Any Florida Mosquito Control Association member in good standing may nominate a candidate for any award by submitting supporting information to the Awards Committee. Endorsements and written support from other colleagues are encouraged. There is no official nomination form. All submissions will be acknowledged. Descriptions of the awards and criteria for nominations are as follows:

All award recipients will receive a commemorative certificate or plaque, and expenses to attend the FMCA Annual Fall Meeting. The recipient of the Sherrie Yarberry Award will also receive $500 cash and special recognition at the 2004 Dodd Short Courses.

***Please take the time to recognize the acheivements of your fellow mosquito control/public health/pest control professionals.***

Descriptions of the awards and criteria for nominations are as follows:

1) The Maurice W. Provost Memorial Award, established as a memorial to the first director of the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, honors persons who have made outstanding contributions to mosquito control and/or biting fly biology in Florida. Recipients have been instrumental in developing sound management and operational methods to reduce pesticide levels and to minimize habitat alteration while reducing mosquito populations; in increasing our knowledge of mosquitoes and other biting insects and their habitats; and in educating students and the general public about the importance of various environmental issues facing the citizens in protecting the fauna and flora in Florida. Nominations: Supporting information should include a short biographical sketch emphasizing those accomplishments deemed worthy of the award.

2) The Joseph Y. Porter Distinguished Achievement Award honors the first president of the Florida Anti-Mosquito Association and first State health officer of Florida, and recognizes scientists who have made significant contributions to entomology, with special emphasis on the abatement of arthropods of public health importance. The recipient must have meritoriously contributed to the advancement of entomology research in the field of mosquito and other biting arthropod control in the State of Florida. Nominations: Supporting information should include a short biographical sketch emphasizing those accomplishments deemed worthy of the award.

3) The Fred Stutz Memorial Award honors the former Dade County Mosquito Control Director, and was intended to recognize an outstanding contribution to mosquito control by development of procedures that increase effectiveness in mosquito and other arthropod control, or the design and manufacture of equipment that helped revolutionize the control of mosquitoes and other arthropods of public health importance. Nominations: Supporting information should include a biography of the nominee, a list of accomplishments and/or inventions, a specific statement acknowledging his/her contributions on which the nomination is based and an evaluation and appraisal of the nominee's accomplishments.

4) The Sherrie Yarberry Award was named for a dedicated employee of Jacksonville Mosquito Control, and was intended to recognize continued outstanding contributions to operational program activities by veteran, non-administrative personnel of Florida mosquito control related agencies. The recipient must demonstrate exemplary performance resulting in enhanced unit efficiency or public recognition of excellence of the parent organization. Nominations: Supporting information from senior mosquito control administrators and supervisors should include a specific statement acknowledging the nominee's contributions on which the nomination is based and an evaluation and appraisal of the nominee's accomplishments.

5) The FMCA Merit Award was intended to recognize the outstanding individual contribution to promoting control of disease-transmitting and pestiferous mosquitoes or other arthropods of public health importance, for scientific advancement of the discipline, or for developing or extending the public interest in the control of such mosquitoes or other arthropods. The recipient should represent those characteristics generally associated with responsible leadership, good citizenship and personal integrity. The recipient need not be an Association member. Nominations: Supporting information should include a short biographical sketch emphasizing those accomplishments deemed worthy of the award.

Please send nominations to: Stephen Sickerman, FMCA Awards Committee, 3920 Frankford Avenue, Panama City, FL 32405-1953; fax: 850-872-4271; e-mail: sickers@doacs.state.fl.us; phone: 850-872-4250.

The deadline for receipt of the 2003 FMCA Award nominations is August 22 2003