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Harold C. Chapman:
1983 Hathaway Ritter Distinguished Achievement Award
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Chapman was involved in entomological research from 1949-1981. During
those 33 years, he conducted research on forest insects, stored grain
insects, aquatic and semi-aquatic Hemiptera, and insects of medical
importance, particularly mosquitoes. He has published 134 scientific
papers, including bulletins and book chapters. He has presented more
than 45 invitational talks at state, regional and national meetings and 30
invitational presentations before international groups.
Chappy, as he
is known to his colleagues, and friends, was born on December 1, 1921 in
Kalamazoo, Michigan. He earned his B.S. in Forestry in 1948 and his
M.S. in Entomology in 1950 at Michigan State University. He earned his
Ph.D. (Entomology) at Rutgers University in 1959.
He was director of
the Gulf Coast Mosquito Research Laboratory, USDA, ARS in Lake Charles, LA,
from 1964 to 1981. It was during this time that Dr. Chapman became an
active member of the LMCA. Besides serving on the LMCA Board of
Directors for over 15 years, he served as Vice President twice, 1966 and
1978, and President in 1979. His service to LMCA has been invaluable,
and he served many years as an editor of the association newsletter.
He was a very active member of the American Mosquito Control Association.
He was a member of the AMCA Board of directors from 1973-1978, serving as
President in 1976. In 1986, the AMCA hired him as Executive Director,
a position he held until 1991. Dr. Chapman has also served on numerous
AMCA committees, including the Editorial Board of Mosquito News.
Officers and Committee Assignments in Professional Societies:
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- 1966 and 1978 Vice President of,
LMCA
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- 1976 - 1991
Board of Directors, LMCA
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- 1973 - 1978 Board of Directors, American Mosquito Control Association
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- 1979 - 1980 Chairman, Editorial board of Mosquito News
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- 1985 Editor, AMCA Bulletin 6, Biological Control of Mosquitoes
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Dr. Chapman's technical advisory activities with the USDA-ARS and the
World Health Organization carried him to many other countries. A few
of these were: El Salvador, Switzerland, India, Nauru Island (Central
Pacific), Taiwan, Thailand, Canada, China and Malaysia. He maintained
much of these activities even after his retirement in 1981 as a
Collaborator/Consultant with the USDA, ARS Lab in Lake Charles.
Honoraria & Awards:
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- Wildlife Achievement Award by Northeastern Section of Wildlife
Society in 1965: Most outstanding contribution to wildlife in
northeastern United States in 1956.
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- Certificate of Merit in 1975 for superior performance by
USDA-SEA for planning and directing a scientifically productive and
internationally recognized research program for the biological
control of mosquitoes.
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- Meritorious Service Award for outstanding service as President,
1975-1976, AMCA
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- Received Medal of Honor from the American Mosquito Control
Association, 1991
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- Honorary Member of AMCA 1999
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Other Significant Information:
Periodically reviews
grant applications of NIH, NSF and WHO. Review numerous manuscripts
for the Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association and
from government scientists.
Eight pathogens and parasites and on
Hemiptera have been named after Dr. Chapman: protozoa (Nosema chapmani,
Plestophora chappmani, Hyalinocysta chapmani,
Pilosporell chapmani, and Chapmanium cerritus), a nematode (Aproctonema
chapmani), two fungi (Coelomomyces stegomyiae var. chapmani,
and Leptolegnia chapmani), and semi-aquatic hemiptera (Loscytus
chapmani).
He authored or co-authored the descriptions of 27
species of aquatic or semi-aquatic Hemiptera, one species of mosquito, and
one protozoan species.
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