Comparative Parasitology 68(2) 2001 - Peru State College
Comparative Parasitology 68(2) 2001 - Peru State College
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 />
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