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The Honorary Member of The Coleopterists Society for 2023 is

Victoria Bayless

Victoria Bayless serving at the first Booth of The Coleopterists Society in Austin, Texas, in 2013.
Victoria Bayless serving at the first Booth of The Coleopterists Society in Austin, Texas, in 2013.

The Coleopterists Society Honorary Member is awarded recognizing the devotion to the Society and dedication to the discipline.

Victoria is the Curator of the Louisiana State Arthropod Museum. She served as Society Councilor (2007–2008) and President (sequence, 2011–2016). She was also the creator of The Coleopterists Society Booth at the Entomological Society of America in 2013.

Congratulations, Victoria!