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Comparative Parasitology 68(2) 2001 - Peru State College

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Comp. Parasitol.<br />

<strong>68</strong>(2), <strong>2001</strong>, pp. 283-284<br />

Anniversary Award<br />

The Helminthological Society of Washington<br />

NANCY D. PACHECO<br />

Harley G. Sheffield, left, presents the 2000 Anniversary Award to Nancy D. Pacheco<br />

As Chairman of the Anniversary Award Committee of the Helminthological Society of Washington,<br />

it is my duty to present the 2000 Anniversary Award to Nancy Pacheco. Not only is it a<br />

duty, it is an honor and a pleasure to be able to present this award to such an outstanding member<br />

of the Society.<br />

The Award is authorized by the Society's Constitution and is to be given to a member for one<br />

or more achievements of the following nature: an outstanding contribution to the science of parasitology<br />

or related sciences that brings honor and credit to the Society, an exceptional paper read<br />

at a meeting of the Society or published in the Society's journal, outstanding service to the Society,<br />

or another achievement or contribution of distinction that warrants the highest recognition by the<br />

Society. The Awards Committee determined that Nancy qualifies in all of the above categories.<br />

Nancy was born and educated in Kansas. During her junior year of high school, she was fortunate<br />

to be an exchange student under the American Field Service Program and lived 6 months in New<br />

Zealand. She subsequently received the Bachelor of Science Degree from Washburn University in<br />

Topeka. Following graduation, she came to the National Institutes of Health and received a position<br />

as a biologist in the National Heart Institute. Working with physicians and postdocs, Nancy was<br />

engaged in studies on cardiac muscle physiology. Maybe there was a lot of twitching in that job<br />

because for some reason, she saw the light and soon turned to parasitology. In 19<strong>68</strong>, and for the<br />

283<br />

Copyright © 2011, The Helminthological Society of Washington

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