CWSS

2011 CWSS Conference Student Awards

Rachel Brush

Graduate scholarship award

1st Place $2,000

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Stacey Haack

Undergraduate scholarship award

1st Place $2,000

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Lennel Mendoza

Undergraduate scholarship award

2nd Place $1,000

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Sarah Bell

Undergraduate scholarship award

3rd Place - $500

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Sonia Rios

Undergraduate scholarship award

4th Place - $500

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The California Weed Science Society was pleased to honor several deserving students with awards this year at the annual conference. Awards were made to students for posters presented at the meeting with Nathalia Mourad, CSU Fresno, receiving 1st place ($500), Annabel Rodriguez, CSU Fresno, 2nd place ($300) and Katrina Steinhauer, CSU Fresno, 3rd place ($200). In the student research paper session, Marcelo Moretti, CSU Fresno, was awarded 1st place ($500) and Kristen Weathers, UC Riverside, 2nd place ($300).

Please be sure to encourage young scholars that you know to apply for these awards in the upcoming year. Information on the award programs can be obtained by contacting Rob Wilson at rgwilson@ucdavis.edu.

The CWSS Award of Excellence

The Society presents the Award of Excellence annually to weed scientists or
weed practitioners for a long track record of accomplishments in weed
science and/or management.

2011 Winners:

Jennifer Malcolm & Hugo Ramirez

Previous CWSS Award of Excellence Winners

1985	June McCaskell, Jack Schlesselman & Tom Yutani
1986	Harry Agamalian, Floyd Colbert & Ed Rose
1987	Bruce Ames, Pam Jones, & Steve Orloff
1988	Bill Clark & Linda Romander
1989	Earl Suber
1990	Ron Hanson & Phil Larson
1991	John Arvik & Elin Miller
1992	Don Colbert & Ron Kelley
1993	Ron Vargas
1994	Jim Cook & Robert Norris
1995	Mick Canevari & Rich Waegner
1996	Galen Hiett & Bill Tidwell
1997	David Haskell & Louis Hearn
1998	Jim Helmer & Jim Hill
1999	Joe DiTomaso
2000	Kurt Hembree
2001	Steven Fennimore, Wanda Graves & Scott Steinmaus
2002	Carl Bell & Harry Kline
2003	Dave Cudney & Clyde Elmore*
2004	Michelle LeStrange & Mark Mahady
2005	Scott Johnson & Richard Smith
2006	Bruce. Kidd, Judy Letterman & Celeste Elliott
2007	Barry Tickes & Cheryl Wilen
2008	Dan Bryant & Will Crites
2008	Ken Dunster* & Ron Vargas*
2009	Ellen Dean & Wayne T. Lanini
2010	Lars W.J. Anderson & Stephen F. Colbert
*President’s Award for Lifetime Achievement in Weed Science

The Short Handle Hoe

Vision and Mission Statements

CWSS Award of Excellence

Honorary Members Listing

Mark Your Calendar for the 65th Annual Conference

January 23-25, 2013

Hyatt Regency at Capitol Park

Sacramento, CA

2012-2013 Awards, Events & Contests

Publications

Aquatic and Riparian Weeds of the West

This is practical guide to the identification and biology of submerged, floating leaved, and emergent aquatic weeds in the Western United States. The book contains a full description of 89 species representing 36 plant families, and another 96 plants compared as similar species. There is at least one photograph each of 171 aquatic plant species. The book contains quick identification tables, several keys, and an illustrated glossary.

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Weeds of California

This new weed identification book has been in the making for over six years. It is the most comprehensive weed identification book yet produced in the United States. It contains over 3000 color photos of infestations and whole plants as well as close-up photos of flowers, seedlings and seeds. DiTomaso and Healy offer comprehensive descriptions and photographs of over 750 weed species in the book. Detailed information about seedlings, mature plants, flowers, fruits, roots, germination and propagation characteristics and descriptions of similar species simplify the quick and accurate identification of a weed.

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CALIFORNIA WEED SCIENCE SOCIETY
P.O. Box 3073 • Salinas, California 93912-3073
(831) 442-0883 (phone) • (831) 442-2351 (fax)