Awards
Dr. Don Merrill Rees Memorial Award
This award was created in 1987 by the Utah Mosquito Abatement Association to acknowledge exceptional contributions to mosquito control in Utah. The award honors Dr. Don Merrill Rees, 1901-1976, who was often referred to as the ‘Father of Mosquito Abatement in Utah.
Past Award Winners
Glen C. Collett 1987
Dr. Lewis T. Nielsen 1988
Reed Roberts 1989
Dr. Bruce Francy 1990
Dr. Fred Harmston 1994
Ted Davis 1996
Dr. A. Bruce Knudsen 2001
Dr. Sammie Lee Dickson 2004
Dr. Steven V. Romney 2007
Robert Brand 2014
Glen C. Collett Meritorious Service Award
This award is presented to individuals who have distinguished themselves in administrative or technical service to mosquito control in Utah.
Past Award Winners
T. A. Schoenfeld 1970
Dr. Don M. Rees 1970
Evan K. Jeremy 1975
Wilford Egbert 1975
Reed S. Roberts 1976
Dr. Bettina Rosay 1976
William H. Wright 1978
Merrill L. Miner 1978
Dr. Jessop B. Low 1978
Dr. F. James Schoenfeld 1979
William E. Dunn 1981
Lewis E. Fronk 1981
Thomas D. Mulhern 1981
Dr. W. Donald Murray 1981
Richard F. Peters 1981
Carl D. Clark 1985
W. G. Larson 1985
Dr. Robert E. Elbel 1988
Lynn Thatcher 1990
Rex Passey 1991
J. Lawrence Nielsen 1995
Dr. Howard M. Deer 1997
Monty Eggett 1997
H. B. Munns 1997
Verl L. Petersen 1997
Larry Erikson 1999
Ralph Wyatt 1999
Ed Yeates 1999
Earl A. Jenne 1999
David Sullivan 2000
Keith Wagstaff 2000
Donald Eliason 2000
Steve Flitton 2001
Douglas Brown 2001
Craig Nichols 2001
Stephanie Whitman 2002
Elmer Kingsford 2002
Blaine Oakeson 2003
Kenneth Minson 2004
Wayne Semos 2004
Tom Egleston 2004
William Strange 2004
Dr. Jay Karen 2004
Steve Ingalls 2005
Weber MAD Board 2005
Dr. Lewis T. Nielsen 2005
Craig Bott 2006
Gary Hatch 2006
Personnel of UDOHL 2006
Utah Vet Diag, Lab 2006
Dell Bush 2007
Evan Lusty 2007
Clark Burgess 2008
Dr. Andrew Barnum 2009
James Nielsen 2012
Dennis Kiyoguchi 2012
John "JJ" Johnson 2012
Bruce Bennett 2013
Val Bowlden 2015
Sammie Lee Dickson 2016
Eldon Rowley 2017
Randy Sessions 2019
Brian Hougaard 2022
Kirk Robbins 2023
Dan Miller 2024
Saltgrassroots Travel Award
This award recognizes a member of the Utah Mosquito Abatement Association (UMAA) by providing funds to assist in attendance and participation at the annual conference of the American Mosquito Control Association (AMCA).
Past Award Winners
Stephanie Warburton 2023
Jason Bird 2024
Scholarship Opportunities
Dickson-Nielsen Student Scholarship
This scholarship was created to honor the contributions of Dr. Sammie L. Dickson (Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District) and the late Dr. Lewis T. Nielsen (University of Utah), to the understanding of the biology, ecology, and control of mosquitoes and other arthropod pests and disease vectors, and for their dedicated support and growth in the development of the Utah Mosquito Abatement Association (UMAA). The scholarship is intended to promote and recognize the mosquito related research of students with Utah roots attending a college/university anywhere in the United States.
Past Award Winners
Amy Jamison UoU/SLCMAD 2023 First Place
Andrew Blackham UVU/UTMAD 2024 First Place
Reed Miles USU/SLCMAD 2025 First Place
Avery Derr MSUD/SLCMAD 2025 Runner Up
Utah Mosquito
Abatement Association
Individuals and Organizations Devoted to Enhancing the Health and Quality of Life through the Suppression of Mosquitoes
