Annual Midwestern Conference of Parasitologists

Summary of the 60th Annual Midwestern Conference of Parasitologists.

The 60th Annual Midwestern Conference of Parasitologists was held on June 5-7, 2008, at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine in Urbana, Illinois. Fifty two persons registered for the conference. Dr. Robert Sorensen of Minnesota State University, Mankato served as Presiding Officer, and Dr. Milton McAllister the University of Illinois made local arrangements and served as Program Officer. Dr. Herbert Whiteley, Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine of the University of Illinois, welcomed conference participants and provided some opening remarks. Fourteen platform presentations and 12 posters were presented by members. The C. A. Herrick Award and $300 for outstanding poster was awarded to Nathan Peterson of the University of Wisconsin for his poster “Localization of glycotype expression in miracidia and sporocysts of Schistosoma mansoni using confocal immunofluoresence microscopy.” The G. R. LaRue Award and $300 for outstanding platform presentation was awarded to Erica Mize for her presentation “Describing the spatial distribution of parasites on Peromyscus species in southern Michigan.” Kyle Luth of Wabash College received the R. M. Cable undergraduate award and $100 for his oral presentation on “Population dynamics of Crepidostomum cornutum in its crayfish second intermediate host.” Honorable mention awards and $100 were given to Apichat Vitta of Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand for the poster “Construction and immunoscreening of Angiostrongylus cantonensis cDNA expression library.” and Jillian Detwiler of Purdue University for her talk on “Phylogenetic analyses of globally distributed echinostome parasites and comparative population genetics of North American species”. Nathan Peterson was chosen as the AMCOP nominee for the American Society of Parasitologists’ student travel grant award for 2009.
2008 Award Recipient Photographs

The symposium on Friday afternoon was presented by Dr. Laura J. Knoll of the University of Wisconsin, Madison who spoke on “Identification of genes necessary for chronic infection by a parasite.” and Dr. Alexa Rosypal of the University of North Carolina who spoke on “Emergence of canine leishmaniasis in the United States.” The banquet speaker was Dr. Dennis Minchella of Purdue University who spoke on “PC (Post Cable) parasitology at Purdue."

There was a very successful silent auction which included books, reprints, T-shirts and other items of interest to parasitologists.

AMCOP 61 will be held in June of 2009 at Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio. Additional future meeting sites as determined by the meeting sites committee are:

AMCOP 62 - 2010: Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL
AMCOP 63 - 2011: Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN
AMCOP 64 - 2012: Truman State University, Kirksville, MO
AMCOP 65 - 2013: Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

At the business meeting, Secretary-Treasurer Woodmansee presented the minutes of AMCOP 59, the treasurer’s report for 2007 and the interim financial report for 2008. These were approved upon the recommendation of the Auditing Committee.

Several items were covered at the annual business meeting. The travel grant program (initiated at AMCOP 59) was reviewed and it was decided that the program should continue but that the value of the grants should be increased to $200 each. The group entertained the idea of sponsoring an online repository of images and videos of parasites for educational purposes. It was suggested that the American Society of Parasitologits web site would be an alternative. Shelly Michalski will continue to investigate the possibilities. She was asked to contact the AMCOP Policy Committee if any action needs to be taken before next year’s conference. The group examined the possibility of retaining a company to enable online conference registration and payment of fees via credit cards but there was concern over the cost and no action was taken. The Secretary/Treasurer was tasked with securing the domain name www.amcop.org for future use.

Committee reports were received and approved as follows: Auditing (Eric Wetzel and Thomas Platt), Symposium Suggestions (Emily Koppel, Sara Erickson, Erica Mize), Meeting Sites (Tom McQuistion and Daniel Howe), Nominating (Ramon Carreno and Joe Camp), and Resolutions (Darwin Wittrock and James Coggins).

Officers elected for 2009 were: Dr. Daniel Howe, University of Kentucky as Presiding Officer and Dr. Ramon Carreno, Ohio Wesleyan University as Program Officer. Dr. Douglas Woodmansee, Wilmington College will serve the second year of a two year term as Secretary/Treasurer.

Submitted July 16, 2008

Douglas B. Woodmansee
AMCOP Secretary-Treasurer

2008 AMCOP dues. Costs remain the same - $10 for faculty and emeriti and only $5 for students, so AMCOP membership is still a bargain! Please use the attached dues request to remit your dues to Doug Woodmansee, Secretary/Treasurer.
Please contact Dr. Woodmansee for specific information

Douglas Woodmansee
Secretary/Treasurer of AMCOP
Pyle Center Box 1263
Wilmington College
Wilmington, OH 45177
(937)382-6661
Fax: (937)383-8530Email: doug_woodmansee@wilmington.edu

ANNUAL MIDWESTERN CONFERENCE OF PARASITOLOGISTS (AMCOP) OBJECTIVES AND ORGANIZATION

A restatement to incorporate changes approved in 1989. Earlier statements have been approved in 1948, 1953, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1986, 2003, and 2004.

