Dr. Jacqueline Y. Miller Named 2008 ESA Fellow

[Mike Quinn]

Entomological Society of America Names New Fellows for 2008

Lanham, MD; September 2, 2008-The Entomological Society of America (ESA)
is proud to announce its selection of ten new Fellows. Selection as an
ESA Fellow acknowledges outstanding contributions in research, teaching,
extension, or administration. The following honorees will be recognized
during the ESA Annual Meeting, which will be held from November 16-19,
2008 in Reno, Nevada.

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Dr. Jacqueline Y. Miller is internationally recognized for her research
and contributions on the Lepidoptera, especially on the biodiversity and
biogeography of the butterflies of the West Indies and the Caribbean
basin, and also on the neotropical moth family Castniidae. Her research
focuses on the life history, systematics, taxonomy, and phylogenetics of
Lepidoptera, including fossil Lepidoptera. These investigations have
provided clues and/or supportive data to our understanding of the higher
taxonomic categories and the evolutionary history of the Lepidoptera.
She has been an active researcher, and has authored or co-authored eight
books and more than 148 papers. Dr. Miller received her B.S. degree in
biology from the University of Pittsburgh, her M.S. in biology from
Catholic University of America, and her Ph.D. in zoology from the
University of Florida, with a specialization in entomology. 

As a member of the curatorial staff of the Allyn Museum of Entomology in
Sarasota, Florida, Dr. Miller joined the Florida Museum of Natural
History, University of Florida, in 1981. She co-taught courses in
entomology, biosystematics, and undergraduate thesis tutorials at New
College of Florida in Sarasota (1994-2004) as well as short courses on
entomology at the College of the Bahamas (1995-1998). In addition, she
lectures on the biodiversity and biogeography of Lepidoptera at the
University of Florida, and has served on or been chair of more than 23
committees. Dr. Miller currently serves as the Allyn Curator for
Lepidoptera and as the associate director of the McGuire Center for
Lepidoptera and Biodiversity, Florida Museum of Natural History,
University of Florida. She is a member of three editorial boards and
serves as editor of the Bulletin of the Allyn Museum. Dr. Miller
recently received a three-year University of Florida research
professorship award. She was also recognized in 2005 by the Southern
Lepidopterists' Society with the Abbot Award for her significant
contributions to the study of Caribbean Lepidoptera. 

Dr. Miller has served the ESA in several leadership positions, including
Secretary, Vice-Chair, and Chair of the old Section A (Systematics,
1997-2000); member of the Ethics Committee (2001-2003) and Systematics
Resources Committee (1994-1997; 2000-2004); Co-Chair of the Local
Arrangements Committee for the Annual Meeting (2001-2002); and member of
the Governing Board (2003-2006). 

http://www.entsoc.org/resources/press_releases/2008_fellows.htm


 
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