Harry Scott Smith Scholarship Fund
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Invasive Species are an ever-increasing problem in California agriculture, and obviously citrus is no exception. One tool that can be used to combat invasive species is biological control. The science of biological control - the use of a pests natural enemies to suppress it's populations to less damaging densities - was pioneered in southern California. This new discipline in entomology..... Read more
A Special Message from Mark Hoddle about the Scholarship
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 Harry Scott Smith
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Dr. H. S. Smith, an authority on the subject of biological control, has charge of the parasite and predator work at the Citrus Experiment Station at Riverside, California. The State of California has played a leading part in biological control investigations since the inception of this method of controlling insect pests. Photo circa 1930-1933(?). Photo reproduced from page 261 in "The Biological Control of Insects" by Assistant Professor Harvey L. Sweetman, Massachusetts State College, Amherst, Massachusetts. This book was published in 1936 by the Comstock Publishing Company, Ithaca New York. We thank Jennifer Walker for editing this photo in Photoshop. |
Harry Scott Smith Scholarship Fund to Support Students in Biological Control at UC Riverside
Harry S. Smith, was born in 1883 to a poor farming family in Nebraska. He was trained in Biological Control in the northeast U.S.A. where he worked on the biological control of gypsy moth with the USDA. Upon his appointment to Sacramento in 1913 to work on biological control issues important to California, Smith brought recognized entomological training in biological control to California for the first time.
The phrase “Biological Control” was first used by Smith in August 1919 at the meeting of Pacific Slope Branch of the American Association of Economic Entomologists at the Mission Inn in downtown Riverside.
Based on his experiences on biological control of forest and pasture pests, Smith brought caution and tempered exaggeration about biological control in California as he worked with citrus growers and other commodity groups.
In 1923, Smith and four colleagues moved from Sacramento to the University of California Riverside Campus which had evolved from the Citrus Experiment Station (est. 1915) and he formed the Division of Beneficial Insect Investigations which was a unit distinct from the Division of Entomology. Prof. Harry, as he was
affectionately known, is fondly remembered by his students as a patient and generous supervisor who encouraged research and work on applied and
practical aspects of biological control.
Smith went on to create the Department of Biological Control which offered the only graduate training in Biological Control in the world. The Department of Biological Control became the Division of Biological Control in 1969 which then merged into Department of Entomology at UC Riverside in 1988. Prof. Harry had two sons, both trained to be entomologists. Instead of pursuing biological control they went into the pesticide industry and Sam Smith died accidentally from pesticide poisoning. Prof. Harry passed away in 1957 and left UC Riverside $15,000 to develop a scholarship fund to support training and education in biological control. This fund has grown to approximately $45,000 today, but is insufficient to provide meaningful support to students wanting to be trained in biological control.
Our goal is to build the Harry S. Smith Scholarship fund to a significant level where the corpus of the fund will be able to generate enough revenue to provide substantial support to students wanting to be trained in biological control. This can only be achieved by actively soliciting donations from individuals, industries, and organizations that have benefited over the years from biological control projects that have that have been run by UC scientists, in particular entomologists at UC Riverside. If biological control is to continue to prosper in southern California we need to continue recruiting and training high quality students. To do this, we need to be able to provide substantial financial support, and the Harry S. Smith Scholarship is one way to attract excellent students to UC Riverside.
More information about Harry Scott Smith's Legacy
Harry Scott Smith, in Memoriam, 1959
Claussen C.P. and S.E. Flanders. 1958. Harry Scott Smith 1883-1957. J. Econ. Entomol. 51(2): 266-267
Anon. 1958. Harry Scott Smith Memorial Fund. Bull. Entomol. Soc. of Am. 4(3) 113
Recent Scholarship Recipients |
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2016 |
2016 Austin Baker |
2015 Chris Shogren |
2013 Aviva Goldmann |
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2013 |
2011 Jesus R. Lara Artiga |
2011 Holly Hills |
2008 Jennifer Henke |
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You can help with the Harry Scott Smith Scholarship
If supporting this scholarship is of interest, please contact Mark Hoddle at UC Riverside for more details or download the brochure detailing how you can offer support. All donations are tax deductible. Mark Hoddle, Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside CA 92521 Phone: (951) 827-4714, Email: mark.hoddle@ucr.edu
Thank you to our supporters!
