Recipients of the Calvert Award

Sponsored by The American Entomological Society

1987 to the present

YR	AWARD	NAME	GRADE	PROJECT	SPONSOR & SCHOOL
1987	Winner	Margot Livingston	7	What are the effects of gypsy moth spraying on the eastern black swallowtail butterfly?	Allen Middle School

NJ
1988	Hon. Mention	Frank Stempin	11	The relationship between visual disruption and equilibrium in crickets	Helene Flounders

Cardinal O'Hara H. S
1989	Winner	David Zonies	9	Simulated global stratospheric ozone depletion and increased UV radiation: Dose response of Drosophila melanogaster.	Helen Ericson

Northeast High School

Philadelphia, PA
1st Runner Up	Danielle Anctil	9	The amounts of various types of wood consumed by termites.	Mr. Waltman

Upper Dublin H. S.

Fort Washington, PA
2nd Runner Up	Jeannette Johnston	11	A comparative study of the diversity in populations of species of arthropods found in fallen pine cones.	George Moore

Atlantic City H. S.

Atlantic City, NJ
Hon. Mention	Rosemarie Monzo	12	C-banding of preserved chromosomes of the species, Aedes egypti.	Daniel Lipinski

Bishop Eustace Prep Sch

Pennsauken, NJ
Hon. Mention	Craig Slawecki	12	Effects of antijuvenile hormone amounts on molting	John Sharp

Archbishop Wood H. S.

Warminster, PA
Hon. Mention	Gary Midelton	12	Gypsy moths: A problem and a possible solution through nucleopolyhedrosis virus	George Moore

Atlantic City H. S.

Atlantic City, NJ
1990	Winner	Jennifer Reynolds	11	Does the color of light affect the reproduction of Drosophila melanogaster?	Pilgrim Academy,

Egg Harbor City, NJ
1st Runner Up	Kimberly Wallace	12	The biological control of Tetranychus urticae by Amblysecius fallacus.	Lacey Twp. H. S.

Lanoka Harbor, NJ
2nd Runner Up	Chaitanya Rao	10	Effect of testosterone on Drosophila melanogaster.	Debbie Stauffer

Abington Friends School

Jenkintown, PA
Hon. Mention	Jeanette Johnston	12	Comparative study of the arthropods found through Berlese extraction methods in tree-bound pine cones, fallen pine cones and soil.	Atlantic City H.S.

Atlantic City, NJ
Hon. Mention	Al Dubeck	11	Nutrasweet vs Sunette	Archbishop Wood H. S.

Warminster, PA
Hon. Mention	Adam Slawwecki	10	Effects of 24 hour darkness on Manduca sexta.	Archbishop Wood H. S.

Warminster, PA
1991	Winner	Helen Glezos	10	Does captive feeding increas the growth and life span of the preying mantis?	Diana Probasco

Woodstown H. S.

Woodstown, NJ
1st Runner Up	Amy Dorfman	9	Farnesol vs natural predation: Will the benefits of a larvacide?	Dennis Erlick

Central High School

Philadelphia,PA
2nd Runner Up	Kevin Bonner	9	Substance preference among carpenter ants.	John Sharp

Archbishop Wood H. S.

Warminster, PA
1992	Winner	Amy Dorfman	10	Farnesol vs natural predation: Will the benefits of a larvacide outweigh the advantages of interaction in a food chain?	Dennis Erlick

Central High School

Philadelphia,PA
1st Runner Up	Dawn Riddle	9	The effects of chemicals on the pheromone trails of ants.	Dennis Erlick

Central High School

Philadelphia, PA
Hon. Mention	Denis Shmuler	11	Comparison of stem and leaf growth of European violets germinated in harvester ant nests.	Vickie Bejda

Ocean Township H. S.

Oakhurst, NJ
Hon. Mention	Gisela E. Invaste	11	Effect of protozoan Lambornella clarki on larval populations of the mosquito Aedes aegypti in the laboratory.	Vicki Bejda

Ocean Township H. S.

Oakhurst, NJ
1993	Winner	Justin Schilling	10	The effects of a limestone tributary on invertebrate life in the Wissahickon Creek.	Emily Paar

Abington Friends School

Jenkintown, PA
1st Runner Up	Benjamin Martin	10	The extraction and testing of natural pesticides.	Debbie Stauffer

Abington Friends School

Jenkintown, PA
Hon. Mention	Ben Blanchard	7	A quantitative study of water quality in local streams using macroinvertebrates.	Richard Close

Indian Valley Middle Sc

Harleysville,PA
1994	Winner	Ben Blanchard	8	A quantitative study of water quality of local streams over a one year period using macroinvertebrate sampling as a relative measure of stream water quality.	Richard Close

Indian Valley Middle Sc

Harleysville,PA
1995	Winner	Lisa Patrick	9	Effects of chlorine-treated wastewater on benthic invertebrates	Dennis Erlick

Central High School

Philadelphia, PA
1st Runner Up	Joshua Rufe	8	Preying mantises	Robert Habel

Pennridge Cent. Jr. H. S.

Perkasie, PA
Hon. Mention	Galeet Cohen	10	The effect of gypsy moth infestation on the productivity of tulip poplar and oak trees	Dennis Erlick

Central High School

Philadelphia, PA
1996	Winner	Andrew Short	10	Construction of a laboratory stream environment for studying stream invertebrates	Bob Gross

Glasgow High School

Glasgow, DE
1997	Winner	Steven Molnar	10	Parasites to the rescue? A sutudy to determine which species of endoparasiods affects the pest C. parallela.	Tri-County Home Educators
1998	Winner	Sarah Wright	9	How do butterflies see each other?	North Penn High School

Lansdale, PA
1st Runner Up	Ross Lang	7	Is it time for lunch? Temporal Learning in Yellow Jackets.	Home schooled
Hon. Mention	Abigail Kochanik	11	To kill or not to kill? The insect vs. the pesticide.	Patricia Sidelsky

Cherokee High School

Marlton, NJ
1999	Winner	Ross Lang	8	Maximum Moth Metabolism - Determined by Warburg	Home schooled
1st Runner Up	Abigail Kochanik	12	To kill or not to kill? The insect vs. the pesticide. Part II	Patricia Sidelsky

Cherokee High School

Marlton, NJ
2000	Winner	Karan Dhadialla	8	Will two insect growth regulators cause insect control or insect growth?	William Rissinger

Unami Middle School

Chalfont, PA