Ted Hopkins Distinguished Colloquium Speaker

This annual award was established in 1998 to honor the late Professor Theodore L. Hopkins (1929-2018), Emeritus Professor (pictured left), for his many contributions to the science of entomology. Dr. Hopkins graduated from high school in Drain, Oregon, earned his bachelors and masters from Oregon State University in Fisheries and Wildlife, and then his PhD from Kansas State University in Entomology. Dr. Hopkins moved to Manhattan and was employed at Kansas State University as an Assistant Professor in Entomology in 1960, was promoted to Associate Professor in 1963 and then Professor in 1966. He retired in 1998 and passed away in December of 2018. We are honored to call him one of our own, and this award honors his legacy and contributions to science.

 

The award supports the visit of a distinguished scientist working in an area of current importance and interest, and who will bring new and important research in entomological science to the Department.

Previous Awardees

Year	Speaker/Affiliation
2024	Dr. Tracy C. Leskey USDA-ARS, Appalachian Fruit Research Station
2023	Dr. Laura Burkle Montana State University
2019	Dr. John Clark University of Massachusetts Amherst
2018	Dr. Subba Reddy Palli University of Kentucky
2017	Dr. Fred Gould North Carolina State University
2016	Dr. Bryony Bonning Iowa State University
2015	Dr. Jay A. Rosenheim University of California, Davis
2014	Dr. Claire Kremen University of California, Berkeley
2013	Dr. Michael R. Strand University of Georgia
2012	Dr. James Tumlinson Pennsylvania State University
2011	Dr. Judith Willis University of Georgia
2010	Dr. Walter Leal University of California - Davis
2008	Dr. David Denlinger Ohio State University
2006	Dr. David Schooley University of Nevada, Reno
2005	Dr. Mandyam V. Srinivasan The Australian National University
2004	Dr. Gene E. Robinson University of Illinois
2002	Dr. James Truman University of Washington
2001	Dr. David Stanley University of Nebraska
2000	Dr. Coby Schal North Carolina State University