The Fall 2016 fundraising campaign was a huge success with $28,500 raised. Special thanks go to Lynn LeBeck and Marshall Johnson, California Avocado Commission, and CAPCA San Diego for each providing $1,500 (for a total of $4,500) in matching donations for each $250 donation received.
2017
$1,000-$4,999 |
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| Anonymous | ||
$500-$999 |
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| Nora Hackett | ||
$100-$499 |
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| Timothy Kelley | ||
$1-$99 |
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2016
$1,000-$4,999 |
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| Robert and Carol Hardison | Ed Clark and Jane Delahoyde | Merla Gaut |
| Dr. Marshall Johnson and Dr. Lynn LeBeck | California Avocado Commission | Jim Finch |
| Carol and Wayne Elder, Durling Nursery | Ed Traynor | CAPCA San Diego |
| Glenn Rees, Rees Agricultural Services Inc. | Gary Veeh | Leavens Family Ranches |
| Jim Pardee | Dwight Tate | Carol & Logan Hardison |
$500-$999 |
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| Dr. Betsy Boyd and Dr. Justin Nay | Scott Van Der Kar, Pinehill Ranch | Mr. John Grether, Grether Farming Company Inc. |
| Rachel Levin | Dr. Nora Hackett | Barton and Merla Gaut |
| Steve & Robin Smith, Mud Creek Ranch | James Lloyd Butler, Lloyd-Butler Ranch | Peter Butler, Family Growers LLC |
| Patrick Butler PL-B Ranch | Reetha Keenan, in memory of Roy Keenan | Dorcas Thille, J.K. Thille Ranches |
| John & Pamela Pavela | ||
$100-$499 |
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| Tim Spann | Joe Barcinas, FAR Inc. | John Orr, Oro del Norte, LLC. |
| California Organic Gardening Club | Jim Davis, American Insectaries Inc. | Colleen Klapproth (in Memory of Jim Mickey) |
| Oscar and Minda Suguitan (in memory of Jim Mickey) | James Mickey | Leffingwell Ag. Sales Company, Lindsay California |
| Ruth Wilson | Allen & Cynthia King, King & King Ranch | Richard Pidduck, Santa Paula Creek Ranch |
| George McEwen, McEwen Nursery | Dr. Fred and Mrs. Suzanne Legner | Marjie Bartels, Bartels Ranch |
| Warren Nishimura, Nishimura Farms | California Avocado Development Organization | Dr. Richard Goeden & Mrs. Joan Goeden |
| Nora Hackett | John Orr, Oro del Norte | Paul Lofthouse, Lofthouse Ranch |
| Howard Vipperman | Joe Barcinas F.A.R. Inc. | Kouichi and Grace Tanaka |
| Limoneira Ranch | Robert & Marth Orth | Roger & Patricia Essick |
| Dr. John & Mrs. Janet Kabashima | Sinthya Penn, Beneficial Insectary | Dan & Carolyn Cahn |
| William (Bill) Hahlbohm, Sundance Natural Foods Co | William Carleton, Las Palmitas Ranch | Devin & Claire Carroll |
| James McMurty | Scott Van Der Kar | Susan & Donald Deardorff |
| Carl Stucky | Phil & Robin Tognazzini | |
$1-$99 |
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| Glenna Horton | Carolyn Louise Villines (in memory of James [Jim] Mickey | Leffingwell Ag. Sales Co., Lindsay California |
| Lorraine Foster | ||
2015
$1,000-$4,999 |
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| Gary Veeh | Dwight Tate | Nora Hackett |
| CAPCA Ventura | Pardee Farms | California Avocado Commission |
| California Avocado Society (Sawsan Knobel) | Ed Traynor | Steve & Robin Smith, The Mud Creek Ranch |
| Gary & Kathy Veeh | Leavens Ranches LLC | Glen Rees, Rees Agricultural Services |
$500-$999 |
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| David Finch | Tom Delfino | Dorcas Thille, J.K.Thille Ranches |
| Sinthya Penn, Beneficial Insectary Inc. | James Lloyd-Butler, James Lloyd-Butler Family Growers, LLC | Shane Lloyd-Butler, Shane L. Butler Family Growers, LLC |