NAME
The organization shall be known as the ANNUAL MIDWESTERN CONFERENCE OF PARASITOLOGISTS (AMCOP), hereinafter referred to as the Conference.

AFFILIATION
The Conference is an affiliate of the American Society of Parasitologists.

OBJECTIVES
The Conference is a gathering of parasitologists and students of parasitology for the purpose of informal discussion of research and teaching in parasitology and the furthering of the best interests of the discipline of parasitology.

MEMBERS
The Conference is open to all interested persons regardless of place of work, residence, or affiliation in other recognized societies. There are three categories of membership: Emeritus, Regular, and Student. When a member retires from industry, university or other professional occupation, that person shall be eligible for emeritus membership.

DUES
Annual dues are required for emeritus, regular and student membership. A registration fee is charged during registration at annual conferences. The amount of this fee will be decided for each Conference by a committee composed of the Presiding Officer, the Secretary/Treasurer, and the Program Officer, who is to serve as its chair. Dues are established by the Policy Committee and collected by the Secretary/Treasurer.

MEETINGS
The Conference is held in the general midwestern area during early to mid-June, unless otherwise specified by a majority vote of the previous Conference or a majority vote of those listed members replying by mail.

BYLAWS
1. Simple majority vote of members in attendance at regularly scheduled meetings of the Conference shall determine the policies of the Conference.

2. The officers are a Presiding Officer, whose term of office is one year or until a successor is elected (normally the term expires with adjournment of the annual Conference over which the person presides); a Secretary/Treasurer, whose term of office is two years or until a successor is elected; a Program Officer whose term of office is one year; and a Policy Committee composed of the last five available retired Presiding Officers plus, ex officio and without vote, the current Presiding Officer and Secretary/Treasurer. All terms of office of each full member of the Policy Committee is five years, or so long as the person is one of the five most recent, available Presiding Officers. The most recent past Presiding Officer available chairs the Policy Committee and is the Vice-President of the current Conference.

3. The Presiding Officer, the Secretary/Treasurer, and the Program Officer are elected by a majority vote of those members attending a regularly scheduled business meeting of the Conference or by a majority vote of those replying to a mail ballot of the membership.

4. The Presiding Officer shall preside at all meetings of the Conference and shall arrange for a banquet speaker. On the first day of a Conference the Presiding Officer shall appoint the following committees, which shall serve until they have reported on the last day of the annual Conference:

(a) Nominating Committee,
(b) Committee to Recommend Future Meeting Places,
(c) Committee to Suggest Program Possibilities for Future Meetings,
(d) Resolutions Committee,
(e) Judging Committee,
(f) Audit Committee and such other ad hoc committees as may be required.

The Presiding Officer shall appoint the Conference Representative to the Council of the American Society of Parasitologists for the year, who must be a member of that society. The current Presiding Officer serves as a member without vote of the Policy Committee.

5. The Secretary/Treasurer shall issue annual dues notices and about four months prior to each Conference a call for participants in the program for each Conference; inform the new Presiding and Program Officers concerning their duties and the members of the Policy Committee of their tenure and the Secretary of the American Society of Parasitology within three weeks after the annual election; serve as member without vote and the Secretary of the Policy Committee: and supervise all funds of the Conference.

6. The Program Officer shall be responsible for the general format of the Conference and for arranging suitable facilities and funding. It shall also be this person's responsibility to chair the special committee to determine and collect the registration fee for the Conference. The format of the Conference may vary, but should include both a demonstration session and a session of contributed papers, both open to all members. A symposium may also be included or may replace a session of contributed papers.

7. The Policy Committee shall determine by majority vote all matters of procedure and policy pertaining to the Conference upon which decision must be reached between consecutive Conferences, as well as all matters referred specifically to it by the membership. Such a vote may be requested by any member of the Conference but must be directed through the Secretary/Treasurer. The Chairperson of the Policy Committee shall request approval by the membership for all decisions of the Committee at the earliest subsequent business meeting of the Conference.

8. The Conference confers three major awards during its annual meeting to student participants. These are the Chester A. Herrick Award, sponsored by the Eli Lilly Co., for the best poster/demonstration of parasitological research, the George A. LaRue Award for the best oral presentation of parasitological research, and the Raymond M. Cable Award for best presentation given by an undergraduate student. Honorable mention awards will be given to the second place poster/demonstration and second place oral presentation at the discretion of the awards committee. All awards except for the Herrick Award will be supported by donations from the AMCOP membership.

9. (a) The winner of each award will be selected by a 3-person committee appointed at each annual meeting by the Presiding Officer. The criteria for judgement will be established each year by the committee.

(b) The size of the Herrick and LaRue awards shall traditionally be $300. The Cable Award and honorable mention awards shall traditionally be $100. Awards may vary according to funds available from contributors.

(c) No person may win the same award more than one time while in student status. Likewise, no student may win both awards at the same meeting. However, one person may win both awards while a student in different years.

Summary of the 59th Annual Midwestern Conference of Parasitologists.

