked all the volunteers that serve the Pacific Branch, in particular the Committee Chairs, Symposia Organizers, Secretary/Treasurer Brian Bret, Arrangements/Operations Chair Steve Watkins, and Program Chair David Byrne.

Officer Elections

The following nominations for branch officers were approved by the voting members:

2005 President Elect - Victoria Yokoyama

2003-2006 Exec. Board Members-at-Large - Dave Bragg and Pete Goodell