UC Davis alumnus Emily Symmes was part of the seven-member team that won the PBESA Entomology Team Award. She received her doctorate in entomology from UC Davis in 2012.

UC Davis faculty and UC Cooperative Extension specialists fared well, with Lynn Kimsey, director of the Bohart Museum of Entomology and professor of entomology, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, receiving the highest award, the C. W. Woodworth Award. (See news story)

Forensic entomologist Robert Kimsey of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology received the Distinction in Student Mentoring. (See news story)

Walter Leal, distinguished professor in the UC Davis Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, and a former professor and chair of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, won the Award for Excellence in Teaching. (See news story)

Emily Symmes, who received her doctorate in entomology from UC Davis in 2012, and is an agricultural entomologist  specializing in integrated pest management (she was formerly with UC Agriculture and Natural Resources), was part of the almond team that won the PBESA Entomology Team Award.

The complete list of recipients, as announced by PBESA President Elizabeth Beers, professor of entomology at Washington State University:

C. W. Woodworth Award
Lynn Kimsey, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology

Award for Excellence in Teaching
Walter Leal, UC Davis Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology

Distinction in Student Mentoring
Robert Kimsey, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology

Award for Excellence in Integrated Pest Management
Surendra Dara, UC Cooperative Extension, San Luis Obispo, Calif.

Physiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology Award
Laura Lavine, Washington State University Department of Entomology, Pullman, Wash.

Medical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology Award
Dong-Hwan Choe, UC Riverside Department of Entomology, Riverside

Excellence in Early Career Award
Priyadarshini Chakrabarti, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Ore.

Entomology Team Work Award
David Haviland (team leader)
UC Cooperative Extension, Bakersfield
Team: Brad Higbee, Charles Burks, Jhalendra Rijal, Emily Symmes, Robert Curtis, Stephanie Rill

John Henry Comstock Graduate Student Award
Jacqueline Serrano, who holds a doctorate from UC Riverside, is currently with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) in Wapato, Wash.

Student Leadership Award
Megan Asche, Ph.D candidate, Washington State University Department of Entomology

PBESA encompasses 11 western states (Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming), U.S. territories, and parts of Canada and Mexico.