The 59th Annual Midwestern Conference of Parasitologists was held on June 14-16, 2007, at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. A total of 61 persons registered for the conference. Dr. Jason Curtis of Purdue University North Central was Presiding Officer, and Dr. Michelle Michalski the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh made local arrangements and served as Program Officer. Dr. John Koker, Dean of the College of Letters and Sciences provided welcoming remarks. Twenty three platform presentations and 10 posters were presented by members. The C.A. Herrick Award and $300 for outstanding poster was awarded to Christine Hsiao of the University of Iowa her poster on “The major surface protease (MSP) in the obligate intracellular amastigote form of Leishmania chagasi.” The G.R. LaRue Award and $300 for outstanding platform presentation was awarded to Sriveny Dangoudoubiyam of Purdue University for her talk on “A PCR assay for detection of Baylisascaris procyonis eggs and larvae”. Emily Doucette of Truman State University received the R.M. Cable undergraduate award and $100 for her oral presentation on “Assessment of the effectiveness of a model program if piperazine distribution on childhood malnutrition in rural Haiti.” Honorable mention awards and $100 were given to Peter Ziniel of Illinois State University for the poster “The role of HMG-CoA synthase in Shistosoma mansoni and the search for possible inhibitors to this enzyme.” and Nathan Peterson of the University of Wisconsin Madison for his talk on “Differential expression of beta 1,3/4 galactosyltransferases: a possible mechanism of differential glycotope expression in Schistosoma mansoni.” Sriveny Dangoudoubiyam was chosen as the AMCOP nominee for the American Society of Parasitologists student travel grant award for 2008. 2007 Award Recipient Photographs

The symposium on Friday afternoon was presented by Dr. Gary Weil of Washington University School of Medicine who spoke on “Research for elimination of lymphatic filariasis: Egyptian endgame.” and Dr. Peter Fischer whose presentation was “Lateral gene transfer of Wolbachia endobacteria to the nuclear genome of filarial parasites.” The banquet speaker was Dr. David Williams of Illinois State University who spoke on “The genomics revolution in parasitology."

There was spirited bidding on a wide variety of texts, reprints and other items at the silent auction. A highly successful T-shirt sale was conducted thanks to the efforts of Shelly Michalski and her husband. The shirt had a global warming/tropical disease theme.

AMCOP 60 will be held in June of 2008 at University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine. Additional future meeting sites as determined by the meeting sites committee are:

AMCOP 61 - 2009: Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, OH
AMCOP 62 - 2010: Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL
AMCOP 63 - 2011: Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN
AMCOP 64 - 2012: Truman State University, Kirksville, MO

At the business meeting, Secretary-Treasurer Woodmansee presented the minutes of AMCOP 58, and treasurer’s reports for 2006 and early 2007. These were approved.

After extensive discussion, the membership approved the creation of a new student travel awards program. The program will provide $150 to each award winner (Herrick, LaRue, Cable and Honorable Mention) to help defray the costs of presenting their award-winning presentation at another meeting. Award winners are to send proof of acceptance of their abstract to the other meeting to the Secretary/Treasurer who will then write a check for $150 to the award winner. At this time the program in a pilot phase and will be reevaluated at future meetings.

Committee reports were received and approved as follows: Auditing (Milton McAllister and Trudy Aebig), Symposium (Tim Yoshino and David Williams), Meeting Sites (Joe Camp and Robert Sorensen), Nominating (Shelly Michalski and Jeff Laursen), and Resolutions (Darwin Wittrock and Kevin Baldwin).

Officers elected for 2008 were: Dr. Robert Sorensen, Minnesota State University, Mankato as Presiding Officer, Dr. Milton McAllister of The University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine as Program Officer, and Dr. Douglas Woodmansee of Wilmington College as Secretary/Treasurer (2 year term).

Submitted July 17, 2007

Douglas B. Woodmansee

AMCOP Secretary-Treasurer

Summary of the 58th Annual Midwestern Conference of Parasitologists

The 58th Annual Midwestern Conference of Parasitologists was held on June 8-10, 2006, at Winona State University in Winona, Minnesota. A total of 35 persons registered for the conference. Dr. Thomas McQuistion of Milikin University was presiding officer, and Dr. Kimberly Bates of Winona State University made local arrangements and served as program officer. Dr. Troy Peino, Dean of Humanities at Winona State University provided welcoming remarks. Eleven platform presentations and 4 posters were presented by members. The C.A. Herrick Award and $300 for outstanding poster was awarded to Andrew Claxton of Eastern Illinois University for his poster on “Impact of coal mine effluent on fish parasite assemblages in southern Illinois streams.” The G.R. LaRue Award and $300 for outstanding platform presentation was awarded to Kristin Herrmann of Minnesota State University - Mankato for her talk on “Geographical distribution of Cyanthocotyle bushiensis and Sphaeridiotrema globulus in Pool 7 of the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge”. Lindsey Stillson of Saint Mary’s College received the R.M. Cable undergraduate award and $100 for her oral presentation on “The effect of crowding on the intraspecific variation of Echinostoma caproni in ICR mice.” Honorable mention awards and $100 were given to Kristin Giglietti of Eastern Illinois University poster on “The effect of freezing on blood parasites of the wood frog Rana sylvatica: Analysis of post-emergence infection parameters.” and Brenda Pracheil of Michigan State University for her talk on “Importance of lake trophic status and host trophic status as parasite community determinants in juvenile bluegill, Lepomis macrochirus, and largemouth bass, Micropterus salmoides, from two Michigan lakes.” Kristin Herrmann was chosen as the AMCOP nominee for the American Society of Parasitologists student travel grant award for 2007.

