Osmun Nominations Due November 15th

THE JOHN V. OSMUN ALUMNI PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD IN ENTOMOLOGY

The purpose of this award is to encourage, promote, and recognize professionalism in entomology in its broadest context.

Nomination Instructions

Submit complete information for each of the following requirements by Nov. 15, 2025

Nomination Form

A) Nominator Letter
  1. High standard of professionalism -Describe how you feel the nominee meets this criteria.
  2. Career Reputation - Established a career reputation of distinction, excelling either in the broad discipline of entomology or related field: Please describe how the nominee has established their career reputation. Recipients may be professionals who have been employed in any aspects of academe, industry, government, or private or public enterpris
  3. Contact information - complete mailing address, phone numbers, and e-mail of both nominator and nominee.

B) Letters of Support (two letters of support are required in addition to the nominator letter)
C) Documents for the nomination package

  1. Nominator Letter
  2. Letters of support (2)
  3. Nominee’s Vita or Resume
D) Submit the nomination package by mail or e-mail: Mardelle Lorton, Sr. Administrative Manager

Dept. of Entomology, SMTH 100
901 Mitch Daniels Blvd.
West Lafayette, IN 47907

lortonm@purdue.edu

Information: Mardelle Lorton, lortonm@purdue.edu 765-496-1119

Learn more about the Osmun Award here

Featured Stories

Eight Purdue Dairy Club students stand in front of a University of Wisconsin–Platteville Pioneer backdrop at the Midwest ADSA-USD annual meeting.
Purdue Dairy Club combines competition, career development at Midwest ADSA-USD Meeting

Nine Purdue students represented the Dairy Club at the 2026 Midwest ADSA-USD Regional Meeting.

Read More
Satellite image of individual trees in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Digital forestry team combines AI with satellite data to monitor urban trees

A Purdue University digital forestry team has created a computational tool to obtain and analyze...

Read More
person using computer with dual monitors
Simple Personal Databases – Make Your Records Digital Simply

Keeping records of events, transactions, and important activities can be simplified using digital...

Read More
Economist stands before global food loss and waste export map.
Billions of tons in food loss and waste at stake in global diets

If historical dietary trends continue, economic modeling shows that food loss and waste could...

Read More
Woman holding lamb
Finding her path in animal sciences

Growing up in Houston, Texas, Mel Sercu knew she wanted a future working closely with animals....

Read More
Barbara Joyner
Behind the Research: Barbara Joyner

Many people are involved in the remarkable range of programs, services and facilities that...

Read More