Professors James R. Carey and Diane E. Ullman of the UC Davis 
department of entomology are newly elected Fellows of the Entomological Society of America, a prestigious honor awarded annually to no more than 10 outstanding entomologists from the 6,000-member global 
society.

They will be inducted at the ESA’s 59th Annual Meeting, Nov. 13-16, in Reno, Nev.

Carey, who joined the UCD department of 
entomology faculty in 1980, is considered the world’s foremost authority on arthropod demography. He has published more than 200 scientific papers and three books on this or closely related topics.

Carey is also considered one of the world’s authorities on the demography and invasion biology of tephritid fruit flies, particularly the Mediterranean fruit fly. His 
research on the invasion status of the medfly in California has generated much-needed discussion within the entomological community about definitions of eradication, the concept of subdetectable levels of invasive pests and the need for a paradigm shift in invasion 
biology of economically and medically important arthropod pests.

Carey is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Gerontological 
Society of America, and the California Academy of Sciences. He chaired the systemwide UC Committee on Research Policy, served on the system-wide UC Academic Council, and is a former vice chair of the UCD department of entomology. In addition, he serves as the associate editor of three journals: Genus, Aging Cell, and Demographic Research. Carey is the 
pioneering and driving force behind the UCTV Research Seminars, launched earlier this year.

He received his bachelor’s degree in animal ecology from Iowa State University; his master’s degree in entomology from Iowa State University; and his doctorate in entomology from UC Berkeley.

Ullman, professor and former chair of the UCD department of entomology, is the associate dean for undergraduate academic programs in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. A member of the UCD department of 
entomology faculty since 1995, she co-founded and co-directs the UCD Art/Science Fusion Program, a pioneering program in the use of an art-science fusion paradigm in undergraduate education and community outreach.

Ullman’s research 
revolves around insects that transmit plant pathogens, in particular plant viruses.

Ullman received her bachelor’s degree in horticulture from the University of Arizona in 1976 and her doctorate in entomology from UCD in 1985. She began her academic career in the 
department of entomology at the University of Hawaii-Manoa in Honolulu, Hawaii, relocating eight years later to UCD.

She received the 
USDA Higher Education Western Regional Award for Excellence in College and University Teaching (1993), and the UCD Chancellor’s Achievement Award for Diversity and Community in 2008.

Her accomplishments also include distinguished lecturer for the National Science Foundation’s ADVANCE: 
Increasing the Participation and Advancement of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Careers.

The list of the 10 Fellows is on the ESA website at http://www.entsoc.org/press-releases/ESA-2011-fellows.

ESA, founded in 1889, is the largest organization in the world serving the professional and scientific needs of entomologists and people in related disciplines.

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Christina Chew of 
Davis earned a 4.0 grade-point average for the spring semester at UC Berkeley, which places her in the top 4 percent of students in the College of Letters and Science for the term. She has been named to the UC Berkeley Letters and Science dean’s honors list as a recognition of her achievements.

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Ichiro Matsumura of Decatur, Ga., son of Teruko Matsumura of Davis and Fumio Matsumura, received a master’s 
degree in business 
administration from the Goizueta Business School of Emory University in Atlanta at its 166th commencement ceremony on May 9, 2011.
Emory University is known for its demanding academics, outstanding undergraduate experience, highly ranked professional schools and state-of-the-art research facilities.

Perennially ranked as one of the country’s top 20 national universities by U.S. News & World Report, Emory encompasses nine academic divisions as well as the Carlos Museum, The Carter Center, the Yerkes National Primate 
Research Center and Emory Healthcare, Georgia’s largest and most comprehensive health care system.

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Kiah Eilenfeldt of Davis has graduated from Pacific University with a bachelor’s 
degree in education and learning.

Founded in 1849, 
Pacific University in Forest Grove, Ore., is one of the West’s first chartered institutions of higher education. Pacific University annually ranks as one of America’s Best Colleges by U.S. News & World 
Report. With an enrollment of more than 3,300 students, Pacific University provides an excellent academic experience linking theory to practice in education.

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Alexander Bailey 
received the Sacramento City College President’s High Honors Award for spring 2011 for his outstanding achievements.

He plans on attending UC Davis in the future and is looking at his 
options in law school or civil engineering.

Bailey is a recent honors graduate of Davis High School.

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