The symposium on Friday afternoon was presented by Dr. Rebecca Cole of the National Wildlife Health Center of the United States Geological Survey who talked on “Recurring Waterbird Mortalities in Wisconsin Due to Trematodiasis” and Dr. Darwin Wittrock of the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire whose presentation was ““Host-parasite relationships of trematodes with their 2nd intermediate hosts,” The banquet speaker was Dr. Matthew Bolek of the University of Nebraska - Lincoln whose entertaining multimedia presentation was entitled “Amphibian parasites: the cool, the bad, and the ugly."

AMCOP 59 will be held in June of 2006 at the University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh in Oshkosh Wisconsin. Additional future meeting sites as determined by the meeting sites committee are:

AMCOP 60; 2008: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, College of Veterinary Medicine
AMCOP 61; 2009: Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, OH
AMCOP 62; 2010: Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
AMCOP 63; 2011: Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN

At the business meeting, Secretary-Treasurer Woodmansee presented the minutes of AMCOP 57, and treasurer’s reports for 2005 and early 2006 that were approved. Committee reports were received and approved as follows: Auditing (Omer Larson and Jeff Laursen), Symposium (Shelly Michalski and Trudy Aebig), Meeting Sites (James Coggins and Tim Yoshino), Nominating (Kim Bates and Matt Bolek), and Resolutions (Tom Platt and Bob Sorensen). A silent auction of texts and monographs was held. Officers elected for 2007 were: Dr. Jason Curtis of Purdue University – North Central as presiding officer, Dr. Shelly Michalski of the University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh as program officer, and Dr. Douglas Woodmansee of Wilmington College as secretary-treasurer.

Submitted June 15, 2006 by:
Douglas B. Woodmansee
AMCOP Secretary-Treasurer

The 57th Annual Midwestern Conference of Parasitologists was held on June 9-11, 2005, at Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Indiana. A total of 61 persons registered for the conference. Dr. Douglas Woodmansee of Wilmington College was presiding officer, and Dr. Eric Wetzel of Wabash College made local arrangements and served as program officer. Dr. Mauri Ditzler, Dean of Wabash College, provided welcoming remarks. Seventeen papers and 9 posters were presented by members. The C.A. Herrick Award and $300 for outstanding poster was awarded to Amy McHenry of the University of Notre Dame for her poster on "Mapping binding residues in the Plasmodium vivax Duffy binding protein." The G.R. LaRue Award and $300 for outstanding oral presentation was awarded to Laura Duclos of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for her talk on "Development and infectivity of carotenoid-deprived larval Corynosoma constrictum." Kristin Giglietti of Eastern Illinois University received the R.M. Cable undergraduate award and $100 for her oral presentation on "Effects of copper sulfate on snail and trematode communities" Honorable mention awards and $100 were given to Jillian Detwiler of Purdue University for her paper on "The role of host specificity and infection dynamics in gregarine-tenebrionid coevolution," and Julie Clennon of the University of Illinois for her poster on "Dispersal cost analysis of snail intermediate hosts of Schistosoma haematobium in coastal Kenya." Amy McHenry was chosen as the AMCOP nominee for the American Society of Parasitologists student travel grant award for 2006.

The symposium on Friday afternoon was presented by Dr. Virginia Ferris of Purdue University who talked on "Molecular Phylogenies in Nematoda - Do we care?" and Dr. Keith Clay of Indiana University whose presentation was "Microbial Community Ecology of Tick-borne Human Pathogens." The banquet speaker was Dr. John Adams of the University of Notre Dame whose interesting address was "In a changing world of malaria research, can an old dog learn new tricks?"

AMCOP 58 will be held in June of 2006 at Winona State University in Winona, Minnesota. Additional future meeting sites as determined by the meeting sites committee are:

AMCOP 59 - 2007: University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Oshkosh, WI
AMCOP 60 - 2008: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, College of Veterinary Medicine
AMCOP 61 - 2009: Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, OH
AMCOP 61 - 2010: Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

At the business meeting, Secretary-Treasurer Wittrock presented the minutes of AMCOP 56, held last year at Minnesota State University, and treasurer's report for 2004 that were approved. Committee reports were received and approved as follows: Auditing (Omer Larson and Tom Dunagan), Symposium (Tom Platt and Wendell Patton), Meeting Sites (Jeff Laursen and Tim Yoshino), Nominating (Matt Bolek and Dennis Minchella), and Resolutions (Bob Sorensen and John Adams). At the silent auction of parasitology journals and texts, a total of $136.50 was raised. Officers elected for 2006 were: Dr. Tom McQuistion of Millikin University as presiding officer, Dr. Kim Bates of Winona State University as program officer, and Dr. Douglas Woodmansee of Wilmington College as secretary-treasurer.