| Patrick Lloyd-Butler, PL-B Ranch LLC | Dr. Betsy Boyd & Dr. Justin Nay | |
$100-$499 |
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| Sony Pictures | Rachel Levin | Carl Stucky |
| Jonh Orr, Oro del Norte | Marjie Bartels, Bartels Ranch | James Rudig |
| CAPCA Ventura | Dr. Kouichi Tanaka | Green Valle Garden Club |
| Robert and Martha Orth | Warren Nishimura (Nishimura Farms) | Fred & Suzanne Legner |
| David Donlon & Jane Donlon-Waters | Rickard Pidduck, Santa Paula Creek Ranch | Tom Royden |
| Peter & Patricia Miller | Paul Lofthouse | George McEwen (McEwen Nursery) |
| Dave Machlitt (Consulting Entomology Services) | Wayne & Carol Elder, Durling Nursery Inc. | John & Janet Kabashima |
| Rancho Largo | Pamela & John Pavela | Arthur Bliss Ranch |
| Gary Caviglia, Crystal Cove Farms | Patrick & Norma Yarbrough | Gary Nichols, Rancho Largo LLC |
| Gary Nichols, Arthur Nichols Ranch | Cynthia & Allen King, King Ranch | Robin and Phil Tognazzini |
| Susan & Donald Deardorff | Derek & Sawsan Knobel | Dr. Jim McMurtry |
| Mary Bergen | Gayle & Rick Marrocco | Dan & Carolyn Cahn |
| Michael Capesius, Dudley Ranch Partnership | Glenna Horton | Jim Davis, American Insectaries Inc. |
$1-$99 |
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| Emily Wieber | Lawrence Dodson, California Rare Fruit Growers | Fran Lambert, Mariposa Landscape & Tree Service Inc. |
| Nora Hackett | William Gardner | |
2014
$1,000-$4,999 |
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| JD Farms | Edwin Clark & Jane Delahoyde | Brian & Claire Federici |
| Robert, Carol & Michael Hardison | Glen Rees | Harriett Nelson Trust |
| C.A.P.C.A Ventura County Chapter | Ed Traynor | Jim Pardee, JD Farms |
| William Hahlbohm, Sundance Natural Foods Co. | Robert & Carol Hardison | Shirley Balliet, California Organic Gardening Club |
| Steven & Robin Smith, Mudcreek Ranch | CAPCA San Diego | Glen Rees |
| Leslie Leavens, Leavens Ranches | Jane Delahoyde | |
$500-$999 |
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| Association of Natural Bio-Control Producers | La Perla Citrus Growers | Beneficial Insectary, Inc |
| Dr. Fred Legner & Mrs. Suzanne Legner | ||
$100-$499 |
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| Colleen Mullen | John Wiley & Sons Limited | William & Patricia Carter |
| Ruth Wilson | Ophelia Fisher | Oro Del Norte, LLC |
| Donald & Susan Deardorff | Col. Robert Conlin | Syngenta Bioline |
| California Organic Gardening Club, (in memory of Peggy Jensen) |
Robert Essick | Daniel & Carolyn Cahn |
| William Grant, B & D Grant Farms | Gary Caviglia, Crystal Cove Farms | Cynthia King, King & King Ranch |
| Warren Nishimura, Nishimura Farms | Wayne & Carol Elder, Durling Nursery Inc. | John & Janet Kabashima |
| Richard Brecunier, Tierra Rejada Farms | David Donlon, Donlon Ranch | Paul & Kathryn Madonna, Madonna Ranch |
| Tim Kelley | Peter Miller | Richard Pidduck, Santa Paula Creek Ranch |
| Howard Vipperman | Thomas Royden, Larga Vista Palms | Mr. Phil Tognazzini |
| Mike Capesius, Dudley Ranch | Paul Lofthouse, Lofthouse Ranch | Reetha Keenan (in memory of Roy V. Keenan) |
| Mark Wollam | Brokaw Ranch Co. | Brokaw Nursery |
| Harold Edwards, Limoneira Ranch | Colleen Mullen | Donald & Susan Deardorff (Sony Pictures) |
| Richard and Gayle Marrocco | Emma Ruiz, Rancho Soledad | Brian and Claire Federici |
| Jim McMurtry | Jim Davis, American Insectaries Inc | |
$1-$99 |
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| Kathleen Konya | Stephen Bailey | Landon Stableford |
| Stephen Drummy | George McEwen, McEwen Nursery | Anonymous |
