OSU Linnaean Games Team: National Champs!

At this years, ESA meeting the OSU Linnaean Games Team took home the National Championship! The OSU students on the 2010 winning team were: Joshua Bryant, Ryan Caesar, Nicola Gallagher, Glene Mynhardt, and Kaitlin Uppstrom. The team was coached by Dr. Dave Horn. Way to go OSU Linnaean Team!

Below is some information about the Linnaean Games from the ESA website and photos:

"The ESA Linnaean games are a lively question-and-answer, college bowl-style competition on entomological facts played between university-sponsored student teams. It is an important and entertaining component of the ESA Annual Meeting. Each team is comprised of four players. The teams score points by answering questions correctly. The winning team wins an inscribed trophy cups for each team member and a plaque for the team's department. The runners-up win a certificate for each team member and a plaque for the team's department. In addition to the national game, the ESA Branches conduct their own Linnaean game competitions at their yearly Branch meetings. The winning team and the runner-up both go on to the national competition."

Associate Chair Dan Herms (above) and graduate student Joshua Bryant (below) with the competition board.

Kaitlin Uppstrom (above) and Joshua Bryant and Nicola Gallagher (below) display their medals!