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Past Winners
Year:
Winner
Maria de Lourdes Ramirez Ahuja
Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Mexico
Award Committee
Prof. Dr. Brian T. Forschler
Chairperson
University of Georgia, USA
Prof. Dr. Klaus H. Hoffmann
University of Bayreuth, Germany
Dr. Changlu Wang
Rutgers University, USA
Prof. Dr. Yulin Gao
Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), China
Winner
Kelsey Coffman
University of Tennessee, USA
Award Committee
Prof. Brian Forschler
Chairperson
University of Georgia, USA
Prof. Dr. Klaus H. Hoffmann
Universität Bayreuth, Germany
Prof. Dr. Nickolas G. Kavallieratos
Agricultural University of Athens, Greece
Prof. Dr. Denis J Wright
Imperial College London, UK
Winner
Cecilia Waichert
Universidade de Brasilia, Brazil
Award Committee
Prof. Brian Forschler
Chairperson
University of Georgia
Prof. Dr. Klaus H. Hoffmann
Universität Bayreuth
Prof. Dr. Denis J Wright
Prof. Nickolas G. Kavallieratos
Agricultural University of Athens, Laboratory of Agricultural Zoology and Entomology
Prof. Dr. Angel Guerrero
Emeritus Professor
Prof. Dr. Maurizio Francesco Brivio
University of Insubria - DiSTA
Winner
Adam Dolezal
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, IL, USA
Award Committee
Prof. Brian Forschler
Chairperson
University of Georgia
Dr. Angela Smilanich
University of Nevada
Prof. Dr. Angel Guerrero
Emeritus Professor
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