Description:     This scholarship is annually offered by the Entomological Society of Saskatchewan in commemoration of A. R. Brooks, insect collector and systematist.

Value:     $500 annually

Eligibility:     Candidates must be registered as a full time student in the field of entomology in the College of Graduate Studies and Research at the Universities of Saskatchewan or Regina and have been registered for at least one academic year. The prize recipient must have an academic average equivalent to a "B" standing or above, and must have demonstrated the ability to make an outstanding contribution to entomology in Saskatchewan. A student may receive the prize only once.

Application
Procedure:     Applications need to be submitted by October 1st of each year. Students who wish to apply for the scholarship should send their academic record, a list of publications, and a statement of interests, activities and accomplishments related to entomology to the address below.

Address:     Dwayne Hegedus, Treasurer, Entomological Society of Saskatchewan
107 Science Place, Saskatoon SK, S7N 0X2.
Phone (306) 956-7667
Email: Dwayne.Hegedus@agr.gc.ca



Previous winners:
2003: Mano Benjamin of the Department of Biology, University of Sasktchewan: Supervised by Dr. Cedric Gillott and Dr. Martin Erlandson. Mano completed her M.Sc. work on the effect of Spinosad on flea beetles.

Left to right: William Chapco, Daniel Contreras, Phil Currie

2004: Nina Mohr of the Department of Biology, University of Saskatchewan: Supervised by Dr. Jack Gray, Nina’s PhD work focuses on the flight and neuroethology of locusts in a swarm.

Congratulations to Mr. Daniel Contreras who won the A.R. Brooks Award in 2005. Daniel is an M.Sc. candidate in the Department of Biology, University of Regina. Daniel’s graduate work deals with the molecular systematics and evolution of the grasshopper subfamily Gomphocerinae, and is being supervised by Prof. William Chapco.

Left to right: Dwayne Hegedus, Cedric Gillott, Tyler Wist, Art Davis

Congratulations to Tyler Wist, M.Sc. candidate in the Department of Biology, University of Saskatchewan and winner of the A.R. Brooks Award in 2006. Tyler’s thesis work is on the pollination biology of Echinacea angustifolia and E. purpurea (Asteraceae) in Saskatchewan. Much of his work focuses on identifying the major pollinators of Echinacea in Saskatchewan and elucidating the pollination efficiency of individual insect species on the capitulum of Echinacea. In addition to his insect work on Echinacea, Tyler also studied pollinator attractants such as nectar and pollen and performed a microscopic study of the floral nectaries of both of these Echinacea species. Tyler is supervised by Dr. Art Davis.

Congratulations to Umut Toprak, M.Sc. candidate in the Department of Biology, University of Saskatchewan and winner of the A.R. Brooks Award in 2008. Umut’s thesis work is on intestinal mucins in the peritrophic matrix, an acellular, semi-permeable structure composed of chitin and proteins that lines the midgut of many insects.

Left: Dwayne Hegedus, Right: Umut Toprak

Description:	This scholarship is annually offered by the Entomological Society of Saskatchewan in commemoration of A. R. Brooks, insect collector and systematist.
Value:	$500 annually
Eligibility:	Candidates must be registered as a full time student in the field of entomology in the College of Graduate Studies and Research at the Universities of Saskatchewan or Regina and have been registered for at least one academic year. The prize recipient must have an academic average equivalent to a "B" standing or above, and must have demonstrated the ability to make an outstanding contribution to entomology in Saskatchewan. A student may receive the prize only once.
Application Procedure:	Applications need to be submitted by October 1st of each year. Students who wish to apply for the scholarship should send their academic record, a list of publications, and a statement of interests, activities and accomplishments related to entomology to the address below.
Address:	Dwayne Hegedus, Treasurer, Entomological Society of Saskatchewan 107 Science Place, Saskatoon SK, S7N 0X2. Phone (306) 956-7667 Email: Dwayne.Hegedus@agr.gc.ca

Previous winners:	2003: Mano Benjamin of the Department of Biology, University of Sasktchewan: Supervised by Dr. Cedric Gillott and Dr. Martin Erlandson. Mano completed her M.Sc. work on the effect of Spinosad on flea beetles. Left to right: William Chapco, Daniel Contreras, Phil Currie 2004: Nina Mohr of the Department of Biology, University of Saskatchewan: Supervised by Dr. Jack Gray, Nina’s PhD work focuses on the flight and neuroethology of locusts in a swarm. Congratulations to Mr. Daniel Contreras who won the A.R. Brooks Award in 2005. Daniel is an M.Sc. candidate in the Department of Biology, University of Regina. Daniel’s graduate work deals with the molecular systematics and evolution of the grasshopper subfamily Gomphocerinae, and is being supervised by Prof. William Chapco. Left to right: Dwayne Hegedus, Cedric Gillott, Tyler Wist, Art Davis Congratulations to Tyler Wist, M.Sc. candidate in the Department of Biology, University of Saskatchewan and winner of the A.R. Brooks Award in 2006. Tyler’s thesis work is on the pollination biology of Echinacea angustifolia and E. purpurea (Asteraceae) in Saskatchewan. Much of his work focuses on identifying the major pollinators of Echinacea in Saskatchewan and elucidating the pollination efficiency of individual insect species on the capitulum of Echinacea. In addition to his insect work on Echinacea, Tyler also studied pollinator attractants such as nectar and pollen and performed a microscopic study of the floral nectaries of both of these Echinacea species. Tyler is supervised by Dr. Art Davis. Congratulations to Umut Toprak, M.Sc. candidate in the Department of Biology, University of Saskatchewan and winner of the A.R. Brooks Award in 2008. Umut’s thesis work is on intestinal mucins in the peritrophic matrix, an acellular, semi-permeable structure composed of chitin and proteins that lines the midgut of many insects. Left: Dwayne Hegedus, Right: Umut Toprak