Harry Hoogstraal Medal for Outstanding Achievement in Medical Entomology

This is the front of the international Harry Hoogstraal Medal for Outstanding Achievement in Medical Entomology, awarded to UC Davis medical entomologist Robert K. Washino at the 54th annual meeting of the American Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH), held Dec. 11-15 in Washington, D.C.

Hoogstraal (1917-1986), a parasitologist-entomologist who maintained research facilities in Egypt, was a global authority on ticks and tick-borne diseases.

Of the 14 past recipients of the medal, five are from the UC system.

This is the back of the of the Harry Hoogstraal Medal for Outstanding Achievement in Medical Entomology, awarded to UC Davis medical entomologist Robert K. Washino in December 2005.

Washino, whose career spans four decades at the UC Davis, is a global authority on the ecology of mosquitoes and mosquito control agents.

“Today, the Department of Entomology at UC Davis is ranked among the top entomological departments in the world in large part because of the long lasting impact of Bob’s vision and administrative skills,” said UC Davis entomologist Thomas Scott.