Submitted June 14, 2005
Darwin Wittrock, Secretary/Treasurer

SUMMARY OF THE 56th A.M.C.O.P. MEETING

The 56th Annual Midwestern Conference of Parasitologists was held on June 10-12, 2004, at Minnesota State University in Mankato, Minnesota. A total of 54 persons registered for the conference. Dr. Pat Muzzall of Michigan State University was presiding officer, and Dr. Robert Sorensen of Minnesota State University-Mankato made local arrangements and served as program officer. Dean John Frey, College of Science, Engineering, and Technology at Minnesota State University, provided welcoming remarks. Sixteen papers and 13 posters were presented by members. The C.A. Herrick Award and $300 for outstanding poster was awarded to Rebecca LaBorde of Iowa State University for her poster on "Genetic complementation to identify DNA elements that influence complement resistance in Leishmania chagasi." The G.R. LaRue Award and $300 for outstanding oral presentation was awarded to Maria Castillo of the University of Wisconsin-Madison for her paper on "Cell membrane components of Biomphalaria glabrata embryonic cells recognize fucosylated determinants on primary sporocysts of Schistosoma mansoni." Jenna Rodgers of Purdue University won the R.M. Cable undergraduate award and $100 for her poster on “Multi-species interactions among a commensal (Chateogaster limnaei limnaei), a parasite (Schistosoma mansoni), and an aquatic snail host (Biomphalaria glabrata).” Honorable mention awards and $100 were given to Angie Kuntz of Illinois State University for her poster on "Characterization of Schistosoma mansoni thioredoxin glutathione reductase," and Laura Duclos of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for her paper on "Effect of Corynosoma constrictum (Acanthocephala) infection on the survivorship of Hyalella azteca (Amphipoda).” Maria Castillo was also chosen as the AMCOP nominee for the American Society of Parasitologists student travel grant award for 2005.

A symposium on “Molecular Phylogenetics of Parasites” was given Friday afternoon by Dr. Vasyl Tkach, Department of Biology at the University of North Dakota, who spoke on "Molecular phylogenetics of parasites: Some new insights into their taxonomy, life histories, and evolution," and Dr. Ramon Carreno, Department of Zoology at Ohio Wesleyan University, who spoke on "Systematics of parasitic nematodes using molecules and morphology." The banquet speaker was Dr. Richard E. Clopton, Peru State College in Peru, Nebraska and editor of Comparative Parasitology, whose interesting address was “Publishing without pain: The Editor doesn’t really hate you.” Dr. Bruce Christensen, president of the American Society of Parasitologists, gave a special presentation on “The world of medical parasitology needs biologists - the role of ASP: A discussion with AMCOP members.”

Year Meeting Site (Conference No.) Presiding Officer, Banquet Speaker & Title
PO=Program Officer, ST=Secy/Treas, H=Herrick Award, L=LaRue Award, HM=Honorable Mention, UA=Undergraduate Award; C=R.M. Cable undergraduate award; S=Symposium Title and Speakers

