The 2021 International IPM Achievement Awards recognize people who have made outstanding achievements in IPM adoption, implementation, and sustainability. There are five award categories: Lifetime Achievement, IPM Practitioner (Academic), IPM Practitioner (Non-Academic), IPM Team/Group, and Graduate Student.
See the full post here: 10th International IPM Symposium International IPM Achievement Awards
We wish to add our congratulations to all winners, including good friends of the NYSIPM Program, Janet Hurley, Tom Green, and Anthony Shelton.
And our own Lynn Braband!
Award of Recognition (IPM Practitioner – Academic)
Mr. Lynn Braband, Senior Extension Associate, The New York State IPM Program, Cornell University will receive the International IPM Award of Recognition (IPM Practitioner – Academic). Throughout his 21 years at Cornell, Mr. Braband developed and implemented statewide outreach in many aspects of structural and non-agricultural IPM. He accomplished much through speaking, holding workshops and demonstrations illustrating IPM practices, and backing them up with easy-to-understand educational resources. His dedicated service on the National School IPM Steering Committee, the International IPM Symposium Program Committee, the IPM Program Work Team, Rochester Healthy Home Partnership, the Statewide School Environmental Health Steering Committee, and foremost, his co-leadership of the Northeast School IPM Working Group kept the NYSIPM Program connected to a wide and vibrant network locally, nationally, and internationally.
(December 8, 2020) Mr. Lynn Braband, Senior Extension Associate (retired) of The New York State Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Program at Cornell University has been named a winner of the International IPM Award of Recognition (IPM Practitioner – Academic). The International IPM Achievement Awards celebrate individuals and teams who have achieved excellence by fully supporting the IPM roadmap, garnering stakeholders to help with program implementation, team building, and increasing IPM adoption.
We celebrate this recognition of Lynn’s contributions to IPM:
Throughout his 21 years at Cornell, Braband developed and implemented state and region wide outreach in many aspects of structural and non-agricultural IPM. He accomplished much through speaking, organizing workshops and demonstrations illustrating IPM practices, and backing them up with excellent educational resources. His dedicated service on the National School IPM Steering Committee, the International IPM Symposium Program Committee, the IPM Program Work Team, Community IPM Coordinating Council, Rochester Healthy Home Partnership, the Statewide School Environmental Health Steering Committee, and foremost, his co-leadership of the Northeast School IPM Working Group kept the NYSIPM Program connected to a wide and vibrant network locally, nationally, and internationally.
Lynn, along with the Northeast School IPM Working Group co-leader Kathy Murray of the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry led the way on creation of multiple resources, the most extensive of which is the Best Management Practices for School IPM website, housed on the Northeastern IPM Center’s website. The site’s creation in 2013 and its renovation and expansion in 2019 made it a comprehensive collection of easy-to-find resources for School Nurses, Administrators, Teachers, Staff, Parents, Custodial and Building Maintenance Staff, School Grounds and Athletic Fields Staff, and Pest Management Contractors. Topics included are IPM Basics; The Use of Pesticides on School Property; IPM Policies, Protocols, and Resources; The Steps of IPM; Common IPM Terms—all accessible in multiple ways for ease of use. In the words of Kathy Murray, “Lynn has made a lot of good things happen over the past many years.”
“I wish to take this opportunity to recognize Lynn Braband once more for his splendid support of school IPM efforts within his state and nationally. Lynn, you will be missed greatly; you have influenced, encouraged, educated and supported us all over the years.” -Dawn Gouge, University of Arizona.
His work on the NYS Nuisance Wildlife Control Operators Training Manual brought him professional awards: Outstanding Dedication, Commitment and Achievement; the 2004 Innovative Outreach Award from the NY Chapter of the Association for Natural Resource Extension Professionals; and the 2005 Outstanding Professional Award from the New York Chapter of The Wildlife Society. Mr. Braband accepted a US EPA IPM Innovator Award, an Excellence in IPM Award, and was the Associate Editor for a special issue of Human-Wildlife Interactions. With more than 150 publications, and well over 50 presentations just since 2012, Lynn’s contributions, collaborations and influence within the region are recognizable.
“I want others in the IPM network to understand how instrumental Lynn’s work has been, what a legacy he leaves, and how much he will be missed upon retirement.” -Lynn Rose, Pollution Prevention and EHS Consultant, Deerfield, Massachusetts.
As a guest of the St. Regis Tribe of upstate New York and Ontario, Canada, (an underserved community) Lynn discussed IPM on their radio station, and made presentations onsite. Lynn did a number of presentations on reducing bed bug risk at childcare centers and housing authorities, and his many years of yellow jacket trap efficacy trials led to reduce sting risks across New York State.
Metrics reported in Pest Management Practices: A Survey of Public School Districts in New York State showed the positive trends Lynn championed, including reduced pesticide use and fewer pest complaints – likely equating to cost savings. Specifically, responses showed a clear reduction in use of pesticide foggers and baseboard spraying as common practices from the time of the first survey to the second.
See our ‘Farewell’ Post upon Lynn’s Retirement!
Braband will receive the award at the 10th International IPM Symposium scheduled to be held February 28- March 2, 2022 in Denver, Colorado. The 2021 symposium has been postponed by one year due to health and safety concerns related to COVID-19, according to organizers.
