Recognizing devotion to the Society and dedication to the discipline
(1909-1982)
Member
Benefactor
(1925-2014)
President 1968, 1969
(1923-2008)
President 1972
Editor 1982-1990
(1926-2019)
President 1973
(1927-2016)
President 1983
(1947-2005)
President 1990
President 1991-1992
Nominating Committee, 1981, 1984, 1993 (Chair), and 1994 (Chair)
Councilor, 1986-1988, 2011-2012
Lacodaire Prize Selection Committee (Chair) 1995-2003
Chair, Zimmerman Project Committee, 2000-2002
J. Gordon Edwards Prize Committee (Chair, 2007)
Member since 1978
President 1984
Secretary 1995-2010
Councilor 1989-1990
Monograph Co-editor 2005-2006
Member since 1963
President 1994
Councilor 1984-1986 and 2002-2004
Editorial Board 1997-1999
Awards Committee 1997-2004
Nominations Committee 2008-2009
Member since 1980
(1951-2013)
President 2003-2004
Councilor 1993-1994
Investment officer 2010-2012
Website coordinator 2006-2008
Book review editor 1993-2002
Editor of the monograph series 2009-2012
Member 1973-2013
(1926-2016)
President 1979
Councilor 1974 and 1983-1985
Chair Editorial Board 1988-1990
Member since 1969
Treasurer 1972-1986
Newsletter editor 1978-1981
Councilor 2000-2001
Member since 1964
Treasurer – 1987-1991
President-Elect, President, Past President, 1993–1998
Nominating Committee, 2013
Member since 1976
President-Elect, President, Past President, 2013-2018
Editor, 1999-2004
Member since 1980
Editorial Board Member (2009-2019)
President-Elect, President, Past President, 2003 – 2008
Open Access Committee, Chair (2008-2009)
Councilor, (1992-1995, 1999-2001)
Youth Incentive Award Committee Member (1994-2017)
Education Committee Member (1995-2017)
Membership Directory editor and compiler (1995)
Member since 1986
Councilor 2003–2004
Managing Editor of the Coleopterists Bulletin 2009–2019
Member for 45 years
Nomination criteria include the following required attributes:
- Sustained, active membership in The Coleopterists Society.
- Past service to The Coleopterists Society (elected or delegated or voluntary).
- Advancement of coleopterology nationally and/or internationally.
- Sustained history of publication in The Coleopterists Bulletin and/or other Society publications.
Additional, non-required criteria that strongly support selection are:
- Contributions to public collections of Coleoptera.
- Development of research resources on Coleoptera.
- Substantive development of teaching resources on Coleoptera.
- Training of future coleopterists.
- Promoting appreciation of beetles to the public through popular books/articles, museum exhibitions, public lectures, etc.
Process for nominating future Honorary Members
- There will be no more than one Honorary Member elected each year.
- Nominations can be submitted by any current member.
- The full Executive Committee will vote to decide between multiple nominees, or to decide if a single nominee meets the minimum standards.
- If there are no nominees or if none of those nominated in a given year are ratified by the Executive Committee, there will be no honoree that year and the nominees will not be rolled over to the next year.
- Nominations should be submitted to the President of the Society, with a copy submitted to the Secretary, prior to March 1st to ensure consideration for a given year.
Contents of the Award
- Honorary Members will have their names listed on the inside cover of the Bulletin in perpetuity.
- The Society will pay the dues and the Honorary Members will receive the Bulletin for the rest of their respective lives.
Note: Honorary Members who wish to continue to support the Society by paying annual dues may select another member or colleague, e.g. student or foreign colleague, to support with these dues.