1949 Univ. Wisconsin, Madison, WI (AMCOP I) Harley J. VanCleave
J.C. Baer, ST=J. R. Lincicome
1950 Univ. Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (II) R.V. Bangham
W.W. Cort, Trends in Helminthological Research.
PO/ST=R. J. Porter
1951 Purdue University, Lafayete, IN (III) L.O. Nolf
J.E. Ackert, Some Observations on Hookworm Disease.
ST=W. Balamuth
1952 Univ. Illinois, Urbana, IL (IV) R.J. Porter,
A.C. Walton, ST=W. Balamuth
1953 Iowa State College, Ames IA (V) C.A. Herrick
R.M. Cable, Parasitological Experiences in Puerto Rico.
ST=W.D. Lindquist
1954 Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI (VI) A.C. Walton
G.F Otto, Mosquitos, Worms, Somoans and the Parasitologist in Somoa.
ST=W.D. Lindquist
1955 Notre Dame Univ., IN (VII) R.M. Cable
G.R. LaRue, Relationships in the Development of Digenetic Trematodes.
ST=W.D. Lindquist
1956 Iowa State University, Ames, IA (VIII) W.D. Lindquist
W.H. Headlee, ST=F.J. Krudenier
1957 Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (IX) J.E. Ackert
A.C. Chandler, ST=F.J. Krudenier
1958 Kansas St. Univ., Manhattan, KS (X) G.R. LaRue
H.W. Manter, Trematodes of Many Waters.
ST=F.J. Krudenier
1959 Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (XI) G.F. Otto
H. Van der Schalie, Contrasting Problems in Conrol of Schistosomiasis in Egypt and the Sudan. ST=D.T. Clark
1960 Purdue Univ., Lafayette, IN (XII) F.J. Krudenier
P.P. Weinstein, Aspects of Growth and Differentiation of Parasitic Helminths in vitro and in vivo. ST=D.T. Clark
1961 Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH (XIII) N.D. Levine
B. Schwartz, Parasitology Old and New.
ST=D.T. Clark
1962 Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE (XIV) G.W. Kelley, Jr
O.W. Olsen, The Life History of the Hookworm of Fur Seals.
ST=D.T. Clark
1963 Univ. of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN (XV) M.F. Hansen
F.G. Wallace, Observations on the Louisiana State University Inter-American Program in Tropical
Medicine.
ST=D.T. Clark
1964 Univ. of Chicago, Chicago, IL (XVI) D.T. Clark
R.E. Kuntz, Paragonimiasis in Formosa.
ST=E. J. Hugghins
1965 Kellogg Biological Station, Gull Lake, MI (XVII) P.E. Thompson
L. Jacobs, Toxoplasmosis.
ST=E.J. Hugghins
1966 Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL (XVIII) M.J. Ulmer
D.L. De Guisti, The Acanthocephala.
ST=E.J. Hugghins
1967 Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (XVIV) P.J. Silverman
N.D. Levine, Parasitology, Problems and Promise.
ST=E.J. Hugghins, H=P.M. Nollen [FIRST HERRICK AWARD]
1968 Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (XX) F.G. Wallace
D.R. Lincicome, The Goodness of Parasitism.
(with APS & AIBS) ST=J.H.Greve, H=W.G. Barnes
1969 Univ. of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH (XXI) H.W. Manter
H.W. Stunkard, Life Histories and Systematics of Parasitic Flatworms.
ST=J.H. Greve, H=B. Caverny, H=T.P. Bonner
1970 Loyola Univ., Chicago, IL (XXII) J.L. Crites
M.J. Ulmer, Helminths from Midwest to Mediterranean.
ST=J.H. Greve, H=H. Blankespoor
1971 Univ. of Louisville, Louisville, KY (XXIII) F. Etges
H. Van der Schalie, Dam Large Rivers-Then What?
ST=J.H. Greve, H=R. Campbell
1972 Southern Illinois Univ., Carbondale, IL (XXIV) B.J. Jaskowski
R.M. Cable, The Lighter Side of Parasitology.
PO=T.T. Dunagan, ST=J.H. Greve, H=E.M. Cornford
1973 Notre Dame Univ., Notre Dame, IN (XXV) R. Shumard
R.F. Rick, Babesiosis and the Development of Babesia in Ticks.
PO=R. Thorson, ST=J.H. Greve, H=D. Danley
1974 Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (XXVI) D. Ameel
M.J. Ulmer, Snails, Swamps and Swimmer's Itch.
ST=J.H. Greve, H=P.T. LaVerde and D. Prechel
1975 Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (XXVII) W. Bemrick
P.M. Nollen, Studies on the Reproductive Systems of Parasitic Flatworms or All You Wanted to
Know About Sex in Worms and Were Afraid to Ask.
ST=J.H. Greve, H=D. Wittrock, L=V.M. Nelson [FIRST LARUE AWARD]
1976 Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE (XXVIII) J. Greve
A.C. Todd, A Redefinition of Subclinical Parasitism and its Impact on World Politics.
ST=W.H. Coil, PO=M.H. Pritchard, H=W.L. Current, L=C.A. Klu
1977 Kansas State Univ., Manhattan, KA (XXIX) T.T. Dunagan
A.J. MacInnis, Snails, Dollars, DNA and Worms.
PO=W.D. Lindquist, ST=W.H. Coil, H=M. Fletcher, L=L. Smurro, L=J. Ketchum
1978 Indiana Central Univ., Indianapolis, IN (XXX) E.J. Hugghins