| Mr. Mark Lawless | Carol Englehardt | Norma Yarbrough |
| John Pavela | ||
2013
$1,000-$4,999 |
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| Rachel Levin | Barton & Merla Gaut | E. H. Traynor |
| Marrone Bio Innovations Inc. | Leavens Ranches | Gary R. Veeh |
| C.A.P.C.A Ventura County Chapter | ||
$500-$999 |
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| Edward C. Brainard | E Fred and Suzanne Legner | Syngenta Bioline |
| California Rare Fruit Growers, Foothill Chapter | The Mud Creek Ranch Trust | |
$100-$499 |
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| Tim Kelley | Norma Yarbrough | Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc. |
| Book Royalties from Mark Hoddle | Dr. Devin P. Carroll | Crystal Cove Farms |
| Dr. Richard and Joan Goden | Dr. Kevin M. Heinz | Pidduck Ranch Partnership |
| Cynthia King, King & King Ranch | Arthur Bliss Ranch | Kabashima Family Living Trust |
| Nishimura Farms, Inc. | Dudley Ranch Partnership | Carl F. Stucky |
| Robert E. and Martha H. Orth | Roger Essick | E. Fred & Suzanne Legner |
| Gabrielle G. and John P. Watson | PL-B Ranch LLC | Shane L Butler, Family Growers, LLC |
| James Lloyd-Butler Family LLC | Kouichi & Grace Tanak | Ms. Rachel C. Levin |
| J. A. & M.C. McMurtry | Marjie Bartels, Bartels Ranch | Dorcas H. Thille and TT J.K. Thille Ranches |
| David L. Holden, Holden Research and Consulting | Robin and Steve Smith (in memory of Carl Barringe) | Lynn M. Lebeck and Marshall W. Johnson |
$1-$99 |
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| Mina Gardner | Bill Lambert | Stephen Bailey |
| Lorraine C. Forester | McEwen Nursery | Rudolph John Haluza |
| Peter K. and Patricia C. Miller | Patrick S. & Norma D. Yarbrough | |
2012
$1,000-$4,999 |
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| CAPCA Ventura | Leavens Ranches | |
$500-$999 |
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| Mud Creek Ranch, in memory of Ted Debbs | ||
$1-$99 |
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| GFK Kynetec | ||
2011
>$10,000 |
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| Anonymous | ||
$1,000-$4,999 |
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| Edward Traynor | Gary Veeh | CAPCA Ventura |
| Dr. T. Wofford, Monsanto R&D Vegetable Division | Harry C. Johnson & James W. Johnson, Rancho Simpatico | Leavens Ranches |
$500-$999 |
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| Brokaw Ranch Co. | Brokaw Nursery | Edward Traynor |
| Syngenta Bioline | ||
$1-$99 |
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| Carol Englehardt | McEwan Nursery | Peter & Patricia Miller |
| Rancho Vista Del Rincon | William J. Kaffer, Kaffer Enterprises LLC | |
2010
$1,000-$4,999 |
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| Leavens Ranches | ||
$100-$499 |
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| Scott van der Kar, Pinehill Ranch | ||
2009
$1,000-$4,999 |
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| CAPCA Ventur | ||
$500-$999 |
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| Royalties from the Biological Control Text Book | ||
$100-$499 |
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| Robin Smith (in memory of Claude Wells) | Robin Smith (in memory of Joy Rogers) | Robin and Steve Smith (in memory of Mason Dollar) |
2008
$1,000-$4,999 |
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| California Avocado Society | Mary Matava & Agri Service Inc. | Robert & Carol Hardison |
| Leavens Ranches | CAPCA Ventura County | California Avocado Society |
$500-$999 |
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| David Lanthier, Emerald Plains Inc | J. K. Thillie Ranches | Index Fresh |
