Distinguished Achievement Award in Teaching

About this program

Entomological Society of America offers the Distinguished Achievement Award in Teaching to an ESA member judged the year's outstanding educator in entomology, with a $500 prize and an inscribed plaque presented at the ESA Annual Meeting. Nominations must be submitted electronically via the ESA awards application site and received by ESA headquarters by June 1; only one nomination per ESA Branch is accepted each year and members may submit in only one Branch annually. Eligible nominees must be current ESA members teaching at the community college or university level, and both nominators and nominees must sign the professional conduct disclosure form. Nomination packages (uploaded as individual PDF, TIF, or JPG files; minimum 10‑pt font) must include a CV with specified sections (background, teaching, service), up to two letters of recommendation, and total materials must not exceed 20 pages.