J.P. Dubey, Recent Advances in Feline and Canine Coccidia and Related Organisms.
PO=M. Brandt, ST=W.H. Coil, H=D. McNair, L=G.L. Hendrickson
1979 Loyola Univ., Chicago, IL (XXXI) D.E. Gilbertson
E. Foor, Basic Studies in Reproduction (in Nematodes).
PO=B.J. Jaskowski, ST=W.H. Coil, H=G. Plorin, H=D. Minchella, L=M. Fletcher
1980 Eastern Michigan Univ., Ypsilanti, MI (XXXII) A.D. Johnson
J.R. Williams, Tropical Parasitiology at the Junction of the White and Blue Nile Rivers.
PO=E. Waffle, ST=G. Garoian, H=C.L. Williams, L=M. Goldman, L=R. Gamble,
S=Functional Morphology of Acanthocephala
1981 Eastern Illinois Univ., Charleston, IL (XXXIII) D.M. Miller
G.D. Cain, Antigenic Variation: New Techniques Applied to Old Problems.
PO=B.T. Ridgeway, ST=G. Garoian, H=J.M. Holy, L=B.N. Tuggle,
S=Immunity to Protozoan Parasites
1982 Western Illinois Univ., Macomb, IL (XXXIV) D.G. Myer
J.D. Briggs, Biological Control of Invertebrates in International Programs.
PO=P.M. Nollen, ST=G. Garoian, H=D.E. Snyder, L=C.L. Williams,
S=Biological Control of Organisms
1983 Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL (XXXV) C.M. Vaughn
H.M. Moon, Speculations on the Pathogenesis of Cryptosporidiosis with Comparisons to Other
Enteric Infections.
PO=K.S. Todd, Jr, ST=G. Garoian, H=K.J. Hamann, L=K.W. Bafundo,
S=Intestinal Protozoa
1984 Univ. of Iowa, Iowa City, IA (XXXVI) W.H. Coil
J. Donelson, Genetic Rearrangement and the Basis of Antigenic Variation in African Trypanosomes. PO=G.D. Cain, ST=G. Garoian, H=K.F. Forton, L=D. Woodmansee,
S=Helminth Immunology
1985 Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH (XXXVII) B.T. Ridgeway
K.D. Murrell, Epidemiology of Swine Trichinosis: Could Both Zenker and Leuckart be Right? PO=P.W. Pappas, ST=G. Garoian, H=R.L. Lavy, L=H.K. Forton,
S=Physiological Ecology of Parasites
1986 Univ. of Missouri, Columbia, MO (XXXVIII) G.D. Cain
R.C. Tinsley, Correlation of Host Biology in Polystomatid Monogenea.
H=M.C. Lewis, H=I.G. Welsford, L=D.A. Leiby, PO=L. Uhazy, ST=D.M. Miller,
S=Gene Expression in Helminth Development
1987 Southern Illinois Univ., Edwardsville, IL (XXXIX) P.M. Nollen
K. Kazacos, Baylisascaris Nematodes-Their Biology and Role in Larva Migrans Disease.
PO=D. Myer, ST=D.M. Miller, H=D.A. Leiby, L=V.A. Conners,
S=Modern Systematics in Parasitology
1988 Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN (XL) G. Garoian
W.H. Coil, Forty Years of AMCOP, Laying a Foundation.
PO=K. Kazacos & D. Minchella, ST=D.M. Miller, H=R.A. Bautz, L=R.R. Mitchler,
S=Host Parasite Genetics
1989 Miami Univ., Oxford, OH (XLI) A.E. Duwe
G. Castro, A Physiological View of Host-parasite Interactions.
PO=R.A.Grassmick, ST=D.M. Miller, H=S.R. Morris,
S=Parasites in the Immune Suppressed, Special Visit by President Kemp of ASP.
1990 Univ. Illinois, Urbana, IL (XLII) J. H. Hubschman
G. Cross, Phosphatidylinositol Membrane Anchor and/or Transfection of Protozoa.
PO=G. McLaughlin, ST=D.M. Miller, H=L.D. Morton, L=S.R.Morris,
S=Defining the Limits of Integrated Pest and Disease Management.
1991 University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD, (XLIII) K. R. Kazacos
M. Dryden, What You Always Wanted to Know About Fleas on Fluffy and Fido but were Afraid
to Ask.
PO=A. D. Johnson, ST=D.M Miller, H=D. Royal, L=R. Clopton,
S= Host Specificity
1992 Univ. Wisconsin-Eau Claire, WI, (XLIV) Omer Larson
PO=D. Wittrock, ST=D.M.Miller, H=S. Storandt, L=D. K. Howe,
S=Teaching of Parasitology-New Methods; Visit by ASP President J. Seed
1993 St. Mary's, Notre Dame, IN, (XLV) R. A. Grassmick
J. Crites, AMCOP Peragrare Anni, Homines, Exitus PO=T.R Platt, ST=D.M.Miller,
H=M. S. Schoen, L=B. J. Davids,
S="Ain't Misbehavin'": Ethology, Phylogeny and Parasitology
1994 Murray State Univ. Murray, KY (XLVI) G.ary Uglem
E. Christiansen, Come out, come out, we know you are in there
PO=L. Duobinis-Gray, ST=D. J. Minchella, H=J. Rosinski, L=R. Garrison,
S=Parasite Ecology: Population and Community Dynamics
1995 Univ. of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (XLVII) Darwin Wittrock
E.S. Loker, Schistosomiasis in Kenya: a Copernican point of view
PO= J. Coggins, ST=D.J. Minchella; H=J. Curtis; L=M. Dwinnell
S=Water-borne Diseases
1996 Northeast MO State Univ., Kirksville, MO (XLVIII) Daniel Snyder
PO=L. C. Twining, ST=D.J. Minchella, H= V. G. Mehta, L=H. Yoder,