| van der Kar Family Trust | ||
$100-$499 |
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| Al Stehly & Stehly Grove Management | Lofthouse Ranch | Kaffer Enterprises |
| David Holden (Holden Research & Consulting) | Steve & Robin Smith (in memory of Jane Skelley Wigley) | Steve & Robin Smith (in memory of Geraldine Morris) |
$1-$99 |
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| King & King Ranch | Dickson Schafer | Richard Hatano |
| Dr. Edward Stika & Carol Stika | ||
2007
>$10,000 |
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| South African Avocado Grower's Association | ||
$1,000-$4,999 |
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| CAPCA Ventura | John Deere Landscapes | Leavens Ranches |
| Association of Applied IPM Ecologists | Mary Matava & Agri Service Inc. | Mr. & Mrs Robert L. Hardison |
$500-$999 |
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| CAPCA San Diego | David Lanthier, Emerald Plains Inc | |
$100-$499 |
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| Mark McKee | Enrico Ferro | PL-B Ranch |
| Shane L. Butler Family Growers | Bailard Citrus | M. L. Coykendall |
| Wilde Residual Trust | Kaffer Enterprises | Nishimura Farms |
| Lorraine C. Foster | William & Bernice Yarak | Five Points Limited Partnership |
| Landon Stableford | William & Glenna Horton | Snow Ranch |
| Gary Ross & Allison Thomas | Joe Barcinas (FAR Inc) | King & King Ranch |
| Lofthouse Landscaping | Stehly Grove Management | Stehly Enterprises |
| LF Grove Management | Ward & Mary Lou Whaling | Howard W. Vipperman |
| K. R. Tanaka | Rudy Haluza | Janet W. Davis |
| Anita Tate | Roger Essick | |
| James Llyod-Butler Family Partnership | Bill & Carol Steel, Fairfield Farms | Steven & Robin Smith (in memory of Howard Dawson) |
$1-$99 |
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| Jane Delahoyde | Art Harris | Robert & Marie Stanton |
| Carol L. Engelhardt | Richard Hatano | Evelyn Little Bono & J. C. Bono |
| Peter & Patricia Miller | Dr. Edward Stika & Carol Stika | Nancy Shimamoto & Daniel Collins |
| George Goodall | Ron Nichols | Dudley Ranch |
2006
$5,000-$9,999 |
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| California Avocado Commission | ||
$1,000-$4,999 |
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| Robert L. and Carol L. Hardison | ||
$500-$999 |
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| Mr. & Mrs. C. W. Froehlich | Dorcas H. McFarlane | |
$100-$499 |
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| John M. Grether | Robert & Sharon Coleman | William F. & Glenna B. Horton |
| Carl Stucky | Nishimura Farms Inc. | Oro Del Norte LLC |
| Holly Stosic | Glen Rees | Henry & Myrta Thys |
| Keyes Fibre Corporation | Anita Tate, in memory of Ed Tate | Steven & Robin Smith |
| Shane L. Butler Family Growers | PL-B Ranch | |
| Molly S. King, in memory of C. Russell King | James Lloyd Butler Family Partnership | |
$1-$99 |
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| Joseph L. Spychaj Sr. | Shirley & Gerald Duryee | Art Harris |
| Peter & Patricia Miller | Reed Webb | |
2005
$5,000-$9,999 |
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| California Avocado Society | ||
$1,000-$4,999 |
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| Logan Hardison | Matt Hand | CAPCA San Diego |
| CAPCA Ventura | ||
$500-$999 |
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| Hofshi Foundation | ||
$100-$499 |
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| Roger Essick | Dickson Shafer | Paul Lofthouse |
| Wesley Humphrey | Don & Susan Deardorff | |