S=Immune Aspects of Protozoan Infections: Malaria and Amoebiasis
1997 Butler University, Indianapolis, IN, (XLIX) Joe Camp
R. Hengst, Paleoparasitology,
PO=D. Daniell; ST=D.J. Minchella; H=A. Bierberich, L=S. Kappe,
S=Molecular Biology in Solving Problems in Parasitology
1998 Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN (L) Jim Coggins
W. Coil, J. Crites, & T. Dunagan, AMCOP 50 - Fifty Years Revisited;
PO=F. Monroy & D. Dusanic; ST=D. Wittrock; H=M. Bolek; L=K. Page
S= Cytokines and Parasitic Diseases; Visit by ASP President John Oaks
1999 Wilmington College, Wilmington OH (LI) Dennis Minchella
P. LoVerde, Molecular Biology of Schistosomes,
PO= D. Woodmansee, ST=D. Wittrock; H= J.B.Green; L=J. Curtis;
S=Parasite Biochemistry
2000 University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN (LII) Peter Pappas
J.A. Oaks – Zen and the Art of Tapeworms
PO= J. H. Adams; ST= D. Wittrock; H= A. Eppert; L= M. Bolek; HM= C. Dresden-Osborne &
K. VanBuskirk
S=Life Style Choices of Parasitic Protozoans
2001 Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL (LIII) Lin Twining
R.D. Smith - Environmental contamination with Cryptosporidium parvum from a dairy herd.
PO= J. Laursen; ST= D. Wittrock; H= B. Foulk; L= M. Michalski ; HM= M. Gillilland III;
B. Balu and P. Blair
S= Use of Molecular Data in Parasite Systematics by M. Mort and M. Siddall
2002 Millikin University, Decatur, IL (LIV) David Williams
P. Brindley – Mobile genetic elements in the schistosome genome
PO=Tom McQuistion; ST= D. Wittrock; H= Stacy Pfluger; L= Greg Sandland;
HM= Kelly VanBuskirk and Michelle Steinauer
S= Parasite Transmission and Control in Domesticated Animals by M. McAllister and
L. McDougald
2003 Michigan State University, East Lansing (LV) Tom Platt
Robert Pennock - Darwin and the Parasitic Wasp: Teaching Evolutionary Design;
PO= Pat Muzzall; ST= Darwin Wittrock; H= Luis Gondim; L= Michelle Steinauer;
HM= Shawna Cook and Ahmed Sayed; UA= Katie Reif
S= Vector Borne Diseases of Michigan and Adjacent States by Ned Walker
and Hans Klompen
2004 Minnesota State University, Mankato, MN (LVI) Patrick Muzzall
Richard E. Clopton - Publishing without pain: The editor doesn’t really hate you
PO= Robert Sorensen, ST= Darwin Wittrock; H= Rebecca LaBorde; L= Maria Castillo
C= Jenna Rodgers; HM= Angie Kuntz and Laura Duclos
S= Molecular phylogenetics of parasites by Vasyl Tkach and Ramon Carreno
Special presentation by ASP President Bruce Christensen
2005 Wabash College, Crawfordsville, IN (LVII) Douglas Woodmansee
Dr. John Adams - In a changing world of malaria research, can an old dog learn new tricks?
PO= Eric Wetzel, ST= D. Wittrock, H= Amy McHenry ; L= Laura Duclos
C= Kristin Giglietti; HM= Jillian Detwiler and Julie Clennon
S= Molecular Phylogenies in Nematoda - Do we care? by Virginia Ferris and
Microbial Community Ecology of Tick-borne Human Pathogens by Keith Clay
2006 Winona State University, Winona, MN (LVIII) Thomas McQuistion
Matthew Bolek - Amphibian parasites: the cool, the bad, and the ugly
PO= Kim Bates; ST= D. Woodmansee; H= Andrew Claxton ; L= Kristin Herrmann
C= Lindsey Stillson; HM= Kristin Giglietti and Brenda Pracheil
S= Recurring Waterbird Mortalities in Wisconsin Due to Trematodiasis by Rebecca Cole and
Host-parasite relationships of trematodes with their 2nd intermediate hosts by Darwin Wittrock
2007 University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Oshkosh, WI (LIX) Jason Curtis
David Williams - The genomics revolution in parasitology
PO= Shelly Michalski, ST= D. Woodmansee; H= Christine Hsiao; L= Sriveny Dangoudoubiyam
C= Emily Doucette ; HM= Peter Ziniel and Nathan Peterson
S= Research for elimination of lymphatic filariasis: Egyptian endgame by Gary Weil and
Lateral gene transfer of Wolbachia endobacteria to the nuclear genome of filarial parasites by Peter Fischer
2008 University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign, ILL (LX) Robert Sorensen
Dennis Minchella PC (Post Cable) parasitology at Purdue
PO= Milton McAllister, ; ST= D. Woodmansee; H= Nathan Peterson; L= Erica Mize
C= Kyle Luth; HM= Apichat Vitta and Jill Detwiiler
S= Identification of genes necessary for chronic infection by a parasite by Laura J. Knoll and
Emergence of canine leishmaniasis in the United States by Alex Rosypal
2009 Ohio Wesleyan University - Deleware, OH (LXI)
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